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Welcome to the 2025 Season!

If these are indeed uncertain times, there is certainly some certainty within the golfing community!

We love to play golf. And, if we have to travel to play, we will continue to find ways to make it happen!

There seems to be motoviation early on in the 2025 golf season for Canadian golfers to really “stay and play”. As in…stay in Canada!

We know the quality of golf courses is outstanding, despite a golf season that is often shorter than we would all prefer. And the variety of golf courses ensure there is something for everyone.

At BCgolfguide, we have been busy for the entirety of 2025 so far, pulling together golf trip itineraries for travelers from all parts of Canada and the United States.

We love what we do! And we love that you love to tee it it up!

Let’s all have a terrific 2025 golf season!

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Thanks from the Team at BCgolfguide

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Planning Ahead for 2022!

At BCgolfguide, we frequently receive interesting questions from our clients.

Overwhelmingly, the queries arrive in the “additional notes” section as part of our “Create Your Golf Package” online form.

We’ll share a couple of recent questions with you today.

QUESTION: Is my golf trip going to be more expensive in 2022?

BCGG: It really does depend on the region you choose to visit. But in a general sense, sadly, that may be the case.

Many facilities experienced high demand during 2021, with some intermittent lulls due to travel restrictions imposed by various provincial governments. This had an impact on “tourist” activity, though local play was strong in most regions across western Canada.

BCgolfguide is already hearing from hotels and golf courses that they are hiking rates.

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Greens Aeration: Caveat Emptor?

Is there anything more maddening for golfers than arriving at a course with  your group and finding out on the first hole that the greens have recently been aerated?

Seasoned golfers know full well that aeration is crucial for the long-term health of the turf we walk and play on. Once in the spring and once in the fall – that tends to be the routine many golfers across Canada are used to observing.

But greens aeration certainly affects one’s golf experience, doesn’t it?

The large cores pulled from beneath the surface, combined with heavy sanding to fill the holes, can make for a very negative golf experience.

Given my personal experience in golf course operations, there is one caveat.

That is, I am generally unsympathetic when a Member who plays 150-200 rounds a year at a golf course chooses to complain loudly about how greens aeration created inconvenience for them. At some point, I believe that individual’s critical eye might be better served by a blindfold.

However, what I do find bothersome about the impact of this critical  turf maintenance is the failure of many facilities to provide visiting golfers with advance notice.

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