Brantford Golf & Country Club

Last updated
Brantford Golf & Country Club
Bgccscorecard.jpg
Front of Scorecard
Club information
Coordinates 43°09′37″N80°17′50″W / 43.16028°N 80.29722°W / 43.16028; -80.29722
Location Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Established1879 (1879)
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Website brantfordgolfandcountryclub.com
Designed by Nicol Thompson, George Cumming, and Stanley Thompson
Par 72
Length6562 yards
Course recordDavid Hearn 61 (2015)

The Brantford Golf & Country Club is a private golf course and former curling club located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. It is the fourth oldest golf club in North America having been founded in 1879. [1] The course is ranked 46 in 2010 Scoregolf Top 100 Courses in Canada. [2]

Contents

Course history

The first course consisted of four holes and was located at what was known as Vinegar Hill. Sometime after 1883 with the popularity of golf growing, the course was moved to Glenmount which is located north of Henry Street and east of West Street. The property is now occupied by Arrowdale Golf Club. [3]

In 1906, the course moved to the current site which is located next to Glenhyrst Art Gallery and along the Grand River. The course consisted of 9-holes until 1919 when the membership decided to purchase an additional 69 acres to expand to 18-holes. [4]

The 18 holes were principally designed by Nicol Thompson and George Cumming while Stanley Thompson oversaw the project. [5] The course comprised three par-3 holes, three par-5 holes and the remaining holes being par-4. The course stretched 6,300 yards. [6]

A major redesign was approved in December 1960. C.E Robinson headed the redesign. The course was lengthened to about 6,800 yards, greens were replaced, fairway bunkers were added and the stream was re-routed and widened to create water hazards. [7] The most recently renovations to the course have been completed by Graham Cooke. [8]

Curling

After 62 years, [9] the club decided to discontinue its curling operations in 2024, amidst criticism from the local curling community. [10] The club had hosted the annual Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic.

Major tournaments

YearTournamentWinnerScore
1970 Canadian PGA Championship Al Balding 282
1979 Canadian Amateur Championship Rafael Alarcon282

Annual tournaments

Notable members

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brantford</span> City in Ontario, Canada

Brantford is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independent of the county's municipal government.

Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman was a Canadian professional golfer whose accuracy and ability to hit shot after shot perfectly straight gave him the nickname "Pipeline Moe". During his career Norman won 54 tournaments in Canada and set 33 course records. He has total 55 professional wins in his golf career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brantford Red Sox</span> Baseball team in Brantford, Ontario

The Brantford Red Sox are an independent team of the Intercounty Baseball League based in Brantford, Ontario. They play their home games at Arnold Anderson Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walter Gretzky</span> Canadian ice hockey coach (1938–2021)

Walter Gretzky, was a Canadian philanthropist who was best known as the father of Canadian ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canadian Golf Hall of Fame</span> Sports museum in Oakville, Ontario, Canada

The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and hall of fame covering the history of the game of golf in Canada, and celebrating the careers and accomplishments of the most significant contributors to the game in that country. Operated by Golf Canada, the governing body of golf in Canada, it is located on the grounds of Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and is composed of an exhibit space, a golf-related research library, and archives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bigwin Island</span>

Bigwin Island is an island in the municipality of Lake of Bays, District Municipality of Muskoka in Central Ontario, Canada. It the largest island on Lake of Bays.

Lorne Rubenstein is a Canadian golf journalist and author. He was the golf columnist for the Globe and Mail in Canada from 1980 to 2013. Rubenstein has written 16 books about golf.

Stanley Thompson was a Canadian golf course architect, and a high-standard amateur golfer. He was a co-founder of the American Society of Golf Course Architects.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mississaugua Golf & Country Club</span>

The Mississaugua Golf & Country Club is a mixed club featuring an 18-hole championship golf course, curling facilities with six sheets, pro shop and lounge, tennis courts, fitness centre, and an active bridge club. It was founded in 1906 and is located in south-central Mississauga, Ontario.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. George's Golf and Country Club</span>

St. George's Golf and Country Club is a golf course and country club located in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the west end neighbourhood of Islington.

