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Windermere, Ontario

Windermere Golf & Country Club

Est. 1920

Windermere Golf & Country Club, 2023
Windermere Golf & Country Club, 1969

History

Windermere Golf & Country Club was founded in October 1919 by Toronto businessmen who spent summers at Windermere on Lake Rosseau. Its nine-hole course, laid out by George Cumming and built with Stanley Thompson, officially opened on August 4, 1920; three more holes were added soon after, and the course reached 18 holes by 1926. From 1972, under professional and general manager Jim MacLeod, more than a dozen ponds were dug and hundreds of trees were planted.

Chronology

  1. 1920Course opens
  2. 1920George CummingOriginal design
  3. 1920Stanley ThompsonOriginal design
  4. 1920Nicol ThompsonOriginal design

Particulars

Location
Windermere, Ontario
Aerials
4, 1969–2023
Established
1920
Architects
George Cumming, Stanley Thompson, Nicol Thompson
Holes
18
Access
Semi-private
Club
windermeregolf.ca

Where

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