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The setting is truly beautiful - one of the best I have seen for a golf course; however, you don't get any points as a designer or greenskeeper for not screwing up natural beauty. This golf course SHOULD be beautiful simply based on its location. What is SHOULD NOT be is open for play!

The trouble with the course is the condition of its greens. Tufts of grass, but mostly sand and dirt. They appear to be dead and in need of a complete reseeding, aeration and hydration. Even the worst muni courses do not have greens as poor as those at Cabot Cliffs. For $250.00 per round, you expect private course quality conditions.

We played in mid September and the course should have been closed for play as it was in such poor shape. The Links Course was better, but the pace of play on the Links is painful (4:45 - waited on every single shot and all the staff could say was, "well, it is a popular place and there is nothing we can do about it).

If you are planning an East Coast golf trip, skip Cape Breton's Cabot courses and stick to Fox Harbour and the signature courses of PEI.