SCOREGolf Top 59 2025: 20-11

SCOREGolf Top 59 2025: 20-11

We are back at the Algangquin Golf Club in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, continuing to count down the top 59 public golf courses in Canada. And I’m taking you through a piece of the property that was once dense hardwood. It was just completely full of trees here. And one of the things that Rob Whitman did when he came along to renovate this course is he peaked over at this little forest and said, “What’s down there?” Well, they let him come down here, got up in the trees, and decided, “You know what? If we take all of these down, we will create a true oceanside hole,” which is what he did. This is the par 513th. And you walk down here to just one of the most magical tea decks you’re going to find in the country. hard on the water to a fairway that’s hard on the water to a green that’s hard on the water. Probably the best example of a renovated hole that’s just taken such a jump up. It’s one of the reasons this golf course continues to rise. And I say that because you are going to find the Alangquin in this next batch of 10 holes. I wanted to take you to the 13th for a reason. You’re going to find out when we get to number 13. Here are courses 20 to 11. The Mount Kid at Canonascis country is another Alberta mountain delight. The Canonascus River and glacial creeks take center stage as holes wind their way around those hazards and through dense trees. The par 3es here are terrific. The new North Course at TPC Toronto shined nicely during this year’s RBC Canadian Open with its fantastic par five finishing hole providing playoff drama that ended in a Ryan Fox victory. The big and bold Parkland design is impeccably conditioned and kept firm and fast. Steuart Creek boasts one of the best opening holes in Canada after which the Gary Browning design in the Alberta Rockies offers one beautiful frame after another. The back nine especially incorporates dramatic elevation changes that leave a lasting impression. The hoop course continues to hold top spot at the 54hole TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. A total blast to play. Its holes run through tall pines and navigate rugged waste bunkers with Doug Carrick offering just as many getable assignments as tough tests. What begins as a parkland course through trees and eventually broaches the ocean with some excellent coastal holes, the links at Crobish Cove on Prince Edward Island’s Northshore remains one of the top public golf courses in Canada. It checks in at number 16. Wasoo is a great example of a golf course that shines with its land, where awesome fairway contouring caters to a ground game and makes every round an adventure. Stanley Thompson was a co-creator at this remote Saskatchewan course, and his imagination is on full display. At the base of the dominating Mount Curry, what Big Sky lacks in undulation from tea to green, it makes up for with fairways navigating wetlands and cool green complexes featuring a lot of movement. Bob Cup crafted some excellent holes amid breathtaking scenery. The El Gangquin continues to rise up the rankings after Rod Whitman worked his magic on the New Brunswick beauty originally designed by Donald Ross. While Witman refreshed the course with rugged bunkering and some new greens, the tree clearing done to open up ocean views, particularly on the back nine, has really hit home with our raiders. The strong routing at Rocky Crrest shows off the rugged rocky outcroppings of the Canadian Shield while also navigating its way through wetlands and a forested terrain. Tom McBroom’s breakout design holds up many years later and it’s one of Canada’s best resort courses. On setting alone, it’s tough to beat Thomas McBroom’s Tobiano. This desert course is laid out over rumpled land lined by Golden Fescue overlooking Cam Loops Lake. It also asks a lot of the golfer with several holes requiring big T- shots over canyons.

The countdown heats up as we break into the top 20 of this year’s Top 59 Public Golf Courses in Canada, in partnership with Golf Town.

This next batch includes a recent RBC Canadian Open host that proved it can shine on the biggest stage, one of its equally impressive sister tracks, and a remote Saskatchewan gem that continues its steady climb up the list.