Spotlight Destination

Longniddry, Scotland (Image: Lonniddry Golf Club)

Sam Torrance’s Hidden Scottish Gems

Scotland's former Ryder Cup captain picks four outstanding but unjustly overlooked courses for you to discover during your next visit to the birthplace of golf. … [Read More...]

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Editor’s Notebook

Brian Kendall, Editor, Canadian Golf Traveller (Image: Sharon McAuley)

Stanley Thompson: Golf’s Mountain Man

As distinctively Canadian as the beaver and Niagara Falls, the mountain courses of Alberta and British Columbia are a vital part of our golfing heritage; living proof that, thanks largely to the genius of Stanley Thompson, nobody builds them better. … [Read More...]

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Hot Deals

Royal St. Kitts Golf Club (Image: Royal St. Kitts Golf Club)

Start Packing for the St. Kitts Open

Brilliantly rebuilt several years ago by Canadian architect Tom McBroom, Royal St. Kitts Golf Club hosts the 32nd Johnnie Walker St. Kitts Open May 17 to 19. … [Read More...]

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The Après Golfer

Sharon McAuley, Publisher, Canadian Golf Traveller

Tea Time on Vancouver Island

Great golf and a spot of afternoon tea at Victoria’s stately Fairmont Empress Hotel make the perfect island blend. … [Read More...]

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Feature Stories

Clear Lake Golf Course Manitoba (Image: Clear Lake Golf Course)

Why Clear Lake’s Greens Smell Like French Fries

Once ranked alongside the razing of rain forests as an ecologically hostile activity, golf has embraced the green movement with the zeal of the converted. In the third in a series profiling Canada’s greenest courses, Manitoba’s Clear Lake Golf Course demonstrates how the irresistible smell of French fries can benefit the local environment. … [Read More...]

Canmore Golf and Curling Club (Image: Canmore Golf and Curling Club)

Nine Unsung—But Must-Play—Canadian Courses

From the forests of Newfoundland to the mountain valleys of British Columbia, a spring survey of unjustly overlooked golf courses offering bargain green fees, less crowded fairways and jaw-dropping scenery. … [Read More...]

Algonquin Golf Course Hole #12 (Image: Algonquin Golf Course)

Inside the Magic of Canada’s Best Par Threes

Through a magical mix of spectacular geography and artful design, Canada’s signature par threes often reflect not just the character of golf at a particular course, but of an entire region of the country. … [Read More...]

CuisinArt Golf Club Anguilla 17th Hole (Image: CuisinArt Golf Resort and Spa)

Enjoy Golf With a Gilt Edge in Anguilla

A tropical paradise made popular by Brad Pitt, Celine Dion, Robert De Niro and other A-list celebrities, Anguilla is also home to one of the Caribbean’s most graceful and challenging golf courses. … [Read More...]

Wall of Fame, World Golf Hall of Fame (Image: World Golf Hall of Fame)

Walk With Giants at the World Golf Hall of Fame

President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s golf shoes. Sam Snead’s lunchbox. Canadian legend Marlene Stewart Streit’s first hole-in-one trophy. These are among the thousands of artifacts displayed at the World Golf Hall of Fame, the centrepiece of Florida’s World Golf Village … [Read More...]

Irish Pub in Cork (Image: Tourism Ireland)

Join the Fun at Ireland’s The Gathering

Ireland’s The Gathering is a year-long “people’s party” designed to draw golfers, ex-pats, long-lost relatives and everyone else who loves the Emerald Isle back home. … [Read More...]

The Boulders Club, Arizona (Image: The Boulders)

Tee Off Amid the Tumbleweeds in Scottsdale

Tom Fazio, Pete Dye, Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf and other top architects have built courses unique in the golf world by embracing the natural drama and beauty of the Sonoran desert in Scottsdale-Phoenix.   … [Read More...]

Apes Hill Club, Barbados (Image: Apes Hill)

Apes Hill Grabs the Spotlight in Barbados

Once reliant on a traditional sun, sand and sea tourism strategy, Barbados signaled its arrival as a major player in Caribbean golf with the 2009 launch of Apes Hill Club. … [Read More...]

Zebras in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. (Image: Sharon McAuley)

Go Wild on a Kenya Golf Safari

Previously overlooked by golfers, Kenya — a dramatically beautiful land of big-game safaris and other exotic attractions — has almost overnight emerged as one of the game's hottest destinations. … [Read More...]

El Cameleón golf course, Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico (Image: Fairmont)

Nature Calls Golfers to Mexico’s Mayakoba

Few golf courses anywhere in the world have been so influenced by the combination of history, mythology and nature as El Cameleón, the star attraction of Mexico’s Mayan Riviera. … [Read More...]

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