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    Ontario: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.

    Rating key

    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s! 5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this. 4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars. 4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit. 3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars. 3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game. 2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available. Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team. Private: A course for members and their invited guests only. Stay & Play Golf Resorts: Golf Clubs and resorts with onsite accommodation

    Course name

    Rating

    Visitors?

    Nearest city

    Designer

    i

    Ambassador
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Windsor, Ont.
    McBroom, Thomas

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Windsor, Ont.

    Designer

    Thomas McBroom
    Angus Glen (North)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Carrick & Morrish

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Original design by Doug Carrick & Jay Morrish (2001). Renovations by David Love III (2006).
    Angus Glen (South)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Beacon Hall
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Cupp, Bob

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Detailed design Robert E. "Bob" Cupp, with an initial design outline by Thomas "Tom" McBroom.
    Bigwin Island
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Not July/Aug
    Bracebridge
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Not July/Aug

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Black Bear Ridge
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Belleville
    Magee, Brian

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Belleville

    Designer

    Brian Magee (owner & designer).
    Bond Head (North)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Straka, Jason

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Jason Straka of Hurdzan-Fry.
    Bond Head (South)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Straka, Jason

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Jason Straka of Hurdzan-Fry.
    Brantford
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Hamilton, Ont.
    Thompson & Cumming

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Hamilton, Ont.

    Designer

    The design firm of Thompson, Cumming & Thompson. It seems Nicol Thompson and George Cumming took the lead on Brantford's design, with Nicol's brother Stanley Thompson taking a supporting role.
    Cobble Beach
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Owen Sound
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Owen Sound

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Copper Creek
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Coppinwood
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Fazio, Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Tom Fazio
    Deerhurst Highlands
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Bracebridge
    Cupp & McBroom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Bob Cupp and Thomas McBroom
    Devil's Paintbrush
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Hurdzan-Fry

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    A Hurdzan-Fry design (Dr Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry).
    Devil's Pulpit
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Hurdzan, Michael

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Dr Michael Hurdzan of Hurdzan-Fry.
    Eagles Nest, Ont.
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Georgian Bay
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Owen Sound
    Hurdzan & Straka

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Owen Sound

    Designer

    Dr Michael Hurdzan & Jason Straka
    Glen Abbey
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hamilton, Ont.
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hamilton, Ont.

    Designer

    A Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
    Grand Niagara
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Niagara Falls
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Niagara Falls

    Designer

    A Rees Jones Signature Course
    Grandview, Ont (O'Meara)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    Bracebridge
    O'Meara & Stenson

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Mark O'Meara & Brit Stenson
    Grey Silo
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Young, Steve

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Steve Young
    Hamilton, Ont.
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Hamilton, Ont.
    Colt, Harry

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Hamilton, Ont.

    Designer

    Today's South and West-nines were designed by Harry Colt (1913). Some later adjustments were made by Colt's protégé Charles "Hugh" Alison (1920). The East-nine was designed by Clinton E. "Robbie" Robinson (1974).
    King's Forest
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Broman, Matt

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Matt Broman (former Hamilton Parks foreman) with input from Rod Goodes (Chedoke Head Professional).
    King Valley
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Carrick & Strange

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Doug Carrick & Curtis Strange
    Lake Joseph
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Rsrt guests only
    Bracebridge
    McBroom, Thomas

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Thomas "Tom" McBroom
    Legends, Niagara (Battlefield)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Niagara Falls
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Niagara Falls

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Legends, Niagara (Ussher's Ck)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Niagara Falls
    McBroom, Thomas

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Niagara Falls

    Designer

    Thomas "Tom" McBroom

    Lionhead
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Baker, Ted

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Ted Baker designed the Legends and Masters courses.
    London Hunt & CC
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    London, Ont.
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    London, Ont.

