Characters
- Tadamichi Aoba (青葉弾道, Aoba Tadamichi?)
- Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi (Japanese), Chio Su Ping (English)
- Tadamichi Aoba, also called Dandoh by his friends, was originally a talented baseball player with the ability to hit long-distance home runs. He is introduced to golf by his school's principal. Dandoh quits baseball and decides to play golf instead partly after hearing he could win 30 million yen in a tournament. He believes if he wins the money, his mother would come back after she left him, his older sister, and his father because of money problems.
- Yuka Sunada (砂田優香, Sunada Yuuka?)
- Voiced by: Aya Hirayama (Japanese), Denise Tan Shu Fen (English)
- Yuka Sunada is Dandoh's friend who follows him to play golf. She constantly worries about Dandoh, but also gets excited after his accomplishments. Yuka's swinging pivot is firm, which allows her to keep her form when under pressure and even when being harassed during her first tournament game. She have a calm and kind personality. Yuka shows talent in golf like Aoba whom she hold strong feelings for.
- Kōhei Ooike (大池弘平, Ooike Kōhei?)
- Voiced by: Rie Ichita (Japanese), Mark Kaufmann (English)
- Kōhei Ooike is Dandoh's friend who follows him to play golf. He also played baseball and could hit further than Dandoh. Along with his strength to hit the ball far, Kōhei excels in putting.
- Shinjō Mikiyasu (新庄樹靖, Mikiyasu Shinjō?)
- Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara (Japanese), Mark Kaufmann (English)
- Shinjō Mikiyasu was a Japanese pro golfer who won the Arizona Phoenix Open over Greg Norman a year and seven months prior to the beginning of the story. His career came to an end after a car accident, which left him unable to swing a golf club. He envies Dandoh because he has good friends that back him up, thus agrees to teach Dandoh, Yuka, and Kōhei after they show him their determination and patience.
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