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The Bucket List Run

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

4 days · 4 golfers

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Four days of world-class golf on the Caledonia highlands. Cabot Cliffs and Cabot Links sit back-to-back on the ocean edge of Cape Breton Island. Clifftop drama, howling Atlantic winds, and the kind of scenery that makes you forget your score.

Where you'll stay

Cabot Cape Breton Resort

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Book the Links-view rooms well in advance — they fill in January for summer tee times.

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The courses

Cabot Links· Rod Whitman

7,113 yards along the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The back nine plays into the prevailing wind.

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Cabot Cliffs· Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw

Ranked top 10 in the world. Holes 16–18 on the clifftop bluff are singular.

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On the map

1Cabot Cape Breton Resort

2Cabot Links

3Cabot Cliffs

4The Cabot Bar & Grill

5the Links Clubhouse

6Afternoon practice green

7Crowbar

8Cabot Cliffs Clubhouse

9Evening Cabot Trail drive

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The courses

• Cabot Links
• Cabot Cliffs

The Itinerary

4 days

01

Day 1

Arrival Day

Afternoon

Fly into Sydney (YQY) or Halifax (YHZ)

Halifax gives you a scenic 3.5-hour drive through the Cabot Trail. Sydney is 45 min to Inverness.

Evening

Dinner at The Cabot Bar & Grill

On-property. Lobster rolls, craft Nova Scotia beer. Go early — it fills fast on arrival nights.

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Day 2

Cabot Links Day

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8:00 AM

Cabot Links

Morning tee time. 7,113 yards along the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Save energy for the back nine wind.

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1:00 PM

Lunch at the Links Clubhouse

Lobster bisque and a beer on the veranda. Non-negotiable.

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3:00 PM

Afternoon practice green

The greens here are fast and undulating. An hour on the putting green before Cliffs day.

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7:00 PM

Dinner at Crowbar

In the village of Inverness. Local catch, relaxed atmosphere. BYOB if you want wine.

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Day 3

Cabot Cliffs Day

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8:00 AM

Cabot Cliffs

The main event. Ranked top 10 in the world. Holes 16–18 on the clifftop bluff are singular. Take your time on the 16th tee — photograph everything.

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1:30 PM

Lunch at Cabot Cliffs Clubhouse

Chowder and flatbreads. Compare scorecards.

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5:00 PM

Evening Cabot Trail drive

The 45-minute loop through Margaree Valley is spectacular at golden hour. Stop at the Inverness beach boardwalk.

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8:00 PM

Celebratory dinner at Cabot

Full dinner service at the resort. Order the whole table the chateaubriand if the round warranted it.

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Day 4

Departure Day

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8:00 AM

Breakfast at resort

Full sit-down. Savor it.

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11:00 AM

Depart for Halifax or Sydney

Halifax flight schedule demands an early start if flying same-day. Build in time for one last look at the ocean.

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"Book your Cabot Cliffs tee time the moment reservations open — typically 12 months out for non-resort guests. Resort hotel guests get access 8 months out. That window fills in days."