Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa

Fox Harb'r

Entrance gate to Fox Harb'r Resort
Club information
Location in Nova Scotia
Coordinates 45°52′1″N 63°27′8″W / 45.86694°N 63.45222°WCoordinates: 45°52′1″N 63°27′8″W / 45.86694°N 63.45222°W
Type Private
Owned by Ron Joyce
Total holes 18
Website www.foxharbr.com
Designed by Graham Cooke
Par 72
Length 7,205
Course record 63 - Tiger Woods (2009)

Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa is a golf-focused resort in Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. The 1,100-acre (450-hectare) property is owned by Canadian businessman Ron Joyce (co-founder of Tim Hortons) and opened in 2000. The course has a par of 72; the course record was set by Tiger Woods in 2009. In addition to the golf course, the resort has a spa, marina, shooting range, and private air strip.

History

Joyce acquired the 1,100 acres of ocean-front for the property in 1987,[1] and opened it in 2000.[2] The remnants of a lobster-processing plant from the property's previous use are visible from the back-nine holes of the course. The resort was originally envisioned to be a gated community centred on the golf course. Houses or townhouses would be privately owned and occupied by either permanent or seasonal residents, but the resort eventually evolved into a combination of "private club and public golf".[1]

Golf course

The golf course is 250 acres (100 hectares) and was designed by Graham Cooke; in 2001 Golf Digest awarded it Best New Canadian Course,[2] and in 2009 listed it as the number fifteen in their top-twenty golf courses in Canada.[3] The 7,205-yard, par 72[4] course follows the coast of the Northumberland Strait of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2010 the course saw approximately 7,000 rounds of golf played. At a private event in 2009 Tiger Woods shot the course record, a 63.[2]

Facilities

The Fox Harb'r Resort includes a spa and conference centre. It is accessed via road or the 4,885-foot (1,489-metre) private air strip.[1][2] While serving as Canadian ambassador to the United States, Frank McKenna used the Fox Harb'r facilities for an annual summer event (known as the Frank McKenna Network[5]) he organized to bring together business-people from around the Maritime Provinces.[6] The resort also includes a marina and a lodge for game bird hunting.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bradshaw, Stacy (April 2011). "Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa". Golf Canada Magazine. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Peters, Tom. "Fox Harb’r, Nova Scotia’s classy resort". Canadian Golfer. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Best Courses In 203 Countries". Golf digest. May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Golf Course Management". Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 70 (1-6): 10. 2002.
  5. ↑ "Former British PM to grace Fox Harb'r resort". The News. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Sawler, Harvey (2009). Frank McKenna: Beyond Politics. Douglas & McIntyre. pp. 60–66.
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