Three golf courses in and around Edmonton named among Canada's best
There is no shortage of fantastic golf courses across Canada, and a new ranking of the country’s best includes three courses in the Edmonton region.
ScoregolfĀ has unveiled its 2026 list of Canada’s top 100 golf courses, with Blackhawk, Royal Mayfair, and The Old Course at Wolf Creek all making the cut.
This is the 20th edition of the list since it was launched in 1988. A volunteer panel ranked courses on nine factors, with fun factor weighed most heavily at 20 per cent.
Beauty, design, challenge, and strategy each made up 15 per cent, while conditioning and quality of the par-3, par-4, and par-5 holes were each worth five per cent.
Blackhawk Golf Club was the highest-ranked course in the Edmonton region, landing at 20.
The ranking described the course as spectacular.
Blackhawk Golf Club/Facebook
“Using the ground and playing the angles is what designer Rod Whitman asks the golfer to do, which makes for a fun, creative day,” it wrote about the club located between Edmonton and Devon.
Its 11th hole was also described as “one of the best par 5s anywhere,” while selective tree removal over the years was credited with helping the course maintain its reputation.
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The Royal Mayfair, nestled in Edmonton’s river valley, ranked 87th, moving up one spot from the 2024 list.
Royal Mayfair Golf Club/Facebook
The Stanley-Thompson-designed course, host of this year’s CPKC Women’s Open, was recognized for its setting above the North Saskatchewan River and holes that wind through tall evergreens.
About 95 kilometres south of Edmonton, The Old Course at Wolf Creek was 97th on the list.
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The ranking praised its old-school layout, native fescue, tricky pot bunkers and spacious, rolling greens, calling it a must-visit for golf course architecture enthusiasts.
Other Alberta spots to make the list included eight courses in and around Calgary, including a number of courses in idyllic Rocky Mountain locations including Kananaskis, Canmore, and Banff.
Cabot Cliffs in Inverness, Nova Scotia, was named Canada’s top golf course, followed by Cabot Links, Toronto’s St. George’s Golf and Country Club and Toronto Golf Club.
For anyone looking for a road trip from Edmonton, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course rounded out the top five.