Scarboro Golf and Country Club
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 Location in Toronto
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| Coordinates | 43°45′13″N 79°12′42″W / 43.7537°N 79.2118°WCoordinates: 43°45′13″N 79°12′42″W / 43.7537°N 79.2118°W |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Established | 1912 |
| Type | private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | www |
| Designed by | A. W. Tillinghast |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,547 yards |
The Scarboro Golf and Country Club is a private club in eastern Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the southern portion of the former city of Scarborough. It has facilities for curling and an 18-hole golf course that is ranked among the top courses in Canada.
The club was founded in 1912 by stockbroker A.E. Ames. Its 144-acre (58 ha) site is located in the Woburn neighbourhood, approximately 12 miles (19 km) from downtown Toronto. Its course was originally designed by George Cumming and was extensively changed in 1924 under the direction of one of the America's celebrated designers, A. W. Tillinghast (who designed noted courses U.S. Open courses - Baltusrol Golf Club, Bethpage Black and Winged Foot amongst others), his only work in Canada and in his only work outside of the United States. In 1947, legendary golf course designer Stanley Thompson was commissioned to reduce the severity of some of the slopes on the course including major work on a hill on the eighth hole. The course plays to par 71, and it plays to 6,547 yards from the championship tees through the Highland Creek valley.
The club has been host of the Canadian Open golf tournament four times, as follows:
Numerous other professional and amateur events have been conducted on the club's fairways, most recently hosting the 2012 CPGA Tour Championship. In hosting the 1958 Canadian Amateur Championship, a first round casualty was an 18-year-old Jack Nicklaus. In 1961, the course was one of 25 that hosted the World Series of Golf matches between Masters and British Open champions, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
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