St. George entices retirees, travel golfers with scenery

St. George has mild winters, is an easy drive to Las Vegas and Mesquite, and sports some scenic and challenging golf. To some, it is becoming just as attractive as parts of Arizona with great golf -- courses like Coral Canyon and Entrada at Snow Canyon are among the best -- and stunning scenery but with fewer people. Throw in a lower cost of living and you can see why this retirement community with a Mormon history is becoming the place to be.

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Calgary has gone crazy for golf

Located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Calgary features thick forests of pine and beautiful valleys. It's in this intriguing environment that some of Canada's best golf courses have been built. While Calgary is home to some of the finest private golf clubs in the nation -- Earl Grey, Calgary Golf Club, Glencoe, to name a few -- there is a fine collection of world-class facilities that are accessible to everyone.

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The great Green Golf swindle

Golf is trying to take a page from the Whole Foods playbook and convince us golfers that "earth-friendly courses" with worse conditions and higher green fees are the noble, righteous play.

Christina Lake Golf Club presents a unique Kootenay take on the ordinary obstacles

Christina Lake Golf Club is one of the more distinct courses in a Kootenays region that specializes in distinct courses. Designer Les Furber did a good job of using the tall trees to set the scene and penalize wayward shots, writes Chris Baldwin. For all the well-deserved fuss over the strikingly black copper slag bunkers, Furber did not rely on them too much. Instead, he incorporated them judiciously into the course, making their appearance even more striking.

With new plane service in place, Kootenay golf far less isolated

With reasonable regular flights from Vancouver, Northern Hawk Aviation is the perfect airline to take you for a golf vacation in the Kootenays, a breathtaking mountain region in the southeastern corner of British Columbia. Unspoiled by cooker-cutter, strip-mall developments, this area offers an eclectic mix of unique courses filled with towering trees, mountain views and lake glimpses. And the greens fees make you feel like you flew back into 1950.

Vancouver Island may be just the ticket

Vancouver Island - a lush fortress of Douglas Fir, rolling parkland, and super-rugged coastline - is often regarded as one of Canada's prettiest regions. With posh, new resorts, quaint nine-holers tucked in valleys, and 100-year old private clubs, what's not to like?

Mountain golf in the Laurentians

Quebec offers savage tracks, tranquil links, and challenging golf, but don't expect to find a level lie. Staff writer Jim Edwards checks in with a sampling of six courses that illustrate the kind of golf this amazing area has to offer.

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Radium Resort is pure golf tranquility

Boasting two impressive courses, one that has been around since the 1950s and one contemporary course ranked in Canada's top 25, the town of Radium Hot Springs has been a popular little getaway for quite some time. The two courses -- The Springs Course and The Resort Course -- offer unparalleled scenery and challenges throughout both layouts. "Unquestionably, one of the strong suits of The Springs is the daring collection of par-3s," writes Andrew Penner. "In order to negotiate them well, you'll need nerves of steel."

Canadian Rockies feature mountain splendor, bargain golf

Today, more than ever before, golfers from all over the world are driving these byways and discovering Canada. They always knew the scenery was unparalleled. Now they are finding the quality of golf is just as impressive. If you are ready for a world-class golf vacation, here's a suggested itinerary after arriving in Calgary, an oil-boom cowtown and host of the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Downhill glory, towering drives highlight ski town golf venues

Once considered the boondocks, Vail now is as nice a golf destination as a ski resort. Now others have caught on, and you can take an amazing golf vacation along the I-70 corridor from Denver into the spectacular mountains of Colorado. David R. Holland takes you on a tour, providing tips and pointers on Fossil Trace Golf Club in Golden, Breckenridge Golf Club and more.

Club at Crested Butte: Golf uplifting as rocky peaks

Welcome to the best golf course in Colorado you probably never heard of. It's a Robert Trent Jones Jr. gem in ski country with a backdrop of mighty gray granite amid sagebrush rough, rolling fairways and shimmering aspens and tall pines. Senior writer David R. Holland takes you there and shows you the true spirit of back country golf.

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