Niagara Falls, ON Chippawa GC Doug Carrick & Thomas McBroom, architects

 

At the Legends on the Niagara facility, two of Canada's top course architects - Douglas Carrick and Thomas McBroom - not only have separately created 18-hole championship venues, but also collaborated on the design of an exceptional 9-hole, short layout - the Chippawa GC. Built and maintained to the same exceptional standards of the Ussher's Creek and Battlefield courses, the Chippawa course is an integral part of the Legends Academy instructional program which provides 1-on-1 and group instruction by CPGA professionals. What a great setting to learn and enjoy the game !

The Chippawa GC might best be described as an "executive" course measuring just 2201 yards (par 30), but still offers the advantages of exceptional conditioning, multiple tees, a variety of hazards including Ussher's Creek, a man-made lake, fairway and greenside bunkers, and PGA-quality greens. The layout includes six par-3's and three par-4's (# 4,8,9), yet is still demanding enough to require accuracy off the tee, solid iron play, and a deft short game. The course begins with series of short, relatively easy holes followed by progressively more challenging holes. Both # 6 & 7 are par-3's across a small lake, # 8 is a well-bunkered par-4, and # 9 is a par-4 cut through a thick woodlot and requires both an accurate drive and approach shot to the green. © 2002 Teeing It Up NIAGARA