Howard Watson set out the original 9-hole course at Rideau View Country Club in 1958 then Robbie Robinson added another nine holes to the layout five years later.
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Howard Watson set out the original 9-hole course at Rideau View Country Club in 1958 then Robbie Robinson added another nine holes to the layout five years later.
Rideau View
Rideau View Country Club was formed in the mid-1950s when a number of prominent businessmen decided to establish a golf facility that would serve the Jewish community in the Ottawa area.
A substantial 200-acre property was acquired and Howard Watson set the task of laying out the original 9-hole course, with Robbie Robinson adding another nine holes soon after.
In more recent times, Ian Andrew has acted as the club’s consulting architect.
The 383-yard 9th is one of the most difficult holes on the course, with a precision tee shot required to avoid three well-positioned fairway traps before an uphill approach shot can be executed.
Two of the final three holes comprise demanding par fives; the 572-yard 16th is a treacherous hole, crossed by a couple of creeks, and the 585-yard 18th is another tough nut to crack, played to the smallest green on the course.
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