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Royal Niagara Golf Club - Old Canal Course
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The Old Canal Course is one of three nine-hole courses at the Royal Niagara Golf & Country Club. Situated between the scenic Niagara Escarpment and the Bruce Trail, the Old Canal Course is named after the historic 120-year-old Welland Canal that borders it. The challenging layout was designed to championship standards, employing several tricky elements including carefully sculpted fairways, rolling greens, and king-size bunkers. True to its name, the golf course features plenty of water throughout. There are several dramatically placed tees perched on the edges of the canal, providing stunning scenery that is unmatched in the Niagara region. All three courses at Royal Niagara Golf & Country Club were built to the same high standards, but each one offers a unique set of challenges.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 36 | 3563 yards | ||
| Blue | 36 | 3307 yards | ||
| White | 36 | 3099 yards | ||
| Red | 36 | 2739 yards | ||
| Green | 36 | 2240 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.5/140 | 382 | 521 | 413 | 426 | 218 | 576 | 171 | 443 | 301 | 3451 | 6984 |
| Blue M: 70.7/134 W: 77.1/142 | 363 | 505 | 385 | 400 | 177 | 538 | 148 | 415 | 280 | 3211 | 6515 |
| White M: 68.2/128 W: 74.5/137 | 340 | 482 | 356 | 374 | 154 | 519 | 127 | 390 | 270 | 3012 | 6080 |
| Red M: 65.6/112 W: 70.3/131 | 312 | 439 | 292 | 334 | 133 | 432 | 107 | 364 | 265 | 2678 | 5407 |
| Green M: 62.2/106 W: 66.2/119 | 235 | 360 | 225 | 275 | 133 | 385 | 107 | 290 | 265 | 2275 | 4450 |
| Handicap | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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KEEP GOING BACK
I really enjoy this course, although I lost a fair amount of balls today...Bad bounces !! In really good condition...
Royal Niagara
greens a bit slower than usual but they were true and we had a grt time
Great course and staff
we played the iron bridge 9 and the escarpment 9. The iron bridge was beautiful and tricky. The escarpment was wide open and long! It was a great mix four out 18 for the day. Staff was very friendly, knowledgeable and professional. I would definitely recommend this to any golfer looking a for a bit of a challenge and wanting to test his/her long ball
Casual Day out
How is this course “royal”? Tees and bunkers were terrible greens ok. Bit expensive for a hackers course. Some holes are are really good challenge and the layout is quite good, it’s just not maintained very well. Fortunately we played with a nice couple of lads who were chatty and friendly. Otherwise I won’t rush back. It’s convenient for the mall though.
Laziness
I wish some of you lazy golfers would fix your dang ball mark's on the green, the greens would be in nicer shape if you did , it's like trying to get kids to clean ther room , really stop being lazy and help keep the course in good shape , iam sure the grounds crew would appreciate it .
Good fun
basically we paid for 18 holes then we picked up an additional 9 at a fair price. so that tells you what we think of the course...and I'd do it again
Royal Niagara Golf Course Great Deal
The course was in good shape. Over the years they have allowed sand bunkers to become grass bunkers. Generally, the course was in great shape. Bunkers needed grooming however in fairness there had been a heavy rain the day before. Great value.
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course is in terrible shape bunkers are still full of water and have been for awhile because there's algae growing in them greens are beat up and they want good money for a round. what a joke
Thank you!!
the cashless system is not ideal. We got pulled from the back nine and told to restart on another nine because they booked a shotgun tourny and took to many tee times. restarting was fine but everyone was so it was a 6.5 hour round
Wow we need to do better than this! Thanks for the feedback
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BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR
This course is top-notch.. Very challenging at times. Pace of play was excellent-even though they had men's league & a group of 8. Lost a lot of balls because rough was longer than normal...The only problem...Where are the washrooms???
Thanks, we typically have port o pot on the golf course. Will send to the superintendent
Cancelled
My round was cancelled by the golf course..was told it was double booked ..was only given 12 hours notice and no refund on my golf now fees..also your reward program is no good to me..i do not use hot deals.
The hot deals have nothing to do with us.
Good but difficult course
Tough course with high slope ratings. Greens are all raised and well protected by traps so there is a premium on hitting a long drive if you want a realistic shot at par.
Fairways and tees were in good condition and most holes drain well. The staff and facilities are all very good and well organized.
Negatives would be the rough was allowed to grow too long for the average golfer and the cart paths are I need of repair in many places.
We agree, thanks for the feedback!
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Sour People
You know i love reading the reviews on here about this golf course. All of these fake accounts bashing royal niagara and their conditions this year. If you have seen what the spring has been like and the excessive amount of rain they have recieved you would, like a normal human being, understand how difficult it has been to manage the conditions with all of this rain. pretty sure they were the only golf course allowing power carts. so you golf lovers can go PLAY GOLF. If you want prime conditions move to florida. Budgets arent easy to work with sometimes, but you dont seem to think about that do you? No you think they just dont care. Youre insane. If they didnt care, their would be no golf course. They try, and when the weather cooperates, its an excellent golf course. You pay no more than $62 prime time on this high traffic PUBLIC golf course, which sees over 200 rounds on the weekend. They accomodate all golfers because in todays world, businesses should accomodate everyone to make money. In these comments you keep mentioning how you play here many times. if its so bad why do you KEEP COMING BACK. its people like you who make me sick. you feel the need to come on these platforms and type negative feed back for other people who dont care what you have to say. Take your cheap, unknowledgable mind and go play golf somewhere else.
We still have faith in humanity! Thanks Tyler for the comment.
Slow!
Back nine was excruciating slow. Ended up dropping 2 holes We likely wouldn’t have finished anyway. Rough was cut pretty long as well.
Will send to the proshop to make sure our marshals get out there. Thanks
We will have to do better. Thanks