Brookfield Golf & Country Club

Brookfield Golf & Country Club is an 18-hole public course in Brookfield, a village of about 440 people in southern Colchester County, Nova Scotia. It sits on Highway 2, reached from exit 12 of Highway 102, and the club places it about 50 minutes north of Halifax and 10 minutes south of Truro. The card is a par 70 of 5,597 yards from the white tees and 4,958 yards from the yellow tees, with a course rating of 69.4 and a slope of 122 from the whites. The club’s website is brookfieldgolf.com, and the address it gives is 785 Highway 2, Brookfield, B0N 1C0.

This is a modest, community-run kind of course rather than a destination resort: short by modern standards, flat enough that the club says only two holes have any uphill grade, and organized around a small river that winds through the middle of the property. That river, and the way the routing keeps crossing it, is what gives the course its character, particularly on the back nine.

Which club is this?

Several golf facilities share the Brookfield name, and online directories mix them up often enough to be worth a note. This page is about the course in Brookfield, Nova Scotia. It is not Brookfield Golf Club in Cambridge, Ontario, a larger facility with its own history, nor any of the Brookfield country clubs in the United States that appear in the same search results.

Even for the Nova Scotia course, the listings do not all agree. The club, OpenStreetMap, Tourism Nova Scotia and Chronogolf give the address as 785 Highway 2. GolfPass and GolfNow list a “Brookfield Golf Club” at 785 Highway 289, with the same par of 70 and a similar yardage; Route 289 meets Highway 2 in the village, and the details match, so we take it to be the same course under a slightly wrong address. Hole19 goes further astray: its Brookfield page gives 802 Highway 2 and a Shortts Lake postal code, which is in fact the address of Fox Hollow Golf Club, the neighbouring course outside Stewiacke. If you are using an app to find the clubhouse, check that it points to 785 Highway 2.

History

The written record of the course is thin, and we have not found a published club history. The village’s community website, in its timeline, says the Brookfield Golf Club opened in 1990, and GolfPass gives the same year as the date the course was built. A second clue supports it: the newsletter of the Brookfield Men’s Club announced the 31st annual Elks Scramble at the course for July 2020, which puts the first edition in 1990. The same newsletter, in 2021, refers to Charlie Sutherland as the club’s founder. We found no source naming an architect, and none describing how the course was built or whether it opened with all 18 holes.

The village itself is far older. Brookfield was founded in 1784 by William Hamilton and Daniel Moore along the Little River, according to the community site and Wikipedia; the road between Truro and Halifax that is now Highway 2 came through in 1835 and the railway in 1858. Farming, forestry and, from 1901, a lumber company shaped the local economy. Brookfield is also a sporting village out of proportion to its size: its Elks won the Canadian senior men’s fastball championship in 1980, and it has its own Junior B hockey team.

The golf club is woven into that community life. The Men’s Club newsletter, which reports on the course every season, mentions the club championship in August, a Terry Fox golf tournament, the Elks Scramble, which the newsletter counts among the fundraising events of the village’s athletic association, and an inter-club match against Fox Hollow for the Shaw Cup, played for the 22nd time in 2020. In 2021 the newsletter recorded one of the earliest season openings in the club’s memory, on April 21, and credited recent maintenance work for the condition of the course.

The club’s most recent appearance in provincial golf was in August 2025, when Golf Nova Scotia’s Women’s Bronze Championship finished at Brookfield. A team from the host club won it on a playoff hole, decided by a birdie, according to the association’s recap.

What it asks of you

All the figures in this section come from the scorecard the club publishes on its course details page. There are two sets of tees. From the whites the course measures 5,597 yards, 2,808 on the front nine and 2,789 on the back; from the yellows it measures 4,958 yards, 2,435 out and 2,523 home. The card gives a rating of 69.4 and a slope of 122 for the whites, and 65.8 and 115 for the yellows, figures that Chronogolf and Tourism Nova Scotia repeat. The card also explains the flag colours: a red flag means the hole is cut at the front of the green, white the middle and blue the back.

The par of 70 is built unusually. There are five par 3s, three par 5s and only ten par 4s. The front nine is a par 34 with three short holes; the back is a par 36 with two short holes and two par 5s. On paper this is a short course, but the rating of 69.4 from 5,597 yards suggests it plays longer than its length. Part of the explanation is the stroke index: the 6th, a par 5 of 572 yards, is the hardest hole, and the 15th, a par 3 of 154 yards, is ranked fourth hardest on the card, an unusual rank for a short hole.

The main hazard is water. The club describes a small river that winds through the middle of the course and challenges some of the holes, and the hole diagrams on the card show it crossing the line of play repeatedly, with ponds beside three holes on the front nine. Elsewhere the defences are light: one or two bunkers by most greens and very few in the fairways. The club stresses that the course is easy to walk, and reviewers describe the fairways as wide and forgiving of a crooked drive.

