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Fortunately, the back ane
saltens thie fronts raul
edges. It's not a pushover,
Hat te offers up lots of birdie
upportialties and a whole
new fuok,

Gollers strive to suevdve
the front, before hopedilly
embarking on a scoriy spree
on the back,

Although there's still ele.
vatlan changes (alter all the
course fy built on the slde ata
moiitalny), it's anutelt caster
willk than the front. The dd.
yard, parlour hole is the
exception ‘rather than the
rule, :

Althougt the eaurse hasta
par-of 36 on the back, tts
3,150-yard length ts more
than 200. yards shorter chan
the pare35 front,
# Overall, it’s: still a rough
olf course calling for radars
“tike aecuracy. all the way

around, but it's nota bear te
be feared,

On Monday at
Northlands, Canmore-based
course «architect Les. Furber
sald he strove to pive the
course logal appeal.

He left a number of signil’

icant stumps on the course, ag

scattered traps around trees,
left. growth around. streains
_, and Tet a couple of tall trees
“that funnel shots stand,
oo “Golt is an experience as
well as a game so if the golf
course appeals to your senses
“In some way, you're going to
like it,” he said of Noreslands,
which advertises itself as “the

course wherenature is your -

playing partner,
Furber answered the crities

of what some grumble as.

-being severe bunkering, espe-

cially on holes four and seven,

They are long uphill tests that

force golfers to fly traps on

- both sides of the front of the
greens,

Furber said the bunkers an
those holes are there to help
prevent balls from skidding
down the bank and perhaps

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Public Golf Course Sockty,
Which: spearheaded the drive
to build Northhatds, sald the
$40.28 tag ds too steep,
Soelety. director — Me

‘Turner said stich rites are not,
in keeping with the phitosa-

phy that Northlands is puble
nd that the proposed fees
seen tO he based more of
market forces dian meetlng,
eXpenacs,

‘The soclety asked counedl
to consider chopping the
repayment orate to the
Heritage Pund from 7.128%
to 311%, the tind's current
returiy on investments, and
advanced other ideas whieh
the society believes will hel
keep costs down,

Counell decided ona

prc fee of up ota $40,
1

icliding GST, and passed a
motion calling for consulta:

tlon between the saclety and,
management’.

golf course © man
regarclng (ture (ee increases,

The newly reconfigured

McCleery in Vancouver,
which Is a good course but

not up to Northlands stan«

m dard, is $29.50 a, round,

$35.51 plus tay,

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

NORTH Vancouver District Mayor Don Bell tees off on...

the newly opened back nine at Morthlands. The club- .

house overlooking the course opens this weekend.

into worse trouble,

He revognizes the trouble
presented by the treed fhir-
ways, Furber recommended
that the whole course be
declared a lateral hazard, so
golfers drifling their balls into
the woodwork don't have to
play their third shots off the
tee
Such.a ruling would also
speed up rounds on the
course, Which have been
known to stretch more than
2¥ hours on the front nine.

Although tatk on Monday
at Northlands centred on the
course, much discussion also

_ play,

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revolved around the price 4
golfers would have to, pay to"

Golf course staff had reée-
ommended a green fee of up
to $46.25 for 1997 and 1998,
Northlands’ golf course
project manager Laurie
Craddock said green fees will
account for nearly 90% of the
course’s revenues, Therefore,
rates are crucial to the course
in meeting expenses and
repaying the debt of the
$1UL8-million course to the
district's Heritage Fund,
Craddock said a rate of
$45.60 is required to break

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Riverway in Buenas, whieh is
on par, with Northlands, Is

Seymour’ Golf and
Country club, a well-regarded

course located jest down the
Hill from Northlands, is $40

Jon Monday and. Friday, he

only days it's open t the pubs
lic. Privately run. mountain
courses similar to Northlands

~ are’ generally more expensive,

Furry Creek. charges $79.43,
including golf cart, “and
Westwood Plateau. in
Coquitlam charges $24.35 on
weekends, also with a cart.

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