Royal Niagara Golf Club - Old Canal Course

Pace of play was painfully slow...almost 6 hrs to play 18. It's a shame because this course is a great design for all handicap levels.

Many bunkers need work, and necessitated free drops. The 9th hole on the old canal course does not reflect the par 3 as indicated on he card. (Par 4)

Staff need coaching on how to properly manage golfers expectations on directing to alternate 9's to speed up play.

I have noticed that a number of the kanefff group of courses seem to have issues with maintaining the quality but still seem to charge premium fees.

Iggy- you need to give the quality of the course and experience if you want to charge premium rates.

Otherwise, tear them down and build your upscale homes.

I will revisit and hopefully they have gotten their act together .

Course needs tlc . Some maintenance dollars or expertise. Course conditions have deteriorated since I last played 2 years ago.

Questio: does one only collect grass clippings on the fairways?

Greens were slow and did not run true.

Course has a sufficient degree of difficulty without poor conditions making place more difficult and frustrating.

The greens were slow and inconsistent from hole to the next. The bunkers had different sand from one to the next which was tricky. Wide drive landing areas and tight approaches. I suspect as the season goes on the course will improve. Staff were very friendly and helpful

The price was right for what the course has...but it desperately needs a fusion of money to improve its appeal. The course tracking is great and shot value very good. I would not pay more to play it.

Course is a nicely layout and the excellent service

We have wanted to play this course for some time and it just hadn't worked out. We played on a cool, crisp Saturday in November (unbelievable that we could still get out then) and the course, while being prepared for closing, was in good shape. The greens had been aerated, and we were warned, so it was all good. Staff were very, very friendly and we will definitely plan on playing again next year when the course is in tip-top shape.

NICE DAY STAFF OK NOT A PRETTY COURSE OR A LOT OF SAND TRAPS FLAT AND NOT AS GOOD AS THE REST OF THE COURSES IN THE NIAGARA REGION. I WOULD NOT GO BACK AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY $50.00. I THINK THIS IS A COURSE FOR BEGINERS.

The elderly couple I was paired with were great.
After 9 holes they got a new cart as the 1st was slowing down. Midway down our 10th fairway they had to return the 2nd cart for the same reason. We played 3 holes and I had to push their cart down the fairway - same reason only this time the cart would only crawl at a snails pace. I drove back 1 hole to borrow a cell phone from the group behind us and called for a new cart delivery.
We let 2 groups play through and needless to say, all this did not help my play.
4 carts in total.
What was ridiculous is that the man who gave the elderly couple the 3rd cart gave them bad attitude suggesting they took the wrong cart (2nd cart) when it was his coworker who gave them said cart.
the elderly man was gracious with the staff but I could tell he wasn't happy with how he was treaded/talked to.

Three golfers, all first timers here. Course in great shape and a real pleasure to play. Challenging, but not the type of course that eats up golf balls.
We had a blast and fully intend to play here again.

Great day had all that played today. The weather was a bit chilly a first but warmed up as the morning progressed. The greens were quick considering they were a bit furry. But the course was in beautiful condition for October. Enjoyed it with 3 birdies on the score card.

The course is in excellent condition. The staff where very friendly and helpful

Unfortunately there was alot of water in most traps as we played after 3 days of heavy rain. Had a chance to play one trap and it would be good to play when they dry out as the sand is good

Pace of play was slow, they had every nine booked solid and so the crossovers were messed up. Stay away from the Old Canal course if you can, it is just a lot of trick golf, the other two nines are decent.

Course has a great layout with very challenging greens with lots of slope and breaks. Some of the holes especially iron bridge are tight that require some shot making shots.
The course is in Great shape from fairways to greens.
My only negative thought is the tee blocks are not level.,very hard to find a level lie

Originally I had thought we had scored booking this time for $39.95+taxes and fees. Was I ever wrong. Although this course has three nines, the pace of play was horrendous. The pro shop staff was too busy to talk to us and we waited for over 5 minutes to get acknowledged. I don't like courses that take the driver out of your hands on par 4's and 5's. Many of the holes on this course, that was the case. Also, added Marshalls would improve the pace of play. I would not go back to this course unless the price was reduced. There are far too many good golf courses in the Niagara region for this place to be charging what they charge.

I signed up to play, and was going to be put with a threesome, but arrived early and was allowed to go off as a single.
The course had a few places where repairs were needed, but overall was still in good condition. The staff was very helpful, even when I caught up with the green cutter, he even recommended to me to replay the last two holes, so that he would be able to finish cutting the 18th before I got there and I would have a better experience.

Staff were very unfriendly and very over bearing...price vs quality = horrible

Greens were quite slow but in good condition on Canal and bunkers where hard but fairways were good.

Great course and friendly staff. Definitely recommend.

Too slow in playing in most holes.
No marshall showed up to check
Speed.
The Most greens are not well managed,
poorly managed.