1935 Where it all began: Welcome to Sunningdale In 1932, J. Gordon Thompson bought a 100-acre farm 3 miles north of the old London city limits. One Sunday morning, the picture of a perfect par 3 flashed before his mind’s eye as he gazed across the bend in the Medway Creek to the natural shelf on the far side. The spot from which the first thought was conceived is now the 5th tee of the Thompson Course and that vision has become a reality. It’s a perfect par 3. The services of Stanley Thompson, internationally reputed course designer, were enlisted. Sunningdale, a famous course near London, England, suggested the club’s name, and on July 14th, 1934, nine holes were open for play.
In 1932, J. Gordon Thompson bought a 100-acre farm 3 miles north of the old London city limits.
One Sunday morning, the picture of a perfect par 3 flashed before his mind’s eye as he gazed across the bend in the Medway Creek to the natural shelf on the far side. The spot from which the first thought was conceived is now the 5th tee of the Thompson Course and that vision has become a reality. It’s a perfect par 3.
The services of Stanley Thompson, internationally reputed course designer, were enlisted. Sunningdale, a famous course near London, England, suggested the club’s name, and on July 14th, 1934, nine holes were open for play.
1935 Original 18 Hole Configuration
1937 First Ontario Championship played
1940 Second version of 18 holes
1960 27 Hole Configuration
1970 36 Hole Configuration
2003 Grand Opening of the new Clubhouse
2017 Construction Begins on New Golf Holes
2019 Reconstruction Begins on Existing Greens Overall, the remodeling on the existing greens was to improve putting conditions on every green throughout the playing season and to provide greater consistency with the greens on the six new holes.
2022 Sunningdale Layout Complete