This is for the driving range. Over the summer, I got into golf and this was my go to place for the…read moredriving range. The driving range is a bit of a walk from the office where you need to purchase your balls, but the views are great! It'll remind you of the Microsoft desktop picture. There's plenty of bays to use with built in tees. Price is cost friendly compared to others as its city operated.

I first played at Braeben when it was still called Britannia Hills. Back then, you could still…read moresmell the garbage and the adjacent land was still a landfill. There were not very many houses around the course either. Since that time I played the Academy 9-hole course a number of times. I liked the Academy because it was very challenging for a short course. If you miss the fairway, there was a very high chance that you would lose your ball in the rough and/or fescue. The fescue is baaaaad. Don't even bother trying to hit out of it. I finally decided to try out the 18-hole course after years of procrastinating. I played on a Sunday afternoon at 3:01 pm (twilight starts at 3 pm, and super twilight at 5:30 pm). For $65 you get a cart for your 18 holes. I highly recommend getting a cart. There are a lot of hills and you won't enjoy your round if you had to carry your bag. Both the 9- and 18-hole courses are very well maintained. There are some tough spots (we played after it rained) and the bunkers can be brutal. We took free drops instead of playing out of the bunkers, especially after rain. Also a couple of the holes had very strange layouts. There were two greens that were absolutely hidden and nearly impossible to aim for unless you had played it before. Thankfully all the carts are fitted with GPS devices so you know how far you are from the green. The staff and marshalls were all very polite and kind. We had a slow group but the marshall tried her best to keep everyone moving. Their service really stood out to me. I would definitely play Braeben again. For $65 and the convenience of the course's location, I think it's a great value. You might have a tough time if you're a beginner because of the fescue and tight fairways, but there are some easy par 3s and straight 4s to keep you going.

The course itself is alright. The valley portion has trouble staying dry, which is why there are…read moregiant fans down there. You get better than average club link service as this is their crown jewel. It's not my favourite premium course, but I'm never going to turn down free golf if I'm invited to some corporate event. Then again, I wouldn't turn it down for much crappy courses either. It's just not a "special" course... yeah, you visit the spot that Tiger hit out of the bunker onto the green, some decent views up top, but for much less I'd rather go to Wooden Sticks for more funage. I've also been coming here to start the new year with friends for years now. Their brunch is fantastic and enjoy their plethora of offerings. It's a great upscale experience without being overly pretentious.

Average food, not exciting enough for a return visit. Golfers come here not for a good meal but to…read morebe able to play @ one of the best golf courses in Canada

I was in Sauga that day, and we decided to squeeze a game here before the end of the day and play…read moreon the academy course. It was a decent par 3 course of 9 holes. We missed our tee time but we joined a nice couple and played with them. Great way to practice and get a short game in. It's okay, not too challenging and kind of basic with not too many hazards and wasn't super interesting. I think that's the purpose just to get a quick practice. There are a couple of bigger courses here that my partner has played on and he said it was great. He would give the club 5 stars based on the bigger courses and facilities, but I'll give it 4 since I've only tried the academy course and it was just okay. The facilities are nice. For members, you can use the driving range and push carts for "free" well included in your membership rate. There's a locker room where you can take a shower, use their towels and get a stretch on and chill before your game. They also have a nice bistro with a lovely covered deck and live music on most Saturdays. Definitely wouldn't mind dining here if I'm in the area next time. I believe the bistro is for members only, but it looks like there is a non-member rate too.

Food and service was really good and reasonably priced. Nice little deck over looking the 18th…read moregreen. They've even got a wood fired oven for pizza. Not sure if you're not a member if you'd be able to just go to the restaurant, but I don't see where they'd check. Members have accounts, but just say you're a guest and pay as per normal. The golf itself is okay, but it's mucho dinero if you able to score a guest pass.

