Mississaugua Golf & Country Club (Old Course)

Overview: The Old Course at Mississaugua Golf & Country Club is an 18-hole parkland layout in the Credit River valley of Mississauga. The modern championship reference is par 71 and 7,115 yards, but length is only one part of the examination. Tree-lined fairways, river-edge holes and the natural movement of the valley create a course where angles and patience matter as much as power. The design still shows the influence of several generations of Canadian architecture, combining strategic green work with a setting that feels remarkably removed from the surrounding Greater Toronto Area.

History: The club was established in the early 1900s, with the first nine-hole course expanded to 18 by George Cumming in 1909. Donald Ross revised the layout in 1919, and Stanley Thompson made major changes in the late 1920s before the course hosted its first Canadian Open in 1931. Mississaugua has since hosted the Canadian Open six times and added modern work by Doug Carrick, including the rebuilding of greens and bunkers. The result is a living historic course rather than a preserved museum piece.

Did You Know? Walter Hagen won the first Canadian Open played at Mississaugua in 1931, and Sam Snead won there in 1938. Those victories began a championship thread that later included Craig Wood, Gene Littler and Bobby Nichols, linking the Credit River course to several generations of major professional golf.