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GOLF LISTINGS 8 in Manitoba Golf Where to GET IN THE SWING Golf in Manitoba is a duffer's dream, with 131 public and private golf courses and remarkably reasonable green fees. Our courses are landscaped gems that take full advantage of Manitoba's rich natural assets including parklands, water and wildlife. Deer, fox, black bear, even the occasional wolf, have been spotted on our fairways. Choose high summer or early fall for your very own PGA tour. Winnipeg boasts two dozen courses in or within a few minutes' drive of the city. Scenic Tuxedo Golf Course, is surrounded by mature oak, pine, poplar, maple and birch trees. Windsor Park's fairways curve invitingly around the pretty little Seine River. Harbour View's picturesque nine holes are perfect for beginners, and heavily forested Kildonan Park Golf Course is set alongside the mighty Red River. Short drives outside the city take avid golfers to scenic courses like Lorette Golf Course or Granite Hills Golf Course & Estates. Near Steinbach, 27-hole Links at Quarry Oaks is considered one of Canada's premier courses. Manitoba's only inland links-style course received Four Stars in Golf Digest's Places to Play Magazine, and ranked in the top 100 Canadian courses by Canada's Score Magazine. Tee off in Manitoba's Whiteshell region at Falcon Lake Golf Course and you'll be playing on the shores of Falcon Lake. Fairways are fringed by thick forest and interrupted by the winding Falcon Creek. The 18-hole Hecla Golf Course, set in Manitoba's Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park is ranked by Golf Course Ranking Magazine as one of Canada's top 25 golf resorts. Fairways alternate views onto vast Lake Winnipeg with stretches of dense forest, and golfers may putt past wandering Canada geese or drive onto fairways while bald eagles soar overhead. Riding Mountain National Park is home to the favourite course of many Manitobans – Clear Lake Golf Course, ranked among Canada's top 30. This course takes full advantage of its proximity to dark sapphire-coloured Clear Lake and the surrounding Parkland wilderness with its rolling hills, copses of thick forest, and natural streams. Lake of the Sandhills, Buffalo Point GOLF LISTINGS WINNIPEG ASSINIBOINE GOLF CLUB Public / Private / 9 / Grass SLOPE: 105 for / 105 back PAR: 36M / 38W 2045 Ness Ave., Winnipeg MB R3J 3X7 p: 204-988-9313 w: www.golfassiniboine.com CRESCENT DRIVE GOLF COURSE Public / 9 / Grass PAR: 27M / 27W 781 Crescent Dr., Winnipeg MB R3T 1X3 p: 311 or 204-986-5911 w: www.winnipeg.ca/golf ELMHURST GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Private / 18 / Grass SLOPE: 117 for / 123 mid / 124 back PAR: 71M / 73W RR5 Garven Rd., Winnipeg MB R2C 2Z2 p: 204-224-2244 w: www.elmhurst.cc RECREATION COMPLEX Public / 9 / Grass SLOPE: 73 ave PAR: 27M / 27W HARBOUR VIEW GOLF COURSE & 1867 Springfield Rd., Winnipeg MB R2C 2Z2 p: 204-222-2751 w: www.westerngolfmanagement.com KILDONAN PARK GOLF COURSE Public / 18 / Grass SLOPE: 102 ave PAR: 69M / 72W 2021 Main St., Winnipeg MB R2V 2B9 p: 311 or 204-986-5679 w: www.winnipeg.ca/golf NIAKWA COUNTRY CLUB Private / 18 / Grass SLOPE: 122 for / 130 mid / 133 back PAR: 72M / 72W 620 Niakwa Rd., Winnipeg MB R2J 2X3 p: 204-256-7326 w: www.niakwacountryclub.ca RIVER OAKS GOLF COURSE Public / 18 / Grass SLOPE: 103 for / 111 back / 108 ave PAR: 72M / 72W 5 km south of Perimeter Hwy., off Waverley St. p: 204-261-4653 w: www.riveroaksgolf.ca ROSSMERE COUNTRY CLUB Public / 18 / Grass SLOPE: 124 for / 122 mid / 122 back PAR: 70M / 73W 925 Watt St., Winnipeg MB R2K 2T4 p: 204-988-1540 w: www.rossmere.ca SHOOTERS FAMILY GOLF CENTRE Public / 18 / Grass SLOPE: 52.3 for / 54.6 mid / 55.3 back PAR: 57M / 57W 2731 Main St., Winnipeg MB R2V 4T2 p: 204-339-2326, 204-338-1446 w: www.shootersgolf.ca