Location: Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada | Ranking: #99
Designer: Rod Whitman (2012) | Type: Links | Green Fees: From CAD $275
Editor’s Note: Cabot Links is North America’s only true links course laid directly on a shoreline — the fairways run along the Gulf of St Lawrence with the water immediately adjacent throughout the round. Rod Whitman’s routing uses the natural terrain with a purity that makes the course feel as old as its Hebridean inspiration. Combined with Cabot Cliffs next door, the Cabot resort in Cape Breton is the most compelling golf destination built anywhere in the world in the 21st century.
Travel & Logistics
- Airport: Sydney, Nova Scotia (YQY) — 1h 30m | Halifax (YHZ) — 4h. Direct flights from Toronto and Montreal to Sydney.
- Booking: cabotlinks.com | Rating / Slope: 72.8 / 133 | Walking only
Championship Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 365 | 152 | 398 | 488 | 388 | 375 | 145 | 505 | 375 | 3,191 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Yards | 152 | 368 | 392 | 378 | 148 | 385 | 495 | 372 | 388 | 3,078 | 6,013 |
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Key Notes & 19th Hole
- The Gulf Shore: The Gulf of St Lawrence is immediately adjacent throughout — several holes play directly alongside the water with the beach as the right boundary. The Atlantic swell, Gulf breezes and Cape Breton light create a setting unlike any other in North American golf.
- Playing Both: A two-day stay playing Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs back-to-back is the definitive Cape Breton experience — arguably the finest 36-hole golf journey in the Americas.
- Cabot Cape Breton Resort: On-site lodge accommodation — the most remote and rewarding golf resort stay in Canada. Book via Expedia →