Lionhead GCC - Legends
View of a green from Legends Course at Lionhead Golf and Country Club.
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4.1
515 Reviews (515)
5 Stars
193
4 Stars
201
3 Stars
56
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
19
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
77.2%
Recommend this course
416 out of 515 reviews
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4.3
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
83.3%
Recommend this course
10 out of 12 reviews
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4.2
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
78.6%
Recommend this course
22 out of 28 reviews
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Course Highlights
This course consistently impresses with excellent conditions, a demanding layout, and friendly staff that keep the round enjoyable. Smooth pace of play and strong value make it a rewarding challenge for golfers looking to sharpen their game.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7402 yards
Slope 155
Rating 77.5

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Apr 15 to Oct 31
Architect Ted Baker

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Showers, Lockers

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

4.1
515 Reviews (515)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 47
Patio Dining 32
Brunch 20
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 74
Elevation Changes 71
Forced Carries 71
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 78
Entertaining Clients 43
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 33
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 62
Worth the Drive 42
Near the Airport 40

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Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

lionhead/ legends

It is a great golf course and the staff are very friendly. I would play there again anytime and I'm sure I will.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Friendliness Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

legends

nice course to play if you don't want to drive out of the city.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Wasn't great weather

Due to the weather the carts were not allowed off the paths.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

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!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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