Angus Glen South Course Alterations 2015

ANGUS GLEN
SOUTH COURSE

The Rebirth Of The South Course

The President’s Introduction
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Cailey Stollery

Mackenzie & Ebert
Tom Mackenzie & Martin Ebert have been designing and redesigning golf courses since 1989, first with Donald Steel & Company and then, from 2005, as Mackenzie & Ebert Ltd, from their base in the United
Kingdom. When Martin Ebert first joined Donald Steel & Company in 1990, Tom Mackenzie was making regular trips to Canada to help Donald with the design of Redtail and Martin was to follow in 2006 when
the late Gordon Stollery gave the green light to the construction of Goodwood on the wonderful glacial moraine north of Toronto.
Gordon Stollery had a love of a traditional style of golf, borne from his frequent visits to the shores of the UK and his membership of The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. That culminated in the appointment
of Donald Steel & Company and then Mackenzie & Ebert for the Goodwood project. A background of advising some of the oldest and most famous courses of the British Isles led Gordon to think that he would get
a course at Goodwood whose aesthetics would match the natural beauty of his tract of land.
Mackenzie & Ebert currently advise 5 of the 9 current Open Championship venues, the glorious Royal Portrush, which could soon see the return of The Open to its links, and the feted Royal Dornoch in Scotland,
Royal Porthcawl in Wales, Royal County Down in Northern Ireland and Portmarnock in Ireland. The Championship links of Turnberry, Royal St. George’s, Royal Lytham and St Annes, Royal Troon and Carnoustie all
have to present an enjoyable experience for members and visitors as well as the supreme test of the world’s best players for The Open. Striking the right balance between regular and tournament play is the key,
as well as paying due respect to the wonderful heritage of these courses.
Those same skills have been brought to bear on the Canadian Open South Course at Angus Glen, following the invitation to advise the project by Cailey Stollery. The playing of the PanAm Games
in 2015 over the course will provide a fitting showcase. While the South Course is relatively young compared with many which Mackenzie & Ebert advise, the lessons learned from
working on classic championship courses have been applied to the input provided to the classic championship South Course of Angus Glen.
Goodwood - Photograph Courtesy of Clive Barber

Royal St. George’s
Royal Troon
Royal Lytham and St. Annes
Photograph Courtesy of Royal St. George’s
Photograph Courtesy of Kenneth Ferguson Photography
Photograph Courtesy of Mark Alexander
Turnberry
Photograph Courtesy of Mark Alexander

The Course Overview
Hole No.
Card of the South Course
Canadian Open
Gold Tee
Blue Tee
White Tee
Red Tee
Yards
Yards
Yards
Yards
Yards
Par
1 477 475 422 392 347 4
2 171 153 153 139 120 3
3 414 404 387 367 340 4
13
4 440 430 419 399 336 4
5 411 380 370 356 323 4
6 214 189 168 168 138 3
7 521 504 455 445 434 5
8 415 402 375 355 313 4
9 548 525 505 482 451 5
Out 3611 3462 3254 3103 2802 36
10 429 410 388 378 358 4
11 434 404 394 370 355 4
12 254 221 195 151 141 3
6
13 442 411 391 374 360 4
14 571 553 527 499 449 5
12
14
15 350 330 320 310 290 4
16 549 516 485 457 416 5
17 204 180 157 134 111 3
18 455 435 416 403 348 4
In 3688 3460 3273 3076 2828 36
5
Out 3611 3462 3254 3103 2802 36
Total 7299 6922 6527 6179 5630 72
7
17
4
15
3
11
16
18
10
8
9
2
1

