CANADIAN PUBLIC COURSES

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Course Name, Location
Architect
SG
Rating
Fairmont Jasper
Park Lodge
Stanley
Thompson
SG Value
Factor***
Value
Rank
8.69 $180
4.83
46th
Cabot Links
Rod Whitman
8.63 $150
5.75
32nd
Fairmont Banff
Springs
Stanley
Thompson
8.59 $225
3.82
56th
Highlands Links
Stanley
Thompson
8.52 $105
8.11
15th
Tobiano
Kamloops, B.C.
Thomas
McBroom
8.29 $130
6.38
29th
Muskoka Bay
Doug Carrick
8.23 $179
4.60
47th
Greywolf
Doug Carrick
8.08 $129
6.26
31st
Predator Ridge Ridge
Doug Carrick
8.05 $165
4.88
44th
The Links at
Crowbush Cove
Thomas
McBroom
8.03 $110
7.30
21st
Eagles Nest
Doug Carrick
7.93
$195
4.07
52nd
Rocky Crest*
Mactier, Ont.
Thomas
McBroom
7.92 $160
4.95
42nd
Stewart Creek
Gary Browning
7.89
$195
4.05
53th
Wolf Creek Old
Rod Whitman
7.88
$85
9.27
8th
Humber Valley
Doug Carrick
7.88
$80
9.85
5th
Le Maitre*
F. Couples/
G. Cooke/
D. Huxham
7.74
$175
4.42
48th
Jasper, Alta.
Inverness, N.S.
Banff.
Banff, Alta.
Ingonish Beach, N.S.
Gravenhurst, Ont.
Panorama, B.C.
Vernon, B.C.
Morell, P.E.I.
Maple, Ont.
Canmore, Alta.
Ponoka, Alta.
Deer Lake, Nfld.
Mont Tremblant, Que.
The par-3 third hole at the Stanley
Thompson-designed Highlands Links
in Cape Breton, N.S.
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SCOREGolf
summer 2013
Peak
Rate**
Rank
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Course Name, Location
Architect
SG
Rating
Peak
Rate**
SG Value
Factor***
Value
Rank
Osprey Valley Heathlands
Doug Carrick
7.72
$104
7.42
19th
The Ridge at
Manitou
Thomas
McBroom
7.69
$135
5.70
34th
Copper Creek
Doug Carrick
7.67
$175
4.38
49th
Kananaskis
Country - Mt. Kidd
Robert Trent
Jones
7.65
$98
7.81
16th
Dundarave
Roseneath, P.E.I.
Michael
Hurdzan/
Dana Fry
7.63
$85
8.98
10th
Big Sky
Pemberton, B.C.
Bob Cupp
7.63
$155
4.92
43rd
Le Geant
Mont Tremblant, Que.
Thomas
McBroom
7.61
$109
6.98
24th
Taboo
Ron Garl
7.60
$195
3.90
55th
Fox Harb’r*
Graham Cooke
7.60 $225
3.38
58th
Bear Mountain Mountain
Jack Nicklaus/
Steve Nicklaus
7.59
$149
5.09
38th
Glen Abbey
Jack Nicklaus
7.58 $235
3.23
59th
Caledon, Ont.
McKellar, Ont.
Kleinburg, Ont.
Kananaskis, Alta.
Gravenhurst, Ont.
Wallace, N.S.
Victoria, B.C.
Oakville, Ont.
Bear Mountain Valley
Jack Nicklaus/
Steve Nicklaus
7.57
$149
5.08
39th
Cobble Beach
Doug Carrick
7.56 $150
5.04
41st
Fairmont Chateau
Whistler
Robert Trent
Jones, Jr.
7.56
$175
4.32
51st
Nicklaus North
Whistler, B.C.
Jack Nicklaus
7.54 $155
4.86
45th
Deerhurst Highlands
Bob Cupp/
Thomas
McBroom
7.47 $130
5.75
33rd
Victoria, B.C.
Owen Sound, Ont.
Whistler, B.C.
Huntsville, Ont.
