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The National Golf Club of Canada 134 Clubhouse Road Woodbridge, Ontario, L4L 2W2 Tel: 416-798-4900 gmurphy@nationalgolf.ca www.nationalgolf.ca
About the Course Constructed in the heart of Woodbridge, this men’s only private club is always named one of the top courses in Canada and is well-known for its difficulty and beautiful landscape. Established: 1974 Original Architect: George & Tom Fazio Type of Club: Private (Men Only) Number of Holes: 18 Number of Rounds Annually: 24,000 Practice Facility: A double sided range of 300+ yards; 2 putting greens; 2 chipping greens; 6 practice bunkers; 1 long range practice bunker; undulated hitting area for sidehill, uphill, downhill lies (both bent and bluegrass).
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Thirteenth Hole
Member Since 2002
Grant Murphy Associate Superintendent, The National Golf Club of Canada by Reg Langen, Assistant Superintendent, Richmond Hill Golf Club
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he concept of an associate superintendent on site is relatively new. Similar to an associate golf professional, the associate superintendent has all the necessary experience and abilities to be a class “A” superintendent, just without his/her “own” course. Many clubs have found that promoting from within is a great method of retaining a key employee, and it keeps them from becoming stagnant or moving to other facilities. Since the mid 2000’s, Grant Murphy has been the Associate Superintendent, a role the club sees as a way to continue to help advance Murphy, the golf course, and the profession. Murphy, along with his two brothers and twin sisters, grew up in the Newmarket, Ontario area. Not uncommon to this industry, it was during Murphy’s high school years that he was first exposed to the golf course management setting. Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ontario, just a few
Grant Murphy, Associate Superintendent
kilometers from the Murphy residence, was being constructed, and Superintendent David Gourlay Jr. had already hired Murphy’s eldest brother Dave. Upon returning home