A full field at Fuji Classic on a bright late-May morning — Mt Fuji clear, and the season's first real warmth on the fairways.

Late May at Fuji Classic, and the mountain actually showed. Groups rolled out under a high blue sky — the kind of morning that makes the drive from Tokyo feel like nothing at all.

Arriving at Fuji Classic
First light at Fuji Classic
Warming up before the round
Last checks in the pro shop

Range balls, a few practice putts, and off the first in waves. Nobody hurried, and everybody had found their rhythm by the third hole.

Off the opening tee at Fuji Classic
Down the fairway at Fuji Classic
Fuji Classic
Fuji Classic

Mt Fuji cleared for the morning. Nobody argued with it.

Lunch at the turn
Back out for the afternoon nine at Fuji Classic

Bags back in the van by mid-afternoon. Fuji Classic sits just under two hours from Tokyo, and we run small-group days there all season — pickup and photos included.

The closing stretch at Fuji Classic
Heading home

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