Niagara golf is a wonderful mix of older and new golf course designs that include many outstanding golf holes - challenging and picturesque . While by no means a complete list, Teeing It Up NIAGARA has selected some of the region's signature golf holes.

The task of selecting 'the best of the best' was not an easy one ! At many courses in Niagara, there are several great golf holes that might qualify as signature holes. However, just one hole from each "championship" Niagara course was singled out - and not necessarily the course's # 1 handicap hole. The selections include a mix of par-3's, par-4's and par-5's, ironic in that, in a time of longer golf courses, shorter par-3's continue to fascinate and challenge even the best golfers while longer par-5's are the most fun and forgiving.

Niagara's Signature Holes "Once played - never forgotten." Signature hole selections are based on design elements (e.g.  risk-reward), visual appeal and, to a lesser extent, difficulty (challenge & shot values, not distance). Acknowledging that selections will be subject to differing opinions, here are the Niagara Golf Report's picks.

Tri-Par - what a concept ! Every hole is designed & built so it can be played as a par-3, par-4 or par-5, creating a new layout every time it's played.

Beechwood G&CC # 15 Coyote G&CC # 16 Grand Niagara Resort # 5 International CC - Blue # 6 Legends - Ussher's Creek # 9 Legends - Battlefield # 18 Links of Niagara # 5 Lochness Links # 18 Niagara Falls GC # 17 Oaklands GC # 11 Pelham Hills G&CC # 9 Peninsula Lakes GC - Hillside # 4 Port Colborne CC # 17 Riverview GC # 12 Rockway Glen GC # 18 Rolling Meadows G&CC # 8 Royal Niagara GC - Escarpment # 6 Sawmill GC # 16 Sparrow Lakes GC - Heron # 4 Thundering Waters GC # 7 Twenty Valley G&CC # 13 Whirlpool GC # 2 Whisky Run GC - Serpent # 6