Beattie

La Sarre sits in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, a part of the province that most golfers never reach — a landscape of boreal forest, lakes, and long summer days that stretch well into the evening. Golf here is a community affair, played close to the land with little of the pretense you find at destination resorts farther south.

Beattie is that kind of course: an 18-hole layout rooted in its town, offering local golfers a full round through terrain shaped by the Canadian Shield's southern edge. The par-71 configuration suggests a track with some variety in its shorter holes, likely a mix of mid-length par 4s and at least one fewer par 5 than a standard layout would carry. That kind of design tends to put a premium on accuracy and course management over raw distance.

Playing golf in Abitibi means contending with a short season, which makes every round feel a little more earned. The region's remoteness also gives courses like Beattie a character that's genuinely local — unhurried, unpretentious, and connected to the rhythms of a place that operates on its own terms.