SCOREGolf ranked the top 59 public golf courses in Canada. Click our interactive tool for ratings
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By Jason LoganSCOREGolf
Every second summer, SCOREGolf compiles a listing of the Top 59 public golf courses in Canada, as decided by a panel of knowledgeable volunteers from across the country. It complements our biennial Top 100 ranking, which includes public and private courses, most recently released last year.
If you're asking — or have forgotten — why we rank just 59 public venues, it's because 59 is considered a magical number in golf, a score carded on the PGA Tour 13 times (the latest being Jake Knapp at this year's Cognizant Classic) and on the LPGA Tour once, that being Annika Sorenstam in 2001. Yes, Jim Furyk shot 58 at the 2016 Travelers Championship and Cristobal Del Solar went one shot lower than that on the Korn Ferry Tour last year. But we're not shrinking the list any farther. Who knows how much lower these pros are going to go?
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Jason Logan is the editor of SCOREGolf magazine, which is co-owned by Torstar, the Star's parent company. He is based in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @jasonSCOREGolf.
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- Japan Forward
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- Winnipeg Free Press
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Toronto Star
a day ago
- Toronto Star
Cameron Young wins first PGA Tour title by crushing field at Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Young finally got his first PGA Tour victory Sunday after seven runner-up finishes, and he made it look easy. He had five straight birdies early to build a nine-shot lead and coasted home to a 2-under 68 to win the Wyndham Championship by six shots. He became the 1,000th player to win a recognized PGA Tour event, dating to Willie Park in the 1860 British Open. It must have felt like it took Young 165 years to win as many chances as he has had since his rookie season in 2022.