Cataraqui Golf and Country Club is a private golf and curling club located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1917.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club</span>

The Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, often referred to as Ottawa Hunt or the Hunt Club, is a private golf and curling club in Canada, located in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded 116 years ago in 1908 as a hunting club, it has hosted many world-class professional and amateur golf tournaments, along with many high-profile Canadian curling events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Links at Monck's Landing Golf Club</span> Public course in Ontario

The Links at Monck's Landing Golf Club is a public golf course located in Norland, Ontario, Canada that opened for play in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masters (curling)</span> Annual Grand Slam of Curling event

The Masters is a Grand Slam event on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is the second Grand Slam event and first major on the women's and men's tour. The event is an amalgamation of the men's World Cup of Curling and the women's Sun Life Classic. There was also a men's Sun Life Classic, which has been discontinued. The Sun Life Classic was an annual WCT event held every November at the Paris Curling Club, Brant Curling Club and the Brantford Golf & Country Club in the Brantford, Ontario area. The World Cup was a Grand Slam event and was held in various locations across Canada, and was also previously known as the Masters.

The Scarboro Golf and Country Club is a private club in eastern Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the former city of Scarborough. Until 2018, it had facilities for curling and has an 18-hole golf course that is ranked among the top courses in Canada.

The Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic is a curling tournament or bonspiel part of the men's and women's curling tour. The event existed exclusively on the Ontario Curling Tour until 2017, before it was added as a WCT event for 2018 and 2019. It was also a WCT event in 1996. The event is an annual event held at the end of November and the beginning of December. The event took place at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Ontario until 2017. It was moved to the Paris Curling Club in Paris, Ontario in 2018 and then the Brantford Golf & Country Club for 2022. Following the closure of curling operations and the Golf and Country Club, the event moved back to the Brant Curling Club in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling</span> Grand Slam of Curling event

The 2012 Masters Grand Slam of Curling was held from November 14 to 18 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, the Brantford Golf & Curling Club, the Paris Curling Club, and the Brant Curling Club in Brantford and Paris, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The majority of the women's Tier I round robin games and some of the men's Tier I round robin games was held at the Brantford Golf & Curling Club, while the remainder of the Tier I games and the playoffs round games were held at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre. The men's Tier II games and playoffs qualifiers was held at the Brant Curling Club, while the women's Tier II games and playoffs qualifiers was held at the Paris Curling Club and the Brantford Golf & Curling Club. It was held as the first Grand Slam event on the men's tour and the fourth on the women's tour.

The women's event of the 2012 Masters Grand Slam of Curling was held from November 14 to 18 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, the Brantford Golf & Curling Club, and the Paris Curling Club in Brantford and Paris, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The majority of the women's Tier I round robin games was held at the Brantford Golf & Curling Club, while the remainder of the Tier I games and the playoffs round games were held at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre. The women's Tier II games were held at the Paris Curling Club, and the women's Tier II playoffs qualifiers were held at the Brantford Golf & Curling Club. It was held as the fourth Grand Slam on the women's tour.

The Brantford Titans are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

References

  1. ↑ Page 6
  2. ↑ 2010
  3. ↑ Page 7
  4. ↑ Page 8
  5. ↑ "Stanley Thompson - Brantford G&CC". Courses.stanleythompson.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  6. ↑ Page 10
  7. ↑ Page 13
  8. ↑ "Brantford Golf & Country Club - Golf". Brantfordgolfandcountryclub.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  9. ↑ "Curling operations come to an end at BGCC". The Brantford Expositor. October 21, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  10. ↑ "Decision to end curling at BGCC comes under fire". The Brantford Expositor. October 25, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  11. ↑ "Walter Gretzky CNIB Celebrity Golf Tournament - Home". Waltergretzkygolf.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  12. ↑ "Ontario, Canada Professional and Amateur Golf Tournaments". Great Lakes Tour. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.