 Glen Abbey golf course in November 2016 | |
| Club information | |
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| Coordinates | 43°27′07″N 79°43′08″W / 43.452°N 79.719°W |
| Location | 1333 Dorval Drive Oakville, Ontario L6M 4G2 |
| Elevation | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| Established | 1976 |
| Owned by | Clublink |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Canadian Open[note 1] |
| Greens | Bentgrass |
| Fairways | Bentgrass / Poa annua[1] |
| Website | glenabbey |
| Designed by | Jack Nicklaus |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 7,273 yards (6,650 m) |
| Course rating | 74.7 |
| Slope rating | 132 |
| Course record | 62 - Greg Norman (1986), John Merrick (2013) |
 Glen Abbey logo | |
Glen Abbey Golf Club is a public golf course in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It is one of Canada's most famous golf courses[2] and is home to Golf Canada and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. It has hosted 30 Canadian Open Championships, more than any other course, with the first having been in 1977. It was the first solo design by Jack Nicklaus in 1976.
A distinguishing feature of the Glen Abbey course are the "Valley Holes", numbered 11 through 15.[3] On number 11, a par 4, players tee off a cliff to a fairway that is approximately 60 feet below on the valley floor. The second shot must clear Sixteen Mile Creek to the green. Holes 12, 13 and 14 all use Sixteen Mile Creek as a hazard of one form or another. Number 15 is a short par 3 with a sharply-sloping green, after which players climb out of the valley to the 16th hole.
Glen Abbey is owned by Clublink, operated by TWC Enterprises Limited. The company was planning to demolish the golf course in order to build residential and commercial units.[4] The plan was opposed by the Oakville Town Council, which designated the facility a heritage site. In 2018, the company achieved some success in its efforts against the town after a Superior Court ruled against the town's attempts to block its plan.[5] However, in July 2021, the Ontario government became involved in the issue and an agreement was reached for the Glen Abbey Golf Course redevelopment plans to be quashed and the golf course to continue.[6] The Glen Abbey Golf Course is now continuing to operate going forward, recognized as a sports venue of historic importance.
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- ^ "RBC Canadian Open" (PDF). GCSAA. Tournament fact sheets. July 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Passov, Joe (June 20, 2010). "Travelin' Joe's Guide to Canada Golf Courses". Golf.com. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ Thompson, Robert (July 21, 2013). "Course review: Glen Abbey Golf Club". Canadian Golfer. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014.
- ^ "This year could be Glen Abbey's last as owners plan redevelopment for condos and offices". thestar.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- ^ "Town of Oakville dealt another courtroom setback in fight to save Glen Abbey Golf Course". Inside Halton. Metroland News. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
Conservation plan and related bylaws struck down by Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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