Dundarave Golf Course

Dundarave Golf Course is a public Golf course located in Brudenell, Prince Edward Island. The iconic, red sandstone, based course was designed by two architects, Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, and officially opened July 15, 1999. Dundarave has hosted golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson during the 2006 Making the Connection - Legends of Golf event. The Dunadrave Golf Course shares the practice grounds and clubhouse with its sister course Brudenell River Golf Course.

Dundarave Golf Course
Club information
Coordinates46°12′31″N 62°36′20″W
LocationBrudenell, Prince Edward Island
Established1999
TypePublic
Owned byProvince of Prince Edward Island
Total holes18
Websitehttp://www.golfpei.ca/course/dundarave
Designed byDr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry
Par72
Length7089
Course rating76.2
Slope rating139

History

Dundarave Golf Course official opened on July 15, 1999 after being delayed for about a month.[1] The delay in opening of the course was a result of the dry weather which caused the grass to grow in slower than expected. The course was designed by two different award-winning architects, Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry.[2] It was designed as an expansion to the Brudenell River Resort and is intertwined throughout its sister course Brudenell River Golf Course.

In 2007, the provincial government began looking to sell the Dundarave Golf course, along with the other three courses it owns. The reasoning behind the decision was the large expenditure of taxpayer money on course maintenance, losses from the four courses totaled $858,900 in the 2014-2015 golf season.[3] Tourism Minister Robert Henderson was quoted saying "Obviously, when you’re on the floor of the estimates [committee] … and you’re saying you invested in this stuff, sometimes comments get made that maybe that would have been better spent on an X-ray machine or books,"[3] in relation to the government's decision to sell the courses. As of the 2015 golf season no sale had been completed and the course is still maintained by the provincial government.[4]

Course

The course is an eighteen-hole championship golf course that is located on the Brudenell River. Dundarave golf course is among the top courses on Prince Edwards Island, it is rated the 37th best golf course in Canada and has been rated 4 1/2 stars by SCORE Golf.[5] It was designed to exhibit the uniqueness of Prince Edward Island's red sandstone and has a particular bunker pattern containing 120 different red sand bunkers.[6] The fairways on this course tend to be wide, while the holes snake through the woods and along the Brudenell River.

Events

Making the Connection - Legends of Golf

In 2006 Dundarave golf course hosted the Making the Connection - Legends of Golf, an event created by IMG Canada and Tourism PEI in conjunction with The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada to raise awareness of high cholesterol and the risk of heart disease and stroke.[7] The event took place on June 19-20th and featured a playoff between legends of golf Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, along with a long drive exhibition by Jason Zuback.[8] The event was broadcast both nationally and internationally while be commentated by PGA colour commentator David Feherty and PEI golfer Lorie Kane.[7]

2016 P.E.I. Amateur Golf Championship

From July 15 to July 17 Dundarave golf course hosted the 2016 P.E.I. Amateur Golf Championship. The tournament was a three rounds with handicap divisions for both men and women, with the winners of tournament being the players to represent PEI at the Atlantic Golf Championship.[9]

Scorecard
Dundarave
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M-76.2/139 3885384625581624202283844213561 49941045644620845732520552235287089
Gold M-74.3/135 3645104425361414032053513423294 46537243541619243329220450333126606
White M-71/132 3274693745061243661613243143009 42935035236415841527117446830196028
Green L-67.9/121 2934543304571113351202722892661 40230730532913031523014543325965257
Red L-64.9/112 270398330420973051202482852446 37828130529911128320112439223744820
Par 45453434436 5444344353672
Handicap 7151131751193 16824126101814
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References
  1. "Dundarave Opening Delayed". Prince Edward Island Newsroom. Provincial Government of PEI. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. "About Dundarave River". PEI's Finest Golf. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. Taber, Jane. "As golf tourism declines, PEI's government struggles to make par". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. Wright, Teresa. "Prince Edward Island golf courses fail to sell in 2014". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. "DUNDARAVE GOLF COURSE". Tourism PEI. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. MacDonald, Tim. "With red-sand bunkers and the Brudenell River, Dundarave Golf Course is a rave on Canada's PEI". World Golf. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  7. "Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson to go Head-to-Head in Prince Edward Island". Press Releases. Rodd Hotel & Resorts. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  8. "Nicklaus and Watson Renew Famous Rivalry at Making the Connection Legends of Golf". PEI Newsroom. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. P.E.I.G.A. "Dundarave To Host 2016 Amateur Golf Championship". Prince Edward Island Golf Association. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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