The course was first established in 1970 and designed by Robbie Robinson and it is conveniently located just a 20 minute drive from Charlottetown and smack dab in the middle of the North Shore beaches/National Park area, but not inside the park, so no additional park fee is required. Some of the views are indeed spectacular - looking out across Covehead Bay to the National Park. They have an interesting website (www.stanhopegolfclub.com) which features an audio-visual aid for each hole, as well as an overview - a terrific tool, especially if I'd found it before I went golfing.
We were very impressed with the friendly helpful staff and the offer of a free ricksha for my husband's clubs, plus the time that we spent on the practice green before our round. They have a great driving range as well, and one that you can use with a driver!
The course itself is lovely and in great shape this year, with plenty of broad fairways, closely cropped rough areas which make for an "easy out" if you get into the rough. The really challenging part of this course is the undulating greens, where - if you're not well placed to begin with - you can take two or three or - perish the thought - four putts to get safely down! Despite it all, this is a beautiful course to play and even on this fairly busy Saturday afternoon, we were able to complete our round in 4 hours. It would be equally good for a novice or an experienced golfer to play - there's lots of water hazards and other features which reward those who can be certain about ball placement. Wildlife spotted or heard included lots of birds, and a couple of muscrats in the pond between Holes 13 and 14!
We'd go back to play this course in a heartbeat - and hubby will be going back next week for a tournament.
Hope you can try this course out yourselves - see you next week, Jane
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