Jason Logan: Behind the scenes on how and why Oakdale became the 2023 Canadian Open host
Watching on television from their respective homes and chatting on the phone were good pals Mark Laurie and Jordan Klein. They are both members at, with Laurie having been the club captain for more than 10 years and Klein, at the time, a board member and the chair of the golf committee.
But Laurie had been to Australia to play Royal Melbourne and spoken to its club manager about the composite course created of its 36 holes to host the Presidents Cup and other big tournaments. By preconceived notions, Crawford meant the secrecy that has long shrouded Oakdale. When industry whispers of the club as an Open host began circulating in early 2020, many were surprised. While it was well-known that Golf Canada had looked at pretty much every course with ample acreage near Toronto in its search for future tournament venues, Oakdale, with 27 holes in the heart of the city, was not among its targets.
“It’s time,” said Molly Jagroop, Oakdale’s general manager. “Yes, we’ve flown under the radar for a long time because that’s just the way we’ve done business. Our Jewish roots, if you will, we haven’t always been in the limelight because we like it that way. Anybody who knows how this club came about, we’ve always been very quiet in how we do things. This is a generational club. You see people coming together here every day having a great time. It has a really, really rich history.
Fans who attend this year’s Open won’t see it, but Oakdale is a family orientated country club with a diverse — and increasingly younger — membership and staff. Located in a part of Toronto with a high population of racialized and new Canadians, the club hires within the community.
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