Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 16
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 16
With seaside holes combined with wetlands and spruce, The Links at Crowbush Cove is the jewel of Prince Edward Island golf. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 1
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 1
Though there's some carry off the tee, The Links at Crowbush Cove opens with a relatively benign par 4. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 3
The first par 5 on The Links at Crowbush Cove, the third hole, is reachable in two with a good drive. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 5
The second par 5 on The Links at Crowbush Cove isn't so reachable in two. It's 600 yards from the back tees with plenty of trouble. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 6
The par-3 sixth hole at The Links at Crowbush Cove brings the Atlantic Ocean back into view. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 8
It's a long carry on the way to the par-3 eighth on The Links at Crowbush Cove on Prince Edward Island. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 9
The short, par-4 ninth hole on The Links at Crowbush Cove finishes at the clubhouse. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 10
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 10
The 463-yard, par-4 10th on The Links at Crowbush Cove, is one of the toughest holes on the golf course. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - stairs
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - stairs
This is the way to the elevated tees on the par-5 11th on The Links at Crowbush Cove on Prince Edward Island. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - 11th hole
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - 11th hole
Here's what the fairway looks like from that elevated tee on the 11th hole at The Links at Crowbush Cove on Prince Edward Island. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 14
Deep bunkers guard the green on the par-4 14th hole on The Links at Crowbush Cove on Prince Edward Island. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - 16th hole
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - 16th hole
The beautiful seaside view from the par-4 16th on The Links at Crowbush Cove on Prince Edward Island. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 17
Just 113 yards from the back tee, The Links at Crowbush Cove's par-3 17th is anything but easy -- especially in the wind. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Links at Crowbush Cove golf course - no. 18
The Links at Crowbush Cove finishes with the longest par 4 on the course at 464 yards. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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The king of Prince Edward Island golf courses: The Links at Crowbush Cove

MORELL, Prince Edward Island, Canada -- Opening to rave reviews in 1994, The Links at Crowbush Cove is a tough test in a beautiful setting.

At just under 7,000 yards long, it becomes especially tough in breezy conditions, which is normal most of the time. With more than a third of the golf course along the coastline, it's especially susceptible to the elements, which also make it incredibly beautiful.

A mixture of three different styles of golf -- woodlands, wetlands and dunes -- the course was designed by Thomas McBroom of Toronto. Since then, Crowbush Cove has hosted numerous professional tournaments, including a Canadian Tour event that had to be stopped because the wind was blowing so hard (balls were actually moving uphill on some greens). The course also played host to a skins game in 1998 with the likes of John Daly, Mark O'Meara, Fred Couples and Canadian Mike Weir. Daly famously drove golf balls off the 17th green toward the ocean.

Mike Bailey is a former Golf Advisor senior staff writer based in Houston. Focusing primarily on golf in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America with an occasional trip to Europe and beyond, he contributes course reviews, travel stories and features as well as the occasional equipment review. An award-winning writer and past president of Texas Golf Writers Association, he has more than 25 years in the golf industry. He has also been on staff at PGA Magazine, The Golfweek Group and AvidGolfer Magazine. Follow Mike on Twitter at @MikeBaileyGA and Instagram at @MikeStefanBailey.
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