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Canada Top 5

From the sheer ocean cliffs of Nova Scotia to the jagged peaks of the Canadian Rockies. Canada holds some of the most dramatic and highly sought-after destination golf on the planet.

3 Courses in Global Top 100
#11 World — Cabot Cliffs
Maritimes & Rockies

The Wilderness and the Sea

Canadian golf is defined by scale. Whether you are navigating the intricate ground-game links of the Cabot resort on the edge of the Atlantic, or calculating altitude adjustments through the towering corridors of Stanley Thompson's mountain masterpieces in Alberta, the canvas is vast. This is a collection of Canada's absolute elite—the definitive bucket-list routing.

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Global Top 100
#11
Cabot Cliffs World Rank
1928
Banff Springs Opened
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Stanley Thompson Masterpieces

The Maritimes Coastal Cluster

The Cabot resort transformed a small coal mining town in Nova Scotia into one of the world's premier golf destinations.

Cabot Cliffs Golf Course
CAN #1

Cabot Cliffs

Inverness, Nova Scotia

Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw, 2016

#11 World — Golf Digest 2025

Open — Resort Access

Dramatically perched above the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A wildly varied routing through coastal dunes, wetlands, and sheer cliffs, culminating in one of golf's most thrilling finishes.

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Cabot Links Golf Course
CAN #2

Cabot Links

Inverness, Nova Scotia

Rod Whitman, 2012

#39 World — Golf Digest 2025

Open — Resort Access

Canada's first true links. Firm fescue fairways bouncing between the town and the sea, delivering authentic links golf on the North American continent.

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The Canadian Rockies Cluster

Stanley Thompson's golden age masterpieces carved into the majestic landscapes of Alberta's national parks.

Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course
CAN #3

Fairmont Banff Springs

Banff, Alberta

Stanley Thompson, 1928

#73 World — Top100GolfCourses

Open — Public Access

A breathtaking journey through the Bow River valley in the shadow of Mount Rundle. Features "The Devil's Cauldron", widely regarded as one of the best par-3s in the world.

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Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course
CAN #4

Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

Jasper, Alberta

Stanley Thompson, 1925

Open — Public Access

Thompson's first Rocky Mountain triumph. A masterclass in routing and optical illusions, seamlessly blending wide corridors into the untouched wilderness.

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St. George's Golf and Country Club
CAN #5

St. George's Golf & CC

Toronto, Ontario

Stanley Thompson, 1929

Private — Highly Exclusive

Consistently ranked as Canada's best classic parkland course. A regular host of the Canadian Open, famous for its rolling topography and severely sloping greens in the heart of Toronto.

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