Forum: Local Stuff

I am seriously considering buying the Meadows unlimited golf pass for 2016. What I am wondering is how many of these passes will be sold , I thought I read somewhere that it was 600. With that many pass holders out there will it be more difficult to get a tee time. If anyone had a pass in 2015 it...

Dear customer, We will be aerating and top dressing our greens starting Tuesday October 13th. Therefore, we will have golfers play the same 9 holes twice until all 18 greens will be completed. Our rates will be $ 45.00 with cart + taxes from that period on until closing day. Thank you for your...

It's that time of year again everyone. The temperatures are slowly dropping and the leaves are starting to change. Fall is here. We are currently offering fall rates it's true, but please be advised that we (and many other courses) have some fall maintenance that is required to be done during...

Looks like the CP Canadian Women's Open is coming back to Ottawa in 2017, part of Canada's 150th birthday celebration in the capital. Last time was a lot of fun, was really impressed at how engaging and friendly the LPGA pros are. Brooke Henderson will have a huge gallery following her I...

Yesterday at the Greyhawk GC, the OVGA held its annual Tournament of Champions tournament. During play there were THREE holes in one. A fellow competitor in our group, Ron McWade from Kanata GC aced #7 on Talon, Michel Berube from Tecumseh holed out on #15 on the same course, and a lady got her...

I know this course is not the best in the city, but at $750 for unlimited golf, you can't find a better deal!!! Maybe other courses will follow suit and start offering reduced price memberships. I hope to golf 25 times this year and most of my golf is last minute golf. The Meadows is less...

The Fall Specials & Closings page is now up. It will be updated regularly until all courses have closed for the season. http://www.ottawagolf.com/fall.html

Shot my age twice last season at 68, but failed to do it this year at 69. Turned 70 early this month and inspite of a couple of bogeys coming in, scored 67 at Kanata GC, which is the first time scoring under my age. The Kanata GC is in fabulous condition with the greens very smooth and...

Playing this week... Never played it before... Most likely playing from the tips... So I am looking for tips! What's the course like? Any tricky holes? Things to watch out for? Thanks

I have found this year that the sand bunkers at most local courses are sub standard, one high end course in the west end is particularly poor. Pineview has done a nice job but several courses I have played the texture of the sand , including rocks and contour is not good at all. Can anyone note...

Local south end course, 27 holes, real "gem", never had issue before. Played on a Sunday AM - 630 tee time. 10 minutes late getting out b/c the pro shop girl wasn't sure what she was doing. We turned at 805 to find a group on our 10th tee, another in the fairway, another on the green. Each of...

I have now played the recently opened and newly renovated south nine at Ottawa Hunt twice and all I can say is WOW! I have only played from the blue tees, but the course has something for everyone. From the gold tee deck, the new configuration stretchers to over 3700 yards. The blues are 3550+...

I would like some input on this course,have never played it so any info is appreciated,thanks:thumbsup

Let me start by saying that ***** is one of my favorite courses in the city. Love the layout, and the challenge. And pace of play has never been an issue there. Not until Last Thursday. We (walking threesome) teed off at 3:30. By the end of the first hole we were waiting on the 2some in the cart...

Booked to play via golfNow and later to find out greens were punched,so decided to cancel with refund from GN for online fees..but looking at Nation's website it shows a higher total for 2 players than golfnow did,they are charging higher fees.Other courses such as EQ and Gatineau if you book on...

Hey getting back into golf after work, main playing bud has been injured but finally able to get out swinging the sticks. Was looking for some other options for 9 holes after work...and to keep it at a reasonable cost. I know Champions Nest (formerly poplar grove) has $15, and usually...

We were invited to play in a annual corporate golf event last Friday at Pineview. It was my first time at this course. I really enjoyed it. The staff were fantastic, the course layout and conditions were very good. Hopefully they make this their new home. Thanks again Pineview.

Been stewing about this all week. Was playing at at a higher end west end course last Sunday and couldn't believe how slow they have allowed people to play now. Took 2.75 hours for 9 holes with a 15 minute wait at each tee. At the turn we were hoping to get ahead of the group ahead of us but was...

Between Smugger's Glen and Hawkesbury, what do you recommend ? I haven't played either course so looking to drive out there to try one of them (same driving distance for me). Thanks

Just wanted to get the word out before people started booking times, that we will be punching the greens starting on Tuesday September 1, 2015. Being a public golfer at one time... and this was certainly a pet peeve of mine when the course didn't tell you you had punched greens. All the best...

Well now that summer is officially here ????? :-) We played Smiths Falls yesterday---the course was in decent shape but the greens needed cutting---maybe maintenance schedule was changed for the tournament at the first of the week. Nice course--not too busy for a Saturday but definitely worth...

We will be punching the greens tomorrow (Tuesday, June 15th). They are in great shape and should bounce back quickly with some sun and lots of water. Hope to see you all on the course soon.

