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Harbor Golf Club and Resort
On the banks of Lake Diefenbaker, the Harbor Golf Club and Resort is a very popular golf course near the town of Elbow. Its 18 holes sit on the bluffs over-looking the lake and a 150 ship harbor. On top of these bluffs the terrain is relatively open. However, these lakeside hills are punctuated by thickly treed coulees and ravines which affect play on several holes. Because of a prevailing breeze off the lake (which has a habit of curtailing the distance obtained on too many drives) the course will sometimes seem to play as long as Lake Diefenbaker’Äôs 500 mile shoreline. These winds tend to affect play mostly on the back 9, especially on holes 14 through 16. Most memorable of these is the par four 16th. From the back tee you must drive 165 yards over a ravine to find the safety of the fairway. If you fail to judge the wind correctly, don’Äôt be surprised to find yourself chalking up a penalty stroke.