Le Portage Golf Club
With the expanse of the Gulf of St. Lawrence on one side and the mountains of the Cape Breton Highlands on the other, the most impressive thing about Le Portage Golf Club is the scenery. When autumn shows off her colors the course is particularly sublime. It’s easy to see why fall is the most [...]
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Granite Springs manages to be Nova Scotian the way the Banff Springs Golf Course exemplifies the Rockies or Cavendish showcases Prince Edward Island. It’s a signature course for the entire province — a lush, green golf course incased in a border of harsh granite rock.
Course designers Cornish and Robinson have done a remarkable job of [...]
Oakfield Golf Club
With turning leaves colouring the shoreline of nearby Grand Lake, fall is the perfect time to enjoy a round of golf at Oakfield Golf & Country Club. The pace of the course is slower and it’s a relaxing way to spend an afternoon. Fall is when the true golfers come to play.
Located in a picturesque [...]
Parrsboro Golf Course
Anyone who has made the breathtaking trip along highway 2 to Parrsboro knows the area is one of Nova Scotia’s best kept secrets. For golfers, the area holds an extra appeal. Parrsboro Golf Course is a short but challenging gem on the shore of the Minas Basin.
Parrsboro’s creditials as a place of scenic beauty are [...]
Glen Arbour Golf Course
“A powerful site.” That’s how Graham Cooke described the Glen Arbour Golf Course when I spoke to him just before the course opened in 1999. “It’s a large vista course that winds through a large forested property. Each hole is a unique experience.”
As one of Canada’s premier golf course designers as well as a top [...]