Hey, was trying to use the club link section for first fine in many years, but no access, can this be changed please. Thanks

MacKenzie Tour (PGA Tour Canada) tournament at Hylands Golf Club by the airport. Anyone going? I caddied in it last year and these guys are phenomenal.

Just got the e mail advising that Glen Mar was now managed by a new company and I thought I would pass this on. Three people I play golf with quite a bit played Glen Mar Last Wednesday and they were not impressed with the course's condition but what they were most upset with was the bookings. My...

Just saw this in the Ottawa Citizen, owner of the 19th Tee, Darcy Boucher has passed away. He was well known in the Ottawa-Gatineau area.

Anyone else having a problem logging in? My password doesn't seem to work and I tried requesting it and it never got sent and its not in my junk. I also emailed Lynne and have not heard back.

What else can I say - the new Ottawa Golf weather app sucks! The old arrangement with wunderground weather was fantastic - more accurate than EC or TWN, hourly forecasts that extend for several days, 6-hour precipitation forecast that was pretty accurate - easily the best weather forecaster...

Just received an e-mail advising tee-time will be delayed by 20 minutes. Congrats Stonebridge for thinking of your customers. Hopefully more courses will do this. Less hassles for everyone.

Anyone played it? Comparable to what in Ottawa? Worth the drive? Any info appreciated. Tx

Please be advised we will be aerating our greens this coming August 4-5. We will be closing 9 holes each day and running a 9 hole course during the process. All 18 holes will open once again on August 6. We will be running some aeration specials from August 4-9. Details can be found on our...

Golfers have been complaining about the ditch on #1 for years but nothing was ever done about it. Work began today to fill in the ditch. We have added a large culvert and will backfill around the pipe and cover it with sod so the fairway is continuous. Work should wrap up in a few days. In the...

I was surprised to hear that they are once again a 9 hole course. Their more modern back nine is history - not that #10 was a favourite hole of mine! :confused Too bad - maybe a sign of things to come closer into town... any idea what happened?

Lost my umbrella holder off my Sun Mountain speed cart on the weekend. Could have been on Pine View Executive Saturday afternoon or Nation Sunday Morning. Thanks.

I'm going to record my cost for renting half a golf cart for 18 holes: Why you ask? Simply to provide information for customers to make informed decisions. Cedarhill $23.50 Gatineau $17.50 Chateau Cartier $15.00 The Meadows $12.00 Irish Hills $10.00 (Spring special) How about...

I lost my rangefinder at the Marshes. Orange V2 with slope. If found please let me know. Thank you.

If you like severe mountain courses, i highly suggest you try this one out. It is a very challenging course to say the least. It does have some crazy holes but overall, we enjoyed it very much. Overall, it was in good condition with slower greens, as expected for this type of course. One hour and...

Where would I find the intersectional results

so...on the final green today at Pine View this afternoon when the storm broke and lightning flashed over the club house. No sooner did I say to my playing partners 'nice game gents...that's it!' And picked up my ball, than horns were sounding from the pro shop and runners were sent with horns to...

Message to all, Please note that Le Sorcier golf club will be aerating and top dressing all of our greens from Sunday to Monday! We will be at a reduced rate until the conditions improved, so thank you for your understanding and for more details, please contact the pro shop. The management

Hate to bring this topic up again but our foursome just doesn't know what to do anymore, we have played 20 rounds this year so far and maybe 2 or 3 of those have been in the ball park of 4 hours. Every weekend is the same 5 hr rounds, But last weekend was the last straw played Gatineau on Saturday...

Its wicked hot but still got in a game today,very quiet out there,anyone else play?

A rare, very rare, occurrence at Larrimac this past Saturday. The regular men's gang plays Saturday morning. The first hole is a drivable par 4, about 260 yards. The first group was a threesome. We were behind them. We noticed quite the excitement on the green. We assumed someone chipped in...

4 local golfers get surprised by WestJet.... http://blog.westjet.com/whats-it-like-to-play-golf-like-a-pro/ More on this story, go to Flagstick website and see Ottawa Golfers & Their RBC Canadian Open Moment

Hi everyone Over the last two days, I played both Outaouais and Le Sorcier, two higher end courses that I had always wanted to play but just never had. Got me to thinking about value. Would be interested in hearing which courses in the Ottawa/Gatineau area give forum members the best bang for...

Playing our Forum Matchplay there on Thurs and I've never played it before. I have read the online hole by hole review, but looking for reviews from those that have played it often for any tips/advice/quirks to any of the holes that become apparent from actually playing the course, thanks in...

Anyone else find it somewhat interesting that one of the prime courses in the East end of Ottawa has chosen the start of peak season to LOWER their rates for the rest of the season? Hmmmm????? :scratchch

What's your favourite top 5 Club's / Courses in Ottawa to play?

Well here we are again. Nations tomorrow :) Please post the current conditions and any improvements that may have been made or are in the works.