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Cardinal Lakes Golf Club - Heron Course
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The Heron Course is one of two 18-hole courses at Cardinal Lakes Golf Club. It is the club's newer championship layout, designed to complement the original course, the executive-length Sparrow. It is 6,765 yards from the back tees but it feels as though it is considerably longer since many holes play into the prevailing wind. The golf course combines elements of classic links, parkland, and Carolinian courses. The generous fairways are guarded by bunkers and the large, fast greens are gently contoured and surrounded by trees. Water is a prominent feature throughout, coming into play on all but four holes. The layout saved the most challenging for last with its signature 18th hole, a par 3 with a tricky island green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6750 yards | 71.6 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 6095 yards | 69.6 | 125 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6095 yards | 75.6 | 134 |
| Gold | 72 | 5650 yards | 67.1 | 118 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5650 yards | 72.9 | 127 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5263 yards | 70.7 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.3/130 | 550 | 175 | 425 | 363 | 200 | 410 | 426 | 363 | 527 | 3439 | 537 | 370 | 197 | 425 | 367 | 502 | 195 | 521 | 179 | 3293 | 6732 |
| White M: 70.1/123 W: 76.1/140 | 516 | 150 | 405 | 335 | 184 | 360 | 393 | 350 | 513 | 3206 | 524 | 345 | 155 | 395 | 358 | 467 | 155 | 469 | 154 | 3022 | 6228 |
| Gold M: 68.3/117 W: 73.8/133 | 483 | 141 | 377 | 320 | 159 | 320 | 344 | 334 | 490 | 2968 | 450 | 320 | 130 | 377 | 339 | 437 | 140 | 444 | 129 | 2766 | 5734 |
| Green M: 67.1/114 W: 72.1/126 | 462 | 115 | 342 | 280 | 150 | 282 | 298 | 319 | 460 | 2708 | 439 | 260 | 125 | 339 | 307 | 378 | 114 | 393 | 92 | 2447 | 5155 |
| Handicap | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 72 |
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Tee times are too close together they need to space them out better
Waited 5-10 minutes at each tee box on the back nine it completely ruined my round lucky the guys I paired up with on the back nine were fun otherwise it would have been a complete waste of time and money. They have a marshal who doesn’t say anything to anyone he just drove around in circles and didn’t effect the pace of play at all.
Awesome day on the links
Played this beautiful and challenging course on a nice early autumn day. Pace of play was great - 3 hours and twenty minutes (twosome) walking. Greens are pretty fast with movement - will be back soon
Great experience overall
Value for the money is superb. It’s a wide open track with few trees lining the fairways. They make up for the lack of trees and challenge you with many ponds and good bunker placements.
I will be heading back there soon.
Disappointing
Very over priced compared to other courses that are much more well kept in the area. They are not upfront about charges and you will encounter hidden fees, you’ll see that’s a trend if you read the reviews. Very unwelcoming as well it felt like I was visiting someone home that they didn’t want me in. The employees seem very on edge too and look lost or confused half the time. Try the brock course or whirlpool or really anything would be better than here
Beautiful golf course
Have been playing alot of Canadian courses this season. And this my 2nd favorite one out of the 6 I have played so far. Great layout, very well manicured fairways and greens. A must play,. Will play again.
November Golf
Hard for me to criticize this course as it is one of my favorite little gems, and you cant expect much in November. (bonus days)
However, the round this week was right after an aeration and sand overseed. Greens were virtually un-puttable.
It was also really wet (cart path only) which I wish I knew about both, before driving all that way.
still a great track and weather was perfect
Good Conditions for Fall
Always a nice golf course in Welland. Except for the sand bunkers that were hard, everything else was in really good conditions.
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