Maple Downs Golf & Country Club

br> Overall Maple Downs Golf & Country Club is a great course but the greens and bunkers are in rough condition.

Price	C
Difficulty	A
Scenery	A
Green Conditions	C
Fairway Conditions	A
Club house	A+
Layout	A
Practice Facility	A

Maple Downs is a private golf club so member sponsorship is required just to get on this course. Once you do get on to play prime time rate is $150 which includes your range balls and cart. This price range falls into the C rating category but for a pretty good course in the GTA area.



The difficulty for this course was "difficult but fair". The length of the course wasn't too bad but the fairways were pretty narrow and you really had to make your shots. The course makes you carry the ball to the green on many of the holes making the course play a little longer and tougher. An A rating for this course is appropriate.

Maple Downs uses mature trees throughout the course together with plenty of sand and elevation. All the holes are very well shaped and plotted out however the course doesn't have that over powering wow factor. This course is deserving of an A rating for scenery.



The green conditions at Maple Downs Golf & Country Club were quite poor compared to their normal conditions. The greens were still lightning quick but there was a whole lot of patchiness burnt out areas. As with many of the courses in Southern Ontario, Maple Downs was really hurt by the warmer winter weather which allowed the wildlife to ravage the greens. I have to give the greens a C rating as they were playable but not that good.



Fairway conditions were very good at Maple Downs.  They were pretty well trimmed and there weren't many divots. I think an A rating for these fairways is appropriate.

The clubhouse has a full bar/restaurant, locker room, pro shop and even a banquet and the exterior is just beautiful. I think an A+ rating is right for this area.



The layout of Maple Downs was excellent. The course uses natural elements of scenery, elevation, sand, and a lot of trees to protect the course. The course really is carved nicely into the terrain and each hole flows nicely to the next. The layout makes a grade of A+ in this category.

Maple Downs is found just north of Toronto in Maple along the Oak Ridges Moraine.

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