 The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club has been named the top resort course in Canada. (Upper Right) Several holes at Victoria’s Cordova Bay Golf Course feature striking views of water and mountain. (Upper Right) The University Golf Club in suburban Vancouver shelters coyotes, beavers and racoons. (Lower Right) A traditional Inukshuk, the symbol of the 2010 Winter Olympics, overlooks |
 
Whack! The sharp snap of club connecting with ball cracks through the stillness of the forest. The noise startles a deer that lopes across the jade green playfield. Welcome to golf, British Colombia style!
 Vancouver Canada’s third largest city dishes up a veritable feast of calibre courses. Considering cost, quality and accessibility, the University Golf Club in suburban Vancouver is difficult to surpass.
Though it’s located a mere 20 minutes from central high rise hotels, the club’s 140 acres of parkland shelters coyotes, beavers and racoons in old growth enclaves.
Easily reached from Vancouver is Whistler, acknowledged as “Canada’s Number One Golf Resort Destination”.
Each of the four designer courses found in this superior sports playground has its own special qualities though one really stands out on my scorecard.
Named as “Canada’s Best New Golf Course” in 1993 and more recently proclaimed as the top resort course in Canada, the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Over on Vancouver Island, Victoria’s Cordova Bay Golf Course feature striking views of water and mountain. In addition to providing a sublime garden setting, the course’s role in protecting birdlife has been recognised by Audubon International.
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