2023 golf season opening

[Sakuraba]

Thanks for the reply back
We have a a tee time at 1 this Friday and wasn’t sure about the conditions in the course
Were the fairways ok ?

I went there with lower expectations and was pleasantly surprised. Fairways were dry almost everywhere. It had just opened, there was evidence everywhere of fallen tree debris and cleanup. We were playing preferred lies everywhere, but to me it looked like it came through the winter very well. The piles of straw were still next to most greens, which was no big deal either.

[Marcos]

Any reviews on tecumseh gc ?
Has anyone gone a played the course ?
Thanks in advance

Playing it tomorow am. Let you know if i remember LOL what condition its in after all this rain.

[donquijote]

Thanks for the update Sak
Have a good round today Marcos

[Marcos]

Thanks for the update Sak
Have a good round today Marcos

Thanks buddy. The course was dry, big surprise after all the rain we got. Greens where okey, aeration holes from last year but rolled okey. Carts where out, good pace of play 4hrs.

[donquijote]

Thanks buddy. The course was dry, big surprise after all the rain we got. Greens where okey, aeration holes from last year but rolled okey. Carts where out, good pace of play 4hrs.

Perfect
Thanks for the info
Have a tee time at 12 57 tomorrow with some rain expected
Cheers
Carlos

[Le sorcier]

Course Opening 2023 /Ouverture du parcours 2023

Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que L’OUVERTURE officielle du parcours pour la saison 2023 se fera jeudi prochain, 27 avril 2023. Nous vous demandons de faire vos RÉSERVATIONS en ligne via ChronoGolf dès maintenant. Notre personnel de la boutique de golf sera en fonction à compter de lundi, 24 avril, et ce, de 9h00 à 15h00, pour prendre les APPELS. Il nous fera également plaisir de répondre à vos QUESTIONS si tel est le cas. Nous vous SOUHAITONS une excellente saison 2023 remplie de trous d’un coup, de bonnes bières froides et… De quelques coups de soleil.
On se voit BIENTÔT sur le terrain!

We are pleased to announce that the official OPENING of the course for the 2023 season will take place on Thursday, April 27th. We ask that you make your RESERVATIONS online via ChronoGolf now. Our ProShop employees will be on duty Monday, April 24th, from 9AM to 3PM, to take your CALLS. We will also be happy to answer your QUESTION, if you have any.

We WISH you a great 2023 season filled with holes-in-one, cold beers and... A few sunburns. SEE YOU on the course!

[jeffc]

Meadows is opening Apr 26th

[Jasonreg]

Not sure when the official opening date is (was?) but have a tee time at Emerald Links tomorrow pm.

[Chieflongtee]

It’ll get better when other courses open up.Cheers

[KOKO72]

Played Dragonfly and Casselview on the weekend. Here is a quick report on conditions for both courses:

Dragonfly-some fairways are wet in the lower lying areas. Course has done a great job in roping off these areas to carts. Greens are in good shape with no dead areas. a bit slow as to be expected but overall very playable.

Casselview- course is in great shape. very dry overall, no standing water anywhere with a few low lying areas being soft (around the sides of 9 and 18 being the softest.) Greens are in perfect shape and quick. Very small aeration holes visible from last year but did not affect putting at all.

[Marcos]

Buckingham greens where in excellent condition. Fairways dry for the most part. It can only get better

[gdwlkspld]

Renfrew opened yesterday with EXCELLENT conditions.

[jeffc]

Meadows in pretty good shape for April. Greens are great, and rolling nicely. A couple of fairways on the East had some winter kill but nothing major and should recover nicely. Was mostly dry but lots of rain the next few days it could be soggy in spots. All in all quite good for this time of year.

[BogeyGolf]

Meadows in pretty good shape for April. Greens are great, and rolling nicely. A couple of fairways on the East had some winter kill but nothing major and should recover nicely. Was mostly dry but lots of rain the next few days it could be soggy in spots. All in all quite good for this time of year.

I agree with Jeff, Meadows was in good shape, greens were good. Hopefully they will add sand to the sand traps at one point this spring/summer.

[justsomeguy]

Played Metcalfe 9-hole course on Friday, Saturday and today. Course is very green and was dry on Friday and Saturday - a few puddles in the usual spots on 1, 3 and 4 today. Greens were all very good - a little winter kill in one spot on 5. They took down the tree guarding the right-side of the green on 7 (finally), so you can actually hit a shot close to the flag now when they put it over there.

I heard from other members that the 18-hole course was in similar condition.

[KOKO72]

Played Pakenham today and have to report the course was very wet, even before todays rain. Lots of standing water in the fairways. Greens were good. Small aeration holes visible from last season, but did not affect putting. Greens were rolling well considering all the water on the course. They charged full price of $55. +tax. No spring rate. A bit too much considering the wetness of the fairways.

