Islington To Serve As Open’s Practice Facility
October 29, 2009 by GNN
The nearby Islington Golf Club will serve as the practice facility for the 2010 RBC Canadian Open at St. George’s Golf and Country Club.
The private club with a Stanley Thompson design is located about two kilometers away from St. George’s. The practice facility will be constructed on Islington’s first and second holes.
Nearby practice facilities were one of the major problems faced by the RCGA in hosting the Open at the venerable St. George’s club, located in an established area in west-end Toronto, where Islington Avenue, which separates the clubhouse from the course, will be closed during Open week in July.
The first plan for the practice facility was to build one at Eglinton Flats, a community area located roughly seven kilometers from St. George’s. However, Islington offers a closer solution to the lack of practice facilities at St. George’s.
Construction will begin immediately and the offsite practice facilities will be available to spectators during Open week.
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Hutch,
Just out of curiousity does that mean the Islington Members will only have 16 holes to play that week? How long do you anticipate it will take the players to get to the range?
Hi Tom…just looking into those very questions right now for a blog next week. I will keep you posted