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CANADA - Spécial Québec: Cantons de l'Est - Estrie
Created
in 1964 by Howard Watson, this famous golf course 18 holes takes
place in the middle of a magnificent wooded ground of maples
and conifers. It has the peculiarity to possess bent fairways.
Turning as much to the left as to the right-hand side, certain
pronounced curves require to reach first the opening of the
green. Most fairways are tilted in various manners, what adds
variety on the holes. Possessing changes of made uneven which
makes him sport, the course possesses greens in accordance with
bunkers and the immediate environment. All clubs are necessary
and a good physical condition for a sports walking. The club
offers at disposal its clubhouse and its services among which
a gourmet restaurant, a reception hall which can welcome 250
persons and a conference room.
Situated
near Montérégie, regions of Haut-Richelieu and
of Brome-Missisquoi and at less than ane hour from Montreal,
the club benefits from an advantageous geographic location.
The course 18 holes takes place on a slightly waved plain, in
other words on an ideal site for a traditional ground which
will improve with the time. Holes, well drawn, are highlighted
by the presence of the old trees and the flat slopes. Greens,
pleasantly homogeneous, are well kept by vast and deep bunkers.
Water plans adding to the challenge, it is necessary to approach
greens with reflection and precision. Without being very easy,
it is a course which addresses nevertheless to players of all
levels. The club offers at disposal a set of complet services.
Created
in 1991 and situated at Granby, famous place for its zoo, this
golf center is composed by two golf courses 18 holes and one
9 holes. Of the two 18 holes Saint Paul is
the richest in challenge. It takes place on a flat ground and
contains easy go and not very threatening fairways. Varied enough,
greens are easily accessible. Every hole is surrounded by trees,
what establishes one of the major points of the course. Although
they are present on 13 holes, water plans do not present either
a threat, except for the intermediate golfer. The club offers
at disposal its complete training center of which the 9 holes
course ideal for the family and a completely equipped shop.
It also proposes golf lessons and organizes tournaments.
Situated
on a magnificent domain at the southeast of the Estrie's region,
near the border of Coburn Gore, this half-private club was created
in 1965, date in which was born the first 9 holes conceived
by John Watson. In 1991 the second 9 holes was born, created
by Richard Faucher. Because of the naturally very hilly site,
the ground, which makes a total length of 5852 meters presents
numerous lowering changes. It possesses fairways well cut and
surrounded by trees, several water plans and with incredible
points of view. Far from being easy, because of the narrow fairways
and the wooded holes, it asks especially for a good physical
condition to cross the various made uneven. The club offers
at disposal its clubhouse and its services among which a restaurant,
a bar, a reception hall which can welcome 260 persons and a
conference room being able to welcome up to 50 persons.
Situated
in Madog, close to the Orford Mount, the course is of a mountainous
type, with its advantages and its inconveniences. The natural
ability of the site which is quite relief offers a landscape
and a very varied plan. Certain holes, damaged offer magnificent
points of view. The lowering changes are sometimes impressive,
they ask moreover precision and strategy. Throughout its progress,
the course is decorated with magnificent trees, with lakes and
rivers. With his holes and his spectacular made uneven, it is
thus a golf course which addresses above all to amateurs of
rough grounds. Numerous services are proposed in the Manor house.
The
Manor house:
This
half-private club, which was created in 1964 by around fifty
golfers and created by the architect John Watson, is not far
from Sherbrooke. The course possesses a plan which waves naturally
in a irregular way, creating varied holes. Greens are very fast,
those who are on a tray require a very good knowledge of the
ground. It offers however magnificent points of view on the
surrounding landscape consisted of farms appearing among valleys.
It is thus a difficult course which will please players liking
meeting challenges and will on the other hand risk to discourage
the novice ones. The club offers at disposal his club house
and its services of which a shop and golf lessons.
The
club, which was inaugurated in 1989, is at about ten minutes
from Granby. The course, which is relatively short (5431 meters
maximum), was created by using the natural ability of the ground
and its decoration, what adds to the result to offer a big variety
of fairways among which some are slightly tilted. Numerous trees
come to decorate the course and to add challenge to the game.
If fairways are generously well cut and lined with trees, because
of the lowering changes they require to adjust the shot with
accuracy. The club offers numerous services upon which a reception
hall which can welcome more than 200 persons.
Conceived
in 1993 by Graham Cooke, this prestigious golf club has the
advantage to be situated in the heart of a magnificent region
rich in activities. In 1994 he welcomed the Canadian Omnium
PGA, what definitively gave him the reputation to propose an
up-market golf. The environment, which is exceptional, gives
all its peculiarity to the ground. Because of an herb of a remarkable
quality, the course offers excellent game conditions. Having
a length which varies from 4737 to 6433 meters, it possesses
areas departures of varied forms and dimensions which leads
to wave-like, oblique greens and especially fast. Water plans
are less numerous but strategically placed, what adds difficulty
on certain holes. This course establishes a good test for golfers
who wish to measure their competence. The club offers a complete
range of services among which a renowned gourmet restaurant,
4 halls and conference lounges, a well supplied shop and a training
area.
Realized
by the Canadian Golf Landscaping ( C.G.L ) company, it is situated
as his name indicates it in the heart of the old village, at
45 minutes from Montreal. Arranged in circuit, the course takes
place under the shape of an eight, presenting that way holes
which do not meet and which undergo the wind under various angles.
Having four departures, the maximal distance for women is 4774
meters whereas that for men is 6037 meters. If the water is
present on 11 holes, the main difficulty are the greens which
are wave-like and fast. Among the three golf courses which Bromont
proposes, being neither of a mountainous type nor up-market,
the one from Vieux Village (Old Village) is situated in a way
in the middle and is intended to a wide public of golfers. The
club offers a complete range of services.
The
club was created in 1961, date in which it possessed only a
9 holes, the Waterloo course. In 1973 the club house is reconstructed
on another place because of a fire. In 1991 the Napoleon course
is inaugurated and in 1997 a 9 holes is added to the first course
in order to complete it. Surrounded by a magnificent natural
environment consisted of mountains and valleys, brooks and lakes,
the ground is characterized by important lowerings and the presence
of numerous trees. However fairways remain wide and lead to
circular greens surrounded by interconnected hillocks. The Napoleon
course possesses a rough ground and holes are separated by a
long distance, what makes him difficult to cross. With a length
varying from 5712 to 6406 meters, it is a course which addresses
rather the good players who will need all their clubs. The club
offers a set of complet services, among which dining rooms,
reception halls, rent of material, organization of tournaments.