Rank
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Course Name, Location
Architect
SG
Rating
Peak
Rate**
SG Value
Factor***
Value
Rank
Dakota Dunes
Saskatoon, Sask.
Graham
Cooke/Wayne
Carleton
7.44
$64
11.63
3rd
Osprey Valley Hoot
Doug Carrick
7.43 $104
7.14
22nd
Kananaskis
Trent
Country - Mt. Lorette Robert
Jones
7.41
$98
7.56
17th
Black Bear Ridge
Brian Magee
7.39
$79
9.35
7th
Northern Bear
Jack Nicklaus
7.36
$99
7.43
18th
Predator Ridge Predator
Les Furber
7.36
$145
5.08
40th
Lora Bay
Thornbury, Ont.
Thomas
McBroom
7.35
$135
5.44
36th
Heritage Pointe Desert, Heritage
Ron Garl
7.34
$113
6.50
28th
Le Diable
Michael
Hurdzan/
Dana Fry
7.34 $129
5.69
35th
The Algonquin
Thomas
McBroom
7.27
$85
8.55
13rd
13th
Gallagher’s
Canyon
Bill Robinson
7.24
$99
7.31
20th
Eagle Ranch
Invermere, B.C.
Bill Robinson
7.24 $139
5.21
37th
Bell Bay
Baddeck, N.S.
Thomas
McBroom
7.23
$85
8.51
14th
Grand Niagara
Rees Jones
7.23
$110
6.57
27th
Morningstar
Les Furber
7.20
$79
9.11
9th
Bond Head South
Jason Straka
7.20
$165
4.36
50th
Caledon, Ont.
Kananaskis, Alta.
Belleville, Ont.
Sherwood Park, Alta.
Vernon, B.C.
Calgary, Alta.
Mont Tremblant, Que.
St. Andrewsby-the-Sea, N.B.
Kelowna, B.C.
Niagara Falls, Ont.
Parksville, B.C.
Bond Head, Ont.
Rank
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Course Name, Location
Architect
SG
Rating
Glen Arbour
SG Value
Factor***
Value
Rank
Graham Cooke
7.14 $105
6.80
26th
Osprey Valley Toot
Doug Carrick
7.11
$104
6.84
25th
Ambassador
Windsor, Ont.
Thomas
McBroom
7.09
$53
13.38
1st
King’s Forest
Matt Broman
7.09
$63
11.25
4th
Fairview Mountain Les Furber
Oliver, B.C.
7.08
$72
9.83
6th
Angus Glen South
Doug Carrick
7.07 $180
3.93
54th
Tarandowah
Martin
Hawtree
7.06
$59
11.97
2nd
Whirlpool
Niagara Falls, Ont.
Stanley
Thompson
7.04
$80
8.80
11th
Wooden Sticks
Ron Garl
7.04 $190
3.71
57th
Les Furber
7.01
$110
6.37
30th
Fox Creek
Moncton, N.B.
Rees Jones
6.96
$99
7.03
23rd
Salmon Arm
Les Furber
6.94
$79
8.78
12th
Hammond Plains, N.S.
Caledon, Ont.
Hamilton, Ont.
Markham, Ont.
Avon, Ont.
Uxbridge, Ont.
Radium - Springs
Radium Hot
Springs, B.C.
Salmon Arm, B.C.
* Resort courses that require golfers to stay at the resort
to play. SG Value Factor does not reflect cost of room.
** The highest you’ll pay to play the course, walking
or with mandatory cart, rounded up to nearest
dollar excluding tax. Does not factor in whether
range balls are included. Of special note:
Chateau Whistler’s rate includes
complimentary second round; Wooden
Sticks’ rate includes two meals.
*** Arrived at by dividing the peak rate into
the course rating, which yielded a dollar
value per rating point to the nearest
second decimal.
A course had to be rated by at least 10
panellists to be eligible for this ranking. Ties were broken
by giving the course with more ratings the higher ranking.
CANADA’S
BEST
Peak
Rate**
CANADIAN
PUBLIC
COURSES
summer 2013
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COURTESY Highlands Links / Chris Gallow
Rank