4th Annual Couples Festival

July 15th
• Arrive at Prince Edward Island
• Transportation provided from the airport
• 4:00pm: Check-into Hotel on Pownal
• 5:00pm – 6:00pm: Reception with drinks and light hors d'oeurves. Also receive your welcome package

July 16th
• 7:00am – 9:00am Deluxe continental breakfast provided
• 9:30am – Shuttle to The Links at Crowbush Cove
• 11:00am – Shotgun at The Links at Crowbush Cove followed by 19th hole reception
• 4:00pm – Transfer back to Hotel on Pownal
• 7:30pm Dinner at The Gahan House Pub and Brewery

July 17th
• 7:00am – 9:00am Deluxe continental breakfast provided
• 9:30am – Shuttle to Dundrave Golf Course
• 11:00am – Shotgun at Dundarave Golf Course followed by 19th hole reception
• 4:00pm – Transfer back to Hotel on Pownal. Evening on own

July 18th
• 7:00am – 9:00am Deluxe continental breakfast provided
• 12:30pm – Shuttle to Green Gables Golf Club
• 2:00pm – Shotgun at Green Gables Golf Club
• 6:30pm – Transfer to the New Glasgow Lobster Dinner for a 1lb Lobster feast and closing ceremony
• 8:30pm – Transfer back to Hotel on Pownal

July 19th
• 7:00am – 9:00am Deluxe continental breakfast provided
• Transfer back to airport at designated time

Price per person: $995 cdn  + tax
• Based on double occupancy

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With a marked fresh, urban style, The Hotel on Pownal is a modern boutique hotel ideal for those who shy away from conventionality.

Located in the heart of downtown Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on historic Pownal Street, we're within a breath of shopping, fabulous dining, and the beautiful Charlottetown waterfront & boardwalk.

Recognized by Golf Digest as Canada's Best New Course in 1994. Overlooking the north shore dunes of PEI, Crowbush continues to enthrall all those that take the challenge to conquer one of North America's very best. Undulating fairways, water holes with a wisp of wind, pot bunkers and challenging greens all come together to provide you with an experience not to be forgotten.

Truly an unbelievable combination of nature and imagination.Host of the 1998 Export ‘A’ Skins game featuring John Daly, Fred Couples, Mark O’Meara and Mike Weir.

Host to the 2007 Legends of Golf event featuring Vijay Singh and Mike Weir

Of all the courses that are considered a "must play", Crowbush is certainly one of them.Golf Digest Places to Play - 4.5 Stars "Outstanding, plan your next vacation around it."

SCORE Golf Magazine rated Crowbush #6 in the Country and #2 Public Course.

This red sandstone, 18-hole championship golf course, designed by award winning architects, Dr. Michael Hurzdan and Dana Fry, opened in July 1999. The course offers an appealing blend of traditional and contemporary architectural designs with some of the most memorable bunkering patterns in all of golf. Expansive fairways, lined with lush pines and the tranquil Brudenell River, meander through some of the most stunning beauty that PEI has to offer.

Host of the 2006 Legends of Golf featuring Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson

The natural setting of Dundarave, and its proximity to the Brudenell River course and the Canadian Golf Academy, will ensure that your golf experience at this 45-hole complex is one that will long be remembered.

Dundarave Golf Course is within walking distance of the new Callaway Golf Performance Centre of Atlantic Canada and the Callaway Golf Divine Nine. Golf Digest Places to Play - 4 Stars “Outstanding, plan your next vacation around it”. ScoreGolf Magazine called Dundarave one of the country’s most underrated courses at #43.

Green Gables Golf Club will be celebrating its highly anticipated Grand Reopening in the spring of 2009. Originally designed by world-renowned architect Stanley Thompson, Green Gables opened for play in 1939. In 2008, one of Canada's top architects, Thomas McBroom, restored the course to its rightful place back on top of Prince Edward Islands "Must Play Golf Courses". The restoration features bent grass tees, greens and fairways as well as multiple tee decks allowing golfers to select playing from 5200 to 7000 yards. The Globe and Mail has ranked Green Gables as a long standing member of Canada's Top 100 Golf Courses - the rebirth of this"Island Gem" will surely have it reclaim its rightful standing amongst Canada's elite courses. McBroom, has redefined the Green Gables golfing experience with new challenges and viewscapes all the while respecting the character and history of the Stanley Thompson original 1939 masterpiece.”

Truly a Masterpiece of two Masterminds. Green Gables is a top 100 course with Globe & Mail and Score Golf, with a 4 Star rating from Golf Digest.

Gahan is not a common surname in Charlottetown today, but in the middle of the 19th century, John Gahan was a prominent merchant, an importer of teas, wines, and family groceries. His place of business was on the corner of Queen and Sydney Streets; the former McIsaac building.

Mr. Gahan lived next door to the shop, at 126 Sydney Street, in a wooden house he had purchased from the Brennan Estate. In 1880, he replaced that residence with the mansard­roofed brick residence still at this address. It remained in Gahan’s ownership until the beginning of the 20th century when John Gahan’s widow, Marguerita, sold the property to Edward Kelly, the enterprising Irishman who built and owned houses all over Charlottetown.

After Edward Kelly’s death in 1922, the premises became the property of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation. The Sistersof the Precious Blood built a large addition to the house and used it as a convent until the 1960’s. In the last quarter century, the Gahan House had been used as a boarding house.
The Gahan Brewery (formerly Murphy’s Brewing Co.) was established in March 1997 next to the Lone Star Café at 449 University Avenue. Due to the increased popularity of the beer, they relocated to its current location at 126 Sydney Street. This move doubled its production capacity and gave it a permanent Old Charlottetown home in the Gahan House. Murphy’s Brewing Co. was renamed The Gahan Brewery in November 2000, and remains the only brewery on Prince Edward Island.

“We are still on Cloud 9 from our fantastic week in PEI! We had such a good time, and are already making plans to include the Couples Golf Festival in our vacation plans for next year. We want to thank both of you, and all of your wonderful staff for all you have done to make our experience so memorable. We were so excited and looking forward to the event, and you really exceeded our expectations on all accounts. You and your staff really went out of their way to greet everyone and make sure they were really looked after throughout each day.

The courses we played were fabulous, and we were delighted by all the extra surprises you had planned for us along the way. Each day was special. The whole event was really well organized and everything ran like clockwork. Not always easy to do when you have 180+ people to keep track of! The quality of food we enjoyed at the welcome reception and closing dinner were fabulous, and again exceeded our expectations.

We love PEI, having been there 13 years ago, and remembered the hospitality, beautiful scenery, and wonderfully relaxing atmosphere. The courses and scenery were spectacular, but it’s the people that make it special.

We stayed at the Delta Prince Edward, and would do so again. It was great on all accounts. Normally we like to vacation on our own, but we really enjoyed the couples atmosphere and met a number of nice people who also like to golf and travel!

Thank you so very much for all of your efforts to make the Couples Golf Festival such an enjoyable experience for all of us. It really was one of our best vacations ever!

We look forward to returning next year.

All the best,
Carol & Mike”

“Linda and I really enjoyed the Inaugural Couples Golf Festival. We are hoping we can return next year for the second annual event.

The Great George was a super choice. We had a great room and the staff was excellent. We would recommend staying there to anyone. In fact, we had good food and met some really fun islanders at the restaurants we visited and at all of the shops. I think the Maritimes are the friendliest places I have visited. We had similar experiences in Nova Scotia.

Thanks again for a great time and for the discount coupons to help with next year. If we can make it, we plan to stay a few extra days and see the rest of the wonderful island.

- Mark and Linda

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