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3.8
404 Reviews (404)
5 Stars
107
4 Stars
183
3 Stars
70
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
71.4%
Recommend this course
320 out of 404 reviews
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3.9
11 Reviews (11)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
3.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
63.6%
Recommend this course
7 out of 11 reviews
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3.8
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
3.9
66.7%
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18 out of 27 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7074 yards
Slope 146
Rating 75.0

Royal Ontario Golf Club sprawls across gentle hillsides blanketed in mature trees and thick fescue. Formerly a stable, the course features large meadows and dense groves of trees that frame the fairways and greens. The layout has a more traditional, links design that features occasional water hazards, most notably on the par-5 ninth and 18th holes that share a large lake, but the tree-covered hills are the true challenge of the golf course. Although there are many difficult elements on this course, five sets of tees make it accessible for players of all skill levels. Royal Ontario Golf Club is often compared to the Masters Course at Lionhead Golf & Country Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Golf Season Apr 1 to Nov 30
Architect Ted Baker (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
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
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3.8
404 Reviews (404)
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Royal Ontario Golf Club

Great course but very tight and lots of hazards, better for experienced golfers.

Conditions Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

No Food /Bev cart

The course was busy but moving well at 4pm. Saw the cart girl on hole 2. That was it!! It was hot, needed some energy and a drink, figured she had to be around soon... at about 12th hole, game fell apart. 120 a round and no cart girl???? Whats with that?

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course

Nice challenging course with some very narrow fairways, pack some extra balls. The greens were fast, had to really tune down my shots on the green.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough but fair

The course was in excellent conditions. The greens were also excellent, fast and true. We found the sand in the traps inconsistent and none of the tee boxes had the markers in place. These are only minor annoyances. For first time players, definitely invest in the yardage and layout book. It will save you from surprises.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

challenging tight fairways, large true greens

In this parkland setting many holes have tree lined fairways tight to the hole. Also the open holes have ponds. Placement of you drive is crucial in low score. On the par fives the second shot to the fairway to be in range for the elevated greens is very narrow. I enjoy coming back to this course because it makes me think of the shot, plan where you want it to land. When it is executed it is very rewarding.
The greens are slightly undulating but true to read, all the same speed, hats off to the greens keepers.
Very nice course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

tough track

pay attention to the scorecard and where the trouble is...any local knowledge is welcome...stay below the hole

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

Food

The hamburger we had at the turn was terrible. It was re warmed burnt garbage. Other than that the course was great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Bag for your $$$ on golfnow.com

This course is in awesome shape! Place is very clean and the staff were amazing .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

It's good and challenge course. fairway and green is good and fantastic. It's good time for me and my wife.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging Course at a Great Price

Beautiful day and very good value for a very nice and well-conditioned course. Tee time was at 7 AM. Great value on the day after Canada Day weekend. Not many golfers on course. Only caveat...top-dressed greens. Lots of grit on greens made it difficult to play greens as expected. The course can be a strong challenge especially if you are teeing from the Blues or beyond. There are some blind T shots including (and especially) the 10th. GPS installed carts r handhelds would be highly recommended. If you have a rangefinder (as my playing partner had) may be helpful but sometimes difficult layups were a challenge to determine.

Otherwise, the course is a great value if you can get the discount Hot Deals price. Nice driving range, too. Only 35 minutes away from midtown Toronto.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What a Pleasure!

Got to play Royal Ontario today for the first time :) Was it ever a pleasure!

Started off nice and early and pace was fair! Took just about 4 hours to play 18 back to front. We were a little bit delayed by a 4some but Marshall's were present to make sure pace was kept up!

I played Lionhead last week and Royal Ontario have it a strong run for it's money! I had a much more enjoyable round here and the course was actually in better shape! Specifically less divots and ball marks.

The only negative of the round was the sanding of the greens! - 7/18 greens were freshly covered in sand making it almost impossible to read the green. Also - the grounds staff needs to learn to stop cutting while golfers are hitting! We had someone cutting the tee box we were hitting from while we were hitting and had to ask them to please stop.

I would reccomend ANYONE should play this course! :)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

good golf club

Worthy and valuable golf club. Especially the marshal was very kind and professional. The course is very well maintained and in good condition. I will play hete again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging Course

This days the greens were holding well from morning watering. Course was busy during the long weekend. Pace was comfortable, but slow. Plenty of water hazards around this tight course. Choose your clubs carefully and know your yardages. Look forward to returning.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

6hour round

Beat up greens, 6 hours to play. 120 dollars is way too much. Go to Pipers up the block it's in mint condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Conditions are very good and it's a challenging course

Conditions are very good - the bunker sand is pretty firm so that could be better. Generally the conditions were great. There is the odd ground under repair and not so great spots. Greens are in good shape.

It's a very challenging course - perhaps too much fescue in some places where you might hit a great shot but it trickles in and you've lost your ball.
Not a big fan of how close #9 and #18 run. I couple rows of trees to separate them a little would be better.

Would recommend to play here and I will be coming back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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

Great Day

Course was in great shape and not over booked so we weren't rushed. Also has a good practice facility

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Very nice course

I have golfed many courses but this one was definitely one of the nicer ones for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great challenging course!

The course was in excellent condition. The tee boxes, fairways, and greens were all in top condition. Definitely had fun playing this course and will be back again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Way Over Priced!

Poor place to play no Marshall's anywhere to be seen. If you like 6 hour rounds this is your place to play. I would not recommend this layout poor conditioned and brutal pace of play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Royal Ontario

Pace of play was pathetic it took my group over 5 hours to play. For the money that we paid the condition was not worth it. Overall I would not recommend playing this one!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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