Project Description
The first thing to state is that the original South Course was extremely strong in so many respects. The routing, which has been maintained, is inspired, presenting different golfing settings in a simple and
sequential manner. Many of the greens enjoyed attractive shapes as well and the Canadian Open played over the course was a real success.
So why were the changes felt to be necessary? There have been a number of factors motivating the project to renovate the South Course. Although the course is relatively young, having been opened in 1995, its
huge success and popularity has meant that it is possibly the busiest course in Canada. Such a weight of play inevitably leads to a gradual erosion of condition of the greens in particular, so one of the core objectives
has been to rebuild the greens to ensure that the very best playing surfaces can be presented. Tees have been enlarged dramatically to cope with the playing demands and also made rectangular so that every
square metre can be utilised. Every bunker on the revised course has been built to the highest specification.
However, the project has also provided the opportunity to give the course a new lease of life by presenting new challenges and vistas to the golfers. Even players who have come to know the course intimately over
the years will recognise some major visual and playing changes at the 1st, 3rd, 11th and 15th holes in particular. Another essential part of the exercise has been the change to the bunker style which will make a
big impact on the aesthetics of every hole. The sand lines have generally been cut higher in the bunkers and given more intricate shapes to paint a striking picture giving them greater visual impact. This has been
achieved despite the overall sand area being reduced almost by half and the bunker number reduced from 101 to 59. More subtle, but key to the enjoyment of the great game of golf, has been the adjustments
to the green surface contours. The South Course already had some excellent surfaces but every green has been assessed to see how each of them could be improved further, both to provide more interest to the
players and more flag positions for the maintenance team.
The focus of the PanAm Games being played over the course in 2015 has been another factor in shaping the proposals. Mackenzie & Ebert’s experience of working on so many championship courses has been useful
in judging the detail of the proposals to make the course a fitting test for the great players who will take part in the event.
While the 2015 event is of paramount importance to Angus Glen, the focus of the recommendations has taken into account the core market and use of the course. For both courses at Angus Glen, the past history
has seen a dual use, each having held the Canadian Open – the South Course in 2002 and the North Course in 2007 – but the day to day existence of the courses is very much corporate golf orientated. The
professional tournaments demand that the proposals for any adjustment should be focused upon testing the elite golfers to make them think their way around the course, as well as placing a demand on the shot
making skills which they possess. The corporate golfers should be flattered to a certain extent and, above all, go away from their experience having enjoyed the round rather than feeling battered after finding
themselves up against a US Open standard venue.
It is possible to satisfy the demands of both uses of the course. This project has resulted in the golfing test being made more stimulating for the scratch players from the back tees. Previously many of the drive
landing areas were easiest at the length of good players’ tee shots from the back tees. The emphasis has been adjusted to challenge the scratch player more stringently, and the corporate golfers, playing from tees
further forward, will generally be challenged in an increasing way depending upon their ability. The shorter hitters will not able to reach the majority of the trouble from the tee and the better players will have to
think more about their strategy to avoid the hazards. Tom Simpson, one of the great golf course architects of the early part of the last century said, ‘The poorer players carry their bunkers with them!’ That is equally
true today. They do not need to be tested by a plethora of bunkers at their landing area.
The overall maintenance demands of the course have been another focus point. Golf is coming under increasing pressure from environmental groups and one of the most contentious issues is water usage.
Opportunities for reducing water consumption have been considered and the result has been to reduce the area of manicured turf and replace areas of maintained rough with wispy fescue. The installation of a
completely new irrigation system has improved coverage and efficiency of water usage, so the South Course is well placed to enter the next phase of its life on a responsible footing.
All in all, the exercise has been approached with a high respect for the original strengths of the South Course but those strengths have been built upon to give the all important golfers a more enjoyable experience.

