Golfweek’s Best Canadian: Classic Courses (pre-1960)
Golfweek’s Best Canadian: Classic Courses (pre-1960)
Location
Opened, Architect, Avg. rating
1. Highlands Links
Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia
1939, Stanley Thompson 8.25
2. St. George’s G&CC
Islington, Ontario
1928, Stanley Thompson 8.16
3. Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper, Alberta
1925, Stanley Thompson 8.14
4. Hamilton G&CC (West & South)
Ancaster, Ontario
1914, Harry S. Colt 7.41
5. Capilano G&CC
West Vancouver, British Columbia
1937, Stanley Thompson 7.17
6. Toronto GC
Mississauga, Ontario
1912, Harry S. Colt 7.14
7. Mount Bruno CC
St. Bruno, Quebec
1918, Willie Park Jr. 6.71
8. Victoria GC
Victoria, British Columbia
1893 Harvey Combe 6.60
9. Royal Montreal GC (Blue)
Ile Bizard, Quebec
1959, Dick Wilson (1959); Rees Jones (2006) 6.50
10. Banff Springs
Banff, Alberta
1928, Stanley Thompson 6.48
11. Westmount G&CC
Kitchener, Ontario
1931, Stanley Thompson 6.45
12. Scarboro G&CC
Scarborough, Ontario
1912, A.W. Tillinghast 6.43
13. Rosedale GC
Toronto
1919, Donald Ross 6.40
14. Thornhill G&CC
Thornhill, Ontario
1922, Stanley Thompson 6.40
15. Lookout Point GC
Fonthill, Ontario
1922, Walter J. Travis 6.33
16. Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac
Laval-on-the-Lake, Quebec
1917, Willie Park Jr. 6.30
17. Royal Colwood
Victoria, British Columbia
1913, A. Vernon Macan 6.25
18. Mississaugua Golf & Country Club
Mississauga, Ontario
1906, George Cumming/Stanley Thompson 6.23
19. Weston G&CC
Toronto
1920, Willie Park Jr. 6.20
20. Brantford G&CC
Brantford, Ontario
1906, Nicol Thompson 6.17
21. Royal Montreal (Red)
Ile Bizard, Quebec
1959, Dick Wilson 6.16
22. Calgary G&CC
Calgary, Alberta
1911, Willie Park Jr. 6.13
23. Essex G&CC
LaSalle, Ontario
1929, Donald Ross 6.12
24. Cataraqui G&CC
Kingston, Ontario
1917, Stanley Thompson 6.10
25. Marine Drive GC
Vancouver, British Columbia
1922, A. Vernon Macan 6.03
26. Fairmont Manoir Richelieu
Charlevoix, Quebec
1925, Herbert Strong (1925); Tom McBroom (2003) 6.00
27. St. Thomas G&CC
Union, Ontario
1922, Stanley Thompson 5.90
28. Algonquin Resort GC
St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick
1927 , Donald Ross (1927); Tom McBroom (1999) 5.88
29. Pine Ridge GC
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1912, Donald Ross 5.83
30. Maple Downs G&CC
Maple, Ontario
1954, William Mitchell 5.80


















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