Bell Bay Golf Club

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Bell Bay Golf Club
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Coordinates 46°06′40″N60°44′15″W / 46.111077°N 60.737631°W / 46.111077; -60.737631
Location Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Established1998
TypePublic
Total holes18
Designed by Tom McBroom
Par 72
Length7,037 yards
Course rating 74.3
Slope rating 136

The Bell Bay Golf Club is a golf course in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada. Designed by architect Tom McBroom, the course opened in 1998 and was named the best new golf course in Canada by Golf Digest . [1] The club has hosted several prestigious events including the 2005 Canadian Amateur Championship, the 2006 Canadian Club Championship [2] and the 2012 Nova Scotia Men's Amateur Golf Championship and most current 2016 Mackenzie Tour. [3] In 2001 the club hosted the Wayne Gretzky and Friends Invitational in which hockey greats Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull and Joe Sakic teamed up against future Masters champion Mike Weir.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "In Photos: Bell Bay Golf Club | CanadianGolfer.com". July 10, 2011.
  2. "Course Source: Canadian clubs". ca.news.yahoo.com.
  3. "Men's amateur golf championship swings into action at Bell Bay today - Golf - Cape Breton Post". Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-09.