Rosedale Golf Club is a private golf club in

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, founded in 1893 in Moore Park. The course hosted the Canadian Open in 1912 and 1928.

History

Founded in 1893 in Moore Park as a 9-hole course and moved to

Rosedale, Toronto Rosedale is a neighbourhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance. It is loc ...

in 1895–1896 on what is now

Rosedale Field Rosedale Field was a grandstand stadium located in Rosedale Park at 20 Scholfield Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally called the Toronto Lacrosse Grounds, it was linked to St. Andrew's College, located in the area west of MacLennan Ave ...

. It was an eighteen hole course on 15 acres/ This location was short-lived as the land was owned by The Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company (founded by William Bain Scarth in 1879) and the area was being acquired to become a residential development called North Rosedale. In 1909, the course moved north along the

Don River The Don () is the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia, it is one of Russia's largest rivers and played an important role for traders from the Byzantine Empire. Its basin is betwee ...

to its current site between the neighbourhoods of Teddington Park to the west, Lawrence Park to the south, The Bridle Path to the east and

Hoggs Hollow Hoggs Hollow is a residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located to the south of York Mills Road, east of Yonge Street, and the western branch of the upper Don River flows through it. Hoggs Hollow is named after the Hogg fam ...

to the north.

Controversy

Members of the Toronto Jewish community bought land and established the

Oakdale Golf & Country Club Oakdale Golf & Country Club, founded in 1926, is a private, parkland-style golf and tennis club located in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It hosted the 2023 Canadian Open and will host the tournament again in 2026. History The club was f ...

in 1926 in response to antisemitism in Canada that strictly excluded Jews from private golf clubs, including the Rosedale Golf Club. In 2004, the club was sued by

McDonald's Canada McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, Limited () is the Canadian master franchise of the fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's, owned by the American parent McDonald's Corporation. One of Canada's largest fast-food restaurant chains, the franchise ...

chairman and CEO George Cohon, who alleged that the club rejected his membership application due to his Jewish heritage. In response, the club eventually officially discontinued its policy of not admitting Jewish members, and admitted Cohon to the club. Cohon became the club's first Jewish member in its 111 year history. In 2004, a former general manager of the golf club was awarded $370,000 by an Ontario judge as compensation for being fired in 1997 after he tried to change the club's no-Jews policy.

Tournaments

The club has hosted several tournaments including the Canadian Open in 1912 and 1928. In more recent years, the club has elected to only host tournaments that cause little disruption to the membership.

Current course

The course plays to par 71 (73 for ladies) and is 6,525 yards in length.

References

External links