It is hard to imagine a decade has past since I first set foot on Tarandowah. I’d driven by the property while it was under construction for a couple of years, always wondering whether the promise of a links-style course in rural...
Category - Golf Course Reviews – Ontario
There are few things finer than a fall day out on the course with close friends. Even finer when that day includes a visit to the Osprey Valley Resort in Caledon, Ontario. Arguably one of the best 3-course complexes in the country, Osprey packs...
Ontario has a plethora of amazing municipal golf courses. And one of the finest in the province continues to be the City of Hamilton’s crown jewel – King’s Forest. Built against the beauty of the Niagara Escarpment in...
Course review: Glen Abbey GC (Oakville, Ont. — 1976) Architect: Jack Nicklaus Overview: It has held a boatload of Opens, and been witness to some of the great shots in Canada’s golfing history. But is Glen Abbey any good? I’ll...
Course Review: Redtail GC (Union, Ont.) Architect: Donald Steel (1991) Previous review from 2008. Overview: Hard to imagine that Redtail GC is now more than 20 years old. When it first opened it was one of a kind in Canada — a...
Course Review: Rideau View (Manotick, Ont.) Designer: Howard Watson/Robbie Robinson Overview: Rideau View finally received some attention last year when it vaulted into SCOREGolf’s Top 100 courses list. Admittedly it was a course I...
Course Review: Westmount Golf and Country Club (Stanley Thompson, 1931) Architect: Stanley Thompson Overview: Somehow Westmount has always been highly regarded and slightly overlooked at the same time. Maybe it is because it is located in...
I first heard of Cabot Links in 2004. There’s been lots of talk about the dinner when the then Tourism Minister for Nova Scotia told Toronto twenty-something Ben Cowan-Dewar that he had a site that would be great for golf located on Cape Breton...
Ladies Golf Club (Thornhill, Ont.) Designer: Stanley Thompson The Scorecard: Toronto Ladies has gained more attention in recent years for the fact it is the only all-female private club in North America. That in itself is a unique...