The best by par: These are the top public golf courses in Canada

With summer in full swing, we’ve got one question! Have you been working on yours? No matter your answer, it’s worth noting that the best public golf courses in Canada have been ranked and with 59 from coast to coast, you better start your 2023 road trip.

Released every year by SCOREGolf, these destinations have been judged by pros across the country and were given a score in 9 categories.

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“A course must have been rated by 7 panellists over the last 7 years to be eligible for the top 59 list,” they explain.

“The panellists are volunteers independent of SCOREGolf, who pay for their own travel plus green fees when required.”

From fun factor, beauty and design to strategy, challenge, condition and par 3s, 4s and 5s, here’s what they determined were the best in the country:

1. 1. CABOT CLIFFS – Inverness, NS
   2. CABOT LINKS – Inverness, NS
   3. FAIRMONT JASPER PARK LODGE – Jasper, AB
   4. FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGS – Banff, AB
   5. CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS LINKS – Ingonish Beach, NS
   6. SAGEBRUSH – Merritt, BC
   7. MUSKOKA BAY – Gravenhurst, ON
   8. GREYWOLF – Panorama, BC
   9. HUMBER VALLEY – Deer Lake, NL
   10. PREDATOR RIDGE – RIDGE – Vernon, BC
   11. TOBIANO – Kamloops, BC
   12. STEWART CREEK – Canmore, AB
   13. ROCKY CREST (RESORT) – MacTier, ON
   14. THE LINKS AT CROWBUSH COVE – Morell, PEI
   15. BIG SKY – Pemberton, BC
   16. TPC TORONTO AT OSPREY VALLEY – HOOT  – Caledon, ON
   17. KANANASKIS COUNTRY – MT. KIDD – Kananaskis, AB
   18. TPC TORONTO AT OSPREY VALLEY – HEATHLANDS – Caledon, ON
   19. EAGLES NEST – Maple, ON
   20. THE ALGONQUIN – St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, NB
   21. TPC TORONTO AT OSPREY VALLEY – NORTH – Caledon, ON
   22. WASKESIUS – Waskesiu Lake, SK
   23. PREDATOR RIDGE – PREDATOR – Vernon, BC
   24. BLACK BEAR RIDGE – Belleville, ON
   25. KANANASKIS COUNTRY – MT. LORETTE – Kananaskis, AB
   26. COPPER CREEK – Kleinburg, ON
   27. TALKING ROCK – Chase, BC
   28. DUNDARAVE – Roseneath, PEI
   29. THE RIDGE AT MANITOU – McKellar, ON
   30. BEAR MOUNTAIN – Victoria, BC
   31. EAGLE RANCH – Invermere, BC
   32. TARANDOWAH – Avon, ON
   33. TABOO – Gravenhurst, ON
   34. COBBLE BEACH – Owen Sound, ON
   35. NORTHERN BEAR – Sherwood Park, AB
   36.  TOWER RANCH – Kelowna, BC
   37. THE NEST AT FRIDAY HARBOUR – Innisfil, ON
   38. NICKLAUS NORTH – Whistler, BC
   39. FOX HARB’R – Wallace, NS
   40. DEERHURST – HIGHLANDS – Huntsville, ON
   41. WOLF CREEK – LINKS – Ponoka, AB
   42. NORTHUMBERLAND LINKS – Pugwash, NS
   43. SILVERTIP – Canmore, AB
   44. LE DIABLE – Mont Tremblant, QC
   45. CHATEAU BROMONT – Bromont, QC
   46. FAIRMONT LE MANOIR RICHELIEU – ST. LAURENT, RICHELIEU – La Malbaie, QC
   47. SHADOW MOUNTAIN – Cranbrook, BC
   48. TRICKLE CREEK – Kimberley, BC
   49. WOLF CREEK – OLD – Ponoka, AB
   50. COPPER POINT – THE POINT – Windermere, BC
   51. LAKEVIEW – Mississauga, ON
   52. THE LINKS AT BRUNELLO – Halifax, NS
   53. GREEN GABLES – Cavendish, PEI
   54. FAIRMONT CHATEAU WHISTLER – Whistler, BC
   55. BEAR MOUNTAIN – MOUNTAIN – Victoria, BC
   56. WILDSTONE – Cranbrook, BC
   57. GLEN ABBEY – Oakville, ON
   58. SEGUIN VALLEY – Parry Sound, ON
   59. GALLAGHER’S CANYON – Kelowna, BC

And there you have it! The best public golf courses in Canada! Do you agree? Let us know why or why not and happy swinging!

We’ve got a long hot summer ahead of us!