Bell Bay Golf Club Explained

Bell Bay Golf Club
Location:Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Canada
Coordinates:46.1111°N -60.7376°W
Establishment:1998
Type:Public
Holes:18
Designer1:Tom McBroom
Par1:72
Length1:7,037 yards
Rating1:74.3
Slope1:136

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Photos: Bell Bay Golf Club | CanadianGolfer.com. July 10, 2011.
  2. Web site: Course Source: Canadian clubs. ca.news.yahoo.com.
  3. Web site: Men's amateur golf championship swings into action at Bell Bay today - Golf - Cape Breton Post . 2012-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121125164523/http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Golf/2012-07-03/article-3022457/Men%26rsquos-amateur-golf-championship-swings-into-action-at-Bell-Bay-today/1 . 2012-11-25 . dead .