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King's Forest Course

King's Forest Golf Course

Hamilton, Ontario, CA
Michael Fozard
Frank Avsenik
18 holesPar 727,150 yds74.3/129

About this course

King's Forest Golf Course sits in Hamilton, Ontario, a city known for its escarpment geography and industrial heritage. The course was designed by Matt Broman, a Canadian architect whose work includes several layouts across Ontario. The property occupies land that reflects the region's characteristic topography, with elevation changes and wooded corridors typical of southern Ontario golf courses built on former agricultural or forested parcels. The routing moves through mature tree-lined fairways that give the course its name and define playing corridors throughout the round. Hamilton's position on the Niagara Escarpment means courses in the area often feature rolling terrain, and King's Forest incorporates natural contours into its design. The layout requires course management around the tree canopy and demands accuracy from the tee on holes where the forest encroaches on landing areas. As a public facility, King's Forest serves the Hamilton golf community and visitors from the broader Golden Horseshoe region. The course provides a traditional tree-lined parkland experience common to Ontario municipal and daily-fee courses, where strategy revolves around positioning and avoiding trouble rather than forced carries or severe hazards. The clubhouse offers standard amenities for public play, and the course operates within the seasonal window typical of Canadian golf, generally from April through October depending on weather conditions.

Quick facts

Location
Hamilton, Ontario, CA
Access
Public
Year built
1973
Designer
Matt Broman
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
7,150 yards
Difficulty
74.3/129

Getting there

The journey to King's Forest Golf Course begins at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), roughly an hour's drive southwest along the Queen Elizabeth Way toward Hamilton. The route descends gradually from the urban sprawl of the Greater Toronto Area into the Niagara Escarpment's wooded foothills, where the highway gives way to quieter regional roads threading through southern Ontario's rolling farmland and forest. As you approach Hamilton's western edge, the landscape softens into the kind of secluded, tree-canopied terrain that gives King's Forest its name - a tranquil prelude to one of the region's most naturally sculpted layouts.

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Common questions about King's Forest

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

King's Forest was designed by Matt Broman.

Yes. King's Forest is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at King's Forest is 72.

King's Forest plays 7,150 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at King's Forest is 129.

King's Forest is a 18-hole course.

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