Royal Niagara Golf Club - Old Canal Course

Met by friendly staff. Was able to get started early. Pace of play was not bad considering this was a tough course with some blind shots. Should have purchased the course guide. Overall the course was in good shape for this time of year. Good value all around.

Every hole is different, par 3's are particularly strong. Fairways are very good; greens are on the fast side, tees and bunkers could use some attention. Generous landing areas off the tee. Wind can be a factor on every hole. Real good value.

I have played this course around 12 times in the last 6 years, each year the conditions seem to get just a little worse (two of last 3 rounds I have driven a cart that is literally falling apart with a top speed of about 5mph). Tee boxes in particular are getting uglier by the year. It's still a decent value for money, but I would not consider it a great course.
The Escarpment and Iron Bridge nines are definitely the better nines, which have some very good holes.
Generally has a very slow pace of play due to very deep rough and lots of fescue. Playing partner (18 hndicp) lost about 8 or 9 balls (only 2 of which were in the water). That's lots of time spent looking for balls in the deep grass. Our 3some took 4 hours with no one ahead or behind, but I have walked off this course after a 2 hr and 45 min nine holes more than once in the past. Please keep the grass/fescue shorter.

The staff were very friendly and very accommodating.

Still a little wet for early season. WINDY!!! Skill required!! Dead during the week flew through our round!

The rough is just that, rough. However it is clumpy and if it was mowed it would still rough but at least you could find your ball. I lost three in the rough which unless you step on your ball you may not find it.
The greens are aerated and far too slow.
The carts are being replace in the next couple of months I was told after had to replace mine between nines as I couldnt keep up to my playing partners.
Overall I love the course and it is spring. ONce a few weeks have gone by it will be great to play as usual.

I was impressed with the staff here and the course Marshall's were good. Last year they were not so good so much improved!

w as in good shape for this time of year greens were slow but ran true

The course was in great shape. Great fare ways. Greens were a little slow due to sand and aeration. Other wise it was great value for the money.

On November 20th, for the first time play for us, this course was enjoyable.

for the time of year november course is in good shape, the greens where a little rough, but not bad considering very few golfers fix thier ball marks

Course was not so easy. However it worth to play.
Green condition well maintained. But it/s not easy to check distance because there was not distance mark on the course.

Very nice couse, a little wet due to recent rain but still in very good condition

everything was good for the price but i was surprised at how poor the greens and tee boxes were.

Great course but greens and tee blocks need attention

Wow, what a difference a few years make. I golfed here two years ago and the condition of this course has dropped off horribly. If you want to golf at a top notch course in the Niagara Region, there are numerous others in better condition than this. To suggest that this is a high class course and not offer GSP of any kind, sprinkler heads not marked with yardage, and no "course playbook", is disappointing (to say the least). The tee boxes were uneven and covered in divots, the greens were filled with ball marks, the fairways super soggy (during a summer of record low rain).
The high point was that I was greeted professionally by the Marshall and was provided an electric cart - but the battery was shot and barely got me up any of the holes on their "escarpment" course. When i ran into the Marshall again, he said to just swap it out at the turn. When I did, I got a 2nd cart with just as much power as the first.
The company motto is suggesting a "golf experience second to none". I'd recommend the owners of Kaneff Golf make a surprise visit and see just how poorly the condition of this course is in.

It was ok but was airraided & over seeded. Starter was not friendly & cart needed work done.

Royal Niagara offers a mix of challenging hazards and well maintained fairways and greens. It rained earlier in the day and there were some wetspots in low areas of the course. The pace was decent although that may have been influenced by the volume at the course and the rainy weather that day. I would definately go back and recommend this course.

IT WAS AVERAGE MAINTAINED GREENS WHERE NOT
CUT VERY SLOW VERY WET IN THE FAIRWAYS

Over-watered course in middle of drought; Drives plugging in fairways ! 90 degree rule for carts? Because of over-watering, greens uncut & tee decks overgrown & weedy and in need of leveling/widening. Electric cart died 4 holes into rnd. 2nd time this happened in 4 rnds. played there. Never again.