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Rosedale Golf Club is a private golf club in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
, founded in 1893 in Moore Park. The course hosted the
Canadian Open in 1912 and 1928.
History
Founded in 1893 in Moore Park as a 9-hole course and moved to
Rosedale, Toronto
Rosedale is a neighbourhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance. It is loca ...
in 1895–1896 on what is now
Rosedale Field
Rosedale Field was a grandstand stadium located in Rosedale Park at 20 Scholfield Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Originally called Toronto Lacrosse Grounds, it was linked to St. Andrew's College, Aurora, St. Andrew's College located in the are ...
. It was an eighteen hole course on 15 acres that ran along Highland Avenue from just west of the Rosedale Field to as far as Glen Road and just north of Summerhill Avenue.
This location was short-lived as the land was owned by
The Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company and the area was being acquired to become a residential development called North Rosedale.
In 1909, the course moved north along the
Don River
The Don ( rus, Дон, p=don) is the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia, it is one of Russia's largest rivers and played an important role for traders from the Byzantine Empire.
Its ...
to its current site between the neighbourhoods of
Teddington Park
Teddington Park is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered by Yonge Street to the west and Bayview Avenue to the east, and from Snowden Road in the south to north of Glen Echo Road and Rosedale Golf Club. Development occurred ...
to the west,
Lawrence Park to the south,
The Bridle Path
The Bridle Path is a residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is characterized by large multimillion-dollar mansions and two to four acre (8,000 to 16,000 m²) lot sizes. It makes up part of Bridle Path–Sunnybrook–York M ...
to the east and
Hoggs Hollow
Hoggs Hollow is a residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Don River Valley and centred on the intersection of Yonge Street, York Mills Road, and Wilson Avenue.
Hoggs Hollow is named after the Hogg family. James ...
to the north.
Controversy
In 2004 the club was sued by
McDonald's Canada
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chairman and CEO
George Cohon
George Alan Cohon, (born April 19, 1937) is an American-born Canadian businessman who is the founder and senior chairman of McDonald's Canada and McDonald's Russia.
Early life and education
George Alan Cohon was born to a Ukrainian-Jewish fathe ...
who alleged that the club rejected his membership application due to his
Jewish heritage
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.
Tournaments
The club has hosted several tournaments including the
Canadian Open in 1912 and 1928. In more recent years, the club has elected to only host tournaments that cause little disruption to the membership. The course record of 63 is held jointly by
Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian entrepreneur and retired professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as world number one in the 1980s and 1990s. He won 89 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournament ...
and former Rosedale assistant pro, Lorne Rowe.
Current course
The present course was initially designed by the American designer
Tom Bendelow
Tom Bendelow (1868–1936), nicknamed "The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf" and "The Dean of American Golf", was a Scottish American golf course architect during the first half of the twentieth century. He is credited with having designed some ...
, but within a decade was re-worked by golf course architect
Donald Ross. It plays to par 71 (73 for ladies) and is 6,525 yards in length. Each hole on the course is distinctive, with water in play on 9 of the 18 holes, big elevation changes and tight, rolling fairways. Because of its exclusivity, Rosedale has not been played by many golf writers or professionals, and therefore does not appear on many of the golf course ranking lists; however, those who have played the course rank it as one of the best "classic" golf courses in Canada.
See also
Other clubs in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
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The clu ...
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History
The club was originally established i ...
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References
External links
Home of the GameRosedale Golf Club
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Golf clubs and courses in Ontario
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