St Lakes Golf Club

St Lakes Golf Club is an 18-hole course in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, designed by Pete Dye — the American architect known for shaping some of the most strategically demanding layouts in the game. Dye reportedly described the site as a naturally gifted piece of land, and the course makes full use of it. Fairways bounce and roll in unpredictable ways, keeping every approach honest. Lakes, ponds, and water channels appear throughout the routing, adding both visual character and genuine strategic weight to shot selection. A single bent-grass green on each hole sharpens the target and rewards precision. The result is a course that positions itself as Japan's first to stand alongside international standards — one where the terrain, the water, and the design combine to make each round a genuine test.