![]() Entrance gate to Fox Harb'r Resort | |
Club information | |
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Coordinates | 45°52′1″N63°27′8″W / 45.86694°N 63.45222°W |
Type | Private |
Owned by | Ron Joyce |
Total holes | 18 |
Website | www.foxharbr.com |
Designed by | Graham Cooke |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,205 |
Course record | 63 - Tiger Woods (2009) |
Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa is a golf-focused resort in Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. The 1,100-acre (450-hectare) property was owned by Canadian businessman Ron Joyce (co-founder of Tim Hortons) and opened in 2000. The course was designed by Graham Cooke and has a par of 72. In addition to the course, the resort has a spa, marina, hunting lodge, winery, and private air strip.
Joyce acquired the 1,100 acres of ocean-front for the property in 1987, [1] and opened it in 2000. [2] The remnants of a lobster-processing plant from the property's previous use are visible from the back-nine holes of the course. The resort was originally envisioned to be a gated community centred on the golf course. Houses or townhouses would be privately owned and occupied by either permanent or seasonal residents, but the resort eventually evolved into a combination of "private club and public golf". [1]
The golf course is 250 acres (100 hectares) and was designed by Graham Cooke; in 2001 Golf Digest awarded it Best New Canadian Course, [2] and in 2009 listed it as the number fifteen in their top-twenty golf courses in Canada. [3] The 7,205-yard, par 72 [4] course follows the coast of the Northumberland Strait of the Atlantic Ocean.
In 2010, the course saw approximately 7,000 rounds of golf played. At a private event in 2009 Tiger Woods shot the course record, a 63. [2]
The Fox Harb'r Resort includes a spa and conference centre. It is accessed by the road that was dubbed 'Amazing Grace Boulevard' by Ron Joyce, or the 4,885-foot (1,489-metre) private air strip. [1] [2] While serving as Canadian ambassador to the United States, Frank McKenna used the Fox Harb'r facilities for an annual summer event (known as the Frank McKenna Networking Event [5] ) he organized to bring together business-people from around the Maritime Provinces. [6] The resort also has a deepwater marina and a lodge for game bird hunting [2]