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Eaglesham
Lakeside Golf and Country Club
This friendly com¬‚mu¬‚ni¬‚ty golf course was constructed with volunteer labour and donated equipment. It has been much im¬‚proved since it first opened in 1970 and is today a very fine northern golf course. Lakeside lies on rolling glacial moraine next to a wetland nesting area for many species of birds, including northern orioles, yellow war¬‚blers, red wing black birds and king birds. Its lush fairways are lined with mature growths of aspen and pine, and have been seeded with Kentucky blue grass and red fescue. Water is in play on three holes and all of Lakeside’Äôs pencross bentgrass greens are guarded by at least two sand bunkers. Lakeside’Äôs 8th hole is a 489 yard par five that gives golfers more trouble than any other on the course. This is mainly due to a strategically placed water hazard that lies about 25 yards in front of the green. Too many golfers attempt to make the green in two rather than laying up in front of the water, with the result that most of them wind up fishing for their balls. A unique feature at Lakeside is its club¬‚house which is a renovated Northern Alberta railway station.