Easiest championship courses in the area

[Hardcore]

What are your top five easiest championship courses in the area?

I'm looking to tune up my game with a few more rounds this year, but don't want to play courses that are super difficult.

[Big Johnny69]

In no particular order:

Copperdale
Greensmere Premier (more so the front 9)
Mountain Creek
Pineview
Cloverdale Links?? (Couldn't really think of a 5th)

[nokids]

Stonebridge

[Paulio]

Anderson Links is the easiest course in the city.

[mjf]

Stonebridge

Seriously?

[nokids]

Seriously?

No

[sensfan63]

How does one define "championship?"

Because I have my own definition, and I don't think a course like Cloverdale or Mountain Creek qualfies....

I would start with the Hunt Club, personally.

[jeffc]

How does one define "championship?"

Because I have my own definition, and I don't think a course like Cloverdale or Mountain Creek qualfies....

I would start with the Hunt Club, personally.

i don't think you can define it. I've seen a lot of courses over the years defined as championship - and a lot of them weren't very good. I think you could just refer to it as a full length course and not a par 3/executive/etc. course

[Grouchy]

I think traditionally "Championship" just meant that at a club with more than one track, that was the one the club Championship was played. So I guess you might think it was the more challenging one they had. Other than that, I don't think there was ever a definition for a "Championship" course.

That said, Anderson is pretty straightforward. The front nine at FalconRidge is pretty open (the back has a few goofy holes, but not particularly tough). I haven't played it but Irish Hills is supposed to be pretty easy.

[Kilroy]

http://golf.about.com/od/golfterms/g/champcourse.htm

[nexxo]

I would assume based on bigjohnny reply that championship in this case is any full 18 hole course plain g par 70 - 72, no other characteristics. so i guess the original question was really just what is the easiest course in the region?

How does one define "championship?"

Because I have my own definition, and I don't think a course like Cloverdale or Mountain Creek qualfies....

I would start with the Hunt Club, personally.

[Ruskie]

"easy" would be different for a good golfer and a bad golfer. That's why courses have a rating and slope assigned to them. For example, Stonebridge is supposedly one of easier courses for a scratch golfer (low rating), but is pretty damn hard for a 20 handicap (high slope).

That said, for an average golfer, say 12 handicap, I'd vote for Mountain Creek, Greensmere Primiere, Cloverdale, Meadows and Andreson, in no particular order.

[BC MIST]

How does one define "championship?"

Because I have my own definition, and I don't think a course like Cloverdale or Mountain Creek qualfies....

I would start with the Hunt Club, personally.

Decades ago a championship course was simply one whose length was 6000 yards or more.

Perhaps an improved definition would be a course sufficiently challenging that could hold a major tournament hosted by Golf Quebec, the RCGA or a professional Tour. The Hunt, as mentioned is obviously one, the Royal Ottawa, Rideau View, Eagle Creek, Rivermead, Camelot and you run out of these kind of courses very quickly.