From an after-golf soak in the hot springs to an unforgettable gondola ride, my top five things to do in Banff, Canada’s famous Rocky Mountain playground.
10 Canadian Courses On My Must-Play List
March 27, 2016 by Brian Kendall
From the mountains of British Columbia to Newfoundland’s Humber Valley, 10 top Canadian courses I’ve spent the winter daydreaming about playing.
Filed Under: Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Destinations, Editor's Notebook, Golf Courses, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan Tagged With: Banff Springs Golf Course, Cabot Cliffs, Canmore Golf and Curling Club, Clear Lake Golf Course, Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Greywolf Golf Course, Humber Valley Resort River Course, Waskesiu Golf Club, Whitewater Golf Club, Wildstone Golf Course
Canmore: Gateway to Rocky Mountain Golf
July 5, 2015 by Brian Kendall
Nestled in the spectacular Bow Valley, the Alberta boomtown of Canmore is the ideal home base for a Rocky Mountain golf vacation.
Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Destinations, Feature Stories, Road Trip Tagged With: Alberta golf, Banff Springs Golf Course, Canmore Golf and Curling Club, Silvertip Golf Course, Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club
Nine Unsung But Essential Canadian Courses
April 17, 2013 by Brian Kendall
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.
Filed Under: Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Destinations, Feature Stories, Manitoba, Muskoka and Georgian Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northern Ontario, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Thompson-Okanagan Tagged With: best Canadian golf courses, Canmore Golf and Curling Club, Deer Valley Golf and Estates, Doug Carrick, Eagle Creek Golf Course, Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu Golf Club, Les Furber, Robbie Robinson, Salmon Arm Golf Course, South Muskoka Curling and Golf Club, Stanley Thompson, The Links at Quarry Oaks, The Pines Golf Course, Tom McBroom, Twin Rivers Golf Course, Whitewater Golf Club
Banff Springs: Monarch of Mountain Golf
July 25, 2012 by Brian Kendall
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.
Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Destinations, Feature Stories, Golf Courses, Resorts We Love Tagged With: A. W. Tillinghast, Alberta golf, Alister MacKenzie, Banff National Park, Byron Nelson, Canadian Rockies golf, Canmore, Canmore Golf and Curling Club, Capilano Golf and Country Club, Donald Ross, Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Gene Sarazen, Highlands Links, Kananaskis Resort, Silvertip Golf Course, St. George's Golf and Country Club, Stanley Thompson, Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club