The Laurentians sit an hour north and west of Montreal, and for golf groups they solve a specific problem: classic course architecture and easy logistics without the crowds or pricing of a resort town. Laurentians golf vacations work best when built around the Lachute corridor, where two properties deliver 54 holes within a short drive of each other. This guide covers what to play and how to structure the stay.
Lachute Golf Vacations
Lachute Golf Club is the anchor. The 36-hole property, roughly an hour from both Montreal and Ottawa, holds two courses with distinct identities. The Thompson course, a Stanley Thompson design opened in 1949, is a classic parkland layout that ranks among the top public courses in Canada. The Watson course, built by Lachute native and Thompson protégé Howard Watson, opened in 1961 as a members-only track and stretches past 7,000 yards from the tips. Playing both in one stay gives your group two different tests without repacking the vehicles. Lachute suits groups that care about architecture and want their golf concentrated on one property.
Griffon des Sources Golf Vacations
Golf Griffon des Sources in Mirabel rounds out the corridor. The 18-hole, par-72 layout covers 7,536 yards across a 250-acre property in the Lower Laurentians, with conditioning that regularly draws comparisons to private clubs. It plays long and demands full attention off the tee, which makes it the right final-day round for groups who want to settle bets on a serious course. Griffon fits groups mixing a marquee round into a Lachute-based itinerary.
Adding Montebello
Fairmont Le Château Montebello extends the trip east along the Ottawa River. The resort’s golf course is another Stanley Thompson design, carved through forested terrain, and the log-built Fairmont property gives the group a destination stay rather than a base of operations. Montebello works as a two-night add-on for groups turning a weekend into a four-day trip, or as the centrepiece for corporate groups that want the hotel to carry part of the occasion.
How to Structure a Laurentians Golf Vacation
The standard build is three nights and three rounds: both Lachute courses plus Griffon des Sources, with accommodations positioned between the properties. Groups with more time add Montebello on the back end. Best Golf Trips handles the sequencing, tee times, accommodations, and a full itinerary shared with every player before departure, and each group member pays us directly so the organizer never fronts the money.
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