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Course Profile
•6572 yards from the back tees, par 72, slope 130, rating 71.6
•18 holes, 5 par threes, 4 par fives, 9 par fours.
•Well balanced design, 9 holes in from club house and 9 holes out.
•Bent grass greens and fairways with top quality Hutchinson white sand bunkers.
•The course was designed and constructed by Mr. Boyd Barr the owner of Barr Designs, a golf course design and building company based in Kingston, Ontario.
•A 7,000 square foot Club House facility with a magnificent hilltop 180 degree panoramic view of the St. Lawrence River was built and opened in spring 2006. The Club House Features "The Moonshine Bar & Grill"
•A full length driving range and teaching Academy has begun development and will be completed in the near future.
•Shuttle service is available to resort guests traveling to and from the golf course and also offered for golfers arriving by boat at the Glen House Docks.
About the Course
Smuggler's Glen Golf Course is a championship semi-private 18 hole facility that opened to raving reviews, July 21st 2005. The developers of Smuggler's Glen, the Seal family have owned and operated the Glen House Resort since 1962. The owners have over 50 years of experience in the hospitality industry and have invested a considerable amount of capital to create one of Eastern Ontario's Premier golf facilities, Smuggler's Glen Golf Course. The Glen House is proud to offer another recreational attraction to a region that is already world famous as a destination for boating, fishing, and vacationing amid the beauty of the 1000 Islands.
Smuggler's Glen Golf Course is situated in the Thousand Islands area adjacent to the St. Lawrence River. The course represents an interesting blend of nature and design. The generous fairways and gently contoured greens amidst a pristine forest setting are inviting and enjoyable. Brilliant white sand bunkers, refreshing river breezes and dramatic elevation changes add excitement to every round.
A Natural Setting
Boyd Barr, the designer of Barr Designs has come up with an outstanding and unique golf course design incorporating many natural features of our rugged Canadian Shield topography within the parameters of golf architecture. The golf course features fabulous vistas and interesting tee shots from several highly elevated tees. The course design takes full advantage of the natural terrain of mature mixed forests, tall white pines, high granite cliffs, rolling hills and valleys and unique flora including wild fescue grasses, mosses and ferns. It is common to see deer, wild turkeys, hawks, foxes and other animals living in and around the property. The five-lined skink (lizard), featured on our web site is an endangered resident of our course. Naturalists consider the skink significant and unique. We will use its image as a reminder of our commitment to work within, and to exceed modern environmental practices.
The course was a challenge to build as extra funds were required to blast and carve the course through the rugged Canadian Shield granite outcroppings. The course has a special feel and distinction defined by its natural park setting. In fact three holes (#4, #5, and #6) were carefully built to preserve natural wetlands habitat that are located within a newly sanctioned 300 acre Landons Bay environmentally protected biosphere preserve, referred to as the 1000 Island Arch. These three holes are located in what the Provincial Government has considered an A.N.S.I. (Designated Area of Natural and Scientific Interest). These environmental features have been included within our outstanding golf design that is in keeping with the natural beauty of The Thousand Islands.
Outstanding Test of Golf:
The course has an exciting balance of scenic beauty, challenge and playability for golfers of all abilities to enjoy. The golf course features a layout that requires a great deal of accuracy off the tee and risk/reward shot making ability. With four sets of tees on each hole the course will accommodate and challenge both the new golfer and the seasoned pro. Smuggler’s Glen Golf Course has generous landing areas off the tee and sizeable greens but when played from its full length, with longer rough and fast greens the course will provide a true challenge. The course is destined to become one of Eastern Ontario’s premier public courses. We hope it is a “must play” if you live in or come to visit the 1000 Islands.
Come See for Yourself:
We invite you to visit Smuggler’s Glen for a personal tour and a friendly introduction to the facility. Please call or email our Head Golf Professional Doug Wark, at his office, 613 659 4999, or email
doug@smugglersglen.com. This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Come see for yourself; step up to the first tee and take in a spectacular panoramic view of the 1000 Islands; then launch your drive over a rock cliff gorge. We guarantee an awesome experience!
Download Smugglers Glen Brochure
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