The Course Under Construction
It is all very well coming up with proposals for the improvement of a course but the key to success is in the implementation of the works. That is a challenge which is the same the world over but the South Course
project presented its own testing demands. The main one has been the extremely short construction window and the equally short grow in period. Only with the best planning from Course Manager Doug Erwin
and Project Manager Phil Marcoux, and the utmost attention to detail, has it been possible to deliver such great results in such a tight timeframe.
The course was made available for the project at the end of August 2013 and had to be back in play by the end of May 2014. With a Canadian winter in between!! The first task was to find an exceptional contracting
team. The new irrigation system has been installed by Atkinson Irrigation to the plans drawn up by irrigation consultant Darryl James of GTI and, in fact, the installation of the mainline pipes began before the
2013 season began to ensure that water would be available the moment any sod was laid.
A tender was held to select the main contractor and was judged on both the prices presented and the ability of the bidders to complete the work to the highest standards in the tight time available. That led to
a joint bid being selected with NMP Construction, led by Normand and Simon Poirier, being the main contractor coordinating all works and carrying out the bulk earth movement, lake construction and fairway
shaping and KCM led by Dave Empringham and Bryan Smith carrying out the green reconstruction, bunker construction, tee shaping and finishing works.
Green Horizons custom grew the sod for the greens to the specification provided by the Agronomist for the project, John Bladon of GTI Solutions, and also imported sod for tees and rough areas. Wherever possible,
the existing fairway sod was reused to recycle existing materials and to ensure a good blend of sward for the reshaped areas with the rest of the course.
The commitment of this construction team was tremendous and has provided a benchmark for what
can be achieved on a reconstruction project. This meant that up to 80 people were employed at the peak
times so coordination of activities was of paramount importance.
Martin Ebert of Mackenzie & Ebert was on site for 6 weeks of the key September and October construction
period when day by day and hour by hour design decisions were required. The preparation of the most
detailed plans for all areas, accurately set out by Sylvain Chantal of NMP, helped to reduce the need for
changes to the design during construction but this project once again proved that the architect should
be on site as much as possible when the key features are being formed. For instance, minor adjustments
to the green designs were carried out in the field and each and every bunker sand line was marked out
during the inspection visits.
Now the baton has been handed over to Doug Erwin and Dan North (South Course Manager) and their
team. There were significant demands placed upon them before and during construction to prepare all
areas but the real greenkeeping work began immediately the sod was laid on the greens. An intensive
cutting, aeration and top dressing programme was started from the moment the greens were completed.
That will continue with the course in play to keep the greens in the best condition possible.
Finally, a project like this needs 100% support of the owner. Fortunately that has never been in doubt.
Let the game commence!

The Course Under Construction

Hole By Hole Description

1st Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
477 475 422 392 347 PAR 4
Hole Description
Golfers will notice a dramatic difference immediately upon starting their round on the South Course. They will now
be able to see the green and pond beside it from the tee. This will make the tee shot much more inviting. Just one
bunker has been added to the left of the fairway while four have been removed.
The green already had some attractive undulation but this has been adjusted to provide many more interesting flag
positions which can now be accessed by a shot landing short of the green if this is played close to the pond edge. The
new bunker style is evident with the reshaped greenside bunker which has also been made smaller.
Hole Changes
1. Putting green enlarged and reshaped.
4. One bunker added to the left of the fairway.
2. Tees realigned, enlarged and raised by 2 metres to give the 5. Approach raised on the right to allow run up shots onto the
golfers a sight of the green.
green.
3. Bunkers removed and fairway lowered and reshaped to 6. The green and lake edge now in view from the tees.
improve the view from the tees.
7. Green reconstructed and reshaped.
4
1
2
3
5
6
7

2nd Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
171 153 153 139 120 PAR 3
Hole Description
The par 3 2nd hole has a wonderful tee and green location, essential characteristics for a short hole of real merit. The
green was previously ringed by no less than six bunkers. This has now been reduced to two. The surrounds to the left
side of the green look less penal being a close cropped swale rather than sand but, for the proficient player, it will
be arguably more difficult to get up and down from a miss to the left. The two bunkers behind the green have also
been converted to short grass. The contours of the rear of the green have been left pretty much as they were but the
lower front section has been reshaped to provide two interesting ledges for flag positions.
2
1
3
5
6
4
Hole Changes
1. Tee more than doubled in size.
2. Carry and rough areas converted to fescue.
3. Close cut approach and swale created instead of 2 bunkers.
4. Two bunkers at the front right reshaped.
5. Front half of the green surface recontoured creating excellent flag positions.
6. Two bunkers behind the green converted into a swale.

