Best golf courses: Vancouver Island, BC

Vancouver Island, BC: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Victoria, BC
Robinson, Bill

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

Original nine-hole layout designed by William G. "Bill" Robinson (1988); expanded to a full 18 by the same designer, and younger brother John F. Robinson (1990).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Victoria, BC
Nicklaus, Jack & Steve

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

Jack Nicklaus & son Steve.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Victoria, BC
Nicklaus Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

Nicklaus Design

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Victoria, BC
Robinson, Bill

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

William G. "Bill" Robinson.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Victoria, BC
Macan, Arthur

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

Original nine holes designed by Arthur Vernon "Mac" Macan (1947); expanded to 18 holes by designed by William G. "Bill" Robinson, and younger brother John F. Robinson (1985).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Nanaimo
Cooke, Graham

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Nanaimo

Designer

Graham Cooke & Associates

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Victoria, BC
Muret, Claude

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

Claude Muret

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Nanaimo
Furber, Les

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Nanaimo

Designer

Les Furber

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Victoria, BC
Young, Chris

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

Chris Young's first course design. Pacific-nine dates from 2008, Highland-nine from 2010.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Nanaimo
Furber, Les

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Nanaimo

Designer

Les Furber

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Victoria, BC
Robinson, Bill

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

William G. "Bill" Robinson.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Nanaimo
Barner, Jay

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Nanaimo

Designer

Jay Barner

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Restricted
Victoria, BC
Macan, Arthur

Visitors?

Restricted

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

Arthur Vernon (Mac) Macan

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Nanaimo
Furber, Les

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Nanaimo

Designer

Les Furber

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Victoria, BC
Macan, Arthur

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Victoria, BC

Designer

Arthur Vernon "Mac" Macan

Find a course

Or

Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

Popular videos

You can subscribe to the Where2Golf channel on YT if you like to see more video content. You'll find a "Subscribe" button on any of our YouTube videos. Or if you want a quick and direct access subscribe here. Once done, any new published videos will show up in your Subscriptions feed.

Whistling Straits (Wisconsin, US)

Hamburger GC - Falkenstein, Germany

Littlestone Golf Club (Kent, UK)