TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (Hoot)

Much of the property consisted of an old sand and gravel pit which had become flooded over time, creating some beautiful, natural looking ponds which were incorporated into the design for the Hoot.

Mature trees on site were spared during construction and remain on the edge of several fairways to challenge accuracy off the tee. Where there were no trees, Carrick planted new ones – over 8,000 of them in total.

The stands of pine and spruce trees and sparkling lakes bring a certain maturity to the Hoot course and these features, along with tee-to-green waste bunkers, frame many of the fairways.

Carrick is very pleased with the final outcome of his work on the Hoot: “There are so many good holes here. Number 3 is through some very tall pines, giving it a North Carolina feel. The 13th is a neat downhill par five with a beautiful pond on the right side of green. The most satisfying from my perspective was number 15, a short par three where we started with nothing, just a flat, open barren piece of ground. Now it's all waste area from tee to an elevated green with some of the many trees we planted. The transformation is so dramatic. It looks so natural, like it's always been there.”