The front nine

The opening hole is a par 4 of 365 yards from the whites (327 from the yellows), shown on the card as a bending fairway to a green with a bunker on the right. The 2nd, at 313 yards, is one of the shortest par 4s on the course and one of the easiest, stroke index 15. The 3rd is a different matter: at 384 yards and stroke index 3, it is the hardest par 4 on the front nine, and the diagram shows water in front of the tee and a pond behind the green, so a long approach is the bigger danger.

The 4th is the first short hole, 171 yards from the whites, with two bunkers across the front of the green and a pond to the right. The 5th, a par 4 of 330 yards, has a pond to the right of the fairway and water crossing in front of the green. Then comes the 6th, the longest hole on the course at 572 yards (500 from the yellows), a straight par 5 that is stroke index 1. The run home on the front nine is gentler: the 7th, a par 3 of 153 yards with a bunker on the right, is the easiest hole on the course; the 8th is a straight par 4 of 353 yards; and the 9th is a par 3 of 167 yards with a bunker guarding the left of the green.

The back nine

The back nine is where the river comes into play most often, and where reviewers say the terrain changes add interest. The 10th is a short par 4 of 273 yards, the same from both tees, with a sharp bend and a bunker beside the green. The 11th, a par 5 of 457 yards (402 from the yellows), is crossed by water in the driving zone, with bunkers to the right further on. The 12th, a par 3 of 148 yards, plays over the river, which the card shows running diagonally between tee and green.

The 13th is a par 4 of 318 yards and the easiest hole on the back, stroke index 18, despite two water crossings on the diagram. The 14th, at 296 yards, is crossed once on a diagonal. The 15th is the par 3 of 154 yards that the card ranks fourth hardest, with a bunker to the right of the green. The 16th, 376 yards, is stroke index 2 and the hardest hole on the back nine, with water crossing short of the green. The 17th is the last par 5, 447 yards from the whites and 392 from the yellows, crossed near the tee and flanked by bunkers on both sides. The round ends with the 18th, a par 4 of 320 yards that bends to a green with a bunker at its front.

The card, hole by hole

White yardage first, then yellow, with par and stroke index, from the club’s scorecard. The stroke index is the same from both tees.

• 1st: par 4, 365 yards (327). Index 5.
• 2nd: par 4, 313 yards (278). Index 15.
• 3rd: par 4, 384 yards (277). Index 3.
• 4th: par 3, 171 yards (154). Index 11.
• 5th: par 4, 330 yards (287). Index 7.
• 6th: par 5, 572 yards (500). Index 1.
• 7th: par 3, 153 yards (153). Index 17.
• 8th: par 4, 353 yards (311). Index 9.
• 9th: par 3, 167 yards (148). Index 13.
• 10th: par 4, 273 yards (273). Index 12.
• 11th: par 5, 457 yards (402). Index 8.
• 12th: par 3, 148 yards (138). Index 16.
• 13th: par 4, 318 yards (265). Index 18.
• 14th: par 4, 296 yards (262). Index 14.
• 15th: par 3, 154 yards (154). Index 4.
• 16th: par 4, 376 yards (350). Index 2.
• 17th: par 5, 447 yards (392). Index 10.
• 18th: par 4, 320 yards (287). Index 6.

The yellow tees shorten the 3rd sharply, from 384 to 277 yards, and take 55 yards off each of the 11th and 17th, both of which remain par 5s, so the par stays at 70.

What golfers say

Public reviews of Brookfield are numerous but mostly short. Wanderlog reports an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 93 Google reviews and 4.0 from four Tripadvisor reviews; 18Birdies shows 4.6 from 51 reviews, with value as the highest-rated category and course condition the lowest; Hole19 shows 4.8 from 42 reviews, dated 2025 and 2026. Many of these are star ratings without text, so the themes below rest on a smaller set of written reviews. These are other people’s opinions, not ours: we have not played the course, and we name and quote no one.

What comes up in its favour

• Value, above all: reviewers repeatedly describe it as one of the best-value rounds in the area, and 18Birdies users rate value higher than anything else.
• Well-groomed fairways and greens described as consistent and true.
• A varied layout, with holes of different lengths and more movement in the ground on the back nine.
• Wide fairways that forgive a wayward drive, which makes it a comfortable course for mid and high handicappers.
• Fast rounds without a sense of being pushed, a point that both written reviews and the 18Birdies pace-of-play rating make.
• Friendly staff in the pro shop and the kitchen, and good food in the clubhouse.
• Some visitors found it a useful option when other courses in the region were fully booked.

What comes up against

• Course condition is the weakest category on 18Birdies, at 4.1 out of 5 against 4.8 for value.
• A handful of one- and two-star ratings on Google come without any explanation, so the reasons are unknown.
• The written criticism we found is mostly about rain spoiling the closing holes, which says more about the weather than the course.
• At under 5,600 yards from the back tees, it will not stretch a long hitter, and there is no longer set of tees.

