Crimson Ridge Golf Club

“I remember flying up to the course not long after it opened with architect Kevin Holmes. It’s one thing to have a stunning canvas to work with, but quite another to rout a golf course through such dramatic terrain (his design included blasting around 5,000 cubic metres of granite on the 18th hole alone). And the pressure was even greater for someone who grew up in Sault Ste. Marie and had family there. But Holmes made the most of the opportunity, with one postcard view after another—none better than the par-3 17th, which carries over a steep ravine that's deep enough to hide a T-Rex, with an eye-catching waterfall on your right as you drive to the green. And I hear the course is in mint condition right now.” —Ted McIntyre