[Kyaku]

Walked 9 at vieux moulins before the rain hit yesterday, conditions was considerably good compared to if you been there in the last while(minus last year) greens rolled decently well. Not sure how to post a photo lol.

[goochy]

Played at Anderson E/W Friday and Yesterday. Course was in OK condition for this time of year. It was very wet yesterday understandably. Bunkers were poor. Pace of Play was fair (in fact yesterday it was very quiet). However at $54 a pop walking it is tough to swallow

[Johnyc]

Looking around at some of prices that public courses charge for 18 holes the idea of belonging to a private club and playing unlimited golf is really the best choice provided you are playing 75+ games a year. For those losers like me who play 100+ games at a home course it’s a no brainer. To be honest, work friends mentioned the cost that they pay at C level public courses and I was floored. I think golf is in for a big shakeup in the years ahead.

[justsomeguy]

Looking around at some of prices that public courses charge for 18 holes the idea of belonging to a private club and playing unlimited golf is really the best choice provided you are playing 75+ games a year. For those losers like me who play 100+ games at a home course it’s a no brainer. To be honest, work friends mentioned the cost that they pay at C level public courses and I was floored. I think golf is in for a big shakeup in the years ahead.

I agree. I play about 50 games a year as a member at my course (and my daughter and son-in-law play less than I do), and it is still a no-brainer.

[em69]

Looking around at some of prices that public courses charge for 18 holes the idea of belonging to a private club and playing unlimited golf is really the best choice provided you are playing 75+ games a year. For those losers like me who play 100+ games at a home course it’s a no brainer. To be honest, work friends mentioned the cost that they pay at C level public courses and I was floored. I think golf is in for a big shakeup in the years ahead.

Depending on the course...even 40+ rounds is well worth it.

I played 70 round at my home course which is less than $45 a round. When you factor in the practice time on the range, club storage, etc.....well worth it.

[The Enigma]

Some courses in this region think that they are better than they are... and charge accordingly...
Some courses also are treating COVID as a GOLD RUSH and are charging accordingly...
Unfortunately there is no place or publication where we can call them out...

The first and third line have been pet-peeves of mine for years

And with that in mind I have to complement those courses that have been making efforts to improve...Pineview, Champlain, Stittsville and Edgewood are in the course maintenance improvement category (drainage and layout).

There are none in the value for experience category.

And don't get me started on the cost of lessons and such...

My partner and I play more that 100 rounds a year and rarely the same course twice in a row and we are members of both Golf Extra and Club EG.

[gdwlkspld]

Unless I misunderstand your post, your complaint is one of "value for money".

I totally agree.

There are a lot of mediocre layouts in eastern Ontario and I never quite understand the seeming loyalty of many members of this forum to such locales.

Too many of the tracks in eastern Ontario were laid out by enthusiastic amateurs with limited budgets.

If you enjoy a good layout and good conditions, sometimes, you need to be willing to be selective, pay a small premium and/or travel a little bit further to enjoy a round of golf that truly satisfies.

I recognize that out of town courses can add an hour or more to the time and expense that may be involved in playing a course that is closer to your home base; however, car pooling can both reduce expenses and add to the socialization aspect. What have you got to lose?

Take the opportunity, once or twice a month to try some excellent out of town alternatives.

May I suggest that if you haven't tried either the Renfrew G.C. or Hawkesbury G. & C.C. that you consider doing so.

I don't think that you'll be disappointed in either.

Does anyone have any other suggestions along the same line?

[Johnyc]

Unless I misunderstand your post, your complaint is one of "value for money".

I totally agree.

There are a lot of mediocre layouts in eastern Ontario and I never quite understand the seeming loyalty of many members of this forum to such locales.

Too many of the tracks in eastern Ontario were laid out by enthusiastic amateurs with limited budgets.

If you enjoy a good layout and good conditions, sometimes, you need to be willing to be selective, pay a small premium and/or travel a little bit further to enjoy a round of golf that truly satisfies.

I recognize that out of town courses can add an hour or more to the time and expense that may be involved in playing a course that is closer to your home base; however, car pooling can both reduce expenses and add to the socialization aspect. What have you got to lose?

Take the opportunity, once or twice a month to try some excellent out of town alternatives.

May I suggest that if you haven't tried either the Renfrew G.C. or Hawkesbury G. & C.C. that you consider doing so.

I don't think that you'll be disappointed in either.

Does anyone have any other suggestions along the same line?

