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The Hills at Portal Golf Club opened in 1918 under the name of Peace Portal. Recently the new ownership renamed this older more mature public layout. It is a classic Frank James design with narrow, heavily tree-lined fairways, rolling terrain and plenty of elevation changes. Even though it is short by today’s standards at 6388 yards it still has a slope rating of 126 bec… Meer

Morgan Creek Golf Course is a Thomas McBroom design located in Surrey about 30 minutes south of Vancouver. Opened in 1995, this modern parkland layout offers spectacular views of Mount Baker and is blessed with a drier microclimate, so it is open 364 days a year, weather permitting. This semi-private club is well tree-lined but relatively flat with rolling fairways making… Meer

The Natural at Beaver Creek Resort is only five miles south of Gaylord Michigan and ideally situated between Otsego Lake and the State Forest. They offer ‘Stay and Play’ packages in a choice of 40 comfortable log cabins that can sleep 6 to 16 people comfortably, which is ideal for small and large golf groups. This Jerry Matthews design opened in 1992. He decided on minim… Meer

The Gaylord Golf Club is turning 100 years young in 2024. However, in 1975 this semi-private facility moved to its current location just east of Gaylord under the guidance of architect Don Childs. This is a classic parkland design that only stretches out to only 6506 yards but with slope of 137 and a course rating of 72.3 it still has plenty of bite to it. There are five… Meer

The Otsego Resort is a short 1-mile drive from downtown Gaylord, so it is perfectly located to enjoy all the amenities that this Bavarian-style town has to offer when you a not golfing. This 80-room resort sits on 1,100 acres along the Sturgeon River Valley and includes two 18-hole golf courses. I understand that ‘The Classic’, designed by William H. Diddell, is much more… Meer

Black Lake Golf Club is a Rees Jones design that is owned by the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) and opened to public play in 2000. This course has less elevation changes then most courses you will find in the Gaylord area of northern Michigan however it is well tree-lined and the conditioning was superb. They offer GPS equipped power carts and wider, more rece… Meer

Indian River Golf Club is celebrating 100 years young in 2024. What started as a 9-hole layout was extended to 18 in 1985. This classic parkland-style layout only stretches out to 6658 yards but has a course rating 72.6 so accuracy is much more important than distance here. As a prime example, the opening hole is only 310 yards from the tips but features a sharp 90-degre… Meer

When the Masterpiece opened in 1987, Golf Digest named it the 2nd Best New Golf Course in America, so you know you are in for a great experience. This magnificent Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design stretches out to 7,028 yards with a huge course rating of 74.8 and a ridiculous slope of 147 so buyer beware. Fortunately, there are five sets of tee blocks and three more combinat… Meer

Located about a 10-minute drive from the main resort is Treetops North. They offer another four more outstanding layouts that must be discovered while in the Gaylord area of northern Michigan. Premier I would say the Premier is probably my favourite of all the 18-hole championship golf courses at the Treetops Resort where you are guaranteed to see deer and maybe even wi… Meer

Peel Village Golf Club is a historic 9-hole layout built on a 67-acre flood plain of the Etobicoke Creek in the middle of the city. It was originally designed by the legendary Stanley Thompson and operated as the Brampton Golf Club from 1921. In 1963 a decision was made to move to an adjacent property and build a new 18-hole private club. The original layout has since gon… Meer

Pinheirinho is a modern resort style course and one of the fairest designs we played in Portugal. It opened a few years back, but the real estate development went bankrupt and is now under new management. The course is already in great shape but is not scheduled to open for the public until 2022 and does not even have a website yet. We had the privilege of getting a snea… Meer

The Portugal Open, part of the European Challenge Tour, had just competed at Royal Óbidos three weeks prior to our visit. The panoramic ocean views from the clubhouse over this modern resort style layout, confirmed to me that I was in for a memorable challenge. As is proudly displayed here, this was to be the last design by legendary, five-time Major Champion, Seve Balles… Meer

Guardian Bom Sucesso is located just over a one hour drive due north of Lisbon Airport. Legendary architect Donald Steele has designed a well tree-lined resort style course that can be enjoyed by all caliber of golfers. He has, however, strategically placed the fairway bunkers so that you will be hitting into them all day long if you are not teeing it up from the right se… Meer

The Silver Coast Golf Club at CampoReal is located near Torres Vedras, about a 30-minute drive from Lisbon. Architect Donald Steele has designed a modern style resort course with generous fairways and plenty of elevation changes. The first few holes are relative uneventful until you reach the 5th. From the tee blocks you are offered up one of the highest vantage points w… Meer

West Cliffs was one of my most anticipated courses that I had the privilege to play on the Silver Coast last week. It is currently ranked #2 in Portugal by Leading Courses as well as many other international golf publications. This course was designed by Cynthia Dye, the niece of legendary architect Pete Dye. If she is any like this course, I would say she is feisty, misc… Meer

Praia D’E l Rey is a perennial favourite for visitors to the central part of Portugal and is located less than an hour’s drive from Lisbon. The layout is a combination of wide-open ocean links and tight well forested parkland styles. In fact, over half the holes are either on the ocean or have magnificent views of it. This is probably the most visually appealing layouts o… Meer

Troio is a tale of two obviously different layouts. The front nine of this Robert Trent Jones Sr design is extremely narrow and well tree lined. Every green is postage stamp sized with large bunkers protecting any errant approach shots and no chance for a bump-and-run approach. The back nine is the exact opposite with wide open fairways and more accessible putting surface… Meer

The Pulpit (formally known as Devil’s Pulpit) was conceived by Scott Abbott and the late Chris Haney, the inventors of the world-famous ‘Trivial Pursuit’ board game. From some of their proceeds they decided to purchase 315 acres in the Caledon Hills about 20 miles northwest of Toronto and hired the Hurdzan-Fry partnership to design a championship worthy private facility. … Meer

Located in the heart of a quiet residential neighbourhood in north Toronto, Bayview Golf & Country Club is a hidden gem. The course is in impeccable shape. From tee to green, you can feel a sense of pride. Designed in 1960, by Canadian Architect Robbie Robinson and renovated by Doug Carrick, this mature layout offers wider fairways that are well-defined. Like most private… Meer

At first glance the Cherry Hill Club looks relatively tame and easy to walk as the topography is extremely flat. There is not much water to content with and the mature deciduous trees, that line the generous fairways, are well manicured underneath. This Walter J. Travis design opened in 1922 but in the early 70’s architect Robbie Robinson was hired to upgrade the layout … Meer