The Angus Glen Golf Club consists of two 18-hole championship golf courses in

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, Canada.

History

The club was built on what was originally the Angus Glen Farm owned by mining magnate Arthur Stollery who bred Black

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cattle as well as

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horses that he raced. The farm was converted into a golf course by his son Gordon, also a mining magnate, with the South Course opening in 1995. That year, the South Course was named the best new golf course in Canada by

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. The North Course later opened in 2001. The name of the course has been used for the community of homes by Kylemore Communities called "West Village At Angus Glen". The community ranges from townhouses to mansions built next to holes 2-5 of the South course and now developing areas around the 6th. Renovations were made to the North Course based on designs by

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to make it more challenging. Angus Glen hosted the Canadian Open in 2002 (South Course) and again in 2007 (North Course). At the 2007 Canadian Open, the 17th and 18th holes were played on the South Course. The course again underwent a major renovation in 2013 to prepare it to host the

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Events

* 2002 Canadian Open, won by John Rollins on the South Course * 2007 Canadian Open, won by

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on the North Course

2015 Pan American Games

In 2013, the south golf course of the Club was selected to host the

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debut of golf in

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References

External links

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