Golf North's Grey Silo Golf Course is one of Ontario’s most respected layouts—and for good reason. Set along the Grand River in Waterloo’s RIM Park, it’s a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary and a former host of the LPGA’s Manulife Classic. The course was designed by Steve Young and opened in 2000, immediately earning praise for its blend of strategy, playability, and natural beauty.
The front nine plays through open meadowland, where wind becomes an invisible hazard, while the back nine dips into forested corridors with tighter tee shots and more elevation change. The par-5 18th is a standout finisher—a true three-shot challenge with water guarding the green. Greens are firm, fast, and subtly contoured, and the fairways are always in tournament shape.
Grey Silo offers four sets of tees, stretching to just over 6,500 yards, making it playable for every level of golfer. The service and practice facilities match the quality of the course, and the patio overlooking the finishing hole remains one of the best spots in Waterloo to unwind after a round.
It’s public golf done at a championship standard—beautiful, fair, and quietly world-class.
Your Golf Bud by Bud Key, Mid-Atlantic Director, TeeTime Golf Pass
Qualifying for Social Security was a startling realization that I’ve reached the age of “old” people. In protest, on my last birthday, I hiked the expert trail at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina, appreciating the irony. Standing on a high crag, I gave Father Time an unceremonious middle-finger salute, then immediately wondered how I’d manage the climb back down.
The warning signs of aging soon followed. I traded my cowboy boots for slip-on Skechers, bought a pickleball racket, and had started nodding off in my recliner around 8:30 PM during WWII […]
