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2 unusual facts about Stanley Thompson


Stanley Thompson

Thompson's many world-famous courses include the Banff Springs Hotel Golf Course in Banff, Alberta, the Jasper Park Golf Course in Jasper, Alberta, the scenic Fundy National Park Course in New Brunswick and the Highlands Links in Ingonish, Nova Scotia, all four are publicly accessible and located in Canadian National Parks.

Thompson was an excellent player himself, competing with success many times in the Canadian Amateur Championship, and he had four brothers -- Nicol, Frank, Mathew, and Bill -- all of whom became outstanding Canadian players in the 1920s.


Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Also on the east side of the park located in Ingonish at the Keltic Lodge resort is Highlands Links, an 18-hole golf course designed by Stanley Thompson.


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