SCOREGolf’s Top 59 Canadian Public Golf Course Rankings are back! Using a rating scale that measures beauty, strategy, challenge, design, conditioning, Par 3s, Par 4s, Par 5s and fun factor, SCOREGolf’s Top 59 Canadian Public Golf Courses is the most authoritative ranking in Canada that always ignites a great debate.

There’s no better time to #ComeOutAndPlay one of the many incredible courses that Canada has to offer, and in celebration of this year’s rankings, we will be hosting Canada’s Top 59 Golf Giveaway, where we will be giving away a foursome to each course featured on the Top 59 starting July 31st! Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages for your chance to win!

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10-1 of SCOREGolf‘s Top 59 Canadian Public Golf Courses

10. Predator Ridge – Ridge

Vernon, B.C. – Giveaway Date: August 16

Contrasting the linksy Predator course, the Ridge course at Predator Ridge is pretty personified with Doug Carrick crafting holes through and around a wooded hillside, exposed rock outcroppings, tall trees and the shimmering waters of Lake Okanagan.

9. Humber Valley

Deer Lake, N.L. – Giveaway Date: August 16

As remote as Humber Valley is, it’s nice to see it get love from SCOREGolf panellists. With holes starting high above the Humber River and then snaking around it, Humber Valley offers a great experience. Its tumbling 10th is among the best tee shots in Canada.

8. Greywolf

Panorama, B.C. – Giveaway Date: August 17

Greywolf is known mostly for its Cliffhanger hole and for good reason: the stunning par 3 spans a canyon and plays to a precipice of a green backed by a mountain. But the course is more than one frame. It is fantastic overall mountain design by Doug Carrick.

7. Muskoka Bay

Gravenhurst, Ont. – Giveaway Date: August 17

Doug Carrick made building in marshy terrain through the Canadian shield look easy at Muskoka Bay. The challenging course takes advantage of the exposed rock to provide some unique looks and requires every shot in your bag.

6. Sagebrush

Merritt, B.C. – Giveaway Date: August 17

The site for Sagebrush was not exactly made for golf, but Richard Zokol, Rod Whitman and Armen Suny built an awesome adventure, nonetheless. Blind shots, uphill shots, downhill shots, sidehill shots — Sagebrush is a place where the more creative you are, the better you’ll score.

5. Cape Breton Highlands Links

Ingonish Beach, N.S. – Giveaway Date: August 18

Stanley Thompson’s mountains and ocean course is rarely pristine, but its genius routing and design cannot be dismissed. From the ocean, into a mountain valley, along the Clyburn River, back to the ocean again, and all on mogul-filled fairways, Highlands Links is a unique treasure.

4. Fairmont Banff Springs

Banff, Alta. – Giveaway Date: August 18

If beautiful bunkering does it for you, you won’t find a bigger treat than Banff Springs. Add to that the iconic course’s mountainous setting, the rushing Bow River and the Devil’s Cauldron fourth hole, and Banff is a bucket-list course to be sure.

3. Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

Jasper, Alta. – Giveaway Date: August 18

Fun factor carries the biggest percentage of SCOREGolf’s nine rating criteria so it’s easy to see why Jasper ranks so highly. It’s a terrific design with a wide variety of holes in as beautiful of a setting as there is in golf. The classic course has few rivals when it comes to an enjoyable day.

2. Cabot Links

Inverness, N.S. – Giveaway Date: August 19

While not as dramatic as its sister course Cabot Cliffs, Cabot Links is Canada’s purest golf experience. Rod Whitman’s authentic links has firm and fast fescue fairways, double-greens, ocean-side holes, ancient-looking bunkers, contoured land and the ever-present ocean winds.

1. Cabot Cliffs

Inverness, N.S. – Giveaway Date: August 19

Cabot Cliffs continues its streak atop every SCOREGolf course ranking since it opened in 2015. The country’s most jaw-dropping track on its most dramatic piece of land has 18 enjoyable and diverse holes, including several high atop cliffs overlooking the Northumberland Strait.

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