Dundarave Golf Course

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Dundarave Golf Course
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Canada Prince Edward Island location map 2.svg
Icona golf.svg
Coordinates 46°12′31″N62°36′20″W / 46.20861°N 62.60556°W / 46.20861; -62.60556
Location Brudenell, Prince Edward Island
Established1999
TypePublic
Owned byProvince of Prince Edward Island
Total holes18
Website https://peisfinestgolf.com/dundarave/
Designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry
Par 72
Length7089
Course rating 76.2
Slope rating 139

Dundarave Golf Course is a public golf course located in Brudenell, Prince Edward Island. The red sandstone based course was designed by two architects, Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, and opened July 15, 1999. Dundarave has hosted golfers Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson during the 2006 Making the Connection - Legends of Golf event. Dunadrave Golf Course shares the practice grounds and clubhouse with its sister course Brudenell River Golf Course.

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History

Dundarave Golf Course opened on July 15, 1999 after being delayed for about a month. [1] The delay in opening of the course was a result of the dry weather which caused the grass to grow slower than expected. The course was designed by two different award-winning architects, Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry. [2] It was designed as an expansion to the Brudenell River Resort and is intertwined throughout its sister course Brudenell River Golf Course.

In 2007, the provincial government began looking to sell the Dundarave Golf course, along with the other three courses it owns. The reasoning behind the decision was the large expenditure of taxpayer money on course maintenance, losses from the four courses totaled $858,900 in the 2014-2015 golf season. [3] Tourism Minister Robert Henderson was quoted saying "Obviously, when you’re on the floor of the estimates [committee] … and you’re saying you invested in this stuff, sometimes comments get made that maybe that would have been better spent on an X-ray machine or books," [3] in relation to the government's decision to sell the courses. As of the 2015 golf season no sale had been completed and the course is still maintained by the provincial government. [4]

Course

The course is an eighteen-hole championship golf course that is located on the Brudenell River. Dundarave Golf Course is among the top courses on Prince Edward Island, it has been rated among the best golf courses in Canada and has been rated 4 1/2 stars by SCORE Golf. [5] It was designed to exhibit the uniqueness of Prince Edward Island's red sandstone and has a particular bunker pattern containing 120 different red sand bunkers. [6] The fairways on this course tend to be wide, while the holes snake through the woods and along the Brudenell River.

Events

Making the Connection - Legends of Golf

In 2006 Dundarave golf course hosted the Making the Connection - Legends of Golf, an event created by IMG Canada and Tourism PEI in conjunction with The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada to raise awareness of high cholesterol and the risk of heart disease and stroke. [7] The event took place on June 19-20th and featured a playoff between legends of golf Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, along with a long drive exhibition by Jason Zuback. [8] The event was broadcast both nationally and internationally and was commentated by PGA colour commentator David Feherty and PEI golfer Lorie Kane. [7]

2016 P.E.I. Amateur Golf Championship

In July 2016 Dundarave Golf Course hosted the 2016 P.E.I. Amateur Golf Championship. The tournament was a three-round event with handicap divisions for both men and women, with the winners of tournament being the players to represent PEI at the Atlantic Golf Championship. [9]

Scorecard

Dundarave
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
BlackM-76.2/139388538462558162420228384421356149941045644620845732520552235287089
GoldM-74.3/135364510442536141403205351342329446537243541619243329220450333126606
WhiteM-71/132327469374506124366161324314300942935035236415841527117446830196028
GreenL-67.9/121293454330457111335120272289266140230730532913031523014543325965257
RedL-64.9/11227039833042097305120248285244637828130529911128320112439223744820
Par454534344365444344353672
SI 715113175119316824126101814

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References

  1. ↑ "Dundarave Opening Delayed". Prince Edward Island Newsroom. Provincial Government of PEI. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "About Dundarave River". PEI's Finest Golf. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Taber, Jane. "As golf tourism declines, PEI's government struggles to make par". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ Wright, Teresa. "Prince Edward Island golf courses fail to sell in 2014". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dundarave Golf Course". Tourism PEI. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Tim. "With red-sand bunkers and the Brudenell River, Dundarave Golf Course is a rave on Canada's PEI". World Golf. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson to go Head-to-Head in Prince Edward Island". Press Releases. Rodd Hotel & Resorts. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Nicklaus and Watson Renew Famous Rivalry at Making the Connection Legends of Golf". PEI Newsroom. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Dundarave To Host 2016 Amateur Golf Championship". Prince Edward Island Golf Association. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
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