Upper Canada is usually quite good and to be honest, in relation to cost, a much better option than most around the city. Growing up in the St Lawrence Seaway we often visited the US; Malone, Potsdam and Canton all had good options. Malone has a deal for 36 holes, carts on both 18’s and lunch for under $100 for example. I won’t call them out by name but it’s outrageous to see some of the average to below average local public courses charging what they do. Some of the options in this thread are not better value IMO. Thank you to all for sharing your suggestions.

[jeffc]

Unless I misunderstand your post, your complaint is one of "value for money".

I totally agree.

There are a lot of mediocre layouts in eastern Ontario and I never quite understand the seeming loyalty of many members of this forum to such locales.

Too many of the tracks in eastern Ontario were laid out by enthusiastic amateurs with limited budgets.

If you enjoy a good layout and good conditions, sometimes, you need to be willing to be selective, pay a small premium and/or travel a little bit further to enjoy a round of golf that truly satisfies.

I recognize that out of town courses can add an hour or more to the time and expense that may be involved in playing a course that is closer to your home base; however, car pooling can both reduce expenses and add to the socialization aspect. What have you got to lose?

Take the opportunity, once or twice a month to try some excellent out of town alternatives.

May I suggest that if you haven't tried either the Renfrew G.C. or Hawkesbury G. & C.C. that you consider doing so.

I don't think that you'll be disappointed in either.

Does anyone have any other suggestions along the same line?

We usually go to the valley a couple of times in the summer and play 2 of Renfrew, Oaks of Cobden and Whitetail. Solid courses and good conditioning combined with fair pricing makes this well worthwhile.

We do a trip to Smugglers as well and usually play 36 there as well.

[ladygolfer13]

Looking around at some of prices that public courses charge for 18 holes the idea of belonging to a private club and playing unlimited golf is really the best choice provided you are playing 75+ games a year. For those losers like me who play 100+ games at a home course it’s a no brainer. To be honest, work friends mentioned the cost that they pay at C level public courses and I was floored. I think golf is in for a big shakeup in the years ahead.

Some course’s though limit the games you can play on memberships
Once you reach that total you have to pay to play but at discounted rate
I was playing with an older couple few years back and there membership
Allowed only 60 games and after that they had to pay $25 a round
So there membership went from $2000 for the year to $3500
As played 5-6 games a week

[gdwlkspld]

Some course’s though limit the games you can play on memberships
Once you reach that total you have to pay to play but at discounted rate
I was playing with an older couple few years back and there membership
Allowed only 60 games and after that they had to pay $25 a round
So there membership went from $2000 for the year to $3500
As played 5-6 games a week

I would guess that the course that you are referring to was a semi-private course that was privately owned not member owned. I don't know of any member owned courses that impose a surcharge after a certain number of rounds are played.

I would also guess that the couple that you refer to were perfectly aware that after a certain number of golf rounds that they would have to pay a surcharge and, nevertheless, took out a membership in that course.

You seem to assume that a person who plays 100 plus rounds a year should pay the same rate as a member that plays fewer than 50 rounds. Many owners of semi-private golf courses would disagree with that proposition.

[ladygolfer13]

I would guess that the course that you are referring to was a semi-private course that was privately owned not member owned. I don't know of any member owned courses that impose a surcharge after a certain number of rounds are played.

I would also guess that the couple that you refer to were perfectly aware that after a certain number of golf rounds that they would have to pay a surcharge and, nevertheless, took out a membership in that course.

You seem to assume that a person who plays 100 plus rounds a year should pay the same rate as a member that plays fewer than 50 rounds. Many owners of semi-private golf courses would disagree with that proposition.

No I am not assuming anything. The 2 courses I know of are Canadian and Dragon Fly

[gdwlkspld]

To my point...

If you are speaking of Dragonfly, they introduced a policy 2 years ago, of imposing a per round surcharge on members that played more that 60 rounds per year.

Dragonfly members either renewed their membership on that basis or they moved elsewhere.

Dragonfly is privately owned, not member owned and I cannot blame the owner for deciding to adopting an operational plan that would minimize the rounds per year that members could play and offering more tee times to greens fee players. That is how a free market system based on supply and demand works.

The result was that about 100 Dragonfly members did not renew their Dragonfly memberships and decided to join the member owned Renfrew G.C. that had membership rates that were very similar to Dragonfly's rates but did not limit the number of rounds per year that members could play.

The couple that you refer to obviously chose not to do so or seek out some other less pricey alternative.

That was their choice, just as it was the owner's choice at Dragonfly to convert to a marketing model that was more appealing to him or her.

In my view, if the couple that you speak of were not misled by the management at Dragonfly as to the limitations on their membership, they have nothing to complain about.

[slash]

Best way to save would be eggolf and golf extra. After 10/15 games with saving between 20/25 per round from the courses regular price your membership with both is paid. After those 15 games your still saving $20/$25 per round at courses.