Golfing in Cape Breton

Discover Canada’s finest seacoast golf

From the world top ranked, true seaside links course at Cabot Links and neighbouring masterpiece Cabot Cliffs, at Cabot Cape Breton, to the traditional Stanley Thompson designed course at Cape Breton Highlands Links and the more contemporary layouts of Bell Bay, Le Portage, or The Lakes, there is no shortage of play for golfers in Cape Breton.

Cabot Cliffs, Inverness

Exquisitely carved out of the breathtaking Cape Breton landscape, with postcard worthy panoramas vying for your attention and rich, rolling fairways waiting to reward your creativity, this is linksland golf at its best. In 2024, Cabot Cliffs ranked #1 in SCOREGolf’s Top 100 best golf courses in Canada, #13 in Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses and #11 in Golfweek’s Top 100 International Golf Courses in 2024.

Cabot Links, Inverness

Canada’s first true links course has consistently been ranked as a top golf course in Canada as well as earning its place as a top 100 in the world. Ranked #3 in Canada in SCOREGolf’s Top 100 best golf courses in Canada, #25 in Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses and #43 in Golfweek’s Best 2024: Top 100 International Golf Courses in 2024, Cabot Links was designed to entice and inspire golfers at each and every turn through its endless, rolling seaside dunes to its ruggedly spectacular panoramas.

Drone view over the 16th hole at Cabot Cape Breton's Cabot Cliffs golf course in Inverness on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. — Cabot Cliffs

Cape Breton Highlands Links, Ingonish Beach

When Canadian architect Stanley Thompson arrived in Ingonish Beach back in the late 1930s, he likely thought he’d instead stumbled into paradise. Its gorgeous setting bordered by water and mountains tucked against the northeastern shores of Cape Breton Island, in his mind, it resembled Scotland.

Since it opened in 1941, Cape Breton Highlands Links has received many accolades in the golf world, an has consistently ranked in the Top 10 Best Courses in Canada and in the Top 100 Best Courses in the World.

Le Portage Golf Club, Chéticamp

Le Portage, located in the Acadian village of Chéticamp on the world famous Cabot Trail, offers golfers challenging tee shots resulting from tree lined fairways on every hole that are sure to keep you focused during your round. With great views of the Cape Breton Highlands mountain range, golfers will also enjoy the beauty of the course layout, the land, and the Cape Breton hospitality in Chéticamp.

Bell Bay Golf Club, Baddeck

Overlooking the island’s scenic hub of Baddeck, this Tom McBroom course offers golfers and shutterbugs alike strategic vantage points as the course zigzags its way up a steady slope above the scenic tourist town, with the twinkling Bras d’Or Lake tucked just behind it.

The Lakes Golf Club, Ben Eoin

The Lakes Golf Club at Ben Eoin offers dramatic elevation changes and spectacular views of the beautiful Bras d’Or Lake. Conveniently located just 15 minutes west of Sydney on Route 4, The Lakes offers remarkable vistas combined with the latest technology in golf course construction.