Every season, we help golfers plan trips across Canada, so the SCOREGolf Top 59 list naturally becomes a roadmap. It shows where the strongest public courses are, how each province stacks up and which regions work best for multi-day itineraries. Since we work directly with many of these courses, this guide pulls the full list into one place by province to make it easier to compare destinations and start shaping your next trip.
Some provinces are packed with ranked courses sitting within short drives of each other. Others have one or two standouts that anchor a full golf getaway. No matter where you want to go, this breakdown of SCOREGolf’s Top 59 Public Courses in Canada gives you the national picture and points you straight to the courses you can book with us.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia punches way above its size with six courses in the Top 59, including the number one and two spots in the country.
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1. Cabot Cliffs, Inverness
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2. Cabot Links, Inverness
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5. Cape Breton Highlands Links, Ingonish Beach
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26. Northumberland Links, Pugwash
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46. The Links at Brunello, Halifax
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53. Fox Harb’r, Wallace
From pure links along the water in Inverness to classic Thompson routing at Highlands Links and solid modern designs around Halifax and Wallace, Nova Scotia has enough variety to build an entire golf vacation without ever crossing a provincial border. Access our Nova Scotia golf packages here.
Alberta
Alberta is where mountain golf and big architecture show up in full force. Nine of the Top 59 public courses sit here.
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3. Fairmont Jasper Park, Jasper
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4. Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff
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18. Stewart Creek, Canmore
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20. Kananaskis Country – Mt. Kidd, Kananaskis
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24. Kananaskis Country – Mt. Lorette, Kananaskis
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35. Northern Bear, Sherwood Park
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41. Silvertip, Canmore
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50. Wolf Creek – Links, Ponoka
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56. Wolf Creek – Old, Ponoka
Between the Rockies resorts and the more understated ground game at Wolf Creek, Alberta covers just about every style of public golf you could want, often with serious scenery thrown in as an extra bonus. Check out all our Alberta golf packages here.
British Columbia
BC is loaded, with fourteen courses on the list across the Okanagan, the Kootenays, Whistler and Vancouver Island.
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6. Sagebrush, Merritt
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7. Greywolf, Panorama
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8. Predator Ridge – Ridge, Vernon
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11. GreenTee Country Club Tobiano, Kamloops.
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14. Big Sky, Pemberton
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29. Bear Mountain – Valley, Victoria
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30. Shadow Mountain, Cranbrook
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32. Talking Rock, Chase
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37. Bear Mountain – Mountain, Victoria
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39. Wildstone, Cranbrook
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44. Eagle Ranch, Invermere
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47. Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler
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51. Trickle Creek, Kimberley
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55. Gallagher’s Canyon, Kelowna
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57. Copper Point – Point, Windermere
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58. Nicklaus North, Whistler
From hillside minimalist design at Sagebrush to dramatic elevation changes in the Kootenays and big resort golf in Whistler and Victoria, BC is where you can easily stack multiple Top 59 courses into a single itinerary. Browse our Whistler and Okanagan golf packages to access all of BC’s gems.
Ontario
Ontario brings depth. There are eighteen Ontario courses on the Top 59 list, across the GTA, Muskoka, Georgian Bay and beyond.
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10. Muskoka Bay, Gravenhurst
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12. Rocky Crest Resort, MacTier
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17. TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley – Hoot, Caledon
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19. TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley – North, Caledon
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21. Eagles Nest, Maple
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22. TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley – Heathlands, Caledon
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25. Manitou Ridge, McKellar
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27. Copper Creek, Kleinburg
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28. Cobble Beach, Owen Sound
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31. Tarandowah, Avon
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33. Black Bear Ridge, Belleville
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42. Lakeview, Mississauga
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43. The Nest at Friday Harbour, Innisfil
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49. King’s Forest, Hamilton
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52. Taboo Muskoka, Gravenhurst
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54. Deerhurst Resort – Highlands, Huntsville
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59. Seguin Valley, Parry Sound
You have everything here from municipal classics like Lakeview and King’s Forest to resort-heavy Muskoka, plus the three-course Osprey Valley complex and coastal-style golf along Georgian Bay. Best Golf Trips has many Ontario golf packages to choose from, enabling you to play these highly ranked courses.
Prince Edward Island
Canada’s smallest province is very efficient with its real estate. Three PEI courses sit in the Top 59.
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16. The Links at Crowbush Cove, Morell
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34. Dundarave, Roseneath
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40. Green Gables, Cavendish
All three are clustered close together, which makes PEI one of the simplest places in the country to plan a multi-course trip without long drives. Our PEI golf packages provide options to play all these top Atlantic courses.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick only has one entry on the list, but it is a strong one.
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13. The Algonquin, St. Andrews-by-the-Sea
A historic seaside resort course that has been refreshed with modern work, The Algonquin anchors any New Brunswick golf itinerary and doubles as a serious destination in its own right.
Quebec
Quebec puts four public courses into the Top 59, spread between resort areas and historic layouts.
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23. Grand-Mère, Shawinigan
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36. Le Diable, Mont Tremblant
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38. Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu – St. Laurent, Richelieu, La Malbaie
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45. Chateau Bromont, Bromont
From Tremblant’s Le Diable to cliffside views above the St. Lawrence at Manoir Richelieu, Quebec offers a mix of mountain, parkland and resort golf that slots nicely into a longer trip through the province. Find all our Quebec golf packages here.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador has one course in the Top 59, and it is a serious outlier in the best way.
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9. Humber Valley, Deer Lake
It is a bit of a mission to get to, but Humber Valley sits near the very top of the national public rankings and pays you back with huge views over the Humber River and a routing that uses the elevation brilliantly.
Saskatchewan And Manitoba
Saskatchewan shows up with one public course on the list.
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15. Waskesiu, Waskesiu Lake
Waskesiu is a classic that leans on its land, contour, and the ground game more than flash. It is one of those places that quietly stays on lists because it plays well year after year.
You might notice that Manitoba does not show up on this particular Top 59 Public Courses list for the 2018 to 2025 rating window. That can change in future rankings, but for now, this is one province where the spotlight stays off the national public list, even though there is solid local golf.
Turn the top 59 into your next trip
SCOREGolf’s Top 59 Public Courses in Canada gives you a national map of where to play, sorted by province and rank. This master breakdown makes it easier to spot clusters of courses that work well together, whether that is:
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A Muskoka and Niagara Falls combination in Ontario
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A Cape Breton or full Nova Scotia trip
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A compact PEI itinerary built around Crowbush, Dundarave and Green Gables
Use this as your high-level starting point, then dive into regional planning and packages based on how much time you have and how much travel you actually want between rounds.
When you are ready to turn this list into a real golf trip, reach out to Best Golf Trips. We work with many of these Top 59 courses and can help you build an itinerary that fits your group, your budget and the way you like to play.
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