Sapporo Golf Club Wattsu Course

Overview: Sapporo Golf Club Wattsu Course is the club's championship layout in the wooded hills of Kitahiroshima, just outside Sapporo. Seiichi Inoue's routing uses the natural ground to create changes of elevation, tree-lined corridors and a sequence of holes that rewards positioning before the approach. The official profile lists par 72 and 7,063 yards, so Wattsu has the scale for tournament golf while still relying on the surrounding woodland for much of its character.

History: Wattsu opened in August 1958 and became one of Hokkaido's most established championship venues. The course's documented tournament history includes the ANA Open and the Japan Women's Open, evidence of a layout capable of hosting high-level competition rather than simply carrying a prestigious name. Its continuing identity is tied to Inoue's original relationship with the land: the course feels shaped by the hills and forest around it, not placed on an anonymous flat site.

Did You Know? Wattsu's tournament record includes the ANA Open and the Japan Women's Open. Those events are more than names in the club history: they show that the course's 7,063-yard scale, par-72 routing and wooded positioning have been tested in championship play. The result is a layout where finding the correct side of a fairway can matter as much as adding power.