Length of the golf season in the Montreal area (north shore)
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Lots of people ask me how long the golf season is in the Montreal area. This chart should give you a feeling of how long the season can be. Before my retirement in 2010, I could only play on weekends in late fall so that might have influenced hanging up the clubs early.

Year 1st game Course Score Last Game Course Score Days* Comment
2023 May 13* Rosemère
Fontainebleau
81  

 

  195 * I was on vacation but our course opened on May 3rd
2022 April 30 Rosemère
Fontainebleau
82 Nov 10

Le Cardinal

82 195 Played 2 games in December in Houston
2021 April 13 Le Cardinal 82 Nov 11

Le Cardinal

76 212 Le Cardinal was open on April 4th
2020 May 20 Rosemère 91 Nov 11 Rosemère 73 176 Late start due to COVID-19
Played 2 games in Florida (January 1-2)
2019 May 3 Rosemère 78 Oct 30 Rosemère 79 180 Season opened late because of flooding
Many courses suffered burned greens

Played 4 games in Florida (December)
2018 April 27 Cardinal 83 Nov 4 St-Rafael 93 191 Played in Phoenix Arizona in November
2017 May 2 Lachute #1 79 Oct 27 Victorien 78 178 Season opened late because of flooding
2016 April 21 Victorien 85 Nov 18 Cardinal 84 211 I played 5 rounds in Hawaii in late February
2015 May 13* Lachute #1 81 Dec 24** Quatre Domaines #2 82 225 * I was on vacation but Lachute only opened on May 1st
** 16°C Record high
2014 April 20 4 Domaines #1 82 Nov 11 Cardinal 79 205 Not many courses actually opened in April
2013 April 27 Lachute #1 78 Nov 17 Cardinal 76 204  
2012 March 20* International 2000 83 Dec 4 Versant - Moulin 82 260 * First day of spring and 27°C
2011 May 21* Oka 81 Dec 5 Versant - Moulin 80 198 I started late in 2011 because of a trip to Europe however I only left for Europe on April 28 and the season had not started
*Tartan Tournament
2010 April 4 Le Select de Mirabel 90 Nov 16 Versant - Braves 78 226  
2009 May 17* Cardinal 84 Sept 20 Lachute #1 82 126 *Tartan Tournament
2008 May 10 Victorien 88 Oct 13 Victorien 85 156  
2007 May 5 Deux-Montagnes 94 Oct 28 Lachute #1 90 176  
2006 April 14 Deux-Montagnes 81 Oct 27 Le Boise 87 196  
2005 May 4 4 Domaine #2 87 Oct 5 Quatre Dom 88 154  
2004 April 19 4 Domaine #2 91 Oct 13 St Andre 88 177  
2003 April 20 4Domaine #2 91 Oct 7 Montcalm 84 170  
2002 April 7 UFO Duvernay 91 Oct 13 Oka 82 189  
2001 April 29 Glendale Elite 90 Nov 24 Versant - Braves 82 209  
2000 May 12 Owl's Head 83 Oct 24 Montcalm 87 165  
1999 May 1 Glendale Elite 84 Oct 16 Glendale Elite 88 168  
1998 April 22 Cardinal 85 Oct 31 Glendale Elite 88 192  
* Days between first and last date