Photo Galleries
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Golf, luxury among the mountain wilderness at Fairmont Chateau Whistler in British Columbia
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, less than a two-hour drive north of Vancouver up the coast, is a popular retreat for skiing and summer activities. The hotel's 18-hole golf course, the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club, was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., and is one of Canada's best mountain tracks. Brandon Tucker shows us more in this photo gallery.
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Golden Golf Club is surrounded by British Columbia's untouched wilderness
Golden Golf Club is tucked away in the Columbia Valley, nestled between the Rockies on one side and the Purcell Mountains on the other. Surrounded by untouched wilderness, the golf course's rugged terrain was also carefully preserved. Mature trees line nearly every hole and water also has a prominent presence throughout the course.
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Glasgow Hills Resort and Golf Club on Prince Edward Island
Designed by Les Furber, Glasgow Hills Resort and Golf Club is one of Prince Edward Island's most challenging plays. The design's difficulty comes in a layout that is seldom flat, rather rolling up and down along some of the island's highest ground.
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Andersons Creek Golf Club in Cavendish on Prince Edward Island
Andersons Creek Golf Club in Cavendish has one of Prince Edward Island's more interesting pieces of land for golf, even if the first impression might not show it. The first few holes play on mostly open, flat land. Then, the third hole heads into a forested ridge line, where the bulk of the course's holes lay. Playing up and down through mature forest, the golf course winds along Andersons Creek, requiring shots played over water four times.
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Fairmont Banff Springs golf course in the Canadian Rockies
Fairmont Banff Springs is one of two classic, Stanley Thompson-designed courses in Alberta's Canadian Rockies. Opened in 1928, the course is known around the world for one of the most exciting par 3s in golf, the "Devil's Cauldron" fourth, that plays from an elevated tee over water to a well protected green that sits right next to a jagged, rocky mountainside.
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Best of golf and travel in Alberta's Canadian Rockies
Just west of Calgary the flat farmlands and oil fields quickly turn into the dramatic Canadian Rockies, which are home to a collection of six golf courses of varying styles. Here's a look at some of the best shots on and off the golf course from Brandon Tucker's recent visit, which included helicopter rides, bear sightings and plenty of postcard-worthy golf holes.
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Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club in Alberta's Canadian Rockies
Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club is a new, upscale golf course in Alberta's Canadian Rockies in the mountain town of Canmore and the flagship course of the Three Sisters Mountain Village. Across the valley from another modern mountain golf course, Silvertip Golf Resort, Stewart Creek opened in 2000 and was designed by Gary Browning.
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Silvertip Golf Resort in Alberta's Canadian Rockies
Silvertip Golf Resort, located in Alberta's Canadian Rockies, is one of the area's newest golf courses, and it's certainly the most dramatic. The course is set on a mountainside, which sets up more than 600 feet of elevation change from the course's highest to lowest point.
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Kananaskis Country Golf's Mt. Kidd course in Alberta
Kananaskis Country Golf Course in Alberta's Canadian Rockies actually consists of two 18-hole golf courses, the Mt. Kidd and Mt. Lorette, named for the mountains they sit beneath. Both golf courses were built by Robert Trent Jones Sr., who actually had a hand in finding the location. Originally planned for the other side of the valley, Jones saw the Kananaskis River and mountain backdrops and persuaded the Canadian government to let them build on the present side.
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Wooden Sticks Golf Club near Toronto
Wooden Sticks Golf Club in the greater Toronto area features a collection of holes inspired by the most famous holes in golf, as well as some original designs by architect Ron Garl. The golf course is in an upscale property that receives a lot of corporate play during the week and features five sets of tees, a large clubhouse and superb conditioning.
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- The Links at Crowbush Cove on Prince Edward Island
- Highlands Links Golf Club on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
- Whistle Bear Golf Club in Ontario
- Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Vernon, British Columbia
- Harvest Golf Club in British Columbia
- Gallagher's Canyon Golf & Country Club in Okanagan, British Columbia
- Quail Golf Course at Okanagan Golf Club in Kelowna, British Columbia
- Pine Knot Golf Club in Dorchester, Ontario
- St. Thomas Golf & Country Club in Ontario
- RiverBend GC near London, Ontario
- Fire Rock Golf Club near London, Ontario
- Ironwood Golf Club in Exeter, Ontario
