The Links at Monck's Landing Golf Club
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The Links at Monck's Landing Golf Club is a public golf course located in Norland, Ontario, Canada
that opened for play in 2008.
in the west to its eastern terminus in Bancroft
. The Monck Road was named after Lord Charles Stanley Monck, the first Governor General of Canada, and was completed in 1873. Monck's Landing is located three kilometres north of the former Monck Road.
layout that utilizes the property's rolling (60-foot change in elevation), treeless terrain, and such features as deep pot bunkers and high fescue rough, to approximate the experience of playing golf on the classic courses of the British Isles. The course has gained the reputation as a challenging layout, having been described as "testing" and "tough as nails" by various golf writers. Monck's Landing has been compared favourably to other inland links courses in Ontario such as Tarandowah
in recent golf publications. The Links at Monck's Landing Golf Club was awarded a nomination for "Best New Course in Ontario" by Fairways Magazine in May, 2010, as well being included on columnist Robert Thompson's list of his favourite Canadian "links" and featured in Ontario Golf Magazine's Mid Summer 2010 article "Best Bang For The Buck - There's great golf to be across Ontario for $65 or less". The course also received a favourable review in the Fall 2011 issue of SCOREGolf Magazine, in which it was described as "an affordable and gnarly nine-hole links course with plenty of bite."
Norland, Ontario
Norland is a small rural community located within the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario.It is located in a scenic spot on the Gull River at the north end of Shadow Lake, the northernmost Kawartha lake...
that opened for play in 2008.
History
The 103 acres (41.7 ha) parcel of land upon which Monck's Landing is situated was homesteaded by Edward Stephens in 1859. Three generations of the Stephens family maintained a working farm on the site until 1961. The farm was considered quite properous for the area, being located on a pocket of rich topsoil rarely seen in the region. The property changed hands several times after 1961, until the current owner, Scott Kuschnereit, purchased it in 2003. The Links at Monck's Landing Golf Club opened in August, 2008.The name
The Links at Monck's Landing Golf Club derives its name from the proximity of present-day City of Kawartha Lakes County Road 45, which began its existence as The Monck Road, a former colonization route extending from Lake CouchichingLake Couchiching
Lake Couchiching, from the Ojibwe gojijiing meaning "inlet", is a small lake in Central Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel. The Trent-Severn Waterway enters Lake Simcoe by the Talbot River and exits this lake by the Severn River which empties into Georgian Bay...
in the west to its eastern terminus in Bancroft
Bancroft, Ontario
Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...
. The Monck Road was named after Lord Charles Stanley Monck, the first Governor General of Canada, and was completed in 1873. Monck's Landing is located three kilometres north of the former Monck Road.
Course description
Monck's Landing is a 9-hole course that plays to a par of 35. Currently it measures 3,081 yards from the Blue tees, 2,859 yards from the White tees, and 2,486 yards from the Gold tees. A dual tee block system allows those golfers wishing to play 18 holes a "back 9" that presents a layout both differing and distinct from that experienced the first time around. Monck's Landing bills itself as a links-styleLinks (golf)
A links is the oldest style of golf course, first developed in Scotland. The word "links" comes from the Scots language and refers to an area of coastal sand dunes and sometimes to open parkland. It also retains this more general meaning in the Scottish English dialect...
layout that utilizes the property's rolling (60-foot change in elevation), treeless terrain, and such features as deep pot bunkers and high fescue rough, to approximate the experience of playing golf on the classic courses of the British Isles. The course has gained the reputation as a challenging layout, having been described as "testing" and "tough as nails" by various golf writers. Monck's Landing has been compared favourably to other inland links courses in Ontario such as Tarandowah
Tarandowah Golfers Club
Tarandowah Golfers Club is a links-style golf course near the town of Avon, Ontario, Canada.Tarandowah has 18 holes on of the old Row family farm...
in recent golf publications. The Links at Monck's Landing Golf Club was awarded a nomination for "Best New Course in Ontario" by Fairways Magazine in May, 2010, as well being included on columnist Robert Thompson's list of his favourite Canadian "links" and featured in Ontario Golf Magazine's Mid Summer 2010 article "Best Bang For The Buck - There's great golf to be across Ontario for $65 or less". The course also received a favourable review in the Fall 2011 issue of SCOREGolf Magazine, in which it was described as "an affordable and gnarly nine-hole links course with plenty of bite."
The Stone Barn
Situated prominently upon the property is a unique stone barn that is intended to house Monck's Landing's clubhouse in the near future. Built in 1919, with 2 foot (0.6096 m) stone walls that extend up to its rafters, this stone barn is considered by some experts to be the only structure of its kind in Ontario.Scorecard
| HOLE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
| PAR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| BLUE | 325 | 430 | 166 | 355 | 120 | 347 | 374 | 586 | 378 | 3081 | 325 | 424 | 133 | 355 | 133 | 303 | 374 | 536 | 362 | 2945 | 6026 |
| WHITE | 312 | 424 | 161 | 312 | 105 | 325 | 322 | 536 | 362 | 2859 | 325 | 424 | 133 | 355 | 133 | 303 | 374 | 536 | 362 | 2945 | 5804 |
| GOLD | 310 | 343 | 133 | 278 | 92 | 303 | 273 | 443 | 311 | 2486 | 310 | 343 | 133 | 278 | 92 | 303 | 273 | 443 | 311 | 2486 | 4972 |
| HCP | 12 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
External links
- Monck's Landing Website
- Course Review: The Links at Monck's Landing by Robert Thompson, Sept. 29, 2009
- A Remarkable Stone Barn, Minden Times, Sept. 30, 2009
- Golf Drives On Even In These Rough Times, Toronto Star, July 25, 2009
- British Open Week: Canadian Links by Robert Thompson, July 12, 1010
- Best Bang For The Buck - There's great golf to be across Ontario for $65 or less, Ontario Golf Magazine, Mid Summer 2010 Issue
- Cottage Country Links, SCOREGolf Magazine, Fall 2011 Issue
- The Land Between Website
- City Of Kawartha Lakes Website