The moods of Kings Links by the Sea can range from
stern to serene. Everything depends on whether the ocean
winds are blowing in from nearby Boundary Bay.
Standing on the first tee at Kings Links by the Sea,
the traveler who has played the classic links of Great
Britain will get a sense of the design, look and feel of
the old country favorites. Long fescue borders the rough
and firm fairways through which you bump and roll to
well-bunkered greens.
A look up to the fabulous views of Mount Baker and
surrounding Coastal Mountains quickly brings the golfer
back to realize this is a golf course in Ladner, not
along the Firth of Fife. In the true spirit of the game,
everyone is welcome at Kings Links, where both members
and public golfers play on a course that is often
busy.
This is the golf course (formerly the Links at
Boundary Bay) that was built and owned by Bob Ahoy. Ahoy
designed the golf course himself after playing a number
of classic courses in many countries around the world.
Ahoy, with some help from local golf architects, created
a course with a traditional look and feel of Carnoustie
in Scotland or England’s Royal Birkdale.
The King of Floors Brad Newell and his family, the
new owners, have made changes that improved on Ahoy’s
original design. Upgrades to drainage and irrigation,
and a full service clubhouse and practice range grace
the new course. With the addition of a new tee box on
the eighth hole, the golf course is now 6,865 yards from
the back tees.
If the wind is your nemesis, play in the morning,
when conditions are most benign. At noon the wind picks
up and blows through until after the dinner hour.
Photo:
Kings Links by the Sea
