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Stanley Thompson: Golf’s Mountain Man

April 16, 2013 by Brian Kendall
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.

Filed Under: Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Destinations, Editor's Notebook, Golf Courses Tagged With: Alberta golf, Banff Springs Golf Course, Big Sky Golf and Country Club, British Columbia golf, Chateau Whistler Golf Club, Doug Carrick, Gary Browning, Greywolf Golf Course, Jasper Park Lodge Golf course, Kananaskis Country Golf Course, Les Furber, Mount Kidd golf course, Mount Lorette golf course, Robert Trent Jones, Robert Trent Jones Jr., Rocky Mountain golf, Salmon Arm Golf Club, Stanley Thompson, Stewart Creek Golf Country Club, The Ridge at Predator Ridge

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Canadian Golf Traveller Publisher Sharon McAuley and Editor Brian Kendall finishing their round at Castle Stuart Golf Links, Scotland

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