400 Beacon Hall Drive,
Aurora, Ontario L4G 0L3
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Phil Hardy (CPGA, Director of Golf)The Course:
18 holes. Parkland and links-style. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Co-designed by Bob Cupp and Tom McBroom.
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5 km S of Aurora / 47 km N of downtown Toronto.
Beacon Hall
Beacon Hall Golf Club: Among a star-studded array of highly-rated parkland courses around Toronto (The National, Hamilton and St George's among them), Beacon Hall is something of the "young pretender". Like the others it is a top-quality, excellently maintained layout, generally playable only by its members (250 in Beacon Hall's case) and their invited guests.
Located almost 50 km "out of town" (downtown Toronto), the rolling undulating Beacon Hall combines a tree-lined parkland front-nine loop with a contrasting and much more open linksy back-nine. Fans of parkland as well as links golf are both well catered for. As the Club's publicity says, "Augusta National meets St Andrews."
Considerable undulations and elevations changes, starting at the downhill par-4 1st, characterise much of the course. The individually routed holes, with their generally good-width fairways, are handsomely appointed with plenty of stylish bunkering. On a few occasions small ponds sidle alongside the well-paced greens, further adding to the golfing challenges contained in Bob Cupp's excellent design.
You might be forgiven for feeling a touch of "nouveau riche" about Beacon Hall. It was founded a long time after its older peers (Hamilton and St George's), both of which exude a greater air of pomp and tradition.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Walking permitted.
Excellent
Canada's 11th best course (SCOREGolf, 2022).
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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