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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Brightwood Golf & Country Club

Est. 1914

Brightwood Golf & Country Club, 2026
Brightwood Golf & Country Club, 1947

History

Brightwood was incorporated in January 1914 on an 80-acre site in Dartmouth known as Mount Thom. Its original nine holes opened for play on July 17, 1914, after Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden opened the course ceremonially. Willie Park Jr. reworked the links around 1919, and in 1921 Donald Ross drew up a plan for a second nine and a redesign of the first. When that work was finished in 1924, Brightwood became the first 18-hole club in the Maritimes, and the 1921 Ross routing is still in use.

Chronology

  1. 1914Course opens
  2. 1919Willie Park Jr.Redesign
  3. 1921Donald RossRedesign and additional nine
  4. n.d.Graham CookeRenovation
  5. n.d.Ian AndrewRenovation

Particulars

Location
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Aerials
4, 1947–2026
Established
1914
Architects
Willie Park Jr., Donald Ross, Graham Cooke, Ian Andrew
Holes
18
Access
Semi-private
Club
brightwoodgolf.ca

Where

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