    Designer

    Original course at this location designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1959); revised by his son Rees Jones (2000).
    Lora Bay
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Owen Sound
    Lehman & McBroom

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Owen Sound

    Designer

    Tom Lehman in collaboration with Thomas McBroom.
    Mississaugua
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Thompson, Stanley

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Original 18-hole course design by George Cumming (1909); major modifications made by Stanley Thompson (1928).
    Muskoka Bay
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Bracebridge
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Muskoka Highlands
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Bracebridge
    Evans, Bruce

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Bruce Evans
    National GC of Canada
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Fazio, George & Tom

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    George Fazio and his nephew Tom Fazio.
    North Granite Ridge
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Bracebridge
    Miller, Jason

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Jason Miller
    Oak Bay, Ont.
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Parry Sound
    Watters, Shawn

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Parry Sound

    Designer

    Shawn Watters & Associates transformed the former 9-hole Sunnylea course into the current 18-hole layout.
    Osprey Valley (Heathlands)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Osprey Valley (Hoot)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Osprey Valley (North)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Carrick, Doug

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Doug Carrick
    Oviinbyrd
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Parry Sound
    McBroom, Thomas

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Parry Sound

    Designer

    Thomas "Tom" McBroom
    Piper's Heath
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hamilton, Ont.
    Cooke, Graham

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hamilton, Ont.

    Designer

    Graham Cooke
    Redtail, Ont.
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    London, Ont.
    Steel & MacKenzie

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    London, Ont.

    Designer

    Donald Steel & Tom MacKenzie
    Ridge at Manitou
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Parry Sound
    McBroom, Thomas

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Parry Sound

    Designer

    Thomas "Tom" McBroom
    Rock, The
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Bracebridge
    Faldo, Nick

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Nick Faldo
    Rocky Crest
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    Parry Sound
    McBroom, Thomas

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Parry Sound

    Designer

    Thomas "Tom" McBroom
    Rosedale, Ont.
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Ross, Donald

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Donald Ross

    Royal Ashburn
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Paterson & Ogle

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Wilson Paterson & Bill Ogle
    Royal Niagara
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Niagara Falls
    Baker, Ted

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Niagara Falls

    Designer

    Ted Baker
    Royal Ontario
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hamilton, Ont.
    Baker, Ted

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hamilton, Ont.

    Designer

    Ted Baker
    Royal Woodbine
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Hurdzan, Michael

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Dr Michael J. Hurdzan
    Scarboro, Ont.
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Cummings & Tillinghast

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Original design by George Cummings. Extensive changes designed by Albert Warren "A.W." Tillinghast (1924).

    South Muskoka C&GC
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Bracebridge
    Robinson, Robbie

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Clinton E. "Robbie" Robinson
    St George's, Ont.
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Thompson, Stanley

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Stanley Thompson
    St Thomas
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    London, Ont.
    Thompson, Stanley

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    London, Ont.

    Designer

    Current layout designed by Stanley Thompson (1922). Modifications by Clinton E. "Robbie" Robinson (1970).
    Taboo Muskoka
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Bracebridge
    Garl, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    Ron Garl
    Tarandowah
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    London, Ont.
    Hawtree, Martin

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    London, Ont.

    Designer

    Martin Hawtree
    Thundering Waters
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Niagara Falls
    Daly, John

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Niagara Falls

    Designer

    A John Daly Signature course. Course architect: Bo Danoff.
    Toronto GC
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Colt, Harry

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Harry Colt designed the Colt course, which opened for play in 1912.
    Trillium Wood
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Belleville
    Ward, Steven

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Belleville

    Designer

    Steven L. Ward
    Westmount, Ont.
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Thompson, Stanley

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Stanley Thompson

    Weston, Ont.
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Toronto
    Park Jr, Willie

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Willie Park Jr.

    Whirlpool
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Niagara Falls
    Thompson, Stanley

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Niagara Falls

    Designer

    Stanley Thompson
    Windermere, Ont.
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Bracebridge
    Cumming & Thompson

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Bracebridge

    Designer

    George Cumming & Stanley Thompson
    Wooden Sticks
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Garl, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Ron Garl
    Woodington Lake (Legacy)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Allard, Harry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Woodington Lake owner, Harry Allard.
    Woodington Lake (Legend)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Toronto
    Allard, Harry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Toronto

    Designer

    Woodington Lake owner, Harry Allard.

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