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Arctic golf

Going for the green in the ‘land of the midnight sun.’

For golfers who complain there aren’t enough hours in the day to play their favourite game, we suggest they head north–very, very far north. In early summer, the Arctic sun blazes permanently above the horizon, so you can tee it up morning, noon and night, alongside the occasional muskox, golf-ball-stealing raven and ice floe.

Billy Joss Golf Club, Ulukhatok (Holman), NWT The most northerly golf course in the Americas, this nine-hole wonder winds across the tundra, just off the Amundsen Gulf in the Beaufort Sea. In the third week of July, golfers from around the globe make the trek to Ulukhatok to play in the Billy Joss Celebrity Tournament, a four-day extravaganza that tees off all night with a midnight round. www.explorenwt.com

Yellowknife Golf Club, Yellowknife, NWT On the southern edge of Yellowknife, the “diamond capital of North America,” this course features sand fairways, artificial greens and a golf-mad membership. In its early days, Yellowknife used the fuselage of a DC-3 that had crashed in the bush as its clubhouse. www.ykgolf.com

Mountain View Golf Course, Whitehorse, YT The best course in the north, Mountain View’s got a full-fledged 18-hole layout with grass greens and fairways. Running along the high ground above the Yukon River, the course peeks out at the surrounding mountains, valleys and the nearby city of Whitehorse. www.mountainviewgolf.ca

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