I have been a seasonal member at Joshua Creek Golf since 2015 and I practice here every day in the…read moreafternoon as long as it does not rain and I average about 20-30 rounds on course playing each year during the Canadian golf season. I am not a scratch golfer, my best score was 76 at Red Crest, hence I am not a professional golfer. If I have to make a living by playing golf, I would be starved to death a long time ago, but I do enjoy the game of golf and also as a challenge to myself. With all due fairness, if you ask me to count out the top 5 driving range locations (not simulators) in my humble opinion within the GTA, Joshua Creek Golf would be in my ranking for many reasons. Nowadays with all the inflation and poor economy in our country be reminded, a Large Bucket (105 balls) is $17 tax-in and the golf balls are in good conditions. If you go up north, the driving range, I wish not to mention names, on Leslie St. and Highway 7 Markham, a Jumbo (105 Balls) is $27. Further up north at Bloomington Rd. and Bayview, the golf course's driving range will set you off by $19 for a bucket of 70 balls, but the 8 out of 10 golf balls are worn out to the point some of them you do not even see the dimples anymore. If you check Real Estate Pricing, Thornhill, Markham, Richmond Hill housing price are similar to Oakville, this means the cost of the land is similar but the other places are charging more. Unfortunately I do not practice off mats so I cannot comment on the condition of the golf mats, however, the grass condition is better than your $27 driving range since the line where you practice on gets moved almost every day so there are a lot less divots. Staff are knowledgeable and respectful. One thing perhaps I wish to remind folks, or at least the golfers, please treat the staff the way you want to be treated back. Respect is mutual if someone comes to your venue and right off the bat being demanding and entitled, I do not believe you will be entertained anywhere, period. I did read some of the comments left here before mine, and it seems people get upset for getting reminded not to pick-up the balls after they rolled away. Well, years ago I played on course and I got hit by a golf ball right in the chest and it hurts. So now my question to those patrons would be, do you have that much of a trust on the other players near you, when you go pick up the balls, you trust them enough not to shank their shots and not hitting you? Golf balls are hard, club head speed gets up to, well at least 80 MPH, so it is to your own safety not to pick up the balls. The driving range is here for everyone, also for the folks who runs it and make a living. Perhaps put yourself in their shoes for one quick moment, if they allow someone to hit the balls and then pick them back up and re-hit, there's no viable business models and the folks lining up behind your tee box waiting for you to finish your bucket would not be appreciating neither. There's a reason why Golf Domes in Markham are charging by the hour with unlimited amount of balls. It's a different business model. I guess all I'm asking for from other patrons is, to be considerate, it's not too difficult. Ok enough talking, time to go fix my slice. Cheers.

Owner accused customer of stealing golf balls that rolled off the cement. I have gone to this…read moredriving range numerous times and was disappointed to hear owner/staff yelling profanities to customer. It's a shame to witness such rude reaction by staff to customer in front of others. Poor customer service and without pleasant discussion to customer. I will never go back to this driving range after witnessing such belligerent staff towards customer. 8 hours ago Staff/Owner accusing customer of stealing balls that rolled off the cement pad. Customer picked up the balls that easily rolls off the cement. Owner did not have a good view from the distance. Ball rolled off about 2 feet and customer picked it up 2 balls. Owner was yelling at customer and voiced out some profanities to customer. No professionalism whatsoever. I've never witness an owner/staff showed such belligerent action towards a customer. Owner accusing customer of stealing was unacceptable. Customer was still in the range property and the balls would be recycled back over and over again. I will never go back to this range again after witnessing such behaviour.

I visited here a year ago, and I didn't want to write this review because I've only been here once…read more However I found myself talking about this place all the time!!! Every time I talk about golf, I talk about this place. So yes, I'd like to share my experience on Yelp for all the online users to read! I have NEVER played golf. Never!! So when I was invited to play golf for a company event (like on a course, with, like, bodies of water, tall grass, sand,... people and golf carts), I needed to at least hold a golf club. I'm not even sure why I chose Piper's Health. I just needed *a* driving range. But I'm glad I started golf here! Beginning at the rental location for the clubs, she asked me, "What clubs would you like to rent for tonight?" My answer was, "There is more than one type of club??????" (yes, not only have I never played golf. I know nothing about it) I thought golf clubs just depend on a person's height (like a ski pole) After she gave me 3 clubs (driver, an iron, and a wedge), I said, "So I should rent 2 sets of these clubs because my boyfriend should have clubs too." She replied, "Well, you don't use all of them at once. So you could just switch." Anyways I'm going to stop here. My questions were so lame it's very embarrassing. But she was so lovely. She taught me to hold and swing the club!!!!! She was also very nice, not judgmental, didn't make me feel stupid at all. THEN. SHE SENT AN INSTRUCTOR AFTER ME. (or, she may have told an instructor, who volunteered to go after me) We were walking to our driving range spot, and this orange-golf-shirt man started yelling (conversationally) behind me. He started asking, "So I hear you haven't golfed before?" I'm pretty sure there's no nicer way he could start this conversation, but I wanted to say, "I can't afford lessons." Instead, my shyness told me to be nice. SO FOR THE NEXT 20 MINUTES, HE GAVE ME LESSONS. I learned: - to hold the club properly - that, yes, there indeed are many types of golf clubs. And I should know which club to use based on what I'm trying to achieve. - how to swing - how to swing without hitting the ground Amazing staff here! He just walked away cheerfully with a, "Good luck tomorrow!" Didn't ask if I'm coming back Didn't ask if I'm serious about golfing. Didn't say, "look for me when you visit again!" or "My rate is.." Didn't say I have talent (you know sometimes people say, "wow you're so gifted! You're better than a lot of students, you should take lessons!") -also I probably don't have talent. The next day (on Golf Day), I performed quite well!!!! I was able to hit OVER bodies of water. Given I've never played golf THANKS, PIPER'S!!! I'd love to come back for golf lessons (when I have the money for clubs and lessons!)

