Mississaugua Golf & Country Club
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The Mississaugua Golf & Country Club is a mixed club featuring an 18-hole championship golf course
, curling
facilities with six sheets, pro shop and lounge, tennis
courts and an active bridge
club. It was founded in 1906 and is located in south-central Mississauga, Ontario
(the spelling difference between the names of the city and the club is intentional).
The course started as 9 holes, designed by Percy Barrett of the Lambton Golf Club
. In 1909, the course was expanded to 18 by George Cumming from the Toronto Golf Club
, and in 1919 Donald Ross made several revisions. The course was lengthened by Stanley Thompson
in 1927, to prepare for the 1931 Canadian Open. It currently plays to par 72, measuring 6,608 yards from the gold tees and 7,100 yards from the back black tees. The club will be going through a golf course renovation program by redoing all of their greens starting in the latter part of 2007 and ending mid year 2008.
Mississaugua Golf & Country Club has hosted the Canadian Open professional men's championship six times;
The club has also hosted many Canadian amateur, women's and senior tournaments.
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
, curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
facilities with six sheets, pro shop and lounge, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
courts and an active bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
club. It was founded in 1906 and is located in south-central Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
(the spelling difference between the names of the city and the club is intentional).
The course started as 9 holes, designed by Percy Barrett of the Lambton Golf Club
Lambton Golf Club
Lambton Golf and Country Club is a private golf and tennis club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Club is located in the eastern banks of the Humber River, west of Jane Street. It was established in 1902, designed by George Cumming, with input from George Lyon, who became its best-known member...
. In 1909, the course was expanded to 18 by George Cumming from the Toronto Golf Club
Toronto Golf Club
The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club , and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club . It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s...
, and in 1919 Donald Ross made several revisions. The course was lengthened by Stanley Thompson
Stanley Thompson
Stanley Thompson was a Canadian golf course architect. He was a co-founder of the American Society of Golf Course Architects....
in 1927, to prepare for the 1931 Canadian Open. It currently plays to par 72, measuring 6,608 yards from the gold tees and 7,100 yards from the back black tees. The club will be going through a golf course renovation program by redoing all of their greens starting in the latter part of 2007 and ending mid year 2008.
Mississaugua Golf & Country Club has hosted the Canadian Open professional men's championship six times;
- 1931 Walter HagenWalter HagenWalter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on...
- 1938 Sam SneadSam SneadSamuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S...
- 1942 Craig WoodCraig Wood (golfer)Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams ....
- 1951 Jim FerrierJim FerrierJames B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:...
- 1965 Gene LittlerGene LittlerGene Alec Littler is an American professional golfer. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes."-Early years...
- 1974 Bobby NicholsBobby NicholsRobert Herman Nichols is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1964 PGA Championship.Nichols was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville and later played golf at Texas A&M University were his team won the Southwest Conference Championship...
The club has also hosted many Canadian amateur, women's and senior tournaments.