BraeBen Golf Course - Championship

Want a good test, especially if the winds are up? Look no further than Braeben. Yes, it is reclaimed land, but what the designers did here is a masterpiece - no real hokey holes, just a layout that will thrill and disappoint at the same time. So bring an extra sleeve or two! This is excellent value on top of Mississauga.

Windiest round of my life.....
Whatever the MPH wind measurement is at ground level, double it for Braeben because of it's highly elevated location above the city of Mississauga. There is no protection from the wind at all on any hole, so if the wind is up, it's a real challenge to score well there.

Ball was moving (by the wind) on the greens and blowing off some tees..making for a somewhat stressful round of golf.

However, the course is quite nice, so I hope to go back and play on a less windy day.

Staff was friendly, course was in good shape and presents some interesting challenges being built on a landfill. Would recommend using the driver sparingly!

Braeben is a GREAT facility … they offer a no-frills brand of golf … nice club house … practice facility … AND a good golf course …

The thing is with Braeben … KEEP IT STRAIGHT … that's the big take-away … if you can't keep it straight … you're in for a tough day … I mention this because MY day went badly because I couldn't keep it straight … BUT … I'll be back … it's tough to score at Braeben but it's a great indicator of whether you are able to control your golf ball … 

Play this course regularly as it's close to home.
Pros:
Reasonable rates
Challenging holes, but not too penalizing.
Cons:
Greens after being pretty good last week have deteriorated considerably. Especially the par 3 over the pond from the elevated tees. Some have become so bare in places that there are patches of hard soil instead of green.
Pace of play sufferable but already becoming slow.
Some of the starers are not exactly cordial but some are so I rated favorably.
New cart girl sped past us several times without stopping claiming she didn't see us despite we being 4 playes on the fairway.

Challenging with narrow fairways and well-placed bunkers. Somewhat forgiving because of open, links concept.
Well-defined targets for approach shots.

Challenging course. Great for the golf enthusiast who wants a challenge. We played on a day when the rough was thick and high (it wasn't cut because of recent rain). It was our first time through the course so a lot of the blind shots were hard to judge. The fairways are also quite narrow so overall it can be a challenge. However, we enjoyed the lay out and the conditions and would recommend this course if you can get a good rate.

Cart path only due to early wet conditions so difficult to give a fair assessment.
Past rounds have been enjoyable.
Tends to be expensive on weekends for a municipal course.

Pricey for pretty poor spring conditions. Very little grass on the greens. Understand weather has been tough, but rates should not be this high for a muni with these condition

The two issues I have with Braeben are the condition of the greens and the bunkers. I have played the course at all times of the season and every time - even in the middle of summer - the greens are in poor condition. The sand in the bunkers in not raked and turned so often a routine bunker shot turns into an issue because the sand is hard packed or uneven.

We manage to conquer very windy weather , this course build on a waste dump is elevated so the wind had a field day with us, and we were the only players but we did for the love of golfing,
we 'll come back when weather will be nice and can drive the cart
on it

Will go again shortly. Enjoyed the fairways and greens

First time on this course, was pleasantly surprised. A lot of very good holes to keep your interest, one or two goofy ones. Challenging and long from the back tees. It was in good shape overall. Great deal on golfnow, maybe overpriced at regular green fee.

Great to play in the Fall with little leaves. Course was in excellent shape and pace was good

Great day sunny and played inside 4 hrs
Great staff,

first of all , that course is very close from my home.
easy access and clean course all over.

all employees are very kind .

Nice course - having #1 rated hole as first hole somewhat cruel.
layout works well with great use of limited space right in the heart of city.

Wind always blows - and every holes seems to be into the wind?

The course is nice and well maintained for a city course but the price per round is extremely high. even with a discount provided by Golfnow I feel that you would better off playing other courses with a similar price point as you would get more value for your money.

Great course. Right amount of sandtraps and doglegs gave me a challenge to use every club.The greens were in amazing condition. I average 40 to 50 games a year at various clubs this is one of my favourite courses. My last game was right after a thunderstorm that lasted for a day and the drainage system was amazing. one hour after the rain the course was mostly dry and very playable.

The course is good, good conditions, good variaty of holes.

The only downside when I played there was the pace of play, the group ahead was extremly slow and the marshal did not do anything about them. at the turn we passed them and when we finished they were 3 holes behind us! So get the marshal to do their job.