3rd Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
414 404 387 367 340 PAR 4
Hole Description
Boundary issues influenced the design of the new 3rd hole. The angle of the tee shot away from the boundary has
been increased dramatically by the creation of a pond to the left of the hole and by moving the fairway well to the
right. The pond has also transformed the aesthetics of the tee and approach shots. The challenge will now be how
close to the water’s edge to position the ball from the tee to leave as short a shot to the green as possible. Only the
most brave, or possibly foolhardy, would still risk the driver. The bunkering at the green has also been completely
changed with four bunkers on the right hand side being replaced with two on the left. The green contours have
remained similar to the original design.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
5. Two greenside bunkers formed to the left of the green.
2. Carry and rough areas converted to fescue.
6. The four bunkers to the right of the green removed and
3. Fairway moved 20 yards further right and reshaped with converted to green surrounds.
material excavated from the pond.
7. Green reconstructed with contours similar to the original
4. Pond formed to the left of the hole.
design.
1
2
4
5
6
7
3

4th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
440 430 419 399 336 PAR 4
Hole Description
Changes at the 4th are more subtle than for the first three holes but will make a significant playing difference all the same. The
steep escarpment down to the approach and green meant that a view of the green was only obtained by a drive of 250 yards
from the back tee. The fairway short of the escarpment has been lowered which means that visibility extends a further 40 yards
back towards the tees. The three fairway bunkers to the left of the hole were very remote so have been replaced by one which
will come into the minds of the majority of golfers. Trees have been removed to the left of the approach to allow more sunlight
and air to reach the green, the surface of which has been given a little more shape with a higher level at the rear.
2
3
1
4
5
6
7
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
5. Drainage installed to the lower part of the fairway.
2. Rough areas converted to fescue.
6. Trees removed to the left of the hole to help the condition of the
3. One fairway bunker brought closer to the fairway to replace the approach and green.
three original hazards.
7. Green reconstructed increasing the difference in level between
4. Fairway lowered to improve visibility to the green.
front and back and ensuring surface flow at its front.

5th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
411 380 370 356 323 PAR 4
Hole Description
The full beauty of the view from the tees has been improved for the downhill drive of the 5th hole by removing a
couple of trees to the right of the fairway. The green is now visible from the tees. The fairway was very wide so has
been narrowed.
The green was one of the flattest on the course and was the subject of the largest change in contour and character
of all of the greens. The one bunker on the hole to the left of the green is more visible and a closely mown area has
been created behind the green to claim any shots slightly overhit which is a definite possibility on a hole with the
creek running across the approach.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
5. Greenside bunker made more visible from the fairway.
2. Carry and rough areas converted to fescue.
6. Green reconstructed and its surface completely reshaped to
3. Trees removed to the right of the hole to improve views to provide more interesting putting.
the green from the tees.
7. Significant rough covered mounds behind the green
4. Fairway reduced in width from the left.
lowered and replaced with closely mown surrounds.
2
3
4
5
1
6 7

6th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
214 189 168 168 138 PAR 3
Hole Description
The par 3 holes have always been a real strength of the South Course. The 6th is arguably the most photogenic
with the pond to its right. The green has been significantly reshaped to produce more clearly defined flag positions.
There are two such positions to the rear right of the green which will provide really tough tournament spots but the
contours of the green can be used to help the ball run towards them. The tees needed to be enlarged and have been
doubled in size while the bunker to the left of the green has been more than halved in size and the one behind the
green turned into a closely mown hollow. Lastly the hole has been framed by fescue, reducing the area of regularly
maintained fairway and semi rough dramatically.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
5. The bunker behind the green converted into a closely
2. Carry and rough areas converted to fescue.
mown hollow.
3. Fairway reduced in size.
6. Green reconstructed and recontoured producing some
4. The left hand greenside bunker has been more than halved great flag positions with two to the rear right which will be
in size.
exceptionally challenging.
4
1
2
3
5
6

