LINKS Golf Podcast Episode 51: Underrated Golf Destination: Canada
LINKS Insider contributor and native Canadian Adam Stanley joins Digital Editor Al Lunsford on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast to detail the best golf destinations around the Great White North. Adam gives tips on what things any traveler needs to know when considering a golf trip to Canada. The hosts speak to some […]
5 of the Best Golf and Skiing Areas
Mountains have something magical about them. The unique rock facings. The way their look changes with the sun bouncing off them in the morning or late afternoon. And the fact that my ball usually flies much further while playing mountain golf doesn’t hurt, either. In some locations, depending on the time of the season, you […]
An Update on Cabot from Ben Cowan-Dewar
The year 2019 marked 15 years since Ben Cowan-Dewar first stepped foot on the land that would turn into both Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs. Since then (Links opened in 2011 while Cliffs opened in 2015) the double-dip on Canada’s east coast has become one of the most celebrated golf facilities in the country, while […]
Vancouver Island Golf Trail
By Chris Santella When I first visited Vancouver Island in 1989, its British heritage was palpable. Accents in the provincial capital of Victoria were English proper, and high tea at the Fairmont Empress a must. On a recent trip back, another British export was very much in evidence—golf. Though the island has fewer than 800,000 […]
Top 10 Golf Courses: Canada
Home to a wide variety of courses that range from classics designed by native son Stanley Thompson to modern stunners from Coore & Crenshaw, there’s no shortage of phenomenal golf in the Great White North. Whether you prefer the rugged cliffs of Nova Scotia, the dramatically jagged backdrop of the Canadian Rockies, or a simply […]
Frugal Golfer: Prince Edward Island
By George Peper It’s Myrtle Beach with a maple leaf. With more than two dozen golf courses, all within 45 minutes of one another and charging green fees under $100, Prince Edward Island is the Frugal Golfer’s Canadian oasis. Due east of Maine, just north of Nova Scotia, Canada’s smallest province (about twice the size […]
Canada Golf Resorts: More Golf For Less Money
The strong U.S. dollar makes our neighbor to the north an even more attractive golf destination
Top 10 Courses in Canada You Can Play
From British Columbia in the west to Newfoundland in the (far) east, our neighbors to the north, who are conducting their national championship this week at Glen Abbey outside Toronto, offer an array of resort and daily-fee courses where the scenery is a match for the challenge. 10. Eagles Nest Maple, Ontario Fashioned from an old […]
First Peek at Cabot Cliffs, Nova Scotia
When Cabot Links opened three summers ago on the western side of Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, golf aficionados rushed there for a true-links experience along the Gulf of St. Lawrence and pronounced the course a winner.
Five Golf Zones to Travel in Canada
How do you define a nice neighbor? One who breaks out the 12-year-old single malt when you drop by instead of the cheap blended stuff? Or doesn’t complain when your split-level ranch becomes home to the world’s loudest garage band? No. A nice neighbor is someone who offers you your choice of tee times on more than 2,000 golf courses. Like Canada.
