The Lakes Golf Club:

Great Golf Rivaled Only by the Views.

The southern shores of Cape Breton’s Bras D’Or Lakes is home to a wonderful Graham Cooke design located in the charming little hamlet of Ben Eion. This area is home to a ski club, marina and now a course worthy of hosting a Canadian PGA Tour event. The village’s Gaelic name is translated to John’s Mountain which is the setting that provides a terrific hillside golf experience. Located just a few minutes west of Sydney this layout winds up, down and across the mountainous terrain providing many memorable holes with stunning vistas of the lakes and surrounding mountains. A great blend of risk/reward and shotmaking will leave you with many choices throughout your round. You can be conservative or a hero in many places duringyour round.  The Lakes is a certain must play that will not leave you short of great golfing memories.

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Feature Holes Descriptions:

The first few holes play up from the clubhouse and along the rugged slopes until you get to Hole 5. The number 1 handicap hole is a downhill dogleg right with a tight landing area. The uphill approach must cross a rock filled creek bed guarding the green right and front. The 6th is the ultimate hero tee shot. Standing on the tee with a huge drop in elevation with crossing bunkers tempts you to let the big stick loose. A daring drive can set you up for a little flip to the sloped green. The dogleg left 14th is best played down the left to shorten the approach to the large uphill plateau green that plays somewhat blind due to the elevation change. The closing hole is a beautiful risk/reward par 5. Playing downhill a solid drive sets you up for a chance to get home in two to finish with a birdie. A conservative lay up will leave you with a wedge to this tricky, large green protected by fall aways and bunkers.

Course Stats:

Contact:

The Lakes Golf Club
5101 Highway #4
Ben Eoin, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

B1J 1P1
Phone: 902-828-4653
Fax: 902-828-2550

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