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 |