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Cardinal Lakes Golf Club - Sparrow Course
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Cardinal Lakes Golf Club offers two 18-hole courses, a championship and an executive. The Sparrow Course is the original executive layout and while it may only be 4,909 yards, it offers the same challenges as its championship sister course. The generous fairways, many of which are doglegs, are flanked with rough areas and there are numerous ponds and lakes that come into play. Surrounded by trees and bunkers, the small greens demand accuracy. It may be a short layout, but this formidable golf course requires careful course management, proper club selection, and solid short game skills. While it may often be overlooked because of its length, the Sparrow is Niagara's most formidable short track
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 67 | 4909 yards | 63.8 | 107 |
| Blue (W) | 67 | 4909 yards | 68.0 | 120 |
| White | 67 | 4528 yards | 62.1 | 100 |
| White (W) | 67 | 4528 yards | 66.7 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 67 | 4034 yards | 64.1 | 111 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 63.5/107 W: 63.3/117 | 335 | 155 | 327 | 294 | 318 | 153 | 474 | 335 | 129 | 2520 | 355 | 156 | 131 | 459 | 387 | 169 | 330 | 264 | 163 | 2414 | 4934 |
| White M: 62.3/101 W: 65.8/113 | 315 | 127 | 304 | 276 | 299 | 114 | 446 | 310 | 106 | 2297 | 311 | 137 | 113 | 441 | 378 | 153 | 308 | 248 | 142 | 2231 | 4528 |
| Red M: 61.1/95 W: 63.4/106 | 294 | 108 | 274 | 254 | 252 | 93 | 367 | 290 | 87 | 2019 | 286 | 113 | 94 | 393 | 359 | 132 | 288 | 216 | 134 | 2015 | 4034 |
| Handicap | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 67 |
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Great Track
Staff are always great and the course is fun to play
Perfect Day
This was our first time playing this course, we had a foursome. The weather was perfect. We got a Hot Deal from Golf Now for $25 each for 18 with a cart. The course is a little challenging but the greens even more so!! We had a great day and finished it off with lunch at the clubhouse which was delicious...Will definitely go back.
nice layout
looking for a shorter course to play which is challenging,you found it.
Grass cutter stole my ball
I was off to a great round I was paired with a wonderful twosome who were great golfers too boot. I enjoy this course and would highly recommend it to anyone but upon writing the review I was reminded of the one incident that spoiled my round I had a good front nine and was teeing off on the 11th when I pushed my drive right of the fairway I was playing a Callaway bold yellow ball so I can track and find it easier and a grass cutter picked up my ball let me walk up and down the rough four times before I made eye contact stared him down and asked him if he had picked up my ball as we had seen his tractor stop and sure enough he had my ball in his jacket pocket he gave it back and said you were by the second bunker and we were like what and looked at each other completely astounded. I was playing a very great round and enjoying the company and it’s spoiled that hole and the next two as we were all kind of sour as we could not believe that someone employed a golf course would pick up someone’s ball no knowing that that’s a major faux pas!
A great course but dont let the par 67 fool you. It has a lot of challenges ponds bunkers lots of tree trouble. Greens were nice and well kept but very fast and challenging but that's good right? All around this is a great course and I will definitely return.
A Lovely Day
The course was in great shape. The pro shop staff and starter were very nice
September Golf in Canada
Sparrow is one of our favourite small courses. Quite a lot of rain in the past while and the course was very wet. Under the circumstances the course was in great shape and we thoroughly enjoyed our round. We try to play Sparrow a few times a season and based on our last experience we plan on playing there again next year
Great course however
Love playing here and have played many other courses but I seem to come back here because I love the course however some of the staff are miserable. We will now go back and play riverview pay a little more but you are treated with friendly staff!!
Pace of Play...
I really enjoy this golf course, but, on this day, everyone was teeing off on the 'back 9', and we were waiting on every hole due to the backup. I was told by an employee that they did this to 'mix it up' for the older golfers that usually only play the front 9 holes... we were playing 18 holes, and could have had a more enjoyable round had it been faster.
nice course nice day
We played here for the first time, and thoroughly enjoyed the course, very short but in pristine condition, the only kick was that we had a ton of rain between 6 and 8am that morning, and the course was very wet.I talked to a friend at work who lives in Welland and ha told me they have always had drainage issues there so that is something to keep in mind, otherwise fairways are beautiful, greens are beautiful, a very nice day indeed.
A fun and challenging shorter course that lends itself well to walking.
This course has nice features, challenging holes for the mid to high handicap player, is scenic and well maintained. A very pleasant round of golf.
Not bad for the price
The course is decent but there’s no map so dogleg holes were a bit difficult to to tee off on. Also difficult to identify where water hazards were. Conditions were pretty good - some wet areas. Course is mostly flat and shorter than many. Made for a good round.
Great course !!
Very friendly staff, the value was spectacular, and the clubhouse was way above par !! I wished I lived closer so I could get a membership !
Fun fun fun
No need to be a long hitter, better to polish up your putting skills, and iron play.
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