jasonseanbell

When you fork over between $125 and $200 to play Angus, the expectation should be to have a decently conditioned golf course. On Saturday, I played the North course, my preferred course at Angus. I’ve always enjoyed the layout. Beautiful, fun track with risk reward options and spectacular water holes on the back nine. But unfortunately the maintenance crew seemed to have forgotten that course architecture alone is not enough to make for a high end round in the GTA. We teed off at 740am and the first green looked like it had experienced a full day of play. Spike marks littered the greens. The other massively disappointing experience were the bunkers. Complete lack of care. All the bunkers were filled with footprints. They hadn’t been raked. Overall, wouldn’t pay to play there again without some assurance that they have the course conditioned up to a reasonable standard.

The course charges a premium because it’s located conveniently at Bathurst and Hwy 7. It’s a fun little track where you don’t really need driver off the tee. Played it recently and the greens were in surprisingly good shape, rolling maybe at an 8.5 and pure. I’ve played the course many times in the past and the greens were a lot more shaggy. Little doglegs and a few tight holes on the back nine make for a fun miniature challenge.

Overall, it’s a $45-60 experience that you might have to pony up $100 for. So just make sure you grab a hot deal.