Glen Abbey GC
A view from the left side of a fairway at Glen Abbey Golf Club.
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4.2
894 Reviews (894)
5 Stars
447
4 Stars
258
3 Stars
113
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
30
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
87.3%
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752 out of 894 reviews
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4.8
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
5.0
Layout
4.8
Pace
5.0
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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5 out of 5 reviews
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4.1
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.9%
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40 out of 45 reviews
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Course Highlights
Glen Abbey's iconic course layout and well-maintained conditions consistently impress golfers seeking a historic Canadian Open venue. The notably friendly and welcoming staff elevate the overall experience for visiting players.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 73
Length 7273 yards
Slope 132
Rating 74.7
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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Golf Season May 1 to Nov 1

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
GPS No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.2
894 Reviews (894)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 10
Bunkers 8
Thick Rough 8
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 8
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 7
Entertaining Clients 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 11
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/07/2019

Thanks for the 5 star review! We are glad to hear of the great feedback on our conditions - we hope to see you back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/07/2019

Hi Peter8082127. Thanks for the positive review.

We are glad to hear of your positive feedback, and we hope to welcome you for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best of Best

A course with history, famous, and nice facility. Museum is a must go, same the wall of champion, and big champion board photo shoot at 18th holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/06/2019

Thanks for the 5 star review!

We are glad to hear of your great experience and round. We look forward in hosting you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A Treat

This course is one of the most popular ones we have in Canada because of the countless times they have hosted the RBC Canadian Open. It was a treat playing the course after watching the pros do it. The course was in good shape despite the rain we have gotten the last week or so. Staff is super friendly and for the price from Golf Now I would definitely recommend this course to any golf lover!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/06/2019

Thanks for the 5 star review! We are happy to hear of your great experience, we hope to host you again this season.

See you at the club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Forgiving and Punishing

Beautiful course, fantastically maintained. Forgiving off the tee. Approaches are all extremely challenging requiring you to make a good shot (just as Jack Nicklaus intended). Brush up on your sand play before taking on "The Abbey". It would be a travesty to lose this course to development.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 07/24/2019

Hi raffaele11. Thanks for the 5 star review!

We are glad to know you enjoyed the course - both the conditioning and layout. We look forward in hosting you again many times.

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always good

Typically a little bit more than I would pay for a round, but the atmosphere at glen abbey is just so pure. Well worth the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/19/2019

Thanks for taking the time to review your recent round.

We appreciate the 5 star rating! We hope to see you back again soon.

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing, unique experience

To be able to play where the pros play is already pretty neat. But the course itself is just stunning. The staff are outstanding and the quality of the course was 5-stars.

I will definitely be back as often as I can be.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/19/2019

Hi bramleggat. Thanks for the 5 star review!

We are glad you were able to enjoy the course and nostalgia it brings. We look forward in hosting you another round in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/19/2019

Hi laziali11. Thanks for the 5 star review!

We are pleased to have been able to host you, and look forward to your next round with us.

Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/19/2019

Hi Peter. Thanks for taking the time to review your recent round.

We are glad to know you enjoyed it, even though you battled the heat. We look forward in welcoming you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Father's day golf !

Had the most amazing golf day with my son , coarse was in great shape and the staff were all very friendly and polite. Best Father's day ever !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/20/2019

We are so pleased to hear of your amazing Father's Day experience.

There is no better way to spend a golf day than with your son. We are glad to know we had a small part in an enjoyable day, and we hope to be able to host you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/20/2019

Thanks for the 5 star review! We are glad to know you had a great round, and we hope to see you back at the club soon!

Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Below average conditions

Driving in, I noticed a temporary green on #1. The range was soaked, balls plugging every time. The course was very wet and cart path only. Many greens were in rough shape. Lots of plugged balls on the course as well. Disappointing........pretty good weather and great company.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/31/2019

Hi Peter8082127. Thanks for taking the time to review your experience.

Unfortunately us, like many clubs experienced a very harsh winter with some impacts to early season-conditions as a result. With the cold over-night temperatures and high rain it took a little longer to get back into our expected shape this spring. We hope you will come back for another visit in June when we are in full-season conditions to get the full experience.

We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Love the green and a few hole's layout . Will definitely come back again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/31/2019

HI Derek8365565. Thanks so much for the positive review.

We are glad to hear of the enjoyment and hope to see you back again for that next round!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really wet but

Had 4 temp greens. Why are you charged full rate for 1/4 of course

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/31/2019

Thanks for your review, upon your visit we were on reduced fee to account for the temporary greens and shoulder season conditions.

We hope to see you back again in June for our full-season conditions we all have come to enjoy.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spring Round

Always love The Abbey but when you charge $100+ the Range better be open. It was closed this morning and I did not get a chance to warm up. The staff was aware that the range was closed and they still accept a full greens fee knowing that fee was based on use of ALL the facilities (I.e the range. Practice greens, etc).

Other than that the course was in good shape for the first week of May. Greens not so true, but that’s to be expected In spring and 1,2 and 4 had problems with drainage so greens were offline. They put oversized cups about 20 yards off the front of each green which was a bit gimmicky but also fun putting into a cup that even Rory couldn’t miss.

Good round. Fairways were in great shape but don’t charge me $100+ and advertise the range facility when it was out of service.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/31/2019

Thanks for your review, and we apologize the range was not open for your tee time.

We have attempted to keep the range open as often as possible, but due to the heavy rains in the early Spring it caused some amendments to our range schedule to ensure the longevity of the range all season.

The range is always included as a complimentary gesture but can from time-to-time be unavailable. Never hesitate to contact us in advance to confirm and will certainly be available for another visit this summer.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Whats better than “the shot”

Amazing course, my bud chad smith jessica albatrossed 18 to cap it off. Amazing time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2019

Amazing! So glad to hear of your enjoyment of the course, and even better to hear of the awesome score on 18 for your playing partner.

Come back often! See you soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Fall colours were in full bloom. Course was in great condition. Hope it stays regardless if they loose the Open. Great company I played with, both first timers and they loved every swing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible pace

Terrible pace of play. Not very organized. Supposed to be club link course. It’s not it’s a very bad line up of carts and people at every hole. Especially when you get to back nine 4 cars deep of a delay. I golf grey stone 4 hours this course 6 hours if lucky

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wonderful experience

Our round at Glen Abbey was fabulous. Took my son (his first time there) and we had a blast. Course conditions were excellent and staff were outstanding! Don’t miss an opportunity to play here - plenty challenging but it offers something for golfers of all levels

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Too Bad

It is always fun to play the Abbey but the course was the wettest I have ever seen. The greens were fine, the bunkers were flattened down by all the rain and people ahead of us didn't rake the bunkers. There was NO sun as forecasted and the fog started to roll in on the back 9. I know the course can't control the rain but it still wasn't worth the price...........................Sorry.....................

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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