Cabot Links and Motorized Golf Carts

Cape Breton Island: Here, a 21 t century golf destination has been conceived, inspired by the venerable links courses of Scotland, according to Guelph Mercury. There is an adjacent pub with samplings of single-malt Scotch, but no motorized golf carts or beer wagons on the course itself. Lawrence to the higher elevation of town in this remote corner of Cape Breton Island. It not cheap — up to almost $200 a round during the summer — and the drive from the airport in Nova Scotia provincial capital of Halifax is almost 320 kilometres. A squall stays offshore and gives way to a freshening breeze and sunshine, creating a silvery mosaic on the surf. Even so, Cabot Links has been ranked among the world top 50 courses since opening in 2012, and it could be surpassed by a second 18 holes next door — Cabot Cliffs — that is scheduled to debut later this year. "Some of the best experiences and some of the best properties are off the beaten track," says Andrew Alkenbrack, Cabot general manager and veteran of international tourism. "Good things are worth the effort." If a late summer afternoon last season is an indication, that true. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.