Tarandowah Golfers Club is located just off the 401 Highway halfway between Toronto and Detroit. Online it has a cult-like following. People drive hours to the heart of Canada’s dairyland to play it. It was designed by Martin Hawtree who is a third generation British architect. He’s worked on Ballybunion, Portmanock, Royal Birkdale and Sunningdale. It’s his only North American course. Tarandowah’s clubhouse is marginally better than a Quonset hut. The cart paths are well worn gravel and the gas-powered golf carts don’t have GPS. But after first appearances the course didn’t have any weak holes. The fescue fairways run forever. The greens are interesting. Every hole is unique. The pot bunkers are manageable. Online people would compare it as a links course to Piper’s Heath or Braeben. But Tarandowah has a much more natural feel. Most of the complaints are related to slow play. But on a Friday afternoon we played our first 18 in just over three hours. Then we played another 18 and had the course to ourselves. Tarandowah was a lot of fun and I can see why golfers make a pilgrimage to play it. Finishing in the golden hour made it a little magical.