Ile Perrot sits on an island between the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers, just west of Montreal, where the flat agricultural terrain and open skies have long defined the landscape. The windmill in the name is no accident — this corner of Quebec carries a genuine historical connection to the old stone windmills that once dotted the island, relics of the seigneurial era that give the area a character distinct from the suburban sprawl creeping in from the mainland.
Without specific records on the architect or founding history of Windmill Heights, what can be said is that courses on Ile Perrot tend to play across ground that offers little in the way of dramatic elevation change, meaning design interest typically comes from water, strategic bunkering, and the way the wind behaves across open farmland terrain — which on an exposed island site can be a very real factor in club selection.
As a full 18-hole, par-72 layout in the greater Montreal orbit, Windmill Heights serves a densely populated and genuinely golf-hungry region, drawing players who want a complete round without crossing into the city itself.
