Emerald Links Golf & Country Club's South Course is located in Greely, a rural community southeast of Ottawa in eastern Ontario. Designed by Canadian architect Graham Cooke, the course occupies gently rolling farmland characteristic of the Ottawa Valley region, where the terrain transitions between the Canadian Shield to the north and the St. Lawrence Lowlands to the south. The layout takes advantage of natural elevation changes and mature tree stands that frame many of the holes. The course features a routing that incorporates both open, links-inspired sections and more traditionally wooded parkland holes. Water comes into play on several holes, reflecting the area's network of creeks and wetlands that drain toward the Rideau River system. The design emphasizes strategic options from the tee and around the greens, with bunkering that rewards thoughtful course management over pure distance. Emerald Links operates as a semi-private facility, offering both membership and daily-fee play. The club serves the growing communities south and east of Ottawa, an area that has seen residential expansion in recent decades. The South Course is part of a larger golf complex that includes practice facilities and clubhouse amenities typical of modern Canadian golf clubs built during the development boom of the 1990s and early 2000s.