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 The 12th hole of the North course during the Fortinet Cup Championship, a PGA Tour Americas event, in 2024 | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1992 |
| Total holes | 54 |
| Website | ospreyvalley.com |
| North | |
| Designed by | Doug Carrick |
| Par | 72 (Championship Par 70) |
| Length | 7,445 yards (6,808 m) |
| Heathlands | |
| Designed by | Doug Carrick |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,810 yards (6,230 m) |
| Hoot | |
| Designed by | Doug Carrick |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,134 yards (6,523 m) |
TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley is a golf course in the province of Ontario, Canada, located in Caledon, a town one hour north of Toronto. There are three courses (North, Hoot, Heathlands) ranked among the Top 100 in Canada.[1], each designed by Canadian architect Doug Carrick. In 2024 it was announced the North course would host the 2025 RBC Canadian Open.
The facility has hosted PGA Tour Americas tournaments since 2018, when it was announced as the first Canadian facility to join the Tournament Players Club[2].
History
[edit]Known simply as Osprey Valley until joining the TPC Network in 2018, the facility opened in 1992 with the Heathlands course, a links-inspired design featuring fescue-covered mounds and pot bunkers that established Doug Carrick as a prominent Canadian architect.[3] The wasteland-style Hoot and parkland-style Toot (now named North) courses were added in 2001, once again designed by Carrick.[4]
On August 28, 2018, the PGA Tour announced that Osprey Valley had joined the Tournament Players Club, the first Canadian facility to do so.[5] Shortly after, plans were revealed to expand facilities to include new clubhouses, on-site accommodations and amenities to appeal to guests from outside the Greater Toronto Area.[6]
In 2022, it was announced that the facility would become home to Golf Canada's new headquarters, along with a publicly accessible 18-hole community putting course[7]
On May 21st, 2024 it was announced that the North course would play host to the 2025 RBC Canadian Open[8], becoming the 38th course in the event's 121-year history to host Canada's national open.
Heathlands course
[edit]The facility's first course, the Heathlands opened was built in 1991 and opened in 1992[9]. Despite the course being built on a relatively flat piece of farmland, Carrick aimed to recreate visual elements of seaside links courses including "gnarly fescue covered mounds, imposing pot bunkers and intricately contoured greens."[9] The original amenities were modest, consisting of a trailer in a gravel parking lot.[10] The course celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017, with Carrick on hand to say it has been received with positive feedback throughout his career: "I’d have to say that of all the courses I’ve designed, I probably get the most compliments about the Heathlands course."[3]
Hoot course
[edit]Opened in 2001, the Hoot course was inspired by Pine Valley, with expansive sandy waste areas and pine barrens meant to evoke wasteland-style courses of the eastern seaboard and Carolinas.[11] Carrick's choice for the Hoot's aesthetics and playing characteristics were influenced by a desire to create a distinctive profile separate from property's other courses, with its rugged look juxtaposing the links-inspired Heathlands and lush, parkland-stye North.[12]
North course
[edit]Initially named Toot, the North course was designed to be a visually stunning, highly playable offering for golfers of all abilities.[13] While ranked highly among Canada's best public courses[14], its identity as a wide, parkland-style course offered little definition in character compared to the property's Hoot and Heathlands layouts.[15] With hopes of hosting a future Canadian Open in mind, the facility announced plans in 2023 to renovate the course under the guidance of architect Ian Andrew, who worked as an associate of Carrick during construction of all three of the property's courses.[16] Andrew's focus for the project included placing greater emphasis on tee-to-green play, lengthening of holes and strategic placement of bunkers and other hazards to enhance the course's ability to test the world's best players in championship play.[17]
Tournaments Held
[edit]- Osprey Valley Open (PGA Tour Americas) from 2018-2023; 2025
- Fortinet Cup Championship (PGA Tour Americas) 2024
- PGA Women's Championship of Canada (PGA of Canada)
- PGA Assistants' Championship of Canada (PGA of Canada)
References
[edit]- ^ Staff (2024-07-15). "The 2024 Top 100". SCOREGolf. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "TPC Network Announces TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley as 33rd Property | tpc.com". tpc.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ a b McCarten, James (July 29, 2017). "At The Turn: After 25 years, timeless, top-shelf Osprey Valley looks to future". The Canadian Press.
- ^ "Top 100 Golf Courses". www.top100golfcourses.com. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Osprey Valley joins PGA Tour's TPC network as it signals grand ambitions". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Brooke, Jeff (2020-06-02). "Expansion of golf courses links to overall vision for Caledon". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Golf Canada partners with TPC Toronto Osprey Valley to build a new home for Canadian golf - Golf Canada". 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Staff. "TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley will host 2025 RBC Canadian Open - PGA TOUR". www.pgatour.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ a b "Osprey Valley Heathlands Course". Carrick Design. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Young, Rick (2024-05-27). "TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley embarks on next chapter with new clubhouse and North course renovations". SCOREGolf. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Logan, Jason (2014-11-26). "Worth Hooting About". SCOREGolf. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Osprey Valley South Course". Carrick Design. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Osprey Valley North Course". Carrick Design. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Staff (2022-07-04). "The 2022 Top 100". SCOREGolf. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Logan, Jason (2023-03-28). "TPC Toronto is overhauling its North course with a future Canadian Open in mind". SCOREGolf. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ Chambers, Alice (March 29, 2023). "Ian Andrew returns to Osprey Valley to renovate North course". Golf Course Architecture. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Q&A: Renovation architect Ian Andrew". Osprey Valley. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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