It's a nice and simple course. Easy to follow. The staff are all nice too. I feel the only issue is…read morethat they constantly have weddings so their restaurant/bar is usually reserved for that.

Note: This review has absolutely nothing to do with golf, BUT the walking/snowshoeing trail that…read morehas been repurposed out of the currently unused golf course. I believe one of the City's MPP's came up with the idea to repurpose the Lakeview Golf Course. Whomever did, it was a great idea! The course is less than 5 minutes south of Dixie Mall and the entrance is sorta hidden. If you're going south on Dixie, the driveway is on the right/west side. So keep your eyes peeled! There is parking on-site and the trail is marked. Don't just follow the paved paths because most of them end abruptly. Like most golf courses, they're open fields with some rolling hills. So it can get quite windy! Dress accordingly, including a hat/gloves. Trail is dog-friendly, but dogs must be leased...and of course, you hafta pick-up after your dog. Trail is 2km and without any snow and if you're a fast walker, it took about 30 minutes to complete. Trail is open from 10-4pm, mainly because it gets dark early now! It was fairly dead when I went, so no need to worry about social distancing.

I have played this course a half dozen times a year since I moved here in 2010. I have always…read moreenjoyed it although a few holes were more aggravating than enjoyable. Last year the course was closed in spring and the back nine until August while they made some changes and improvements to the course. It is now a full 5 star public course. Beautiful, in great condition, some past issues in design dealt with wonderfully, all around the best public course in the area - and maybe further - IMO. all for a senior walking at $59!

My bf wanted to hit some balls today, so we visited Vic Hadfield which is nearby…read more He really seemed to enjoy his time there. A jumbo bucket of balls running under 20 bucks and is a solid 30 to 45 minutes of effort to get through. We also chose to play a round of mini putt, $17 for the 2 of us. It is certainly a very boring little course. Minimal challenge involved. All holes were very similar. It took about 15 minutes to get through it. Would not do that again.

The shittiest "mini golf" we have ever been to! you might as well go to a park, set a ball down and…read moreput a flag a few feet away and go for it!!! It's like they set up a course but forgot to put the obstacles!!!! There is nothing!!! Took 10 minutes to finish 18 holes in the ground!!! We rode 30 mins from Mississauga for 10 minutes!!! A true waste of $15!!!! We got offered another round for free and it was so bad we said no thanks!!! Horrible!!! Bad job Vic Hadfield, bad job.

I admittedly haven't been here in a looong time, but I used to come here with my best friend when…read morewe were still in high school something-something years ago lol My latest visit here was just a few weeks ago. I came with my bf, who has never been to a driving range before. It was exactly as a I remembered it, though with some new social distancing rules and guards. There's an area for mini golf that looked popular with families, couples, and small groups; and there's also areas for their outdoor driving range. Both areas come with putters and drivers to borrow. As noobs, we didn't really know what we were doing, but the staff were friendly and the place has an overall welcoming feeling regardless of your level (though it was slightly intimidating to see the more pro golfers going at it) If you're looking for a fancy-shmancy club, then this probably isn't the place you're looking for. However, if you're looking for a chill, no frills place to hit a few balls and/or spend some time with friends/family, then this may just be your jam ;)

I've been coming here for more than a year and it's always nice to see that they constantly have…read moreregulars. It's family run, and in the summer their cute kids are normally around. They have a guy (Paul, I think) that also sells and re-grips clubs which is super convenient. I grab a seasonal membership for $20 (single) $40 (Family) and get free passes for their mini putt and a jumbo ball bucket. The range is normally busy any day of the week and they have both grass and artificial turf. Recently signed up for their semi-private lessons with my dad so will update about those services after.

