Account for slope, for a 2-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Practice Programs
Complete Golf Practice Blueprint for Northview Golf & Country Club
Discover tailored practice programs for this course.
Total Programs
47
47 complete programs built for this course
Unique Drills
203
Total unique drills across all programs
Skill Pillars
12
Accuracy · Aim · Alignment · Dispersion · Distance Control · Green Reading
Session Durations
7
3 days , 4 days , 5 days , 6 days , 7 days , 8 days , 9 days
Canal Practice Profile
We've mapped a comprehensive practice profile for Canal, identifying the specific skills this course demands most. The skill distribution below shows which areas of your game will be tested most frequently based on the hole-by-hole analysis (hole handicaps, stroke index, yardage, etc.), while the handicap ranges indicate the typical player profiles who perform well here.
Focus your practice on these key skills to maximize improvement and lower your scores. Check the practice programs below for targeted drills that address these specific skills.
Skill Distribution
Handicap Performance Insights
The handicap ranges shown represent the typical performance levels for this course. Players within these ranges can expect competitive scores, while those outside may yield benefits or may need additional practice in the highlighted skill areas to perform at their best.
Top Drills
Featured Drills for Canal
Most-used drills from for this course. Practice as standalone drills or scroll down for full programs.
Putting Aid: Alignment Mirror, 15/25
Make 15 out of 25 putts using an alignment mirror.
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
Driver | Ladder Challenge
Complete the Ladder Challenge using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.
Woods (Hy to 3W) | Impact and Follow Through
Work only on 'impact and follow through' using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.
All Woods (Hy to Dr) | Club Swapping Challenge
Complete the Club Swapping Challenge using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.
Woods (Hy to 3W) | 3 Landing Zones
Hit 15 balls to each landing zone using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.
Course Details
Everything you need to know about Canal.
Contact Information
Phone
+44 (0)1250 872622
Fax
+44 (0) 1250 872622
choy@northviewgolf.com
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Facilities
Location
6857 - 168th Street
Course Description
OUR HISTORY In the early 1990s, Chick and Marilyn Stewart teamed up with the former General Manager of the Vancouver Golf Club, Pat Duffey, to pursue developing the finest 36 hole PUBLIC golf facility in British Columbia. Hiring world-renowned golf course architect and seven-time major tournament champion Arnold Palmer, to design two 18 hole courses, was the first step in achieving this dream.Breaking ground in 1992 and setting a grand opening date of July 1st 1994, the team began with a clean slate of over 400 acres of Arnold-Palmer-WebMay10_92-06various terrains… and tribulations. The soil make-up and elevation changes of the terrain challenged the design group but ultimately a suitable routing for the courses began to unfold. As work progressed, new and more inventive ideas presented themselves and Mr. Palmer took advantage of every opportunity to create exciting vistas and exceptional golf holes. Bringing his " go for broke " style of playing golf to his course designs, Mr. Palmer, (or "the Boss " as his employee's affectionately call him) developed several signature holes on both courses, now officially named "The Ridge" and "The Canal". With the two courses shaping up well, the clubhouse portion of the project began. Featuring a classic west coast design, with it's soaring post and beam western cedar and granite motif, the upper level of the building contains two restaurants, meeting rooms and banquet space that can accommodate 300 people. The lower level features the Golf shop (with the latest in golf fashions and equipment), locker rooms with full shower facilities and still more meeting rooms!
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Course Information
Holes
36
Par
72
Type
Parkland
Architect
Arnold Palmer
Opened
1995
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Scorecard
Course Scorecard & Tee Insights
Toggle the colour-coded tees to reveal hole-by-hole pars, handicaps, yardages, and gender-specific ratings for Canal, all within a single responsive scorecard.
Scorecard data available for WHITE
BLACK Tee
Gender: Male
Front Nine · CR 37.4 · BR 50.2 · Slope 138
Back Nine · CR 36.2 · BR 49.0 · Slope 138
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yardage | 590 | 414 | 227 | 423 | 449 | 159 | 397 | 580 | 460 | 3699 | 434 | 398 | 515 | 417 | 180 | 452 | 306 | 180 | 520 | 3402 | 7101 |
BLUE Tee
Gender: Male
Front Nine · CR 36.3 · BR 48.3 · Slope 129
Back Nine · CR 35.0 · BR 47.5 · Slope 135
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yardage | 561 | 389 | 216 | 398 | 410 | 141 | 371 | 550 | 430 | 3466 | 405 | 376 | 492 | 373 | 170 | 412 | 292 | 162 | 498 | 3180 | 6646 |
GREEN Tee
Gender: Male
Front Nine · CR 33.8 · BR 44.8 · Slope 118
Back Nine · CR 33.1 · BR 43.3 · Slope 110
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yardage | 469 | 357 | 167 | 315 | 337 | 123 | 345 | 484 | 356 | 2953 | 316 | 338 | 442 | 311 | 127 | 357 | 254 | 112 | 447 | 2704 | 5657 |
RED Tee
Gender: Male
Front Nine · CR 33.1 · BR 43.4 · Slope 111
Back Nine · CR 32.0 · BR 41.9 · Slope 107
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 70 |
| Handicap | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yardage | 443 | 315 | 167 | 315 | 337 | 107 | 308 | 440 | 356 | 2788 | 308 | 306 | 409 | 311 | 127 | 322 | 214 | 103 | 426 | 2526 | 5314 |
WHITE Tee
Gender: Male
Front Nine · CR 34.9 · BR 46.3 · Slope 123
Back Nine · CR 33.9 · BR 44.6 · Slope 115
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yardage | 519 | 365 | 195 | 369 | 386 | 123 | 345 | 500 | 398 | 3200 | 371 | 345 | 453 | 330 | 149 | 377 | 254 | 139 | 467 | 2885 | 6085 |
GREEN Tee
Gender: Female
Front Nine · CR 36.7 · BR 51.1 · Slope 122
Back Nine · CR 35.2 · BR 49.7 · Slope 123
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yardage | 469 | 357 | 167 | 315 | 337 | 123 | 345 | 484 | 356 | 2953 | 316 | 338 | 442 | 311 | 127 | 357 | 254 | 112 | 447 | 2704 | 5657 |
RED Tee
Gender: Female
Front Nine · CR 35.7 · BR 49.7 · Slope 119
Back Nine · CR 34.3 · BR 48.2 · Slope 117
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yardage | 443 | 315 | 167 | 315 | 337 | 107 | 308 | 440 | 356 | 2788 | 308 | 306 | 409 | 311 | 127 | 322 | 214 | 103 | 426 | 2526 | 5314 |
WHITE Tee
Gender: Female
Front Nine · CR 38.2 · BR 53.9 · Slope 133
Back Nine · CR 36.3 · BR 51.0 · Slope 125
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IN | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | OUT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yardage | 519 | 365 | 195 | 369 | 386 | 123 | 345 | 500 | 398 | 3200 | 371 | 345 | 453 | 330 | 149 | 377 | 254 | 139 | 467 | 2885 | 6085 |
Programs
Skill-Based Practice Programs for Canal
We studied the course layout and prepared practice programs to lower your scores. The programs are purpose-built for each tee to align with the course strategy. Each program consists of curated drills, with pre-defined modules designed to deliver results.
