I couldn't find a list of the Championship courses in Canada, so I posed a question to the Canadian disc golf community, asking what they felt were the largest courses in the country on Facebook in the Canadian Disc Golf Hub. It started a great discussion about the biggest and best courses in the country, and I'm pleased to be able to offer the first edition of the list, with 29 courses representing 8 provinces!!!

Before you download the list, I'll outline the criteria I used to ask the question:

1. As far as the PDGA is concerned, in their course design docs, Championship is approx Par 67+ for 18 holes. That said, Hillcrest, for instance, is Par 66 and nobody is going to argue it's not a champ course, so we can take that with a grain of salt; we're not trying to be picky here.
    
2. Champ courses are generally considered to be much bigger/longer than your average course, but there's no set minimum. Forested champ courses are going to be shorter than open ones. Realistically though, a ballpark of 8000' or more is the range we're likely looking for, but if there's something you feel belongs that's less, let's have it.
    
3. To be a bit more inclusive, let's go for "Championship Length" rather than worrying about it being a well-developed, trimmed, and finished course with all the requisite amenities. We can each be the judge of our personal lists whether it fits, but highly finished courses should get a mention at least!

My goal was not to be a gatekeeper. Better to err on the side of letting too many in than get into a debate about what constitutes a top course. That's something that would require a bigger discussion with the rest of the design community (something I do hope this helps to start)!

In the end, I lowered the criteria even further, which left us with 29 courses. The final criteria I used were courses that were at least 7000' in length or Par 60 or higher. That leaves a lot of room to expand the list in the future, but after discussion with other peers in the design community, I may tighten that up a bit or find other ways to recognise the courses that really do fall into the "Championship" category. For now, it's a fair start!

Without further ado, please enjoy this (non-exhaustive) list of the largest disc golf courses in Canada!

The Largest Disc Golf Courses in Canada 2024

Click here to download The Largest Disc Golf Courses in Canada... (PDF: 3.47 MB)