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.
My buddy Tim called golf “the expensive sport” last summer. He said it while buying his third $14 beer at an NFL game. I let it go – mostly because he was paying for mine too – but the comment stuck with me. Was he right?
I didn’t think so. But I wanted to prove it with actual numbers.
So I dug in. National Golf Foundation reports, concert ticket data, NFL cost analyses, streaming price histories. The full picture. And what came back surprised even me – golf isn’t just holding its own against other entertainment options. In a