7th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
521 504 455 445 434 PAR 5
Hole Description
The tee shot at the par 5 7th hole has always been a popular one courtesy of the elevated tee location. Some trees
have been removed to the right of the carry to allow greater sight of the right hand half of the fairway but also a
new fairway bunker. This will ask a question of those golfers trying to reach the green in two from a long drive which
seems appropriate for a potential birdie hole. The approach bunkers have been brought out further into the fairway
and made much more visible than before. The two small bunkers to the right of the green have been converted
into one. The diagonally angled green has been given a flatter, high middle section to result in more flag positions.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
5. Approach bunkers brought into fairway and made more
2. Drainage installed to the first part of the fairway.
visible.
3. Trees moved to the right of the carry to open up views from 6. Two greenside bunkers converted into one and reshaped to
the tees.
have more visual presence.
4. Fairway bunker added to the right of the hole to challenge 7. Green reconstructed and slightly recontoured to increase
the longer hitters.
flag positions.
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2
5
7
3
4
6

8th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
415 402 375 355 313 PAR 4
Hole Description
Three fairway bunkers have been added at the 8th hole after the original one on the right, which was really too close
to the tee, had been removed a few years ago. The sentinel pine tree still stands to the right of the hole and now has
the new bunker on the right and two on the left to define the landing area of the tee shot.
Up at the green, the first bunker has been cut more into the approach to exert a greater influence. The second one
was removed to produce a closely mown bank instead. The original, attractive green contours have been retained
pretty much as they used to be.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
2. Fairway narrowed before the bunkers on the left.
3. Fairway bunker constructed to the right.
4. Pair of fairway bunkers added to the left.
5. Rough converted to fescue on the bank.
6. Bunker cut in towards the centre line to tighten the
approach.
7. Closely mown bank created in place of the previous
greenside bunker.
8. Green reconstructed to the original levels.
2
4
1
6
7
3
5 8

9th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
548 525 505 482 451 PAR 5
Hole Description
The fun of the drive from the top tees over the diagonally aligned bunkers has been retained on the par 5 9th hole.
One of the bunkers to the right of the tee shot landing area has been removed along with five more further up the
hole which did not really come into the minds of the better players. The hole still retains its shape leading up to
the green. The sand lines of the two very deep greenside bunkers on the right have been raised strengthening their
visual character and the bunker to the left of the green has been made much smaller. The green always had the
most severe contours of any on the South Course. The strength of the shapes has been retained while producing
more and better defined flag positions.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
2. Fairway shortened.
3. Diagonal line of bunkers reshaped with one filled.
4. Shorter bunker on the right filled and the other one
reshaped.
5. Fescue divides the 1st and 9th holes.
6. Two bunkers set into the ridge filled.
7. Three bunkers set into the hill filled.
8. Sand line of greenside bunkers raised.
9. Bunker to the left of the green made smaller.
10. Green reconstructed and more distinct flag positions
created in its undulating surface.
1
7
9
2
3
6
8
10
4
5

10th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
429 410 388 378 358 PAR 4
Hole Description
The 10th was always an excellent hole despite, or perhaps because of, its approach shot being played up a significant
slope to the well positioned green. The huge bunker to the right of the fairway has been more than halved in size
but is still substantial and has been given a new lease of life with its adjusted sand line.
The bunkers to the left of the approach and green have been similarly adjusted while the two to the rear of the
green have been filled and converted into a closely mown hollow. The shapes of the green surface developed as the
construction proceeded and now presents one of the most attractive and varied on the course.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
5. Two bunkers behind the green converted into a hollow
2. Fairway bunker reduced in size dramatically but still demanding a delicate recovery shot.
a dominant feature.
6. Green surface adjusted to lessen the large fall but now with
3. Fairway narrowed on the right beyond the bunker.
great interest and variation.
4. Approach bunkers reshaped.
7. Mounds behind green lowered and converted into fescue.
1
2
3
4
6
5
7

