Royal Ontario Golf Club

Enjoyed the course. Most drives are pretty tight so hitting the ball straight is a definite advantage! Tees weren't in great condition, but otherwise the course was well maintained. Some laying-up required off the tee, which makes it difficult the first time you play. We played the blue tees, but gold was probably a better option. Would definitely play again.

This is the 2nd time I have played this course. The poor practice of the greenskeeper for this track is that they have their crew cutting grass and grooming bunkers the entire morning of our round. We had the lawnmowers at every hole throughout the course. A Marshall agreed with my observation but said it was out of his hands. I'm sure business is just fine for Royal Ontario but we won't be going back there again. On top of that their lawn mowers would back fire on occassion when you're putting or teeing off which was just ridiculous. The cut grass was even left on some fairways which was just incredible. The first time I played here many years ago, they were also spraying a liquid foam on the fairways in front of us where we were teeing off which was the first and only time I've ever experienced this on a course.

It was a great day and the course was in excellent condition despite the heavy rains during the week. Enjoyed playing the course and plan to play again!

We have discovered a little jewel and even though the course suffered from the terrible rains it recovered pretty well, most probably due to the very good quality of the greenkeeping team. The design allows you to stroll in nature and to fight with the hole you are playing.

The most beautiful holes are the holes nr 9 and 18, not only do they offer a nice view back on the clubhouse they are pretty challenging.

!st time playing here nice large greens lots of water a little over priced I think but that's GTA pricing.

The course makes you think hard about your second shot. It's about making the smart decision rather than powering towards the green. Considering the fact that there is water on 17 of the 18 holes, a few lost balls will help emphasize that. A strong iron game would be good for this course.

Only one issue with the maintenance guys running the mower right next to one of the tee-boxes. But overall, love playing this course.

Like most Kaneff courses, it seems to have a brand identity problem. It wants to be positioned as a upper tier course but it also wants to put through as many golfers as humanly possible. So you have a nice course, lots of nice detail touches like flower beds. But then the tee decks are severely beat up. Lots of slightly cheesy signs urging deals. And we had a group of four in front of us who took, no word of a lie, about 10 minutes to play each of their four shots every time. Groups were backed up for miles and no sign of a course official all day. Drinks cart appeared every ten minutes in the beginning then suddenly disappeared altogether. But it's a nice layout, the fairways and greens were in good condition. The clubhouse is good with a beautiful back patio overlooking the course and the setting sun. They just need to decide who they are -- if they want to be an upper tier course, they need to clean up the ragged edges.

On 2 separate holes there were grounds crew mowing the green as we were approaching, about 80 yards out. In one case we got their attention and they stopped their machines, one of the mowers was stopped in front of the green?!?!?! On the other hole we weren't able to get their attention at all. Couple that with a wait staff in the club house that forgot to order the meal for someone at our table, and then not even noticing that 1 person had no food, I'm going to give this course a pass, too expensive for this kind of service. I've received better attention at municipal courses.

Course was well maintained and greens were rolling fast and true. However, 6 hours for 18 holes is too much and it wasn't the first time it had happened. Seems to be like it every time I golf here.

I thoroughly enjoyed the golf course. It was in excellent condition, challenging, but very fair. I was extremely disappointed in the pace of play. It took me over 6 hours to play this course on a Saturday afternoon. For some reason, the club felt it was a good idea to send foursomes out in the middle of a scramble tournament.

Club staff was very helpful and friendly.

GPS of golf carts would be helpful as there are many subtle dog legs and blind shots...I would have been lost without my iPhone GPS.

Not only will you use all fourteen clubs, make sure the putter is working. This is a well designed course with water and trouble in the right places. Picking your lines and targets are important. You'll have a fun challenge, and I'd be surprised if your score is the best score you'll shoot this year compared to other courses.

Play it, you won't regret it ,...in fact you will want to play it againg because it will beat you the first time but if you change your approach it's winnable!!! very mature course setting.

I found this course to be in very good shape. It's not very long (from the whites), so you can concentrate on accuracy off the tee. There is a good variety of holes, with plenty of hazards to get your attention. The greens were large and had a lot of slope to them. I have played the course several times using golfnow. The one time I didn't, I found it to be quite overpriced.

There are a lot of much better courses in the area which are cheaper. Even with the Golf Now rate the course was expensive for the level of service, and condition of the course.

The course was overbooked with waits on every hole. Even worse; the marshalls were telling the people waiting to hurry so they could start their tourney on schedule. Don't charge premium prices then run your course like conveyor belt. Don't expect paying customers accommodate your intentional overbooking by running through a round. Never again.

Arrived a little late (sorry) yet still not a hitch in the day. This is a great track and the value is amazing for Oakville with the rate we got. Pretty cute cart gal to, though, unfortunately, no Caesars!
This is one if my favorite (affordable) GTA courses. Cheers

The course is well maintained. Staff is super friendly. Beverage cart girl, Melody is a sweetie. Course was challenging but not rediculous.

I thoroughly enjoyed the course very nice greens good speed, fairways were firm and fast so the course didn't play as long as it might.
PACE OF PLAY was an issue for some in my group.
Marshall wasn't interested in speeding up offending groups as the "weather was so nice, so relax"
I had a lot of short wedge shots into greens should have played blues as a minimum, Only needed driver 4 times due to water and nothing gained by using it.
Want to go back but will definitely play blue or gold.

Good course and rate of play. Service was excellent and the staff at the pro shop were very accomodating.

Excellent course, but horribly slow, with rude, ineffective marshalls