COURSE REVIEWS
Vancouver Island Golf Trail - a wonderful British Columbia golf vacation
From Jack Nicklaus' famed Bear Mountain in Victoria to the Crowne Isle golf-resort up-island, the Vancouver Island Golf Trail is a tranquil getaway to great courses and British Columbia beauty.
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Ontario Golf Course Reviews
Pine Knot Golf in Ontario: Tie the knot but first shoot a career-low round
Some golf courses market themselves as challenging, others as scenic. Pine Knot Golf & Country Club wants you to know you can come out here and have a career day. "One of the comments we get out here is, 'Hey, I shot my best round,'" Director of Golf Brent Keating said.
Nature and quirks take center stage at Ontario's St. Thomas Golf and Country Club
The environmentally conscious private club built a butterfly house behind the eighth green. Constructed of loose-fitting logs, it gives caterpillars a place to build their cocoons and spend the winter. In the spring, St. Thomas Golf and Country Club members are rewarded with the spectacle of beautiful butterflies.
Ontario's Ironwood Golf Club: White squirrels and tricky holes
Opened in the mid-'60s, the golf course at Ironwood Golf Club has been expanded, tweaked and fiddled with for four decades, and it's not finished yet. This work-in-progress is an interesting little course that, along with fun golf, offers the astonishing sight of white squirrels.
- Ontario's Fire Rock: Good golf courses don't have to come from pristine nature
- Ontario's RiverBend Golf: A windy challenge for golfers of a certain age
- Ontario's Whistle Bear Golf Club is big and beastly, especially when the wind kicks up
- Copper Creek's a lush, plush rush
- Vanbiesbrouck shoots and scores with Crimson Ridge
Alberta Golf Course Reviews
Alberta has a gem in Rod Whitman's Blackhawk Golf Club
While Rod Whitman's masterpiece is not an overly long course, it's packed with options and subtleties that golfers enjoy. It's the epitome of a thinkers layout, and those who can create a shot, work the ball, and save a score by executing a variety of shots around unique and challenging green complexes will fall in love with the layout. Located 10 minutes from the Edmonton International Airport, Blackhawk is sure to impress.
Waterton Lakes Golf Club: Canada's Relic in the Rockies
Legendary designer Stanley Thompson made his final statement with Waterton Lakes Golf Club. This Alberta is a short, challenging run that feels like prairie meets mountain golf.
Dinosaur Trail Golf Club: Golf in Alberta's Badlands
A unique 18-hole run in Drumheller, Alberta, Dinosaur Trail Golf Club is a chance to play an area where T-Rex once roamed. The golf is a badlands special, and the back nine offers an experience unlike any other in Canada.
- Everything's extreme at Alberta's SilverTip
- Jack Nicklaus' 'Northern' Exposure Stars in Edmonton
- Stewart Creek Golf Course: "Best in The West"
- Paradise Canyon: A Golf Oasis In Southern Alberta
- Jasper Park Lodge: Thompson's Masterpiece Visual Treat For Senses
British Columbia Golf Course Reviews
Predator Ridge golf courses' tricked-up greens detract from Okanagan wonder
Deep in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, the Predator Ridge resort and spa boasts three nine-hole golf courses: the Red Tail, Peregrine and Opsrey. The scenery and design are spectacular. Unfortunately, Predator Ridge overdoes it in the form of tricked-up greens.
Gallagher's Canyon C.C. looms over Okanagan golf/wine scene
Gallagher's Canyon Golf & Country Club is one of those rare blends of scenic and playable holes. It has mountains but doesn't force you to be a mountain man. It seems to understand that being beautiful doesn't give it license to clonk you over the head.
Got guts? The Quail at Okanagan Golf Club a test of narrow nature
The Quail at Okanagan Golf Club is bound to annoy you at some point, but it's a good bet to be your friend at the end of the day. Quail tests your accuracy, your nerve and your good humor. Especially the latter.
- Harvest Golf Club: Pick and play at Okanagan's fruit-filled orchard golf favorite
- From ferry to green: Creston Golf Club delivers unique B. C. experience
- From runway to fairway at BC's Okanagan Golf Club
- University Golf Club stands as an unexpected pleasure in Vancouver
- Whistler Golf Club, BC's 'cheap' course, is no barebones bargain design
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