but that's not why we're here), The course will be hosting the LPGA's CP Women's Open this year...thenhttp://www.golfbusiness.com/article.asp ... yfv%5Eg433$
As you can see, this isn't the same as the Glen Abbey situation. For those of you who have never visited Vancouver I highly recommend it, but that too is another story for another time. Anyway the course is located on elite SW Marine Drive on the banks of the North Fraser River-across from Vancouver International Airport and adjacent to the University of British Columbia (who has its own public golf course as well as a more favorable deal with the Musqueam that guarantees its future).
There are three other clubs virtually next door to Shaughnessy (ironically one is the Musqueam Golf and Driving Range) that fall just outside of the treaty land.
There is also pressure to turn municipal courses into housing. For what it's worth any housing or other buildings that the Musquean decide to put on South Marine Drive will be well beyond the range of all but the richest Vancouverites (the folks who are members of Shaughnessy
)Bottom line is that, not only is Vancouver the most expensive city in Canada (and much of North America for that matter) but it's bursting with a need for housing. Something that is difficult to coordinate when your city is made up of smaller municipalities (I'm originally from Toronto and can attest to the value of "One Metropolitan City"). The city's sphere of influence extends south to Tsawassen, the mainland terminal of the Vancouver Island Ferry, near the US border with Point Roberts (Linksters who live in the US Northwest (Canada's Southwest) know about Point Roberts and their unique problems with COVID-again, another story that can be Googled).
The future of golf in the lower mainland is questionable.
That's my observation on the APCD (among a few other things).
There's really not much to do (the clubhouse, airport with plane sounds (Vancouver is very busy) 24/7. The back nine is mostly hidden from the Fraser River by trees on the south and the university ecological forest on the north by the University ecological forest/endowment lands-the only view of Marine Drive is behind the Par 3 12th green and 13th tee.
The Front Nine runs parallel to the clubhouse and the 4th green, 5th tee and 8th hole are separated from expen$ive housing by a line of trees. Most importantly. the clubhouse is very "modest".
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After spending most of my life in Toronto, the world is different west of the Rockies...mostly for the good-I could add some other observations about what it's like here but they might not get past Andy's eyes!
