# PGM Maria Golf Links

> Pete Dye's first course in Japan; island-green 17th

Golf course in Chiba. Book through Play Golf Tokyo: https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/pgm-maria-golf-links

## Facts

- **Region:** Chiba
- **Address:** 2935-7 Mariyatsu, Kisarazu-shi Chiba 292-0201
- **Access:** ~60 min by car from tokyo station
- **Type:** links
- **Holes / par:** 18 / 72
- **Course rating:** 73.1
- **Length:** Bk-6,833, B-6,496, W-6,071, R-5,320 yards
- **Designer:** Pete Dye
- **Established:** 1992
- **Official website:** https://www.pacificgolf.co.jp/maria/
- **Tags:** Chiba, 18 Holes, Links Style, Water Hazards, Championship Course, Pete Dye Design, Near Tokyo, Near Haneda Airport, Visitors Welcome, Caddie Available, Self-Play Carts, PGM Group, Ocean View

## Good to know

- **Bath:** Baths with sauna
- **Tees:** Black 6,833 · Blue 6,496 · White 6,071 · Red 5,320 yards
- **Carts:** Riding carts with GPS navigation and remote control
- **Caddie:** Optional (caddie or self-play)
- **Greens:** Bent, one green per hole
- **Dress Code:** Jacket on arrival except May–October; collared shirts, tucked in; no jeans, T-shirts or sandals
- **Restaurant:** Overlooks the 18th; Maria gozen set, katsu sandwich
- **Shuttle Bus:** None: about 35 min by taxi from JR Kisarazu Station
- **Rental Clubs:** Set ¥4,200; set + shoes ¥5,000
- **Practice Range:** 250-yard range with 14 bays, plus approach and bunker practice

## About the course

PGM Maria Golf Links opened in December 1992 in the quiet countryside of Kisarazu, Chiba, and holds a special place in Japanese golf as the first course Pete Dye designed in the country. The 18-hole, par-72 layout reaches 6,833 yards from the black tees and is built on gently rolling terrain with a links-style feel. Expect Dye's trademarks: boldly undulating greens, big hazards, lakes and deep bunkers that demand a plan on every tee.

### Strategy over strength, _the way Pete Dye intended._

Caddies are available for those who want local help reading the bent greens, or you can go self-play with GPS-equipped riding carts. Thanks to the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, Kisarazu is one of the quickest golf escapes from Tokyo and Haneda Airport, and the area rewards an overnight stay: Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu is nearby, the clam-digging beaches and seafood restaurants of the Tokyo Bay shore are a short drive away, and the hills of the Boso Peninsula hide quiet hot-spring inns and fine autumn colours. A good choice for golfers who enjoy a thinking-player's course.

## Play here

- **Request a tee time:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/courses/pgm-maria-golf-links#request (or with an AI assistant through the Play Golf Tokyo MCP server: https://mcp.play-golf-tokyo.com/mcp). Send preferred dates, time of day, format and players; our team books with the club in Japanese and emails the confirmation.
- **Open rounds to join:** https://www.play-golf-tokyo.com/community
- Green fees are paid at the club on the day.