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HIGHLAND PACIFIC
Golf Course
PAR 3 221 yARDS
Victoria, BC
250.478.GoLF(4653)
www.highlandpacificgolf.com
Carved from the rolling landscape of the British Columbia wilderness, Victoria's
Highland Pacific Golf Course was created for golfers who want to enjoy a scenic,
challenging championship course that is playable year-round. Views of the majestic
Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca alone are enough to distract you,
but this course has many other surprises in store.
Highland Pacific's lush fairways thread through a majestic landscape of forest, rock,
fescue, and natural water features. With wide, sweeping fairways, dramatic elevation
changes, and challenging greens, the Pacific Nine quickly became a jewel of the
Vancouver Island Golf Trail. The longer Highland Nine, which opened in 2010, brings
the total course length to 6,603 yards. The driving range at Highland Pacific features
a two-tiered tee line of covered and heated stalls, long and short game practice
areas, lights for evening practice, and real terrain targets.
At 221 yards, the eighth hole is a quality golf hole in every sense of the word. This
par 3 can be a real challenge from any of its tee boxes: the back two or even the
much shorter 147-yard tee. The elevated tee and prevailing ocean breezes make
club selection a crucial decision. A two-club difference is the norm because of the
35-yard drop in elevation. You have the ability to bail out short or right, but there will
be a great deal of pride if you are even close to the pin on this gem. It's rated as the
third-most difficult hole at Highland Pacific.
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Photograph by Jeffrey Bosdet
