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Bally Haly (South)

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Located close to St John’s International Airport on the Avalon Peninsula, Bally Haly offers golfers a couple of contrasting Graham Cooke designs, with the par 62 executive North course complementing the championship-standard South layout.

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Bally Haly (South)

Bally Haly Country Club moved to its current location in 2023, replacing the Clovelly club which had previously operated two 18-hole courses ("Osprey" and "Black Duck") on the same property. Bally Haly is the oldest golf club in Atlantic Canada but it has relocated a couple of times since its formation in 1896.

Located close to St John’s International Airport on the Avalon Peninsula, Bally Haly offers golfers a couple of contrasting Graham Cooke designs, with the par 62 executive North course complementing the championship-standard South layout.

Extending to 6,581 yards from the rear tees, the South course is laid out as two returning nines, each of which starts with a par five and plays to an overall par of 36. Holes are routed around natural wetlands and small ponds within a property that’s entirely surrounded by a dense forest of Black Spruce and Balsam Fir trees.

Highlight holes include the double doglegging par five 8th, rated stroke index 2 on the card; the very short par three 12th, sandwiched between a couple of really interesting par fours; and the 403-yard 18th which veers slightly left off the tee towards the home green.

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