But in the end, isn’t it likely that dollars will trump golf? Sorry for using the word “trump,” but this is business, right? ![]() There will be plenty of resistance on the grounds that the Canadian Open at the Abbey brings in many dollars to Oakville, and that it has indeed been a focal point for the game - well, the Canadian Open anyway - in our country. Now, the Abbey might not become a small city for years, given the time required to go through zoning and development. Golf Canada’s headquarters remain on the property. ClubLink bought the Abbey from the RCGA in 1999 for $40 million. A company called Great Northern Capital sold the property to the RCGA in 1981. ![]() ![]() It’s not as if Oakville wasn’t a thriving community even in the early to mid-1970s, when Jack Nicklaus designed the course for the Royal Canadian Golf Association - now Golf Canada - to be the all-but-permanent home of the Canadian Open.
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