From September 3rd to 9th, Smuggler’s Glen Golf Club near Ivy Lea (Ontario) will be the site of the in
augural Great Waterway Classic Canadian Men’s Professional Golf Tour event. This will be the first ever professional golf tournament held in Eastern Ontario and the 1000 Islands.
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There are a thousand stories told on every golf course everyday and the stories of our Chasers of Dreams are no different with players from all walks of life and all abilities lining up for the chance to play with the pros.
On July 8th, some of those players will be lining up to play the eQuinelle golf course in Kemptville on the third stop of Chase the Dream series.
For Pierre Lauzon the tournament offers the chance to renew the pursuit of a professional career in his first sporting love after years away playing professional in another. Lauzon who’s first job was washing golf clubs returns to a a game he left in the mid-90s while pursuing a career as a professional nine ball player in Quebec.
Lauzon summed it up best when asked why he would be taking part in the series, “Why not? It would be a real thrill if I happen to qualify.”
Golfer Mike Chevier, who knows eQuinelle well, says players best be ready for a course that is getting better every year as it slowly matures. Asked if the course would be a good test Chevier warned, “It depends on where the pins are. This course changes drastically depending where they are and the wind can be a big factor as well.”
Players looking to register for the Chase the Dream series can register online or by calling Evolution Golf at 1-855-317-7500.
Opening in 2009, the eQuinelle designed by architect Darrell Huxham as a Par 72, championship-calibre, semi-private golf course has all the attributes of a high-end, state-of-the-art facility, including bentgrass greens, tees and fairways.
Five sets of tee decks will vary the yardage from a challenging 7,100 yards to a more comfortable 5,200. The course is a fair test all players, from those at the competitive level to beginners, but an abundance of shots that are both demanding and energizing will tempt and exhilarate even those who are at the top of their game.
Elevated tees and stadium holes with fairways and greens encircled by berms on holes 1, 9, 10, 13 and 18 bring an heroic shot element and amphitheatre setting to the golfing experience, most memorably on 18.
The 555 yard par five closing hole offers a large land area for tee shots but long hitters have to watch their distance as water protects the left and a large bunker guards the right of the fairway.
Your second shot will require good accuracy as the fairway narrows significantly leading up to the slightly elevated green which is well protected by a bunker.
The par 72 course plays 7065 yards from the back tees with a 73.1 rating and 126 slope.
One of the highest rated public courses in Ontario the Upper Canada Golf course opened in 1966 and has been challenging both the low and high handicapper alike ever since.
Designed by Canadian designer C.E. (Robbie) Robinson, a disciple of renowned course architect Stanley Thompson the course is a reflection of both featuring unforgettable views, natural features as well as unique mounds throughout.
The course while mostly flat, features plenty of mature trees, water in play on eight of 18 holes and large undulating well bunkered greens.
Number 14, the signature hole of the course is typical. “The Monster” pays tribute to both
the designer and the landscape with trees lining the right side of a tight fairway and the Aultsville Creek coming into play all down the left. The water infringes on the fairway in two places and golfers can often find themselves with a 200 yard shot to a kidney shaped green well protected by a mound in front.
The par 72 course plays 6922 yards from the back tees with a 71.8 rating and 128 slope.
The Great Waterway Classic “Chase the Dream” series visits Upper Canada on June 3rd and will host the main tournament itself in 2013.
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