11th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
434 404 394 370 355 PAR 4
Hole Description
While the changes to the entire course can be described as significant, the 11th is a completely new hole for the
South Course. The tees have been taken back and raised by up to 4m giving a striking view down the fairway but
also back towards the clubhouse down the 10th hole. A large pond now comes into play before the approach to the
green. A drive down the left side of the fairway will give the shortest line over the pond and best line into the green
but will have to flirt with two new fairway bunkers. A shorter bunker on the right tempts the golfer to hit more
safely down this side of the hole but this will result in a tougher approach. The green is also completely new with
closely mown areas to its left and behind. An attractively shaped ridge has been built down the left side of the hole
completely screening the view of the road from the fairway.
Hole Changes
1. Tees repositioned, raised and enlarged.
5. Fescue covered ridge formed down the left of the hole to
2. A new fairway created and raised above the levels of the screen the road.
old fairway.
6. Dominant pond created to challenge all players.
3. A fairway ‘carry’ bunker added to the right of the hole. 7. New green and approach formed.
4. New fairway bunkers created down the left.
8. Mound behind the old green lowered dramatically.
1 2
5
4
7
8
3
6

12th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
254 221 195 151 141 PAR 3
Hole Description
The natural feature of the wetland crossing the par 3 12th hole is a wonderful if demanding hazard. The tees further
forward have been enlarged significantly to make the hole playable for the majority of golfers. The green is well
framed by the maple to the left and the bunkers, which received minor reshaping, to the right.
The green contours have been adjusted slightly to encourage stronger surface flow at the front and a more distinctly
defined tier between low front and high rear.
1
3
4
5
2
Hole Changes
1. Tees reconstructed and enlarged significantly.
2. Greenside bunkers reshaped.
3. Green surface recontoured at the front to strengthen surface flow.
4. Mound behind the green lowered.
5. Fescue rough behind the hole.

13th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
442 411 391 374 360 PAR 4
Hole Description
The 12th, 13th and 14th holes occupy a more open landscape than the majority of the other holes and that gives
them a refreshing character. The 13th doglegs attractively to the right and is defined by the wetland to the right of
the fairway which also crosses in front of the green. The fairway bunkering has been reconfigured so that there are
now three instead of seven! That does not dilute the character of the tee shot at all and care must still be taken not
to err right if the carry over the right hand bunkers is taken on. The tree to the left of the green has been removed
to make the rear left of the surface visible from the fairway. The green surface itself has seen minor adjustment of
levels which has really added to the detail of its character.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
5. The shorter bunker on the left filled in and the other one
2. A new Tee offering a different line of play constructed to the reshaped.
right.
6. Tree removed to the left of the green.
3. Fairway shortened.
7. Green reconstructed and its surface subtly adjusted in
4. The original five bunkers to the right of the fairway now contour adding attractive variation.
become just two.
8. Mounds behind green converted into fescue.
5
1
3
4
6
7
2
8

