Canadians love golf��and fortunately, we have more than enough space and majestic scenery to accommodate our 2000 golf courses, most within driving distance of the international border. Seldom do our golfers wait long for tee times, green fees are remarkably inexpensive, and our nineteenth holes routinely look out on sweeping natural views. There is one small downside to golf in Canada. Should you lose your ball, as I regularly do, against the broad backdrop of snow-coated mountain ranges, in the whitecap-topped ocean beside the fairway, or somewhere in the tangle of forest surrounding the green, you may be forced to take a stroke. Of course, all the other players will be dealing with the same scenic challenge.