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Showing 47 Programs
% match to course practice profileCheck setup, for a 23-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
See landing and roll, for a 14-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Match swing to trajectory, for a 32-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
14 Week Flagship Program for Canal
A complete and progressive long-term development curriculum mapped from easier to harder drills, specifically for Canal. Start with the basics and work your way towards more challenging drills. Commit to 14 weeks of training and get in proper shape. Four days counts as a week.
Putting · 6 ft (2m) only
Focus On Pace And Line
Difficulty: Intermediate · Program HCP 17.0
Short Game · Chip
Chip 5–15 Yds From Fringe
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Driving Range · Woods (Hy,5W,3W)
Control 3-Wood Roll
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Putting · 6 ft (2m) only
Stop Missed Mid Putts Accurately
Difficulty: Intermediate · Program HCP 12.0
Short Game · Chip
Chip 5–15 Yds From Fringe
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Driving Range · Long irons (4,3,2)
Eliminate Hook With Long Irons
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Putting · Long (20+ ft)
Sink Long Putts Precisely
Difficulty: Advanced · Program HCP 9.0
Short Game · Bump'n'Run
Keep Ball Close To Hole
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Driving Range · Mid irons (7,6,5)
Feet, hips, shoulders—consistent contact
Difficulty: Beginner · Program HCP 35.0
Perfect woods arc, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Visualize perfect mixed, for a 22-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
Read the break accurately, for a 3-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Turn into birdies, for a 21-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
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Get StartedPick line and commit, for a 29-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
Thread the gap, for a 21-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
Maximize in regulation, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Stop missed shots, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Control 3-wood roll, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Prioritize short putts, for a 3-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Stop within 2 feet, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Land 2 feet away, for a 6-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Focus on clean contact, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Hit varying targets, for a 12-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Shape driver flight, for a 26-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
Read breaks and aim precisely, for a 2-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
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Get StartedMatch mental image, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Stop close from tight lie, for a 14-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Improve 3-wood accuracy, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Control 3-wood dispersion, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Reduce misses, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Align putter head, for a 13-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Stop near the hole, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Roll to tap-in range, for a 3-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Pitch from fairway, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Center fairway hits, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Consistent mid iron contact, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Adjust stance and grip for better roll, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
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Get StartedSave par on approaches, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Focus on clean contact, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Chip to the green, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Control flight, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes.
Reduce misses, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Improve accuracy, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Commit to the stroke, for a 3-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Read long breaks, for a 9-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
See landing and roll, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Stop on a dime, for a 20-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
See landing and roll, for a 13-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Advanced accuracy, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Unlock Your Golf Potential
Get personalized coaching and custom training programs tailored to your game.
Get StartedAchieve distance consistency, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes.
Maximize in regulation, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes.
Save par clutch, for a 26-handicap player, ~20 minutes.
Prepare for Tournaments at Canal
Follow a complete multi-week structured practice program ahead of the upcoming events and arrive prepared.
No upcoming tournaments at this time.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Canal
Get answers to common questions about playing Canal and what to expect.
How difficult is Canal for mid-handicap golfers?
Canal is regarded as a strategically complex layout. A slope rating of 138.0 suggests a moderately demanding round. The course rating of 73.6 reflects on scoring relative to par 72.
What tees should a 15 handicap play at Canal?
A 15 handicap golfer should consider tees closer to 6208 yards. The back tees extend to 7101.0 yards, which makes approach shots longer and scoring more challenging.
What is considered a good score at Canal?
With a course rating of 73.6 and par 72, a mid-handicap golfer would typically score in the mid to high 80s. Stronger players aiming to break 72 must manage approach shots and avoid penalty strokes.
How long is Canal and how does yardage affect play?
Measuring 7101.0 yards at maximum length, distance control plays a central role in scoring.
What type of course is Canal and how should I play it?
Canal is designed as a Parkland layout. Overall, the setup will reward players who place the ball in safe positions far from hazards. Also, type of shot is more crucial rather than just trying to gain distance.
What features make Canal strategically challenging?
The combination of a slope rating of 138.0 and yardage reaching 7101.0 yards creates consistent pressure on approach shots. You will need to balance risk and reward, especially on longer par 4s and protected greens.
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