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Royal Niagara Golf Club - Old Canal Course
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About
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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Beautiful Day
Played Iron Bridge/Escarpment from whites. Both courses in good shapes except for the sand traps which were terrible and lots of them.
Enjoyed the challenge.
neighbours are a ROYAL pain
Love coming from TO to play this course....unfortunate that the neighbours have forced Kaneff to turn a wonderful finishing par 4 into a ridiculous par 3....golf course was here first people! The other 26 holes are terrific,,,,blind shots, elevated, tiered greens and friendly staff make for an enjoyable day....even if sometimes your scoring doesn't co-operate
Glad I played
This is a course that drove I by and often wondered what is was like. Well it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Course was in great shape, lots of challenges and we'll layed out. I will make this a regular stop from now on.
hidden gem
beautiful course ,totally goes under the radar.
Iron bridge 9 is as good as any 9 in the province
Good test of golf
We were to go off as two 3-somes, but one of our guys had to return home. Pro shop did not collect for the 6th guy, even though he could have; that was customer service friendly! Staff offered to let us play as a 5-some if we kept up the pace. Worked out great. Had a cold sandwich at the turn - bread was soaking wet with water. I should have taken it back, but not enough time. Another guy had a burger and was unimpressed. Loved the golf - challenging layout.
good value with Golfnow
would only play this course with golfnow.Elevated greens force you to hit good iron play
good challenge
We played escarpment to old canal. Course was in great shape. Overall challenging course and great value. Staff very friendly and the pace was perfect. Played as a foursome, and we were done our round in just over 4 hours. I would recommend playing this course, and will be back out to play again this summer. Greens were consistent and in good shape.
Very organized, and a fun round
The starter was super-organized. We had a cart with a card on it with our name and starting time. We were paired up with 2 locals (we were visiting from the US) who were good to play with. Groups were separated enough so that we didn't have to wait, or have a group wait for us until the last few holes. Very challenging but fun course!
Very Challenge Course
This is very challenge course with lots of bunkers and narrow fairways.
We quite enjoyed to play there although my partners lost lots of balls in the deep rough and waters.
The green conditions are good and are difficult to read due to uneven and up down conditions.
Great course and great value!
Royal Niagara Re-Visited
After a few years absence from playing Royal Niagara, I recently moved in to St. Catharines and decided to play my first round in almost 9 months (due to rotator cuff injury and surgery) at Royal Niagara. This course proved to be the comeback track of Niagara. It is a fantastic 'out there' experience. The course is well manicured and the greens are now in very respectable condition. I am hosting a men's day in a few weeks and will present this track to my playing buddies. Actually, I would join this course, I was that impressed.
Nice Track
Beautiful laid out track, a challenge for every level of golfer. Not over crowded, therefore, you can enjoy the pace of play.
Going to give a fair shot again
K so it rained the night before so you'll have to take this with a grain of salt.
I will try this cours again when it's dry but the cours should have never been aloud to be played on with how wet it was. It was cart path only due to it but talk about wet. You had to hit everything out of water... It's started to rain on our second hole so we packed it in.
We are from out of town and only go to the falls once a year and they would only give a rain check even after two holes. If the cours wasn't so bad I would understand but we should have been told how wet it was as I asked right off the bat. We had to fight just to get tell end of May which still is no help as it's rain weather then too. Staff need to learn a little more about customer service.
Other then that I bet this cours is amazing when dry.
worth the drive
it's a good course that challenges your course management skills. bring lots of balls.
iron bridge/escarpment
Not a good course for the average golfer. All landing areas are narrow and small with many hazards and fescue to swallow up errant shots. Greens and tee decks were not in the pristine condition you would expect from kaneff golf. Does not match up with kaneff's other locations in the GTA. Even streetsville glen had nicer greens. Weekday pricing isn't bad for the quality of the course, but not worth the weekend green fees. If you are a low handicap looking for a challenge, this may be a good course for you. If you are in the 20 handicap range like myself, go somewhere else. That being said, all the royal niagara staff we dealt with were excellent. Everyone was very courteous and helpful, and the refreshment cart ladies were all very attractive, which I know has nothing to do with golf, but is always a nice bonus!
Royal Niagara- Great course
Great course. Friendly staff. 4.5 hours to complete 18 holes on Sunday afternoon. Minimal waiting time on tee boxes
Royal Niagara
great day staff very friendly. Would recommend. great location. great conditions
Overall very good
The course is very challenging for an average player like myself.
The greens appear to have been recently aerated because they were rough and somewhat slow.
