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Teeing It Up and Reeling Them In on Vancouver Island

July 30, 2012 by Sharon McAuley

(Last updated November 2022.) When I travel, I’m always on the lookout for authentic local experiences to mix with golf. So I was thrilled to discover that at Vancouver Island’s Campbell River, the self-proclaimed “salmon fishing capital of the world,” you can tee it up and cast your line all in the same day.

Filed Under: British Columbia, Canada, Destinations, Road Trip, The Après Golfer, Vancouver Island Tagged With: April Point Resort and Spa, BC golf, Campbell River BC, Crown Isle Resort, Discovery Passage, Graham Cooke, Les Furber, Oak Bay Marine Group, Painter's Lodge, salmon fishing, St. Jean's Cannery, stay-and-play golf packages, Storey Creek Golf Club, Vancouver Island golf, Vancouver Island Golf Trail

Play In a Mixed Tourney In Northern Ireland

June 21, 2012 by Canadian Golf Traveller

Canadian Golf Traveller editor Brian Kendall and publisher Sharon McAuley journey to Northern Ireland for a nervous first step into the world of husband-and-wife tournament golf.

Filed Under: Amateur golf tournaments, Destinations, Feature Stories, Northern Ireland, Road Trip, United Kingdom Tagged With: amateur golf tournaments, Bushmills, Castlerock, Causeway Coast, Causeway Coast Mixed golf tournament, Giant's Causeway, golf, golf travel, Great Irish Links Challenge, links golf, Mixed golf tournaments, Northern Ireland, Portmarnock, Portstewart, Royal Portrush

Five Favourite Cape Breton Experiences

June 19, 2012 by Sharon McAuley

Despite my full rain gear, a steady cool drizzle and light Atlantic fog had me chilled to the bone after our golf round. Even a quick change of clothes and our rental car’s heated seats couldn’t stop the shivering. That’s how we ended up pulling in to the Wreck Cove General Store, on the famous Cabot […]