A fairly gentle opening hole. Hole number one is a dogleg left to right with two bunkers up the left side of the fairway and trees guarding the right hand side. A good drive is going to be either a fade that works away from the second bunker for a longer hitter, or for a shorter hitter. Just at the second bunker is a perfect drive.

Your second shot will be a wedge or a very short iron into a fairly large green, with bunkers guarding the left and right sides. There’s three specific sections of the green. The front, the back left and the back right. So getting your golf ball into the correct section will give you a really good chance for birdie.

Hole two is a medium length par four that’s characterized by the big hill that slopes from left to right, making the fairway essentially a split fairway. Players can choose to either play to the left and have a blind second shot in off of a flat lie, or they can play it up the right side of the fairway, which will likely lead to a hanging live ball below a right handed player’s feet.

However, they’ll have a flat view of the green approaching the hole. The green itself is fairly skinny and long, with two greenside bunkers guarding the right hand side, and that same big hill guarding the left hand side. A good approach shot is going to give you a good chance for birdie.

Hole number three is as pure a par three as you can find. Plays long and uphill with three greenside bunker surrounding the hole, one greenside bunker to the right and two to the left. There’s also a big hill with fescue that guards wayward shots that miss big to the right. Players should club up slightly, play for the middle of the green and take their par and run to the next hole.

Whole number four is a downhill straight away par four. There’s a fairway bunker on the left that needs to be avoided, as well as a gully in the fairway that longer players will be able to carry, but shorter hitters might end up having to deal with some difficult lies from that gully. As you approach the green, there’s a, there’s a greenside bunker, short right as well as left of the green that you have to contend with.

The green sits on an angle from front right to back left. So players need to make sure they get their distance control correct.

The fifth holds a par five and a birdie hole. It’s a dogleg from left to right, with trees that need to be carried or faded around off the tee, and one fairway bunker out on the right hand side that needs to be avoided. If players can find the fairway, they’ll have a good shot to go for the green and two.

However, there’s out of bounds looming on the left hand side and bunkers guarding the green. The green is long from front to back and fairly narrow, so distance control on any approach shots with your wedges is going to be important. It’s also a lot of pitch in the green from back to front, so leaving the ball under the hole will give you the best chance to sync a putt for eagle over birdie.

Hole number six is a long straightaway par three. There are four bunkers that surround the green, and they’re deep and very difficult to get up and down from. Players should aim for the center of the green and try to make a par.

Hole number seven is a fairly long and difficult dogleg right, par four. The hole is framed by trees on the right and a fairway bunker on the left that needs to be avoided. A perfect drive will leave you with a mid to long iron into a fairly narrow and small green that’s guarded by a greenside bunker on the left and right hand side.

Long should also be avoided, as there’s a fairly steep drop off over the back of the green that will make getting up and down difficult. Center of the green here is another good shot. Take your chance for a birdie, but move on with a par.

Hole #8 is a par four with a fairway bunker on both the right and left hand sides. Players should try to fit their drive in between or over top of these bunkers to leave themselves with a short to mid iron into the green. The fairway has some rolling hills in it, so you may catch an uphill or downhill lie.

The green itself is fairly big and sloping significantly from back to front, leaving your approach shot under the pin will be key on this hole to give yourself a good chance for birdie. Missing the green to the left is also to be avoided, as there is a steep hill with fescue on it that can catch golf balls, making even a bogey a difficult proposition.

The credit River runs the length of hole #9 up the right hand side and trees run up the whole of the left hand side. This is a very difficult part for players can be aggressive and hit driver, but they will narrow up their landing area and run the risk of going either left into the rough or trees, or right into the credit River.

The more aggressive you are off the tee, however, it leaves you a shorter approach shot to the green. The green is very narrow, and any shot to the right will also kick down into the river. If you miss to the left, there’s a greenside bunker that will catch a lot of golf balls. However, it’s a very difficult up and down as the green pitches very steeply from left to right, making a par on this hole is a great score.

Hole #10 is a short par three that plays over the credit River once again. There are three bunkers that surround this very large green and the green has four distinct sections that you want to fit your ball into if you’re looking to make a birdie.

Hole #11 is the longest par 4 for Mississaugua and one of only two dogleg lefts at the club. A good drive will work from right to left and avoid the fairway bunker on the left hand side of the fairway, as well as the tall tree to the left in the rough. Players will have a long iron or even a hybrid as they approach this green.

Hole #12 is a par five that is an automatic layup for all players, as there is a river that runs in front of the green. As you approach the green with a wedge the beautiful clubhouse sits up on top of the hill and frames the whole. The green slopes severely from back to front, with a back bunker guarding any shots that go along.

Make sure you get your distance control right and don’t spin it back into the river from your from your approach shot.

Hole #13 is the second of back to back par fives on the back nine, drives should favour the right centre of the fairway, and a good drive will give you the opportunity to go for the green into the fairway on the other side of the river slopes from left to right. So if you do layup, you might have a hanging lie for your wedge shot.

Hole #14 is the final par three at Mississaugua. It plays over water to a green that slopes from back to front. The green is protected in the back by two bunkers, and is protected in the front by a steep slope that leads down to that water. There’s some fairway bale out to the left of the green, but a good shot will be towards the centre of the green and leave you a chance for birdie.

Hole #15 is a short par four. Players should hit their drive or their fairway wood to the end of the fairway, and then approach the green that plays about ten yards uphill. The green is also on an angle, so it’s important to make sure you get the right distance and line when you’re hitting your second shot.

Once you made the climb from the 15th green up to the 16th tee, it’s bombs away. This is a very open par four with no trouble off the tee. The green is surrounded by three bunkers, and the back half of the green will actually run away from players, so make sure you’re aware of that when you’re attacking back pins.

Hole #17 is a short par four that might be reachable for longer players, depending on conditions. If you do go for the green, hit a drive at the left greenside bunker with a cut as the tree to block you off from going further right. If you lay up, make sure you’re in the fairway because it’s a small green and you want to be approaching with as much spin as possible on your wedge shot. Make sure you get your ball in the right section of this green, as it’s important to be putting from the correct area.

Hole #18 is a classic finishing hole. It’s a dogleg left par four that requires you to fit your ball in between some fairway bunkers off the tee. If you can avoid the fairway bunkers, you’ll have a mid to short iron into this very large green. The picturesque clubhouse sits behind and frames this hole and makes it a very memorable finishing hole.