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832 Reviews (832)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.8
74.2%
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Course Highlights
This course consistently delivers outstanding value for money, with tight undulating fairways and beautiful views rewarding golfers at every level. Accommodating staff and a smooth pace of play make for a reliably enjoyable round.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 70
Length 5745 yards
Slope 110
Rating 67.1

Located only minutes away from downtown Hamilton and offering a spectacular view of the city, Chedoke Golf Club features two 18-hole championship golf courses. The par-70 Martin Course was built in 1896 and was the original Hamilton Golf & Country Club before it was relocated to Ancaster. It plays 5, 745 yards from the championship tees.

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Course Details

Year Built 1896
Golf Season Mar 15 to Nov 1
Architect Stanley Thompson (1928)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
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Reviews

3.7
832 Reviews (832)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 27
Undulating Greens 16
Narrow Fairways 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 23
Seniors 13
Beginners 12
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 29
Worth the Drive 7

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value for the cost but pace of play was slow

Pace of play could be significantly improved if marshalls were patrolling the course. I was very surprised to be playing behind a single golfer who was playing behing a foursome. I don`t feel single golfers should be allowed to play on weekends as they just add to the congestion. Because there were no marshalls, the backup did not clear up and the delays were from the 5th hole to the end of the round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough course to walk, rent a cart!

This is a nice course, well maintained. There are a lot of elevation changes and is a challenge to walk.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

this course will keep u woundering no matter how many time u play it.

this is a very old course the Canadian open was played there years ago it will keep u interested your hole round great for all levels of play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

NIcely maintained and interesting layout.

Nice fairways and greens, very hilly terrain, so challenging in area but not ridiculous. Cart paths could use improvement, but still great value for the price on this municipal course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good

The greens are finally in very good shape..If it were not for the bumpy fairways this would b an excellent golf course. Also the Bunkers are terrible and could use improvements

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day great course great value

Would highly recommend and will be back!!! The weather was great great course amazing staff and great value...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This lady golfer appreciated the shorter par fours under 300 yards which play into the new concept of "playing it forward"

The combination of shorter par fours and more challenging longer holes even out the golfing experience for a shorter hitter. But
most of the red forward tees are about five yards in front of the blue or back tees, making some holes too long for the average lady player. Par fours of 358 and 395 yards are too long for the forward tees. The final par three of 193 yards to an uphill green is also too long. To my knowledge, the red tees are rated as a men's rating making the rating too low for a lady golfer. This should be looked at and a more fair rating made taking the length of some holes into consideration.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Outing was good, but problems with website end

had to call in my reservation after trying for 2 days to book on-line

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great for men and woman

The course is not long but well treed and quite challenging. We really enjoyed the round and it was nice to get through in 4 hours for a change. The only problem I had was that the fairways were not cut short and they were very bumpy. I have a bad back and have to take a power cart when I play and the ride was very hard on the back but I would certainly play the course again. My wife and I enjoyed it. Would love to see some cart paths though.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in good shape

The course is in much better condition then last year.Just wish players would repair there ball marks on the greens.That is the only problem with municipal courses.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

An old syle course, fun to play

An old style tree lined short course set on the side of the Niagara escarpment with tree lined rolling fairways, with small trapped greens. This is the older of the two Chedoke courses and the easier one with only two tee blocks playing too 5750 yds from the back tees. The course was in a good green condition with wide fairways, thick rough and slower rolling then average greens. Many changes in elevations as you go up and down, or across the escarpment. Average length par 4's , with 5's just under 500 yds. 5 par 3's from 127 to 260 yds make it interesting. Fairways are not all flat offering side hill,up and down hill lies. First time players could have trouble finding next tee due to lack of directional signage on some holes and no cart paths around greens to assist. Many tee boxes grouped together in same area with some immediately behind greens. A good course for high handicap and beginners with enough challenge to keep them interested and enjoyable, mid players to work on game or keep form up, with the lower handicap players, long irons and wedges. Pace of play could be better given the length however given the range of ability of the golfers that play this course, number of golfers booked to play, longer then normal rounds are most likely the norm, not the exception.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Waste my Sunday

No Marshall available on course. I never seen 5 groups waiting at a tee because a group playing extremely slow

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

rent a cart

This course is a work out, up the escarpment down the escarpment. I went there with my wife and some of the holes are short there is no forward tee's for her unless you consider 10-20 feet an advantage for the women. Some of the greens were in tough shape and the ride was very bumpy cart paths not maintained at all.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has great features and a good view of the city

The course is well kept and

The bathrooms were nicely renovated

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, fairly difficult

Overall the course is pretty good. Front nine is more difficult than the back nine. Lots of changes in elevation and no water hazards.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Older municipal course with mature trees

There is no 1st cut of rough to be found on this course. If your drive misses the fairway you land in 2" rough and there's a good chance your ball is lost. Greens require some attention as do the cart paths. There is hardly any signage showing where the next tee box is and several tee boxes are located in a tight area. Also, there is a walking trail between the tee box and green on one of the par 3's which could easily result in people being injured by errant golf balls.
On the plus side there is some very nice views.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

A classic old course, fun to play

Fairways bumpy, layout not well marked, people jogging and yet a fun course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Got a great deal 1st time playing after years of driving past it on 403it was in nice shape good greens Iwill play it again

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

picturesque, built into the Niagara Escarpment

Fairly easy course, not very busy at noon on weekend, was able to start early, play in 3 hours

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Good track to get out and swing the sticks...one unrealistic par 3, but overall decent layout

staff was very friendly and laid back. Course needs some work, pretty poor cart path layout and design, greens need to be rolled, a lot of really dry patches already after a lot of rain.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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