Playing as a visitor

The course is public, and Golf Canada, Golf Nova Scotia and Tourism Nova Scotia all list it as open to green fee players. Tee times can be booked through the button on the club’s home page, which runs on Chronogolf, or by telephone at 902-673-3352; the pro shop’s email is proshopbrookfieldgolf@gmail.com. The booking page asks players to arrive 15 minutes before their tee time and states that Friday play requires a tee time, with no early golfers before 8:30 on Friday mornings. The club states plainly that infants are not permitted on the course at any time.

Members have their own days: the club’s events page lists a ladies’ day every Monday and a men’s day every Tuesday, so those are the days to expect more members on the course. Membership categories include full, weekday, couples, family, intermediate (ages 19 to 29), junior and corporate; the club says space for new members is limited and asks interested golfers to join a waiting list. Tournaments are accepted throughout the season and are arranged by telephone or email.

The pro shop rents power carts and clubs, sells apparel and accessories, and rents lockers. There is a large putting green, which the club says is designed to play like the greens on the course. GolfPass and a golf travel directory also list a driving range and a teaching professional, and Golf Canada mentions lessons, but the club’s own facilities page describes only the putting green, so ask before planning a practice session. The clubhouse has a small licensed restaurant, licensed since May 2013, serving breakfast, burgers, fish and chips, poutine and wraps, with drinks on the deck after the round. Payment details differ between listings, with Tourism Nova Scotia mentioning debit cards and GolfPass credit cards, so check with the club if it matters.

Getting there and when to go

Brookfield sits where Highway 102, the main road between Halifax and Truro, meets Trunk 2 and Route 289. From Halifax, follow Highway 102 north and leave at exit 12; the club is on Highway 2 in the village. Truro, the county’s main town, is about 10 minutes to the north. The surrounding country is farmland and forest, and in the village the Brookfield Wetlands and Nature Trails, opened in 2009, offer walking and birdwatching. The former railway station, moved in 1998 to a memorial park, is kept by a local heritage society.

Brookfield combines easily with other courses along the same corridor: Fox Hollow, just outside Stewiacke a few minutes to the south, and Truro Golf Club to the north. Tourism Nova Scotia places Brookfield in its Bay of Fundy and Annapolis Valley region.

The season runs from spring to the end of October. The club announced an opening on April 28 for 2026, weather permitting; Tourism Nova Scotia gives a season from May 1 to October 30, GolfPass from May 1 to October 31, and the booking page says the course closes on October 30 for aeration. The Men’s Club newsletter shows how much the opening date depends on the spring: April 21 in 2021, mid-May in 2020. Late spring and early autumn are the obvious times to visit; on a wet day, remember that the river runs through the middle of the course.

Green fees

The club sets separate rates for weekdays and for weekends and holidays, in three time blocks through the day, plus a nine-hole rate and options with a power cart: see the club’s website for current prices.

How this page was made

The factual frame comes from public sources read in October 2026: OpenStreetMap for the location and outline of the course; the club’s website for the scorecard, yardages, ratings, slope, flag colours, hole diagrams, river, terrain, facilities, restaurant, rates structure, membership categories, events, season opening and contact details; Chronogolf, the club’s booking system, for the booking rules, ratings and closing date; Golf Canada and Golf Nova Scotia for the facility listing; Tourism Nova Scotia for the season, payment and region; GolfPass and GolfNow for the opening year, practice facilities and the alternative address; the Brookfield community website and the English Wikipedia article for the village’s history, population and attractions; The Eagle, the newsletter of the Brookfield Men’s Club, for the founder, the Elks Scramble, the Shaw Cup and season openings; Golf Nova Scotia’s recap of the 2025 Women’s Bronze Championship; and Wanderlog, 18Birdies and Hole19 for review ratings and themes.

Where sources disagree, we say so. The white-tee length is 5,597 yards on the club’s card, Golf Canada and Golf Nova Scotia, but 5,587 yards on Tourism Nova Scotia and GolfPass; we follow the club’s card. GolfPass also lists a red tee of 5,158 yards, while the club’s card shows a yellow tee of 4,958 yards. The address is 785 Highway 2 for the club, 785 Highway 289 on GolfPass and GolfNow, and Fox Hollow’s address on Hole19. The season dates differ slightly between the club, Tourism Nova Scotia, GolfPass and Chronogolf. A driving range is listed by directories but not by the club. The opening year of 1990 comes from the community site and GolfPass, not from the club, and we found no architect or published club history. A Nova Scotia community directory page about the club could not be read.

The opinion section summarises public reviews and ratings read in October 2026. We report recurring themes rather than individual voices, and we reproduce no quotations from reviewers. Nobody from Panxis has played or visited this course, and this page is no substitute for a round.

The club has not paid for this page, has not seen it before publication and has no say over its content. This page contains no commercial link and earns us no commission. If you know the course and something here is wrong or out of date, write to us and we will correct it.

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