Seeing there hasn't been a review for a while for this store I thought it's time. I seldom review…read moreretail but the point needs to be made here about customer service, which seems to be a lost arts these days. This used to be my favourite golf town. There's actually one nearer to my home but I used to always found myself at this store because the staff is so much more helpful. Until yesterday. I read some great reviews and did my research on the brand new CALLAWAY driver so want to try it. Playing a pro-am event at a PGA tournament in a few weeks so need to check out the new gear. As a women I'm pretty used to getting ignored at golf stores unless I'm buying clothes. But on this rainy Saturday morning I had the most pleasant and helpful gentleman helping me set up the club and walked me through the shaft options. So far so good. It was a busy morning so as soon as he set me up at the simulator I was fine for him to go ahead and take care of other customers and just come back and check on me, which he did. The one star on this review is there because of this, otherwise it would have been a zero star. Not 10 minutes into hitting, another club fitter came in and asked if I would move to a different stall as he needed to fit another customer for a full set. At that point I really just wanted to hit maybe 8-10 more shots so I said ok. I moved to the stall suggested and it has no tees, no balls and the simulator was not set up. Slightly irritated, I went back to the young man and said that perhaps next time if he kicks a customer out the least he could do is to set the other stall up properly. He was surprised and puzzled why I took issue with what is happening. Now that I had some time to think about it, I should have just told him to wait until I'm done. Was just trying to be nice. Decided to shop a little while to cool my jets and few minutes later someone else came over and "tried" to apologize but it was really a non apology as he proceeded to suggest that I was using the stall as a driving range so it was somehow reasonable that I was asked to leave. At that point I was pretty much done. Why couldn't he just stopped at the apology and move on? Very, very disappointed. I don't think it should matter what I was looking to buy but clearly I wasn't important enough to let me use the "good" stall in the shop. At least their words and action spoke to me that way. Hate to say that ladies but if you want proper service at this location - bring a man like you do at the car dealership. Or go to a different golf-town. This is an absolutely avoidable incident if they don't pre-judge customers and bias the services being provided. I think I'm just going to go back to my club pro and spent the $1500 with him instead.

I cannot believe house shabby and destroyed their hitting bays are....worn out completely...right…read moreto the threads of the carpet...my feet were about an inch lower that the ball... What you stand on is warped wood...horrible experience. How could you possibly hit a ball properly?? Their launch monitor doesn't even show club head speed .... Disaster...sorry. but it's true. Put some money in your fitting facility....how can you come to work and see how shabby your hitting bay is?? This is for the Mississauga location.... And it's been that way for years and getting even worse.... I will buy elsewhere where I can actually get fit and hit balls with a proper hitting bay with proper mats

This is a good beginner-friendly golf course. A decent range of distances a couple of par 5's and a…read morefew par 4's mixed in. I played my first game of the season at the Mystic Ridge course (end of March). The greens are smooth, there's shorter grass on the rough, though I can't comment on how well maintained it will be later in the season. There's putting area to practice but didn't recall there being a chipping area which is too bad. The course is efficient and straightforward, just what you expect for an executive course. I like this course because there aren't many narrow fairways or plant growth areas where I can lose a ball. I'm a beginner, and I felt confident enough to allow myself to pull out my big boy driver twice to practice on the course. The hazards aren't too challenging - few ponds here or there, but mostly off to the side and not an obstacle where you have to manage your stroke distance. The retired couple we played with is friendly and patient. They could push their golf carts at ease and are very active while I'm slowly losing steam with my back aching towards the end. This is admirable but also reminding me I need to keep fit. Oh boy.

about as much as you can and should expect from an executive course. They have recently added 9 new…read moreholes so there are now 27 total. The course in generally in decent shape (again with executive standards in mind) with the 9 new holes in the best shape. The clubhouse has also been revamped and expanded and it quite nice.