14th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
571 553 527 499 449 PAR 5
Hole Description
The par 5 14th hole did not really challenge the longer hitters appropriately from the tee with the fairway bunkers
carried far too easily. This has been addressed by moving the bunkers up the hole on both the right and the left. The
second part of the hole had attractive shape with its diagonal line of fairway bunkers asking the players how much
of a carry they wanted to take on. The longer the carry to the left the better the line into the diagonally aligned
green. The huge bunker to the right of the green has been split into two which are likely to prove equally or more
challenging. The original green had excellent overall variation of shapes but a few additional features have been
created within the surface.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
5. The large bunker in the hill filled and the mound into which
2. Fairway shortened.
it was set reshaped.
3. The two right hand bunkers filled and a new bunker formed 6. The three diagonal bunkers have been reshaped.
further up the hole.
7. The huge bunker to the right of the green split into two.
4. The large bunker to the left of the fairway filled and a new 8. Left hand greenside bunker reshaped and made smaller.
one built further up.
9. Green reconstructed with minor variation of contour added.
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15th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
350 330 320 310 290 PAR 4
Hole Description
The original South Course was unable to claim a short par 4 which could be considered a deficiency. That has now
changed with a virtually new hole which will be driveable by the longer hitters. The tees have been moved up and
raised and enjoy a beautiful view over the new pond which now dominates the area containing the 11th and 15th.
The risk has been added to the hole by the creation of a smaller pond just to the left of the green. This will need to
be taken into account for approach shots played to rear left flag positions as well as for the bold golfers aiming to get
on or close to the green with their tee shots. A new fairway bunker to the right of the hole places further demands
on the tee shot. The green now only has hollows to its right and its surface has been given some more undulation
fitting for a shorter par 4.
Hole Changes
1. Tees moved up and raised.
5. The two bunkers to the right of the green converted into
2. Pond created in the carry.
closely mown hollows.
3. New fairway bunker formed right of the hole.
6. Green reconstructed with more undulation added to a
4. Small pond created to the left of the approach and green surface which already had some good shapes.
adding the danger element to the hole.
7. Mounds behind the green lowered.
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16th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
549 516 485 457 416 PAR 5
Hole Description
The 16th hole was originally designed over a wonderful sweeping length of land and this makes for one of the
best holes on the course and a great par 5. The bunkering was already a striking feature of the hole but the series
of bunkers, first at the landing area and then crossing the fairway diagonally, have been made visually sharper
while reducing the number of hazards and area of sand. The bent grass area extension to the right for the second
shot, which was largely unused, has been removed. The green contours were good as they were but have now been
sharpened up in places.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
reshaped and brought further into the fairway.
2. Rough converted to fescue either side of tees.
6. All of the bunkers in the diagonal line reshaped.
3. Fairway shortened.
7. The redundant area of fairway converted to fescue rough.
4. The three original bunkers, one of which was huge, reduced 8. The large bunker to the left of the green made into a small
to two.
pot bunker.
5. One bunker to the left of the fairway removed and the other 9. Green reconstructed with more undulation added.
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17th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
204 180 157 134 111 PAR 3
Hole Description
The final par 3 of the round has been given more feature within its green surface to demand more accuracy from
the tee and more clinical putting on the green. The closely mown green surrounds have been retained in the swale
to the left of the hole and the bunkers are now more visually striking with their sand lines raised and given more
variation of shape. The hole has always set up well played between the trees on either side of the approach. The tees
have been enlarged significantly to help spread the wear from the play.
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Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
2. Rough converted to fescue right of hole.
3. Fairway shortened.
4. Bunker sand lines raised and varied.
5. Green reconstructed with more undulation added.
6. Rough behind the green converted to fescue.

18th Hole
CANADIAN
OPEN
455 435 416 403 348 PAR 4
Hole Description
The South Course is famous for its 18th hole with the green set far down below the clubhouse and guarding pond to
its right. It has also seen the drama of two Canadian Open finishes with it (and the 17th) being used for a composite
course when the Open was played over the North Course in 2007.
The tight drive will be more demanding with a fairway bunker now in the landing area. A real decision will be
required regarding the ambition of the tee shot. The second shot will also need to be more accurate as the pond has
been cut slightly further into the approach. The green has been given a little more variation in shape but this follows
the original general shaping of the surface.
Hole Changes
1. Tees rebuilt and enlarged.
5. Fairway area drained.
2. Fairway shortened.
6. Pond edged into the approach.
3. New fairway bunker formed right of the hole which will 7. Greenside bunker reshaped.
make the drive much tougher.
8. Green reconstructed with more undulation added. In one
4. Two bunkers filled beyond the fairway.
week between weddings in the clubhouse!
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