GOLF COURSE HIGHLIGHT
Granite Golf Club 2699 York Durham Road 30 Stouffville, Ontario L4A 7X4 Tel: 905-642-4416 pscully@granitegolfclub.ca www.granitegolfclub.ca Golf Course Superintendent: Phil Scully Assistant Superintendent: Dan Brousseau Equipment Manager: Troy Fisher Horticulturalist: Nicole Cain Hole #1 Photo credit: Kevin Kobzan
Course Profile About the Course
A Closer Look What You Need to Know
Granite Golf Club is nestled between the untouched beauty of the Oak Ridges Moraine and the gently rolling countryside. It combines the best features of Scotland’s oldest links with all the advances of a truly modern golf course.
Predominant Grass Type: Bentgrass
Established: 2000 (9 holes), 2001 (18 holes) Original Architect: Thomas McBroom Type of Club: Private Size of Membership: 470
Predominant Soil Type: Clay Type of Greens: California Recent or upcoming construction: We are going to be building a dedicated Short Game Academy this season. This project will offer the membership a world class practice facility providing golfers with a state of the art academy to fine tune their short game. Construction begins in July with a projected opening date of June 2013.
Number of Holes: 18
Course Length: 4,822-6,909, yards
Number of Rounds Annually: 17,000
Size of Property: 275 acres
Practice Facility: Driving range, five practice holes
Size of Greens: 3.4 acres
Biggest Maintenance Challenge
Size of Tees: 2.3 acres
Balancing the high level of expectations from the membership on a daily basis without compromising long-term turf health.
Size of Fairways: 25 acres
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