The twilight nine in Canada: October 31 posting, the November 1 clock change, Calgary to Vancouver
Mid-October is the last stretch when a working golfer in Canada can fit nine holes between the office and dark. Before November, the handicap…
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Courses
Courses worth the drive and the green fee, from Ontario and British Columbia to the Rockies. What each asks of you, what it costs, and when to book in a short season.
Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary: when city tee sheets open, and how to get on in a short season
A Canadian season is short, and every golfer in town wants the same weekend mornings. The ones who keep getting on know when their…
City, mountains or Cape Breton: planning a Canadian golf weekend your group will actually play
The trip that gets played is a two-night weekend, not the week at Cabot everyone talks about. Choose the weekend on a short calendar,…
Short courses, long evenings: where nine holes and par 3s pay off in Canada
A Canadian summer is short and its evenings are long, which makes a nine after work the most useful round in the game. City…
Picking your tees in Canada: yardage, Course Handicap and the spring rule of moving up
Most golfers who carry the driver 200 yards play tees built for much longer hitters. Choosing by your own carry numbers makes approaches shorter…
Taking your clubs on Air Canada or WestJet: rules, packing and lost bags
A golf bag usually flies as one ordinary checked bag on Canada's two largest airlines, with no oversize fee. The details that catch golfers…
Affordable golf: the public courses worth finding
The assumption that price tracks quality is wrong in Canadian golf more often than it is right. What price tracks is proximity, a weekend…
Banff, Jasper and Kananaskis: the Rockies golf trip
Three courses, one short season, and altitude that adds close to a club on the longer shots. The planning problem is identical wherever you…
The best golf courses in Ontario and British Columbia
Ontario has more courses and the hardest tee times; British Columbia has fewer courses, a longer coastal season and settings that justify the flight.