Golf in Canada

I was quite surprised by the number of golf courses we saw in Canada. I often saw them along the highway, like the one above. If not for a slightly greater degree of regularity in the grass, I wouldn’t have realized what I was looking at.

There’s one right in the middle of Whistler, too. Of course, in a place that caters to hiking, several forms of bicycling, swimming, horseback riding, etc. a golf course or two should be no surprise. Just that it seemed so prominent to me.

I guess I thought there wouldn’t be many up there because it gets so cold. Surely it’s a bit of an extravagance for something you can only use for less than half the year.

Actually, now that I think about it, I’ll bet Whistler uses theirs as a cross country ski or snowshoe place.

Apparently there are some internationally prominent golf courses there. It’s not something I’ve even had much interest in, so I had no idea.