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I don't know why I had never played here before. Perhaps because from the road, it looks like a private club.
A very nice clubhouse and well laid out. You enter the pro shop from the parking lot!
There are 27 holes with no houses.Very scenic and a couple of tricky shots required. Not too much water or sand to spoil your day and lots of trees to avoid.
I don't know if it was because the weather was do hot or because it was the long weekend but we teed off at noon and were done by 3. We even hot a replay in on a Saturday.
Every staff member we encountered was very friendly. I look forward to my next round here.

Today was the final game of the World Cup and forecast high was 35c which probably explained why we had most of the course to ourselves. I was surprised to find the grass nice and green and the greens in amazing condition considering we have had so much hot dry weather.
The course is easy and forgiving. Wide fairways and no bunkers makes for an enjoyable round. Holes 5, 7 and 14 are good scoring opportunities . The course is fairly short but interesting. No houses on the course and just the right number of water hazards.
I have always found the staff here friendly and helpful.
I drive an hour to get there but find it the best golf value in the Golden Horseshoe.

I read raving reviews of this course on their web site and only found all claims to be bogus.
The clubhouse was very nice but that is the only compliment I can give this property.
You have to park in a gravel parking lot then carry your clubs around the back of the clubhouse to the pro shop. There is no bag drop. Upon registering, the fellow in the pro shop tells you " NO CARTS ARE ALLOWED IN THE PARKING LOT".
We bought range balls and went outside and were puzzled as to where the range was. A sign may have helped.
We found the range and practice putting green were very poorly maintained.
After going to the first tee, we could not find the blue tees as they are poorly identified. Signs for tees (especially for hole number 11 were lacking or gave wrong information). The yardage plates were not even near the tees on many holes.
The fairways were a disaster. Weeds outnumbered the blades of grass. Bare patches were everywhere. I know this summer was hard on grass but this was just plain neglect.
We could not find one green that broke as we read them. There were several greens with dead grass from fungus and hydraulic oil leaks. Very frustrating.
The lack of signage was inexcusable. After leaving the 10th green we did not know where to go because a sign to the 11th tee sent us over the bridge to a non existent tee holding up the group behind us who were very vocal about the delay. Some of the signs on the tees were facing the wrong ways, you should be able to read the signs before you get to the tee not look behind. Many of the tees are shared with other holes which is not only a distraction but in some cases potentially dangerous.
There are very few cart paths in decent condition. Potholes and ruts were more prevalent than the wood chips we needed to drive on. Often we had to walk back to the blue tees because you cannot take your cart near the tee.
Overall this course was in bad shape even though there is potential for a nicer course. I was tempted to hop on the bulldozer parked on the last par 3 and make a few changes to the course.
Even the snack bar was a bust. We had very tasty hot dogs but the condiments were still in the fridge somewhere and we had to wait 5 minutes to put the cold relish and mustard on our now cold hot dogs even though it was noon.
I am sad to report this course was not worth the $10 greens fee.

Not a single bunker to be found and water comes into play on only a few holes but trees and blind tee shots can make your score balloon when you least expect it.
The food was good, the staff friendly and course in good shape. The price is good value but a couple of holes like 3, 8, 10 and 18 could improve with a little hint as to how to play them to help the first time player.
Overall, a fun inexpensive round and will definitely return.