Golf Canada hopes new 'home for Canadian golf' gets more players on PGA, LPGA Tour

The 150th British Open at St. Andrews — the so-called "home of golf" — just wrapped up on Sunday.

Now, Golf Canada is hoping to build a similar legacy with the announcement of the "home of Canadian golf" to be built at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ont.

The organization hopes the facility promotes the growth of golf in the country. It's set to feature a community putting green inspired by St. Andrews, as well as an indoor short game complex that also serves as a national talent identification centre.

The organization's stated goal is to "advance 30 Canadians to the LPGA and PGA Tours by 2032."

Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum said the site is more than just a physical building.

"Culture, collaboration, and innovation are critical elements. Establishing a new headquarters and a Canadian golf campus with our partners to meet, play, train, plan, celebrate and collaborate, represents a transformative moment to advance the sport," Applebaum said.

The Multi-phase project will feature Golf Canada’s national headquarters and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum along with the national headquarters for First Tee – Canada, a publicly accessible community putting green, and an indoor golf performance centre <a href="https://t.co/EYQKo99Pp6">pic.twitter.com/EYQKo99Pp6</a>

The new facility will feature the organization's national headquarters and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, both of which are currently located at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont.

The organization said it expects to have "shovels in the ground" by early 2023, with the project completed by early 2025.

A record nine Canadians competed at the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open in January in California. Corey Conners, of Listowel, Ont., is