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    Publication Ready Stories

    The marketing rights to the following publication-ready stories have been purchased by Golf Vancouver Island.

    You are welcome to publish the piece free of charge and images to accompany the article are available by contacting our Director of Marketing. If you do publish the story we would appreciate receiving a copy of the published piece.


    Vancouver Island Golf Trail: The Mother of All “Trails”

    By Andrew Penner

    In the middle of my week-long trip down the Vancouver Island Golf Trail – just after a white-knuckle rip down one of the fastest and flowiest mountain biking trails I’ve ever experienced – I came to this …

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    Swings and Swills on Vancouver Island

    By Andrew Penner

    As we pulled up to the fourth tee box on the Valley Course at Bear Mountain – one of my favourite courses in Canada, I’d like to add – I was faced with a dilemma. A head-scratching, …

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    Golf Man-cation to Vancouver Island

    By Andrew Penner

    If you’ve ever seen the gang movie “The Warriors” – it’s a B cult classic! – then there’s a pretty good chance the line “Waaaariorrrrs, come out to play-ay!” still reverberates within you from time to time. …

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    Sweet Dreams on the Vancouver Island Golf Trail

    by Andrew Penner

    Those of us with golf in our veins have many things in common. We love the outdoors. We love the camaraderie that the game makes possible. And, perhaps more than anything, we love to dream. We dream …

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    This (Bear Mountain Resort – Mountain Course, on the Vancouver Island Golf Trail) is my new favourite golf course – I just love the layout. It’s really one of the prettiest golf courses I’ve played in my life, I’ll come back here on vacation, it’s that good.

    Scott McCarron, PGA TOUR Champion

    I always treat golf courses as how many poor holes there are. This (Bear Mountain Resort – Mountain Course, on the Vancouver Island Golf Trail) is a very good one. There’s not one poor hole on this golf course.

    Colin Montgomerie, PGA TOUR Champion

    Great job on the initial booking and subsequent changes requested. Easy check-in at the golf courses and the hotel made the trip hassle-free. Nice touch with the driving directions and discounts at recommended food and beverage establishments. Will definitely recommend your service to friends and business associates.

    Vancouver Guest, Corporate Golf Outing

    Terrific trip: well presented website, knowledgeable staff, and the golf and accommodation were second to none.

    Couples Golf Trip

    We will make this trip an annual April vacation. We will definitely book with Golf Vancouver Island again in 2017!

    Annual Couples Golf Trip

    Very much enjoyed our trip and staff were great to deal with - we'll be booking more trips through Golf Vancouver Island in the future.

    Buddies Trip Golf Package

    Wonderful trip, well planned and organized. Fantastic golf. Wish we stayed longer.

    Buddies Golf Trip

    I have used Golf Vancouver Island a number of times and have found them very helpful and professional. Everyone in our group had a great time, the courses and accommodation were first class.

    Repeat Customer, Buddies Golf Trip

    Staff did an amazing job! So easy to work with. I am already looking to book another trip next year, making this an annual event.

    Annual Buddies Golf Trip

    Personalized, quick response, good customer service and reasonable price. Overall experience was great.

    Couples Golf Trip