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Greywolf Golf Course’s number 6 hold
is dubbed the Cliffhanger; it lies on a
plateau green with sheer drops on three
sides.
it’s both.
At the Olympic View Golf Club near
Victoria, where a 12-metre (40-foot)
high waterfall backs the 17th green, it’s
all about serenity. In all, two waterfalls
and 12 lakes, plus views of the Olympic
Mountains, grace Olympic View’s forest
setting.
Furry Creek Golf & Country Club, on
the other hand, boasts the ultimate water hazard: the Pacific Ocean. Just north
of Vancouver, this challenging course
plays across the steep shore of Howe
Sound, BC’s most southerly fjord. A
highlight? The 14th hole, known as the
Tee-to-Sea, calls for a drive across water
to a peninsula jutting into the sound.
In central BC, lakes provide a dramat-
ic focus; here, they act as scenery, water
hazards and even places to swim, paddle
or cast a line post-round. An example?
Talking Rock Golf Course in Chase
winds through a forest to finish with an
18th hole set along the shores of Little
Shuswap Lake. At Tobiano Golf, perched
high on a bluff over Kamloops Lake,
water views shimmer from every green;
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