The NEW Hole 17

We are re-designing this hole to enhance your golfing experience.

Since adding nine holes back in 1994 to make the St. Marys Golf and Country Club a full 18-hole Championship golf course, we have made a number of changes (the most significant being the waterfall on hole nine) that have made the St. Marys Golf Club one of the most revered, and fun-to-play public golf courses in all of Southwestern, Ontario. So where do we go next? The question came up at our annual meeting of the St. Marys Golf owners a few summers past and what the ownership team came up with was the possibility of moving the number 17 green down to the right, while replacing number 17 green with new tee blocks for the finishing hole, number 18 – the infamous ‘Road Hole’. These two changes would make St. Marys that much nicer and would make the two finishing holes unforgettable.

After coming up with the idea, the next step was to start moving dirt. And so that’s what we started to do. And at the start of 2010 and after two golf seasons with the dirt sitting to the right of the number 17 green, as well as inspiration from one of our late owners, and close family members, we decided it was time to take some action. So we contacted the original designer of the new nine holes at St. Marys, Dave Moote and Associates. Dave and his team designed a spectacular view of holes 17 and 18 at the St. Marys Golf and Country Club from a bird’s eye view. What we see on Hole 17 is a beautiful, large, rolling green surrounded by trees, making Hole 17 a slight dog leg right over the stream. This hole would play as a beautiful approach shot to a slightly elevated green. These changes would make Hole 17 one of the nicest on the entire course. Hole 18 would play much tougher with the tees being located in the current location of 17 green, making 18 a dog leg left. The tee shot on the picturesque finishing hole would require a draw (by right handed golfers), or a fade (from left handed golfers). While completing changing the outlook of both holes, the adjustments would make these two holes both, more fun to play, and vaguely more difficult to par (or birdie).

So all that is left now is to finish what we have already started. The real inspiration of 17 green comes from our former owner, and my Grandpa, Earl Staffen. The hole is being designed as a way to commemorate a great man, while helping to complete his dream of making the St. Marys Golf and Country Club the best golf course that it can be. Earl was a fantastic man, with a strong desire for greatness, and that is what these new holes will reflect. We look forward to the dream of making these incredible, fun-to-play finishing holes a reality. And we are not too far away.