Golf Courses

The course plays through mature stands of oak, birch, maple, and pine trees and was expanded to 18 holes for the 1998 season. Although the course features a fairly short 4,724-yard par 68 layout, golfers should not take Acton too lightly. Exceptionally tight, tree-lined fairways and water in play on just about every hole, means a golfer always has their hands full just staying out of trouble.

Generously spread over 444 acres of ruggedly beautiful country northwest of Toronto, Blue Springs Golf Club hurtles over exciting terrain that provides adrenalin-pumping elevated tee shots, views of pristine forests, leafy valleys and ponds teeming with largemouth bass.

Heron Point provides an easy and peaceful walk for golfers with a number of forced carries over the lake or environmentally sensitive areas. The finishing holes build to a tremendous climax punctuated by the 18th which calls for a 220-yard carry from the back tees.

Given the heaving Caledon landscape, uneven fairway lies are common and there are some challenging tee shots where moving the ball to fit the hole provides you with an advantage. Although not long at 6,415 yards, most holes let you grip it and rip it. 

Formerly known as the Lake Medad Golf and Country Club, Hidden Lake Golf Club opened its doors as a straightforward, albeit enjoyable, 18-hole layout in 1962. Purchased in 1979 by the current ownership, the course was more appropriately renamed after the lake that inconspicuously flows alongside the finishing holes of what is now referred to as the 'Old Course'.

Opened in 1991, the only Canadian design of golf legend Ken Venturi is a bucolic rural retreat that epitomizes golf's great duality; the course is a beautiful, soothing escape from nearby Ottawa, but it also will excite and challenge you as a stern test of golf.

Designed by Hall of Fame architect Robbie Robinson, Georgetown Golf Club opened in 1958 as a lovely parkland course known for its wonderfully rambunctious character, complete with valleys, scenic views, elevated tee shots, and the Credit River that runs through the property. 

Originally opened in 1972 and renovated in 2002-2004 by Paul Takahashi, Station Creek is an easy-walking parkland course known for mature forests, rolling terrain, its modern practice range and quiet ambience. The course is in Gormley on the northeastern edge of Greater Toronto.

Designed by Thomas McBroom, Glencairn's 27 links-style holes are punctuated by steep pot bunkers and framed by fescue that waves menacingly in the ever-present wind that buffets the Halton Hills just west of Toronto. Burns (narrow meandering streams) cut through the heaving landscape of the Niagara Escarpment. You'll have to be creative on the tight lies that surround the mammoth undulating greens. 

Grand layouts such as Glendale Golf and Country Club are revered for their time-honoured elegance. Imposing trees stand sentinel over tee boxes, transforming fairways into leafy corridors, and framing greens with their protective bunkers. 

Greens feature subtle breaks that one does not easily master. Large elevation changes throughout give spectacular views of Fairy Lake. Deciduous forest, granite and marshland are a few other key characteristics. Visit in the fall to witness the spectacular showing of the trees - a living reminder of what once inspired the Group of Seven to document this region's beauty on their canvases.

The course, which opens with a front-nine meadowlands layout, transforms its personality as it routes through the thick stands of pines on the back nine. On most holes, strategic decisions need to be made off the tee, offering the choice of a demanding high risk-high reward drive (including nine forced carries) or a more conservative line. National Pines Golf Club also requires players to think their way through the course in order strategically position approach shots into the undulating greens.

Opened originally in 1968, the course was completely redesigned by renowned architect Tom McBroom in 1990. The strategically placed mature trees, rolling mounds and large bunkers set the tone for the course, while its small-to-medium sized tricky greens place a premium on shot selection and ball control.

Inspired by the King's Course in Scotland, architect Thomas McBroom harmonizes links-style elements such as open entries to greens, fescue-framed fairways and massive putting surfaces with gently rolling terrain, hardwood forests and high points that provide spectacular views and exciting elevated tee shots.

A collaboration between two-time U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange and renowned architect Doug Carrick, King Valley Golf Club is brilliantly routed through hardwood forests and tall pines, and the valleys and ravines of the beautiful King region just north of Toronto. 

Framed by giant forests of pine, white birch and hemlock, the rolling fairways are accented by deep bunkers and granite outcroppings that provide definition and challenge. 'The use of the rock is totally innovative - a strategic and aesthetic element that shows off the beauty of the Canadian Shield,' McBroom says. 

With dramatic flair and strategic intelligence, acclaimed architect Thomas McBroom fashioned each 18-hole course as a distinctive test. A big course with robust character, the CopperHead wanders through valleys and woodlands with the occasional water pond or creek to avoid. The links-style SideWinder follows the rolling terrain of the region with plenty of humps and bumps that challenge your imagination and shot-making.

One of the earliest creations - and among the most popular - of architect Doug Carrick, Greystone winds harmoniously through tree-lined hills and valleys. The fairways are generously wide, but tighten at landing areas and climax with green complexes protected by flash-faced bunkers in the style of Stanley Thompson.

The Frost family built and operated Vespra Hills Golf Club until 2022.  The land which is the core of Vespra Hills was once the home of the Pratt family.

Designed by legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, Glen Abbey has hosted the RBC Canadian Open, a PGA Tour event and Canada's National Open Championship, 28 times.

Designed by Canadian architectural icon Howard Watson, the course opened in 1962 on rolling terrain framed by woodlands. Fifty years later, Cherry Downs is a mature course that fits the eye like a grand master’s painting, but the dense forests and roller-coaster fairways are a stern test of course management.

When it opened in 1997, The Lake Joseph Club caused jaws to drop around the golfing world. Architect Thomas McBroom utilized the granite crags, towering trees and heaving topography of the incomparable Muskoka region, north of Toronto with such success that the course was named the best new course in the country by Golf Digest. A nine-hole Academy Course complements its big brother on the shore of picturesque and historic Lake Joseph.

This Richmond Hill course, which opened in 1993, appears daunting with its humps, bumps and forced carries. However, it is surprisingly playable for less skilled golfers, while better players have a great time meeting the challenges doled out by designer Rene Muylaert. 

The former Championship Course at Rolling Hills Golf Club has been transformed through a $1.5 million renovation into Bethesda Grange Golf Course, which offers both daily-fee golf and a ClubLink membership option. Bethesda Grange Golf Course is an open and forgiving golf course that still provides a challenge for better players. An easy walking course, it also features a small creek that runs through five holes. On holes three and 14, golfers are faced with the choice to lay up or try and carry the water from the tee.

At 20,000 square feet, the recently renovated clubhouse is an elegant venue for member functions especially with the spectacular view from the main dining room down on the verdant course. The private boardroom features a walkout deck that also provides lovely views of the layout. 

The first course in Canada designed by Greg Norman, Wyndance has been meticulously shaped to take advantage of the existing terrain and sandy rock faces of the reclaimed gravel pit site upon which it was built. Large waste bunkers, loose rock outcroppings, and fairways lined with fescue convey the aura of playing golf in the American Southwest, a feeling reinforced by the architecture of the clubhouse. The clubhouse patio and banquet facility offer panoramic views of the course.