Full Breakdown of Rankings: 100-91 | 90 – 81 | 80 – 71 | 70 – 61 | 60 – 51 | 50 – 41 | 40 – 31 | 30 – 21 | 20 – 11 | 10 – 1 |
70. The Glencoe – Forest
PRIVATE
Calgary, Alta.
Robert Trent Jones, Jr., 1984 (Trent Jones, Jr.)
SG Rating: 7.6363
2022 Rank: 51
Glencoe’s Forest Course is not for the faint of heart, with well-protected, raised greens requiring precise iron play. Though the property is largely flat, Robert Trent Jones, Jr., ensured interest by routing the course around vast hazards. The Forest is most definitely the players’ course in Calgary.
69. Cutten Fields
PRIVATE
Guelph, Ont.
Chick Evans/Stanley Thompson, 1931 (Ian Andrew, Jeff Mingay)
SG Rating: 7.6432
2022 Rank: NR
A layout imagined by American Chick Evans and brought to life by Stanley Thompson, Cutten Fields recently underwent a restoration by architect Jeff Mingay in collaboration with the club. Bigger greens, smaller, elegant bunkers and the removal of many trees made the club’s name change back to Fields appropriate.
68. Tarandowah
PUBLIC
Avon, Ont.
Martin Hawtree, 2007
SG Rating: 7.6438
2022 Rank: 75
Martin Hawtree’s Tarandowah plays more like a links course than any other attempt to manufacture that style of golf in Canada. The course begins slowly but picks up steam by the fifth hole, with awesome bunkering, firm turf, gnarly fescue and shapely greens making for a fun and intriguing day.
67. TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley – North
PUBLIC
Caledon, Ont.
Doug Carrick, 2002 (Ian Andrew)
SG Rating: 7.6582
2022 Rank: 54
The new anchor course for the RBC Canadian Open, the North Course at TPC Toronto was given a makeover by Ian Andrew. In consultation with the PGA Tour, all bunkers were redone, trees were removed and new tee decks were added. The finishing hole at the base of a grand new clubhouse is an excellent and daring par 5.
66. Rosedale
PRIVATE
Toronto, Ont.
Donald Ross, 1919
SG Rating: 7.6713
2022 Rank: 68
At Donald Ross’s Rosedale, located in the heart of Toronto, golfers begin their round steps from a hilltop pro shop and then traverse a classic routing through upper and lower valleys. A varied and awesome collection of par 3s and the bunkerless 14th hole are the highlights of this fantastic course.
65. Maple Downs
PRIVATE
Maple, Ont.
William F. Mitchell, 1954 (Ian Andrew)
SG Rating: 7.6836
2022 Rank: 65
North of Toronto, Maple Downs was designed by William F. Mitchell on an awesome piece of billowing property. Hillside green sites with slick surfaces and fairways through valleys highlight the course, which got a facelift from Ian Andrew in recent times.
64. Eagles Nest
PUBLIC
Maple, Ont.
Doug Carrick, 2004
SG Rating: 7.6850
2022 Rank: 50
A visual feast that is perhaps Doug Carrick’s boldest design, Eagles Nest was crafted from an old sand and gravel pit and features fairways running through giant sculpted dunes adorned by golden fescue. The vast suburbia property’s high points offer views of downtown Toronto.
63. Brantford G&CC
PRIVATE
Brantford, Ont.
Nicol Thompson, 1919 (C.E. Robinson, Whitman, Axland & Cutten)
SG Rating: 7.6864
2022 Rank: 69
A Nicol Thompson design, Brantford has been revitalized by the firm of Whitman, Axland & Cutten, which redid its bunkers and some greens on the heels of a much-needed tree removal project. Above the Grand River, Brantford requires precision off the tee and creativity around its greens.
62. Laval-sur-le-Lac – Green
PRIVATE
Laval, Que.
Willie Park, Jr., 1929 (Ian Andrew)
SG Rating: 7.6914
2022 Rank: 78
Less-heralded than its Quebec counterpart, Royal Montreal, Laval-sur-le-Lac boasts two excellent tracks with the Green Course ranked 62nd in Canada. The original Willie Park, Jr., design received a bunker makeover by Ian Andrew and its gorgeous fairways and devilish greens make this a test of brains over brawn.
61. Georgian Bay
PRIVATE
Clarksburg, Ont.
Michael Hurdzan/Jason Straka, 2004
SG Rating: 7.7105
2022 Rank: 53
Overlooking the body of water for which it is named, Georgian Bay is largely the work of architect Jason Straka. Straka designed the course with wide fairways, large greens and dramatic, flashed-face bunkering both for eye-candy and to catch errant shots. Plunging holes overlooking the bay are a highlight.