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.
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20-11 of SCOREGolf‘s Top 59 Canadian Public Golf Courses
20. Kananaskis Country – Mt. Kidd
Kananaskis, Alta.
Robert Trent Jones, 1984 (Gary Browning)
SG Rating: 7.7171
2023 Rank: 17
The Mt. Kidd course at Kananaskis Country is another Alberta mountain delight. The Kananaskis River and glacial creeks take centre stage as holes wind their way around those hazards and through dense trees. The par 3s here are terrific.
19. TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley – North
Caledon, Ont.
Doug Carrick, 2002 (Ian Andrew)
SG Rating: 7.7184
2023 Rank: 21
The new North Course at TPC Toronto shined nicely during this year’s RBC Canadian Open, with its fantastic par-5 finishing hole providing playoff drama that ended in a Ryan Fox victory. The big and bold parkland design is impeccably conditioned and kept firm and fast.
18. Stewart Creek
Canmore, Alta.
Gary Browning, 2001
SG Rating: 7.7556
2023 Rank: 12
Stewart Creek boasts one of the best opening holes in Canada, after which the Gary Browning design in the Alberta Rockies offers one beautiful frame after another. The back nine, especially, incorporates dramatic elevation changes that leave a lasting impression.
17. TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley – Hoot
Caledon, Ont.
Doug Carrick, 2001
SG Rating: 7.7944
2023 Rank: 16
The Hoot Course continues to hold top spot at the 54-hole TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. A total blast to play, its holes run through tall pines and navigate rugged waste bunkers with Doug Carrick offering just as many gettable assignments as tough tests.
16. The Links at Crowbush Cove
Morell, P.E.I.
Thomas McBroom, 2000
SG Rating: 7.8173
2023 Rank: 14
What begins as a parkland course through trees and eventually broaches the ocean with some excellent costal holes, The Links at Crowbush Cove on Prince Edward Island’s north shore remains one of the top public courses in Canada. It checks in at No. 16.
15. Waskesiu
Waskesiu Lake, Sask.
J.H. Atkinson/Stanley Thompson, 1935
SG Rating: 7.8179
2023 Rank: 22
Waskesiu is a great example of a golf course that shines with its land, where awesome fairway contouring caters to a ground game and makes every round an adventure. Stanley Thompson was a co-creator at this remote Saskatchewan course and his imagination is on full display.
14. Big Sky
Pemberton, B.C.
Bob Cupp, 1994
SG Rating: 7.8272
2023 Rank: 15
At the base of the dominating Mount Currie, what Big Sky lacks in undulation from tee to green it makes up for with fairways navigating wetlands and cool green complexes featuring a lot of movement. Bob Cupp crafted some excellent holes amid breathtaking scenery.
13. The Algonquin
St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, N.B.
Donald Ross, 1927 (Thomas McBroom, Rod Whitman)
SG Rating: 7.8423
2023 Rank: 20
The Algonquin continues to rise up rankings after Rod Whitman worked his magic on the New Brunswick beauty originally designed by Donald Ross. While Whitman refreshed the course with rugged bunkering and some new greens, the tree clearing done to open up ocean views, particularly on the back nine, has really hit home with our raters.
12. Rocky Crest Resort
MacTier, Ont.
Thomas McBroom, 2000
SG Rating: 7.8695
2023 Rank: 13
The strong routing at Rocky Crest shows off the rugged rocky outcroppings of the Canadian Shield while also navigating its way through wetlands and a forested terrain. Tom McBroom’s breakout design holds up many years later and is one of Canada’s best resort courses.
11. GreenTee Country Club Tobiano
Kamloops, B.C.
Thomas McBroom, 2007
SG Rating: 7.9631
2023 Rank: 11
On setting alone, it’s tough to beat Tom McBroom’s Tobiano. This desert course is laid out over rumpled land lined by golden fescue overlooking Kamloops Lake. It also asks a lot of the golfer with several holes requiring big tee shots over canyons.
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