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Historic Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club is a Niagara Falls' treasure

This is anything but a staid old relic. Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club provides an often-rollicking golf environment. The few tourists who find their way here mingle with locals who all seem to know each other and have plenty of laughs playing with that old adversary from grade school, Chris Baldwin writes.
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Westwood Plateau Golf & CC in Vancouver makes you feel like Donald Trump

You want to golf in Vancouver? Get ready for take off: Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club gives golfers the option of arriving by helicopter. It's a nice, Donald Trump-like touch, but this golf course is a must-play regardless.
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British Columbia's Chateau Whistler a beautiful bear of a golf club

Carved into the forest around Mount Blackcomb, Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed Chateau Whistler Golf Club confronts golfers with tight fairways, natural hazards, black bears and one of the most spectacular settings in Canada golf.
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Travel like Tiger: Private planes put the fairway beside the runway

Flight and golf are forever linked. Thousands continue to employ the former to indulge in the latter. As such, the measureless majority who fly to golf destinations do so on commercial carriers. With the new age of security alerts and preemptive screening procedures, traditional air travel is now more arduous than a rain delay. For those fatigued of having to hurry up and wait there is an alternative in the sleek form of private aircraft charters, the winged equivalent of a luxury limousine.
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Clash between traditional and modern remains harmonious at Algonquin

At St. Andrews-by-the-Sea in New Brunswick, Algonquin has the best of both worlds. Thomas McBroom's stunning makeover of this former Donald Ross design has breathed new life into an 18-hole facility which, while quaint and charming, had lost its playability edge to Father Time and was devaluing its incredible seaside location. Now it's arguably one of the top golf courses in New Brunswick.
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The agony of victory turns Weir's smiles into steely reserve

Just as he begins his defense of the PGA Tour's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, we check in with Masters champion Mike Weir, who's certainly had a busy off-season. While demands on his time continue to escalate, the Canadian is hoping to have the last laugh. Now a marquee name, he's learning to deal with the expectations and schedule that make stardom so difficult. If he can continue to walk the tightrope, he could be in for another big year.
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Alberta has a gem in Rod Whitman's Blackhawk Golf Club

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Vanbiesbrouck shoots and scores with Crimson Ridge

In Sault Ste. Marie, former NHL star John Vanbiesbrouck helped put together Crimson Ridge, the first championship course in this Ontario, border area. And like his hockey career, this course looks to reach greatness.
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Jack Nicklaus' 'Northern' Exposure Stars in Edmonton

Jack Nickalus pout his signature on Northern Bear in Edmonton, Alberta. Northern Bear, which joins Nicklaus North (Whistler) and Glen Abbey (Toronto) as the only other Nicklaus 'Signature' courses in Canada, opened in June of 2002 to great reviews.
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Greywolf: Golf At A Rocky Mountain "High"

Near the Panorama Mountain Village Resort in British Columbia is Greywolf Golf Course, which was voted Golf Digest's Best New Canadian Course for 1999. This is Canada mountain golf at its finest and most scenic.
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SilverTip Resort: Extreme Mountain Experience Will Test Your Slope Skills