The Marshes Golf Club
The land on which The Marshes now stands presented course designers Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and Sr. with an equally unusual and remarkable site. Featuring an abundance of natural beauty in the form of wetlands, meadows, and hardwood forests, the aim was to preserve the area’s innate charms, while also adding the qualities that would make it a visually and strategically outstanding golf course.
The Marshes has been carefully routed around the land’s natural features, offering players of all calibers a chance to marvel at both the natural and technical ingenuity of its design. Not only has the course qualified as an Audubon Cooperative Wildlife Sanctuary Course, but it’s a championship style golf course that has hosted five PGA of Canada Senior Championships in addition to many local and provincial amateur championships.
Play-by-Play
The first six holes at The Marshes wind through hardwood forest and meadow. Creating this rolling terrain among the rocky, tree-studded landscape required considerable sculpting. The design philosophy called for many bent grass chipping areas around generously contoured greens. The ninth and eighteenth greens share a putting surface that occupies 30,000 sq. ft, an apt metaphor for the entire golf course design, which is big by any standard, including standards of innovation.
With as many as five tee decks per hole, The Marshes will challenge, reward and accommodate golfers of every caliber. The course design recognized that the landscape presented a number of nooks and crannies ideally suited for par 3's. As a result, The Marshes features a somewhat unusual balance of six par-three, six par-four and six par-five holes.
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Front 9
Back 9
Total Yards
Rating and Slope
Hole 1
Yardage
Par
4
Men's Handicap
11
Women's Handicap
11
Pro Tip
We start off with a tame dog-leg right. Try to favour the left side of the fairway from the tee box. For your approach, the centre of the green is where you want to be, but placing it short of the putting surface is better than shooting long or to the right.
Hole 2
Yardage
Par
5
Men's Handicap
1
Women's Handicap
1
Pro Tip
Bring all that you've got in the bag because this is the longest hole in Ottawa. The right side is wet all the way to the green so favour the left and use the banks to help navigate. You're wise to take three shots to get home; par here is an accomplishment.
Hole 3
Hole 4
Yardage
Par
5
Men's Handicap
3
Women's Handicap
3
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 5
Yardage
Par
3
Men's Handicap
17
Women's Handicap
17
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 6
Yardage
Par
4
Men's Handicap
7
Women's Handicap
7
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 7
Yardage
Par
4
Men's Handicap
9
Women's Handicap
9
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 8
Yardage
Par
3
Men's Handicap
15
Women's Handicap
15
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 9
Yardage
Par
5
Men's Handicap
5
Women's Handicap
5
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 10
Yardage
Par
5
Men's Handicap
4
Women's Handicap
4
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 11
Yardage
Par
4
Men's Handicap
18
Women's Handicap
18
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 12
Yardage
Par
3
Men's Handicap
40
Women's Handicap
40
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 13
Yardage
Par
4
Men's Handicap
12
Women's Handicap
12
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 14
Yardage
Par
5
Men's Handicap
6
Women's Handicap
6
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 15
Yardage
Par
3
Men's Handicap
16
Women's Handicap
16
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 16
Yardage
Par
5
Men's Handicap
2
Women's Handicap
2
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 17
Yardage
Par
3
Men's Handicap
14
Women's Handicap
14
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
Hole 18
Yardage
Par
4
Men's Handicap
8
Women's Handicap
8
Pro Tip
One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is tinkering with their swing too much during their round. When you mess with your swing mechanics too much in the middle of a round of golf things tend to get worse. Remember, your objective on the course is to play golf not play "golf swing". tinkering with your swing should be done on the range, not the course. Hit some balls before you play and make adjustments there. Then, start your round and use the swing you found on the range. Keep it consistent.
