For those of you unfamiliar with Canada, Victoria is located on Vancouver Island, itself surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the United States and mainland Canada. Victoria also features a marina and seafood less than a few days old out of the ocean. Cordova Bay offers 18 undulating holes with gentle inclines and slopes. At black tee ratings of 6,668 yards, a slope of 122 and a rating of 72.0, the course is among the longest public courses in Victoria but probably not the hardest. The course was established in 1991 and designed by Course Architect Bill Robinson.
Character is subtle.
Cordova Bay possesses that quality and characteristic in its people and its course. Your jaw is now hanging open at Cordova Bay's talking myna bird as it stares back at you curiously. Jim even works at the proshop sometimes, helping customers, friends and visitors alike, greeting everybody by name. Cordova Bay also sports a small, 24-page blue book for those unfamiliar with the course. In my experience, I've never seen one of these things before, only rarely heard of them.