May 2014 BCBusiness 71
From the tucked-away Wilderness
Club in Montana to the Point Roberts
Golf & Country Club in Washington
State, there are myriad courses in the
U.S. that are within a Tiger tee-shot
from the Canadian border. At these
border courses, Canadian golfers
are a key piece of the pie. And, not
surprisingly, these clubs are doing
plenty to attract Canucks, despite a
rising American dollar.
At the Point Roberts Golf &
Country Club, an American course
that admits its audience is "99
per cent Canadian," the Canadian
dollar's recent dive is a critical
issue. "With the currencies being
very similar for the past few years,
we've been taking Canadian cash
at par," says general manager Tad
Nose. "And that still hasn't changed.
However, we are really on the fence
outofo ce
American border towns
vie for Canadian
golf dollars
by Andrew Penner
Southern
Charm
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7 3 T o U R i S M
74 N E W S
7 7 T R A i N i N G
80 S T Y L E
8 1 S o c i E T Y
T o U R i S M
WILDERNESS CLUB
GRASS IS GREENER
The Nick Faldo-
designed course at
Wilderness Club in
Montana.
GOLF
GUIDE
2014
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