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.
Stanley Thompson: Golf’s Mountain Man
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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.
Make Way For Bear at Canmore’s Stewart Creek
September 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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 second in a series profiling Canada’s greenest courses, we look at how Canmore’s Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club minimizes its impact on the local wildlife.
Golf Courses We Love: Fairmont Banff Springs
July 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Set amid majestic Rocky Mountain peaks, Alberta’s world-famous Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course is a showcase for the genius of Stanley Thompson, Canada’s most revered golf course architect.
