Lionhead Golf and Country Club - Legends
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The Legends Course at Lionhead Golf & Country Club has been ranked before as one of the toughest golf courses in North America and the club boasts that it is the toughest in Canada. Lionhead Golf & Country Club also offers another, less demanding 18-hole course that is equally entertaining, the Masters. Legends features numerous challenges including vast lakes, cavernous sand bunkers, and tall fescue. The layout winds through a rugged portion of the Credit River Valley with steeply rolling terrain and wooded ravines, providing the golf course with elevated, undulating greens. The eighth is a notable hole, both for its beautiful scenery and its difficulty level. It is a long par 3 over a pond filled with tall bulrushes.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7402 yards | 77.5 | 155 |
| Gold | 72 | 6845 yards | 75.3 | 152 |
| Blue | 72 | 6409 yards | 73.6 | 150 |
| White | 72 | 5473 yards | 72.1 | 142 |
| Red | 72 | 5380 yards | 68.2 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.7/150 | 441 | 397 | 177 | 535 | 416 | 385 | 557 | 190 | 415 | 3513 | 378 | 428 | 542 | 141 | 412 | 481 | 431 | 165 | 443 | 3421 | 6934 |
| Blue M: 72.5/148 W: 79.0/153 | 428 | 377 | 161 | 515 | 386 | 355 | 533 | 167 | 406 | 3328 | 350 | 418 | 528 | 120 | 403 | 465 | 411 | 153 | 410 | 3258 | 6586 |
| White M: 68.2/136 W: 76.9/150 | 380 | 358 | 145 | 500 | 362 | 340 | 503 | 154 | 386 | 3128 | 329 | 400 | 514 | 110 | 393 | 445 | 392 | 142 | 400 | 3125 | 6253 |
| Red M: 67.6/121 W: 72.7/129 | 332 | 315 | 125 | 452 | 308 | 290 | 475 | 126 | 276 | 2699 | 275 | 348 | 460 | 105 | 289 | 415 | 352 | 100 | 365 | 2709 | 5408 |
| Green W: 60.1/100 | 300 | 252 | 105 | 375 | 250 | 251 | 400 | 105 | 227 | 2265 | 210 | 310 | 415 | 105 | 275 | 340 | 290 | 100 | 330 | 2375 | 4640 |
| Handicap | 2 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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THE COURES PLAYED WHILE
GREENS WHERE STILL WINTER LOGDED OTHER GOLFERS ARE NOT FIXING DIVITS ON THE GREENS ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GOOD DAY
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It is a great golf course and the staff are very friendly. I would play there again anytime and I'm sure I will.
Fun (yet challenging round) at Legends Lionhead
Played 18 holes at Legends for the first time. I have played at Masters a few times now and I have to say Legends is singificantly more difficult from the tips. Not a big fan of the layout but overall the round was fun.
The only thing that I could pick on is the quality and availibility of the on course food & beverage cart. We started our round at 7:00 am and didnt see anyone until 10:45 (on the 18th hole). No real food was on the cart, only chocolate bars and chips.
You just might use all fourteen
A bit of a target type course where knowledge of the layout and accuracy off the tee payoff more than a "grip it and rip it" approach. A number of greens (say four) are suffering from winter burn to the extent it interferes significantly with play. So, getting a good roll on some putts is a bit of a challenge. They've lost 300+ trees due to storm damage since last season, and if you've played the Legends you'll notice the change on #1.
Extremely poor customer service
Had to cancel a tee time short notice because a friend had a baby the night before. The pro shop told us that we were lucky he was in a good mood because he should be charging us the full amount for late cancellation.
I play this course often as well as other kaneff courses such as Royal Ontario and Royal Niagara. Never again.
Early golf after a hard winter....still a great time
Lionhead is in my own opinion one of the best bangs for your buck as far as semi GTA golf goes. The greens were a bit damaged still from the harsh winter, which they were taking the steps to repair and i am sure will be back to great shape soon.
,many of their large willow trees did not fair well in the ice storm, most notably the large one at the end of the 1st hole legends. As a right handed player driving from the blue was always risky as the tree blocked the second shot if you ended up too far right. Well not anymore!
Other than that the course was in good shape and is always a great round.
legends
nice course to play if you don't want to drive out of the city.
Tell your pro shop staff to smile!
1st time playing and was somewhat disappointed given all the reviews. Pro shop staff not very welcoming. Staff spraying tees and no warning signs were posted. Playing here was only fair due to on-line discount. I would have been complaining bitterly if I had to pay the full fee. Many other courses just as good for less $ with staff that are pleased to see you.
Good Course. Poor Management
The course was in good shape. However, the overall management of the course was poor. There was no starter on the first hole to ensure proper gaps between tee times. The pace of play was extremely slow and the marshall only came by to say he sped things up when we were on 16. No help there. Also there was absolutely no drinking water available on the course. You think when you pay this amount of money they could give you some water on the course like every other decent course out there.
The first hole is amongst the most challenging first hole we have ever come across!!
We were impressed with the overall condition of the course given the harsh winter we had experienced. We couldn't however say the same thing about the pro shop staff. Some smile would go a long way to make golfers feel welcome!
Tricky Track
Played this Track for the first time this week, and found it to be a refreshing challenge. Of course the usual club selection difficulty was hard, but that is a pretty standard issue when playing courses for the first time. Fairways, Tee boxes, Traps and rough all in great shape. However, some of the greens were pretty disappointing. Don't they cover them up over the winter? Regardless, i'd wait a few weeks to go back to let those greens grow in.
Course has some very challenging holes.
Course was fun and challenging, clubhouse and area around pro shop under construction was not very inviting.
Some very pretty and challenging holes.
Play was slow not enough marshalling, some players were obviously playing from the wrong tees.
Tough track
Great round at a very long course with many hazards and elevation changes. Many times you will be dared to go for it by a picturesque hole so risk/reward must be weighed. Smart golf is advised or you will lose some balls. Tee selection is no joke.
not great
was a great course..still a lot of winter damage and very poor greens..fairways alright but visual damage as u play vey unappealing..should hav delayed opening and cleaned up first b4 charging for really sum un puttable greens...play on this course right now will not help ur game...hope they restore it to what it has been in the past!
Course is better than most
Was dissapointed with pace of play. Had to wait on tee box and in fairway too long. Marshall was not around. Had to complain to maintainenance staff
who call for marshall.
Greens are in terrible shape, supposedly from bad winter. Fairways were better. Signs there are giving course their full attention.
Great day!
It was a great day to be on the course. Good weather, company course was in pretty good condition considering the time of year. Teed off on time and good pace of play for the weekend. Unfortunately, clubhouse is going through renovations which is a bit of inconvenience but should be nice when done
Less forgiving
We really enjoyed our round because there was no back-up at all even though we had a couple showers. Some fairways and greens were not recovered from the last cruel winter, but overall it was enjoyable. Personally I prefer their Masters Course, though, because it has more variety and looks more peaceful and neat. This course is not recommended for high handicappers.
Good, tough course
Course was in pretty good shape for beginning of the year - fairways and rough were very good, some greens have some work to do. Lots of water as you cross the Credit River several time. Overall, very challenging course.
Good
One of the best courses in the GTA - also the most expensive public course.
However - LOTS of room for improvement - at this price there is NO Gps on carts.