Gloucester, Ontario sits on the eastern fringe of Ottawa, and the golf here reflects the straightforward, unpretentious character of the National Capital region — courses built for people who actually play, not courses built to impress on paper. North Old is one of those workmanlike layouts that earns its place in a golfer's regular rotation not through drama or spectacle, but through familiarity and honest test of the game.
The Ottawa Valley setting brings genuinely variable conditions through the season: cool springs, warm humid summers, and falls that can be spectacular when the maples and oaks turn across the fairways. At par 72, the course offers a complete test across all the standard formations without leaning on length or trickery to defend itself.
As a public or semi-public option in a metro area well-served by accessible golf, North Old likely draws a steady local following — the kind of place where weekend regulars know every bounce and break, and where getting a tee time feels less like a transaction and more like returning somewhere familiar.
