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Gabriola Island sits in the southern Strait of Georgia, a short ferry ride from Nanaimo on Vancouver Island's east coast. One of the Gulf Islands, it's a place defined by sandstone shoreline, arbutus trees, and the unhurried pace of a community that has long attracted artists, retirees, and people deliberately stepping back from mainland life. Golf here isn't a destination resort proposition — it's a genuine local institution serving an island of a few thousand permanent residents.
Gabriola Golf and Country Club reflects that community character. An 18-hole layout at par 71 on an island of this size is a meaningful commitment, and the course almost certainly works with the island's natural contours of second-growth forest and rocky outcroppings rather than against them. Expect a layout where local knowledge matters — where the trees close in, the terrain breaks unpredictably, and the atmosphere is more about the pleasure of being outside on a Gulf Island afternoon than about championship conditioning.
Visiting golfers arrive the same way everyone arrives on Gabriola: by BC Ferries from Nanaimo, which frames the round before you've even pulled on a glove. That short crossing sets the tone — this is golf at a remove from the ordinary.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE/WHITE · men | 5,705 | 68.7 | 119 | 71 |
| BLUE/WHITE · women | 5,705 | 73.8 | 127 | 72 |
| YELLOW/RED · men | 5,517 | 67.7 | 117 | 70 |
| YELLOW/RED · women | 5,517 | 73 | 122 | 71 |
| BLACK/SILVER · men | 4,397 | 62.9 | 105 | 66 |
| BLACK/SILVER · women | 4,397 | 65.9 | 116 | 71 |
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