Golfers tee off in Niagara

Canada’s Niagara region may be best known for it’s waterfalls, wine, casinos and kitschy souvenirs, but the area also has plenty to offer golfers in search of the next great challenge.

Visitors to the region should grab their clubs and check out the Legends on the Niagara golf complex, opened by the Parks Commission in 2002. Legends includes two separate 18-hole courses, as well as a nine-hole short course. Also on hand are an 18-hole putting green and a 20-hectare practice facility.

A local favorite, the Whirlpool golf course has been around for almost 60 years. Running along the Niagara River, it gets its name from the nearby whirlpool and gorge down below.

For those wanting to enjoy golf and a bit of history, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club has been in operation since 1875 and is the oldest course in North America to still be played on the same green. Part of the course even includes navigating around a 19th century fort.