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Club originated in 1876 but it was not until almost 15 years later that they finalized their location. Brantford Golf & Country Club is one of the oldest in Canada but moved a few times before settling onto the current site in 1906.
So, enquiring minds want to know...what is the oldest surviving golf course in Canada? Well, the answer to that is the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club, which was established in 1875. Incredibly, this also makes it the oldest surviving golf course in North America!
THE BEGINNING
Like all golf courses, Niagara-on-the-Lake has changed a bit over the years. However, it still has 3 greens that have never moved; 1st, 2nd and 8th green named respectively Straightaway, Mississauga and Cinch have not been changed since the course was built a century and half ago. Other greens have had holes lengthened, new bunkers built and the rough cut back. However, the fairways of this course remain where they were 148 years ago, in the town of Niagara-on- the-Lake, ON. The town itself is a popular tourist
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