With the Canadian Open being contested this week in Torotno, sportsnet.ca takes a look at some of the best golf courses in Canada.
Newfoundland
Name: Twin Rivers – Terra Nova Golf Resort
Location: Port Blanford
Holes: 18
Price: $40-59
Web site: www.terranovagolf.com/golf-tr.php
Description:
Originally opened in 1984, the Twin Rivers course is billed as one of the flagship golf courses in Newfoundland and Labrador. The course itself is a par 71 with 90 per cent surrounded by water. It has been given a platinum rating by Golf Course Ranking Magazine, and listed as one of the top 30 courses in all of Canada. The Terra Nova Resort also features an 82-room lodge.
Nova Scotia
Name: Highland Links Golf Course
Location: Ingonesh Beach
Holes: 18
Price: $70-100
Web site: www.highlandslinksgolf.com/
Description:
Originally designed by Stanley Thompson in 1939, the Highland Links Golf Course is an 18 hole, par 72 course located in Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada. It has been widely rated as one of the best courses in all of Canada.
Prince Edward Island
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Name: The Links at Crowbush Cove
Location: Morell
Holes: 18
Price: $65-110
Web site: www.golflinkspei.com
Description:
Located on the North Shore Dunes of Eastern Island, PEI, The Links at Crowbush Cove is recognized as one of the top courses in Canada; it has been given a five-star rating by Golf Digest. If that wasn’t enough, it has also been rated as one of the best value golf courses in the country.
New Brunswick
Name: Fox Creek Golf Club
Location: Dieppe
Holes: 18
Price: $75
Web site: www.foxcreekgolfclub.ca
Description:
Since opening in 1995, the Fox Creek Golf Club has evolved into one of the best courses that Prince Edward Island has to offer. Originally conceived by architect Graham Cooke, the 6,900- yard course offers quite a view of the local landscapes.
Quebec
Name: Le Géant
Location: Mont Tremblant
Holes: 18
Price: $49-175
Web site: www.tremblant.ca/golf/geant/index-e.htm
Description:
Le Géant was originally opened in 1995 and designed by Thomas McBroom. In 2007, it was rated as one of the top courses in Canada by Golf Digest. Located in the Quebec Laurentides, the 18 hole, par 72 course features mountainside tee-offs and is part of the Mont Tremblant ski resort.
Ontario
Name: Eagles Nest Golf Club
Location: Maple
Holes: 18
Price: $115-185
Web site: www.eaglesnestgolf.com/home.htm
Description:
A little on the pricey side, the Eagles Nest Golf Club is nevertheless one of the more challenging courses to try. For holes 3-7, the course plunges into the valley formerly known as the Honey Pot Ski Centre. It opened in 2004, and was designed by Doug Carrick.
Manitoba
Name: Granite Hills Golf Course
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Location: Lac Du Bonnet
Holes: 18
Price: $24-57
Web site: www.granitehills.ca
Description:
One of the newer courses in Canada (opened in 2007), Granite Hills is noted for its elevation, design and scenery (including five lakeside fairways). It’s also one of the cheaper courses on this list, and is sure to become on of the more popular courses in the years to come.
Saskatchewan
Name: Greenbryre Country Club
Location: Saskatoon
Holes: 18
Price: $25-45
Web site: www.greenbryre.com/
Description:
This 18 hole, par 70 course was opened in 1979 and offers a rather unique challenge; it was designed to test golfers in terms of club selection and accuracy. For proof, look no further than the rolling fairways and the six holes that feature water hazards.
Alberta
Name: Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club
Location: Jasper
Holes: 18
Price: $40-225
Web site: www.fairmontgolf.com/jasper
Description:
Located in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, the Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club has been in business since 1925. Originally designed by Stanley Thompson, the course was restored in 1994. Although a little on the expensive side, it has been rated by Score Golf Magazine as the #1 Best Golf Resort in Canada, and is sure to be one many people’s ‘must play’ lists.
British Columbia
Name: Greywolf Golf Course
Location: Panorama
Holes: 18
Price: $59-149
Web site: www.greywolfgolf.com/
Description:
Yet another course designed by Doug Carrick, the Greywolf Golf Course has been recognized by Golf Digest as one of the best courses in the world outside of the United States. It’s an 18 hole, par 72 course that’s located in the region of the Kootenay Rockies.