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Rivermead Golf Club
A Rivermead green at dawn, dew still on the grass, bunkers catching the first light

The Course

Par 72, from 4,730 to 6,715 yards, on land the club has played since 1910. Restored to its Golden Age character in 2023.

Course architects

  1. 1910

    Charles Murray

    The original nine holes, opened for play in 1911.

  2. 1915

    George Cumming

    Expansion to eighteen holes on newly purchased land.

  3. 1989

    Ken Skodacek & Ken Venturi

    A modernization of the course for the late twentieth century.

  4. 2023

    Jeff Mingay

    A five-year restoration of the course's Golden Age roots.

The property

Two loops of nine either side of chemin Rivermead, with the clubhouse, practice ground, and both finishing greens gathered at the centre.

Illustrated plan of Rivermead's eighteen holes, numbered, with treed borders, ponds, and the clubhouse at centre

Hole by hole

Yardages from tee deck 1, the longest of the six. The forward card plays to par 75 for the women, with holes 5, 7, and 18 as three-shotters. Every hole includes the club's own drone flyover: press play and walk it from the air.

Front nine · 3,400 yards · par 36

1

Par 5 · 500 yards · Handicap 15

A three-shot opener off the clubhouse lawn. Generous enough to ease you into the round, long enough to reward a brave second.

2

Par 3 · 180 yards · Handicap 13

The first of five one-shotters, played to a well-defended green. A mid-iron and a clear head.

3

Par 4 · 365 yards · Handicap 9

A classic Golden Age two-shotter: position off the tee matters more than distance.

4

Par 4 · 305 yards · Handicap 17

The tempter. Drivable for the bold since the 2023 restoration reshaped its bunkers, with a nasty fall-off right of the green waiting for the greedy.

5

Par 4 · 470 yards · Handicap 3

A long, demanding four for the men and a three-shot hole on the forward card. Par here feels like a birdie.

6

Par 5 · 520 yards · Handicap 11

The longest hole on the front, working through the tree-lined heart of the property.

7

Par 4 · 460 yards · Handicap 1

The number-one handicap hole: a long four that finishes over water to a green you have to fly.

8

Par 3 · 215 yards · Handicap 7

The longest of the par threes. A full long iron or hybrid, and no shame in a three from the fringe.

9

Par 4 · 385 yards · Handicap 5

Restored fairway bunkers, smaller but far more troublesome, guard the line home. Chocolate-drop mounds flank the enlarged green.

Back nine · 3,315 yards · par 36

10

Par 3 · 185 yards · Handicap 14

The most transformed hole of the restoration: bunkering trimmed back, short grass everywhere, and a near-infinity look behind the flag.

11

Par 5 · 490 yards · Handicap 18

The scoring chance on the back. Reachable in two, if the drive holds the fairway.

12

Par 4 · 455 yards · Handicap 2

The hardest hole on the inward nine: long, exacting, and honest about it.

13

Par 4 · 335 yards · Handicap 8

A mid-length four played with a pond in view. Placement first, then a short iron with full commitment.

14

Par 4 · 390 yards · Handicap 6

A strong two-shotter across the middle of the back nine, where the river-bred greens do their best work.

15

Par 4 · 330 yards · Handicap 12

Short on the card, subtle on the ground. The green complex is the defence.

16

Par 3 · 140 yards · Handicap 16

The shortest hole at Rivermead. A wedge in hand and no excuses.

17

Par 5 · 530 yards · Handicap 10

The longest hole on the course, turning for home through the western corner of the property.

18

Par 4 · 460 yards · Handicap 4

The famous finisher: a long four over the stone-walled pond and its fountain, played beneath the clubhouse windows.

The sixth fairway from the air, curving through hardwoods
No. 6, the long way through the trees.
The thirteenth green and its pond seen from above
No. 13, water in view all the way.
A green complex at dawn with the Ottawa River and city skyline on the horizon
Looking back toward the river and the capital.
The eighteenth green behind its stone-walled pond and fountain on a summer morning
The eighteenth: 460 yards, over the stone-walled pond, beneath the clubhouse windows.

The scorecard

Six tee decks, and combined decks between them, give eleven ways to play the course. Pick the card that matches your game, not your pride. On a combined deck the arrows tell you which of the two tees to play for each hole.

