
Rockway Glen Course
Rockway Glen Golf Course


About this course
Rockway Glen Golf Course sits in the Niagara region of southern Ontario, where the landscape transitions from the Niagara Escarpment toward Lake Ontario. Designed by Canadian architect Robert Moote and opened in the 1960s, the course occupies rolling terrain characteristic of the area, with mature tree-lined fairways and modest elevation changes that add strategic interest to the routing. The property takes advantage of natural contours and wooded corridors that define individual holes while creating a parkland setting within the broader Saint Catharines community. The layout reflects mid-century Ontario golf design principles, balancing accessibility for everyday play with enough variety in hole lengths and angles to test better players. Moote's routing incorporates doglegs, elevated greens, and strategic bunkering that rewards accurate approach shots. The course serves as a municipal facility, welcoming public play and maintaining a straightforward, traditional character without extensive modern renovations or championship-length tees. Rockway Glen functions as a neighborhood course for the Saint Catharines area, offering golfers a mature parkland experience within the Niagara Peninsula's broader golf landscape. Its location places it among numerous courses in the region, from Niagara Falls to the wine country, though Rockway Glen maintains its identity as an accessible, tree-lined layout shaped by the natural topography of its site. The course remains a steady option for local golfers seeking familiar, wooded parkland golf in southern Ontario.
Quick facts
- Location
- Saint Catharines, Ontario, CA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1990
- Designer
- Robert Moote
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,914 yards
- Difficulty
- 71.5/118
Getting there
Most visitors to Rockway Glen Golf Course arrive via Toronto Pearson International (YYZ), roughly an hour's drive southeast along the Queen Elizabeth Way as it arcs around the western shore of Lake Ontario. The route transitions from urban sprawl to vineyard country as you enter the Niagara Peninsula, where the Niagara Escarpment rises gently to the south and the air takes on the softness of the Great Lakes basin. Rockway Glen sits tucked into the rolling terrain just west of downtown St. Catharines, a quiet enclave where the suburban grid gives way to wooded ravines and the kind of understated parkland golf that has defined southern Ontario for generations.

FAQ
Common questions about Rockway Glen
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Rockway Glen was designed by Robert Moote.
Yes. Rockway Glen is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Rockway Glen is 72.
Rockway Glen plays 6,914 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Rockway Glen is 118.
Rockway Glen is a 18-hole course.



