Osprey Valley Resorts - Golf for Golfers

"For that true Scottish experience, play Heathlands Links at Osprey Valley, one of the finest links courses in Ontario. Designed by Doug Carrick, Heathlands has received the Gold Award from The Golf Ranking Magazine, a 4 star rating by Golf Digest and is rated 5th in Ontario by The Southern Ontario Golf Directory. This challenging 18 hole championship course with its undulating fairways, pot bunkers and fescue rough provides golfing in the Scottish tradition."
~ from The Greater Toronto Golfer''s Guide

The Philosophy of Playability

"Don't be misled by Doug Carrick's self-deprecating manner. The Toronto architect's porfolio includes noteworthy projects from one side of Canada to the other: Angus Glen, King Valley, and Greystone, all in Ontario; Twin Rivers in Newfoundland; and the new Greywolf course in Panorama, British Columbia. He has also completed a showpiece project in Austria for Frank Stronach, founder of auto parts giant Magna International, and is working on another Magna course in Aurora, Ontario.

A longtime member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, Carrick says his design philosophy centers on playability. "That's one of the most important aspects of what I take from one project to another. A second aspect would be strategy, in terms of making people think of how they are going to attack every hole, on every shot. I always try to provide a balance of shotmaking throughout the course, making sure that there's a good chance that most players will have to use every club in their bag. I try not to favour one type of shot, so that there's a mix of draws and fades, although that's something though to do. The other thing that's important to me is to avoid lay-up shots off the tee and blind shots."
~ from The Great Golf Courses of Canada, by John Gordon

A True Scottish Experience

The Philosophy of Playability

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