Golf and Spa Getaway – Keltic Lodge, Nova Scotia

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COUPLES GOLF AND SPA PACKAGE

High on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Keltic Lodge and Spa commands a view and beckons you to relax and enjoy the splendor of the Highlands.

The Cape Breton Highlands came to fame in 1939, when the National Park Service hired Stanley Thompson to make this area, with its awe inspiring views of mountains and ocean — a place worthy of its splendor. His golf course followed, with an homage to Scottish roots, and the classic lodge opened in 1951. It has been fully renovated yet remains a throwback to the era of railroad hotels in National Parks.

This Couples Golf and Spa Package allows for the perfect adventure for a golfing couple:

Low season starting at $334.00 PER COUPLE
High season starting at $413.00 PER COUPLE
One night stay at accommodation of your choice
Choice of one luxury spa treatment: 30-minute Massage, 30-minute Facial, or Pedicure
Breakfast for two
1 Round of Golf for one with Cart Rental

Available only until October 24th

A Letter to our Golfers

At Cape Breton Highlands golf course, you have the opportunity to explore a truly unique golf experience. Built during the last years of The Great Depression, as a federal ‘make work’ project, it opened in 1941. But it wasn’t just any golf course. Parks Canada had employed Canada’s greatest Golf Course Architect; Stanley Thompson, and given him a canvas like no other. Thompson is best known for his work on Canadian Railroad hotel courses, like Banff, Jasper, or St. Georges, but most golf historians agree that the Cape Breton Highlands course was the best of his best. Even the walks and vistas, will take your breath away.

While time, economics, and well-intentioned subsequent Golf Course Architects; have meddled with many of the 100+ courses that Stanley Thompson designed, Cape Breton Highlands, is nearly exactly as the master Architect left it in the 1940’s. In many ways, it may not look like the modern courses that most of us are accustomed to playing. The maintenance practices at Cape Breton Highlands, are as close to the style of mid-20th century maintenance as are practical. Our bunkers are hazards, and not the pristine pseudo-hazards of the 21st century. Fairways are not level, and challenging lies are the norm. You won’t see close-mown bent-grass tees. The greens are firm and true, and you’re unlikely to see a straight putt in 18 holes. What can we say about the quality of the layout itself? It’s Stanley Thompson at his best, consistently ranked among the top 10 courses in the country, and frequently enters the discussion of the best in the world.

We accept that not all golfers are up to the challenge, or will embrace this ‘once on the planet’ experience. But for those who want to tread on golf history, we’ve placed snippets of our past throughout the property on placards and signage, to help you to immerse yourself in the same vision that Stanley Thompson saw over 75 years ago. Let yourself go, and allow yourself to have a round with the ghosts of Cape Breton Highlands’ storied past. You just can’t get this any place else on earth.

DOUG BREEN
Vice President and Chief Agronomist of GolfNorth Properties