Royal Niagara Golf Club - Old Canal Course

Hadn't played the course since it opened, but really enjoyed my day. Managed to get in 27 holes just before the sun set. The three nines all have interesting and picturesque holes. The holes are challenging, and there is a price to pay if your shots are too far off course. The greens were receptive, with lots of character. I just wish more golfers would fix their ball marks! I could have easily spent another hour of my day fixing everyone else's craters. Grrr...

Only quibbles were that many of the hole maps were missing the yardages (guess the numbers have peeled off over time), and there's an error on the scorecard for Canal #9 - it's a short par 4, not a short par 3.

Awesome course, great shape.

I have not played this course in about 10 years but I am glad I did today. I played early in the morning and played The Old Canal course first and I played alone. This 9-holes was for the shot maker as it was smart to play strategic golf to set up your best chance for par/birdie opportunities. The Old Canal was an enjoyable layout. I then played the Escarpment course and met up with a 3-some on the first tee. One of the players works at the course and he offered some incite on placement off the tee and it certainly was helpful. This 9-holes was more out in the open and windier but it offered more chances to grip and rip the driver. I played a full 18 holes with this group as I continued on to play The Old Canal course again as it was a perfect day for golf. The Iron Bridge course was closed due to maintenance, but I will be back to play here again as I enjoyed the conditions as well as the layout at Royal Niagara.

We arrived 45 min early and were greeted by a very pleasant starter who has a sense of humour - he suggested we could tee off earlier than our scheduled tee time - nice - during our round we encountered a couple of pockets of course workers who were courteous and respectful of whether or not we were hitting so we can't blame missed shots on them(ha, ha) - bunker placement is fair and most have decent sand - the real negative about this course is that there are quite a few blind shots and with no course map (most Kaneff Golf Courses have them), it meant some surprises - we golfed Escarpment & Old Canal (the most difficult of the 3 nines) & when we come back, and we will, we will request Escarpment & Iron Bridge

Beautiful weather complimented the great conditioning of the course which was surprising given the lack of rain and high temperatures this summer. The course is located along the escarpment and old canal which gives elevation changes and challenges that golfers can appreciate. The course does not have the gps systems anymore and needs tee signage or score cards that could show layouts to benefit new golfers . All in all a good day and place to play to tee it up.

Went out for a usually Saturday afternoon round of golf with a few buddies. I golfed with a few Buddies from out of town and he suggested he wanted to play her so we went. The course layout is great really enjoyed it. But the greens were awful nobody fixes divots and they haven't been rolled for months it looks like. Had a great day either way but course needs some TLC to make it a better experience.

Played this nine a couple months ago, in the middle of one of our hot/drought spells, and the course was baked out. it was brutal. Today was nice and green but very wet, had rain last night/this morning, ended up having cart paths only. Surprisingly that wasn't too bad. Course was in much better shape this time around and the greens were a great pace, very undulated, and a good test of our green reading skills. Next time I would prefer to play from the blue tees for a bit more of a challenge, I was basically hitting wedges into all greens. What was disappointing was they have a good 19th hole with a great patio, but they don't open it till 3pm...we finished at 130. Had to have our post round bevy at the halfway house, definitely a let down after a well played round. Overall enjoyed this nine,I'd play it again for sure

First time playing this nine. More target golf then the other 2 nines....course was really wet as it had poured rain before we teed off this morning. Greens were a great pace, very undulated, and a good test of our green reading skills. Next time I would prefer to play from the blue tees for a bit more of a challenge, I was basically hitting wedges into all greens. What was disappointing was they have a good 19th hole with a great patio, but they don't open it till 3pm...we finished at 130. Had to have our post round bevy at the halfway house, definitely a let down after a well played round. Overall enjoyed this nine,I'd play it again for sure

Nice green fairways, rather soft greens(slow) but kept well. My only criticism is that there are NO water coolers on the entire course and cart girl (one) covering 27 holes is not adequate. Make sure you bring a jug of ice water.

Course was in very good shape considering the dry summer we've had. Staff were friendly and informative. It was a great round of golf for the money.

Played for the first time here and was teamed up with another 2 people on their first time. Course was in great shape greens were good and was somewhat challenging. Great time had by all. Highly recommend to play this course , as I will again for sure.

Course green even in drought great variety of holes

Nice to see that Kaneff has put money back into the course, as it was being run down. The course, except for the sand, was in excellent condition.

Greens were in good shape with exception of 2 of the 27 holes. I found them tough to read but that's me not being a great golfer. Course layout was relatively easy with the shot on to the greens creating the most trouble. No long carries on this course while makes it ideal for shorter shooters. Scenery was beautiful. And aside for a breakdown with our cart (which was resoled very quickly) this was possibly my most enjoyable round this year

Good condiitons for lack of rain. Ok layout. Staff was great. GN price was good

Great course, every hole has a different challenge.

Very well maintained, consistent greens and bunkers.

Best conditioned course I have played through this very dry summer.

It was a golf day for the boys, we booked two groups. The were probably the second or third flight in the morning. The staff was friendly but nothing special. There was no breakfast bar nor it was open. Starter was friendly and informative. Because of the warm hot weather lately its understandable that the course was a little bit brow. Tee box, fairways and greens were acceptable. The only draw backs was that, there are a lot of geese droppings on certain holes mainly the first, 17th and 18th hole. Total let down and unpleasant smell; not a pretty site. For a premium course they should do something about it. Aside from that its worth playing at discounted rate.

will be back...was a fun challenge

Course was in good shape. Had a problem taking care of the round for my buddy's 50tj birthday. The staff member who checked us in couldn't get the credit card machine to accept my Amex. I've never had my Amex been declined. He tried it three or four times but it didn't go through. I paid cash but it seemed to me the attendant didn't really care either way. The course was in good shape although the pin placements were set up very difficult. The greens were incisistent from hole to hole. Overall, it was a good day and I like the set up of the ciurse

Played this course a few years ago and was impressed. It played long and the fairways and greens were in very good shape. This time the greens are in horrid repair and the fairways were hard and chewed up. Not worth the money charged now. There are a number of courses in Niagara that are a better value. A little TLC would go a long way here.