It is that time of year again! To celebrate the release of SCOREGolf’s Top 59 Canadian Public Courses, we are giving away a foursome to every course on the list! From Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, Canada is blessed with more than 2,000 beautiful public golf courses. This is your chance to play at one of the 59 best with friends and family. Make sure you follow along everyday on our Facebook Page, starting at #59 and working our way up to #1 for your chance to enter! For full contest rules, click here.
When SCOREGolf first launched its Top List in 2013, they chose 59 to coincide with golf’s coveted score, which had been carded at the game’s highest levels only a few times. Despite Jim Furyk coming along and bettering the score when he shot a 58 in 2016, the list remains the same size this year.
Using a rating scale that measures beauty, strategy, challenge, design, conditioning, Par 3s, Par 4s, Par 5s and fun factor, below is the Top 59 Public Golf Courses in Canada in 2019.
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49-40 of SCOREGolf‘s Top 59 Canadian Public Courses
49.Tarandowah
English architect Martin Hawtree shocked Southwestern Ontario golfers when he built an incredible, links-style, course out of farmland near London. In fact, outside of Cabot Links, some consider Tarandowah to be the best links interpretation in Canada. It’s a steal at just $61 for 18 holes.
Giveaway Date: July 29, 2019
Winner: Kieran Paliwal
48. The Links at Brunello
One of a few new golf courses to have opened in the last decade, Tom McBroom’s The Links at Brunello immediately impressed visitors thanks to some breathtaking tee shots and its variety of holes. A busy hub outside of Halifax, it’s been a big draw for juniors. It also features some of McBroom’s classic exposed-rock looks.
Giveaway Date: July 29, 2019
Winner: Matt Simpson
47. Le Diable
Le Diable — The Devil — is one of several courses in Quebec’s popular Mont Tremblant area. Designed by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, its trademark red-sand bunkers and large greens were on full display during Mike Weir’s Skins Game victory in 1999 over John Daly, David Duval and Fred Couples.
Giveaway Date: July 30, 2019
Winner: Tony MacDonald
46. Heritage Pointe – Desert, Heritage
Calgary is a golf-mad city and no public facility satiates the hungry crowd better than Heritage Pointe, which offers 27 holes and all the amenities of a private club. Ron Garl’s design has been one of the best in the city for years with the Desert and Heritage nines comprising an excellent test.
Giveaway Date: July 30, 2019
Winner: Jace Scout
45.Gallagher’s Canyon
Now an annual host of the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada, Gallagher’s Canyon, which opened in 1990, is known for offering stunning vistas of Kelowna as you play along a canyon’s edge. Ponderosa pines line billowing fairways on this excellent Bill Robinson layout.
Giveaway Date: July 31, 2019
Winner: Aaron Heggie
44. Le Geant
A fitting name for a course if there ever was one, everything at Le Geant is big and bold — the trees, hills, bunkers and green complexes. Views of the Laurentians are available at every turn and several tee boxes are built into the mountains to provide elevation changes and some exciting drives.
Giveaway Date: July 31, 2019
Winner: Charles Leblanc
43. Seguin Valley
Seguin Valley’s routing was done by David L. Moote with the construction completed by Ted George of Bruce Evans Construction. A series of secluded holes cutting through forest and rocky outcroppings are highlighted by the par-3 seventh. It spans McCrae Lake and features a 180-yard bridge connecting tee deck and green.
Giveaway Date: August 1, 2019
Winner: Gayle Ackerman
42. Shadow Mountain
A relative newcomer to the Canadian golf course scene, Shadow Mountain, in the interior of British Columbia, has delighted golfers since opening in 2009. With massive elevation drops, particularly on the 15th and 17th holes, great vistas are everywhere. This is an exhilarating experience.
Giveaway Date: August 1, 2019
Winner: Cale Hughes
41. Dundarave
Visually, Dundarave is a stunner thanks to its red-sand bunkering, tall trees and ever-present Brudenell River, which serves as a backdrop to some of the course’s finest holes. The par-4 eighth, with a green nearly kissing the water, is its signature. Prince Edward Island paradise.
Giveaway Date: August 2, 2019
Winner: Mart Daviss
40. Bear Mountain – Mountain
Wow factor personified. Bear Mountain’s Mountain Course is a thrill ride with a finishing stretch that’s well worth the price of admission. The highlight here is the clifftop par-3 14th overlooking Victoria Harbour in the distance. It was built by Jack Nicklaus as extra betting hole but was smartly brought into the regular rotation.
Giveaway Date: August 2, 2019
Winner: Winston Sanders
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