Cabot Links Chosen Best New Course in Canada for 2012

[Don Hyslop]

Congrats to Ben and Mike, Score Golf Magazine has chosen the Inverness links course as the best new course that opened in 2012 in Canada. Story here: http://scoregolf.com/articles/news/2012/november/canadas-best-new-course
Robert Thompson also had a story on his website: http://canadiangolfer.com/g4g/2012/11/21/shocking-cabot-links-is-canadas-best-new-but-where-does-it-rank-in-canada/

[Tom_Doak]

There might have been more new courses opened in Canada than in America this year.

[Alan Carter]

There might have been more new courses opened in Canada than in America this year.

I think you may be correct with that statement Tom!

[Don Hyslop]

Other courses that were under consideration include;

 Blue Devil 
CalgaryArchitect:
Gary Browning
 
Oak Bay G&CC
 Port Severn, Ont.
 Architect: Shawn Watters
 
The Quarry GC
 Edmonton
 Architect: Les Furber
 
Southwood G&CC (relocation)
 Winnipeg
 Architect: Thomas McBroom
 
Wildstone GC
 Cranbrook, B.C.
 Architect: Black Knight Design by Gary Player

[Ian Andrew]

I think Cabot would have won any year from 1990 on.

Golf Digest

1991 Devil's Pulpit G.C., Caledon, Ont., Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry.
1992 Devil's Paintbrush G.C., Caledon, Ont., Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry
1993 Chateau Whistler G.C., Whistler, B.C., Robert Trent Jones Jr.
1994 The Links at Crowbush Cove, Morell, P.E.I., Tom McBroom
1995 Angus Glen G.C., Markham, Ont., Doug Carrick
1996 Nicklaus North G.C., Whistler, B.C., Jack Nicklaus
1997 Lake Joseph C., Port Carling, Ont., Tom McBroom
1998 Bell Bay G.C., Baddeck, N.S., Tom McBroom
1999 Greywolf G.C., Panorama, B.C., Doug Carrick
2000 Timberwolf G.C., Sudbury, Ont., Tom McBroom
2001 Fox Harb'r Resort, Wallace, N.S., Graham Cooke
2002 Bigwin Island G.C., Lake of Bays, Ont., Doug Carrick
2003 Lynx at Kingswood Park, Fredericton, N.B., Graham Cooke and Darrell Huxham
2004 The Rock G.C., Minett, Ont., David Moote, Brit Stenson and Nick Faldo
2005 Dakota Dunes G. Links, Saskatoon, Sask., Graham Cooke and Wayne Carleton
2006 The Ridge at Manitou, McKellar, Ont., Tom McBroom
2007 Muskoka Bay C., Gravenhurst, Ont., Designers Doug Carrick and Ian Andrew
2008 Tobiano G. Cse., Kamloops, B.C., Thomas McBroom
2009 Sagebrush Sporting Club, Rod Whitman, Richard Zokol
Rankings stopped after 2009

Score
anyone have a full listing for Score?

2010 Preditor Ridge, Carrick
2011 Cabot Links, Whitman


I'm curious if there are any other courses in Canada, other than Laval, set to open next year?

[Will MacEwen]

Ian,

A new course opened in the Lower Mainland, called Pagoda Ridge.  I know very little about it.  It will likely count as "new" next year.  I know of nothing else in BC.  I think things are still happening at Union Bay but can't really tell.

[Dick Kirkpatrick]

Ian:

You can bet one of them will get best new eh?

[Ian Andrew]

A new course opened in the Lower Mainland, called Pagoda Ridge.  I know very little about it.  It will likely count as "new" next year.  I know of nothing else in BC.  I think things are still happening at Union Bay but can't really tell.

[jeffwarne]

I think Cabot would have won any year from 1990 on.

Golf Digest

1991 Devil's Pulpit G.C., Caledon, Ont., Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry.
1992 Devil's Paintbrush G.C., Caledon, Ont., Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry
1993 Chateau Whistler G.C., Whistler, B.C., Robert Trent Jones Jr.
1994 The Links at Crowbush Cove, Morell, P.E.I., Tom McBroom
1995 Angus Glen G.C., Markham, Ont., Doug Carrick
1996 Nicklaus North G.C., Whistler, B.C., Jack Nicklaus
1997 Lake Joseph C., Port Carling, Ont., Tom McBroom
1998 Bell Bay G.C., Baddeck, N.S., Tom McBroom
1999 Greywolf G.C., Panorama, B.C., Doug Carrick
2000 Timberwolf G.C., Sudbury, Ont., Tom McBroom
2001 Fox Harb'r Resort, Wallace, N.S., Graham Cooke
2002 Bigwin Island G.C., Lake of Bays, Ont., Doug Carrick
2003 Lynx at Kingswood Park, Fredericton, N.B., Graham Cooke and Darrell Huxham
2004 The Rock G.C., Minett, Ont., David Moote, Brit Stenson and Nick Faldo
2005 Dakota Dunes G. Links, Saskatoon, Sask., Graham Cooke and Wayne Carleton
2006 The Ridge at Manitou, McKellar, Ont., Tom McBroom
2007 Muskoka Bay C., Gravenhurst, Ont., Designers Doug Carrick and Ian Andrew
2008 Tobiano G. Cse., Kamloops, B.C., Thomas McBroom
2009 Sagebrush Sporting Club, Rod Whitman, Richard Zokol
Rankings stopped after 2009

Score
anyone have a full listing for Score?

2010 Preditor Ridge, Carrick
2011 Cabot Links, Whitman


I'm curious if there are any other courses in Canada, other than Laval, set to open next year?

Ian,
I'm not sure a true links golf course would have been as appreciated by the voters in 1991.
As good as it is (and while it may in fact be the best course on that list), they had some strong supporters/backers whose association would've been less relevant in 1991.
There wasn't a lot of US/ Canadian links golf travel to the UK/Ireland in the 1980's, and I'm not sure many would've appreciated the course and its rugged linkslike conditions in 1991

[Bill_McBride]

A new course opened in the Lower Mainland, called Pagoda Ridge.  I know very little about it.  It will likely count as "new" next year.  I know of nothing else in BC.  I think things are still happening at Union Bay but can't really tell.

Inquiring minds want to know about the castle. 

[Greg Cameron]

Pagoda Ridge:What you see is a guard house in the Great Wall,behind the 14th green.Opened aug.1st to 200 golfers a day untill end of oct.when van.rains began.Very little marketing,it seems to have sold itself.Woodland golf were constructors,and I believe Scott W. posted pics on facebook.Quirky?yes,interesting,yes and well worth a play if you are in Vancouver