Best Golf Courses in Montreal, Quebec

Ile Bizard, Quebec · Dick Wilson (renovation) (1873) · 18 holes · Par 70 · 6,722 yards

The oldest golf club in North America, the Royal Montreal Golf Club was founded in 1873 and received its Royal designation from King Edward VII in 1884. The Blue Course — redesigned by Dick Wilson and Joe Lee — is the club's championship layout on Ile Bizard and has hosted the Canadian Open multiple times. The par-70 design rewards precision over power, with Wilson's strategic bunkering and demanding green complexes set along Lake of Two Mountains.

Ile Bizard, Quebec · Stanley Thompson (1924) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,870 yards

A Stanley Thompson masterpiece on Ile Bizard, Elm Ridge Golf and Country Club is one of Quebec's finest private clubs. Thompson's 1924 design uses the rolling island terrain with his characteristic boldness — dramatic bunkering, elevated green complexes, and routing that creates memorable sequences of holes. Elm Ridge is one of the hidden gems of Canadian golf architecture, less known than Thompson's mountain courses but equally impressive in its own parkland idiom.

Hudson, Quebec · Stanley Thompson / Herbert Strong (1921) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,650 yards

Set in the charming village of Hudson on the shores of Lake of Two Mountains, Whitlock Golf and Country Club is a classic Quebec parkland layout with a distinguished history. The original design elements by Herbert Strong were complemented by Stanley Thompson's touch in subsequent refinements. The rolling terrain through mature hardwoods and lakeside corridors makes Whitlock one of the most picturesque private clubs in the Montreal area.

Ile Bizard, Quebec · Howard Watson (1959) · 18 holes · Par 71 · 6,494 yards

The Red Course at Royal Montreal Golf Club offers a slightly shorter but no less enjoyable companion to the championship Blue Course. Howard Watson's design plays across the rolling Ile Bizard terrain with the same stunning Lake of Two Mountains views. The par-71 layout is a favorite for member play and provides a contrast in character to the longer Blue Course — more intimate, more varied in texture, and equally demanding on approach shots.