Thundering Waters GC: #18, #9
Aerial view of the 18th and 9th holes at Thundering Waters Golf Club
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4.0
863 Reviews (863)
5 Stars
291
4 Stars
396
3 Stars
110
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
31
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
84.8%
Recommend this course
733 out of 863 reviews
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3.7
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
3
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1
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1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
77.8%
Recommend this course
7 out of 9 reviews
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3.8
94 Reviews (94)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
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3 Stars
16
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
80.9%
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76 out of 94 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6530 yards
Slope 143
Rating 71.8

Thundering Waters Golf Club, so named for its proximity to the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, has a unique layout that combines a parkland course with the tricky elements of a heathland golf course. There is an interesting combination of drivable par 4s and scenic par 3s that will provide a formidable test for even the most skilled players. The golf course first winds through heavily wooded patches and then finds its way to rugged hills dotted with thick fescue where true links-style holes with deep bunkers and large, undulating greens await you. The layout also features several doglegs and more than 100 bunkers strategically placed throughout. Water hazards come into play on 10 holes. Thundering Waters Golf Club was Canada's first John Daly signature golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 2005
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Daly (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.0
863 Reviews (863)
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Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Best score to date

Got the deal on golf now and saved $30. The course was in great shape, and the staff were amazing. Will defiantly play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Talk about sand !!

This course is littered with sand traps and water hazards.
It will bring the best and the worst out of everybody.
Enjoy....Thundering Waters is a great course to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great from tee to green

The course was in good condition, with the greens being a bit bumpy and "fuzzy". Interesting sight lines from the tee with the bunker arrangements and flow of the fairway. For a golfer with "above average" length, the course might feel somewhat short from the tips.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/26/2013

The par 3's won't feel short from the tips, that's for sure.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Thundering Waters is always pleasing, great course

Green's were a tad slow, would like to see them a little faster, other than that the staff is supper friendly and helpful. Course in great shape!! Love those deep, deep bunkers, hahahaha

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

The cart path are all paved....

This course is great but lack driving range...I'll play this course again...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A gem in the Falls

The course is in great condition and features numerous tight fairways and deep green side and fairway bunkers. The courses fairways are better than some courses greens. During play it was incredibly windy with numerous holes having you drive the ball directly into a head wind. Accuracy is key on this course. Missed hit chip shots can cause your ball to roll right off green, leaving you a tough recovery shot. This course is a thinking players course. Solid strategy and ability to execute a good golf shot is rewarded. Inability to do so is punished with 144 bunkers on the course and water hazards on almost every hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Amazing golf destination

The four tees give everyone from the weekend duffer..to low handicap a true golf experiance...

Amazing staff...Unbelivable course condition...a true treat in the Niagara downtown core..minutes from every major Niagara destinations..and world class GOLF!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

This course is very tight and narrow. Better hit it straight!

I loved playing here and will definitely come back again... very soon!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Thundering waters Review

This is by far one of the best courses in Niagara and I will gladly keep going back to play. The fairways were perfect the greens were in great condition. Had a great time playing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

this course is chalanging

the course played great but sand traps need work but in good shape for this time of year4/

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

course was in good condition for this time of year

the course played great the sand traps need work but it is early in the year04

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

Not a long course but must be carefull where you place the ball

The tee boxes and greens in very good shape. The farways are very soggie but its that time of year. Take a few extra balls with you as you will loose a couple to plugging in the farway. This is the fourth time I have played it this year and enjoy it every time. The only complante I have is the bunkers are very poor and have been all year. They are in need of alot more sand.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This course makes you feel like you're really out in nature with the way it has been carved out of the local landscape of trees and water.

The course was in great shape with with well trimmed grass and not many leaves for this time of year. The greens putted true even with some sand on them for winter prep. The sand traps weren't reworked since the latest rain so we raked a spot and replaced the ball. The five tee levels accomodate all players so we played from the whites which were just over 5000 yards. Due to the difficulty of the course it made it seem like 6000 at other courses but I loved the challenge this course provides.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is short but still has some shot makers holes which cause it to be a bit more difficult.

Nice course. Couple of goofy holes like the first and seventh holes. I would play again and like the course. It is generally in good shape but was very wet the day I played.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This course does have awesome features.

Thundering Waters golf club is a course that has every golfer mesmerized by the outstanding manicured look to the course and the name helps sell it! We have played this course back to back weekend and even with mother nature giving the course a soaking to make it cart path only and the bunkers full of water,it still was an awesome day at the course! Looking forward to playing again next weekend already! Great way to spend a sunday on the course in October! Staff is awesome and match the course! Good job!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Make this part of your "To-Golf" list

Although I played this course 5 days after the greens were air-raided, I can still see the potential. I'm certain that during any other time of the year, this course would be impressive for anyone.
This is the first year that I've taken a week off work for my "Stay-cation" and decided to golf nothing but local golf courses all week long. Thundering Waters did not disappoint.
The highlight of my round was the combination of tee-time (7:33am = no one else except grounds crew on course), and in cart flat screen GPS monitors.
I will certainly be back again next year, hopefully more often than just during my Golf "Stay-cation"

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 11/02/2012

I appreciate your review. I also read your G. Niagara review and found it to be a breathe of fresh regarding that course. Continue with your poignant comments. They help us save our money/time by avoiding the overrated.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Shot Makers Course!

This. Course will sharpen your short game and will reward the long "Daley" like hitter with reachable par 4's and FIVE par 5's all within reach. Don't get off line though or you will be reaching into the bag for balls!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Exceeded expectations

Had read many unflattering reviews of this course. Especially since the changes have occurred. I purchased a hot deal tee time. I arrived and was met by very attentive, friendly course staff. Starter was very cordial and introduced me to my fellow patrons. I played the round with three gentlemen who'd played the course in both of its iterations. We played the course from a combo of blue/black tees. They had decided this was the best approximation of the original layout. I found the condition of the course to be above average for public use courses in Niagara. No real quirky holes to ruin the round. Greens were challenging and in good condition. I will be playing this course again. It is a good value for the price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Precise driver needed

If you are wild with the driver you may not like this course..Take the advice of the starter and play Blue if you shoot in the 80's. Blacks if you shoot in the 70's

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Course Be Ready For A Challenge

This course if beautiful and is a great layout. Narrow fairways and several bunkers make it a real challenge and a score can really escalate on any given hole. A must play anytime you are in Niagara.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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