Royal Montreal Golf Club

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The Royal Montreal Golf Club was founded November 4, 1873 making it the oldest golf club in North America. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club. Eleven years later, in 1884, permission was granted by Queen Victoria to use the "Royal" prefix.

The first golf course was a 9-hole layout on Fletcher's Field, part of Mount Royal Park, which was shared by the red-coated golfers and other citizens relaxing in what was then the outskirts of Montreal.

In 1896, the club moved to Dixie, in the parish of Dorval, and the course was designed by Willie Dunn.^[1] The club hosted the first Canadian Open in 1904. The club remained there until the pressures of urban growth again dictated a decision to move. The clubhouse at Dixie is now the Queen of Angels Academy for Girls.

The last move was to Île-Bizard, Quebec in 1959, where 45 holes were constructed by American golf course architect Dick Wilson.^[2] The Blue Course continues to be ranked as one of the "100 Greatest Courses in the World", and was voted 12th best course in Canada by Scoregolf readers in 2006.

In 2001 the Royal Montreal Golf Club hosted its 9th Canadian Open. The tradition of golf professionals working at Royal Montreal Golf Club was at its highest profile with a team of 6 golf professionals, led by Head Professional Bob Hogarth and his assistants which included David Perry, Jeff MacDonald, Peter Chandler, Rafael Kalamat and Derek Ackford.

The Royal Montreal Golf Club was the host of the 2007 Presidents Cup which was held September 27 to September 30, 2007.