The printed card: cover · hole by hole

Rivermead Golf Club scorecard: yardages by tee deck, combined-deck guide arrows, men's and women's par and handicap for all eighteen holes
Tee123456789Out Aller101112131415161718In RetourTotal
15001803653054705204602153853,4001854904553353903301405304603,3156,715
1-2 Hole 1: play tee 1 Hole 2: play tee 1 Hole 3: play tee 1 Hole 4: play tee 1 Hole 5: play tee 2 Hole 6: play tee 1 Hole 7: play tee 2 Hole 8: play tee 2 Hole 9: play tee 13,315 Hole 10: play tee 1 Hole 11: play tee 1 Hole 12: play tee 2 Hole 13: play tee 1 Hole 14: play tee 1 Hole 15: play tee 1 Hole 16: play tee 1 Hole 17: play tee 1 Hole 18: play tee 23,2456,560
24751703553004355104301953803,2501704804253303753251305204203,1756,425
2-3 Hole 1: play tee 2 Hole 2: play tee 2 Hole 3: play tee 2 Hole 4: play tee 2 Hole 5: play tee 3 Hole 6: play tee 2 Hole 7: play tee 3 Hole 8: play tee 3 Hole 9: play tee 23,170 Hole 10: play tee 2 Hole 11: play tee 2 Hole 12: play tee 3 Hole 13: play tee 2 Hole 14: play tee 3 Hole 15: play tee 2 Hole 16: play tee 2 Hole 17: play tee 3 Hole 18: play tee 33,0556,225
34601603402854004904051753653,0801504603853103603151204853902,9756,055
3-4 Hole 1: play tee 4 Hole 2: play tee 3 Hole 3: play tee 3 Hole 4: play tee 3 Hole 5: play tee 4 Hole 6: play tee 4 Hole 7: play tee 4 Hole 8: play tee 4 Hole 9: play tee 32,940 Hole 10: play tee 3 Hole 11: play tee 3 Hole 12: play tee 4 Hole 13: play tee 3 Hole 14: play tee 4 Hole 15: play tee 3 Hole 16: play tee 3 Hole 17: play tee 4 Hole 18: play tee 42,8805,820
44201403202703854603851403402,8601304253552903352851004653702,7555,615
4-5 Hole 1: play tee 5 Hole 2: play tee 4 Hole 3: play tee 4 Hole 4: play tee 4 Hole 5: play tee 5 Hole 6: play tee 4 Hole 7: play tee 4 Hole 8: play tee 5 Hole 9: play tee 42,775 Hole 10: play tee 4 Hole 11: play tee 4 Hole 12: play tee 5 Hole 13: play tee 4 Hole 14: play tee 5 Hole 15: play tee 5 Hole 16: play tee 4 Hole 17: play tee 5 Hole 18: play tee 52,5905,365
53801353052603754303801053252,695115410320280275260954203702,5455,240
5-6 Hole 1: play tee 5 Hole 2: play tee 5 Hole 3: play tee 6 Hole 4: play tee 5 Hole 5: play tee 5 Hole 6: play tee 6 Hole 7: play tee 6 Hole 8: play tee 6 Hole 9: play tee 62,510 Hole 10: play tee 5 Hole 11: play tee 5 Hole 12: play tee 6 Hole 13: play tee 5 Hole 14: play tee 6 Hole 15: play tee 6 Hole 16: play tee 5 Hole 17: play tee 6 Hole 18: play tee 62,4304,940
6345952602203403753451052752,360110360275280275260903753452,3704,730
H/M Hcp151391731117514182861216104
H/M Par534445434363544443543672
F/W Par534455534383544443553775
F/W Hcp915513171711318124102141668

On combined decks, an means play the longer tee for that hole; means play the shorter one.

Course rating and slope by tee deck
TeesYardsRating / Slope · MRating / Slope · W
16,71573.1 / 14279.6 / 148
1-26,56072.4 / 14078.7 / 146
26,42571.6 / 13578.0 / 145
2-36,22570.8 / 13177.8 / 142
36,05569.8 / 12875.7 / 141
3-45,82068.8 / 12774.6 / 136
45,61567.8 / 12373.1 / 134
4-55,36566.6 / 12171.7 / 131
55,24066.0 / 11971.0 / 128
5-64,94064.5 / 11769.3 / 125
64,73063.4 / 11768.0 / 120

Play it more than once

Rivermead's greens give up their secrets slowly. Membership is how you get to keep asking.

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