Stanley Thompson: Golf’s Mountain Man

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

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.

True Patriot Love of Golf in Canada’s Rocky Mountains

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

  While golfing recently at Whistler Golf Club, my friend and playing partner Breton Murphy of Tourism Whistler posed an intriguing question: Where in the world, if I had ample funds to settle anywhere, would I choose to live? Canada, I answered, without a moment’s hesitation. Ours is a rich and gorgeous country that, not least [...]

Iron Man Golf in the Alberta Rockies

Stewart Creek Golf Course with Three Sisters Mountain view

Totemic symbols of the Canadian game, the famous mountain courses of the southwestern Alberta Rockies are on the must-play list of every serious golfer. Recently released are this season’s special stay-and-play packages at the Fairmont Banff Springs, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Kananaskis Country Golf Course, Silvertip Golf Resort, Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club, and [...]

Canada’s Bucket List Golf Courses

Muskoka Bay Club, Gravenhurst, Ontario

From the sand dunes of Prince Edward Island to the mountain valleys of Alberta and British Columbia, our roundup of Canadian courses every golfer must play at least once — or regret it forever.