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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. [...] more »
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. [...] more »
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. [...] more »
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. [...] more »
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. [...] more »
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. [...] more »
Glen Arbour Golf Course in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Glen Arbour means "a valley of trees," and that is an apt moniker; Glen Arbour Golf Course has tree-lined perimeters and a valley through, in which the golf course is routed. [...] more »
The Links at Crowbush Cove on Prince Edward Island
The Links at Crowbush Cove is laid out near the dunes on the north shore of Prince Edward Island. It's a relatively flat layout, though the terrain picks up movement as you approach many greens in the form of mounds, elevations shifts, drop-offs and swales. [...] more »
Highlands Links Golf Club on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Highlands Links is as visually stunning as its surroundings. Noted Canadian architect Stanley Thompson used the natural terrain beautifully, and the layout climbs up and down the coast, and up and around the hilly interior, with mountains rising around you. [...] more »
Whistle Bear Golf Club in Ontario
As with many links-style golf courses, trouble slithers around the edges and in the corners at Whistle Bear Golf Club, rearing its head with the slightest error. There are 103 strategically placed bunkers, water on 10 holes and nasty fescue pretty much everywhere that isn't fairway or green. [...] more »
Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Vernon, British Columbia
Predator Ridge Golf Resort throws three nines at you in a British Columbia natureland setting. There's deer, coyote, marmots and turtles galore on this sprawling complex - and some severe tricked-up greens. You're not going to forget Predator Ridge, for good or for ill. [...] more »
Harvest Golf Club in British Columbia
Harvest Golf Club in the Okanagan region of British Columbia weaves through fruit orchards and wine vineyards. You're encouraged to pick Fuji apples and Pinot Noir grapes as you navigate doglegs. [...] more »
Gallagher's Canyon Golf & Country Club in Okanagan, British Columbia
The course at Gallagher's Canyon Golf & Country Club starts with a shot off the clubhouse roof. Yes, the back tees on No. 1 are on the roof. So starts the hardest hole on the course and the beginning of a run of holes that make you think. Plenty of strategy comes with the scenery at Gallagher's Canyon. [...] more »
Quail Golf Course at Okanagan Golf Club in Kelowna, British Columbia
Being wild at Quail Golf Course equals being in big trouble. The tall Canadian pines squeeze the fairways and the doglegs seem to swerve where there is the most trouble. Luckily Quail is as scenic as it is punishing, especially on the woodsy front nine. [...] more »
Pine Knot Golf Club in Dorchester, Ontario
Some golf courses market themselves as challenging, others as scenic. Pine Knot Golf Club wants you to know you can come out here and have a career day. But easy doesn't have to mean boring. [...] more »
St. Thomas Golf & Country Club in Ontario
In 1927 the old St. Thomas Golf & Country Club golf course was replaced with a new 18-hole track designed by well-known Canadian architect Stanley Thompson. Steadily upgraded since then, St. Thomas is now perennially ranked among the top 100 golf courses in Canada. [...] more »
RiverBend GC near London, Ontario
At the RiverBend Golf Community on the western edge of London, Ontario, you'll find rolling hills and no children. In fact, you won't find anybody under 50. How do you design a golf course for those of a certain age? Well, you make the bunkers easy to get in and out of, for both golf balls and tired legs. [...] more »
Fire Rock Golf Club near London, Ontario
The remnants of human refuse can make for interesting golf courses. Fire Rock Golf Club in southern Ontario was laid on top of an old sand and gravel pit; most of the mounds you see along the course were old gravel dumps. [...] more »
Ironwood Golf Club in Exeter, Ontario
Ironwood Golf Club is a top-notch family-run operation, easy on the eyes and easy on the scorecard. Opened in the mid-'60s, this Ontario golf course has been expanded, tweaked and fiddled with for four decades, and it's not finished yet. [...] more »
