Best Golf Courses of 2004

Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.

  1. Manitou RidgeManitou Ridge2004Thomas McBroom's forest walk near Parry Sound, and the best day of golf within three hours of Toronto.Read the review
  2. StoneHenge Golf Course2004Sandy soil, highland-links contours and firm greens from May to October on a nine that never repeats itself.
  3. Eagles Nest Golf ClubEagles Nest Golf Club2004Doug Carrick built a links on a landfill north of Toronto, and it is the best public course in the region.
  4. Cape Kidnappers2004The most spectacular piece of ground in golf, and Tom Doak's most photographed course rather than his best one.
  5. BraeBen Golf Course2004Mississauga built a links on top of a landfill, and the wind up there is delightfully real.