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Golf
Brewster's Kananaskis Ranch Golf Resort is located minutes from
Nakoda Lodge. This regulation golf course is on the original
Brewster Family homestead at the base of Mount Yamnuska.
Experienced golfers, families and beginners are welcome to this
fun and affordable course.
Kananaskis Area
Golf Courses
The two superb Lorette and Kidd courses of the Kananaskis Country Golf
Course offer plenty of water and strategically placed sand traps to
challenge any golfer. These golf courses are located on either side of
the Kananaskis River, a whitewater and kayaking mecca. Designed by
Robert Trent Jones, the beauty and quality of these courses are bound to
please all levels of golfers.
Canmore Area Golf Courses
The SilverTip Golf Course, which opened for play the summer of 1998, is
ranked the most challenging course in Canada and third in the world -
with a slope rating of 153 from the tournament tees. The scenery is
magnificent. Located on the benchland of Lady MacDonald mountain in
Canmore, SilverTip traverses 600 feet up the side of the mountain. Some
amazing raised tee-boxes, narrow fairways, streams, ponds and bunkers
make playing this course an unforgettable experience.
Three Sister's Stewart Creek Golf Course, designed by architect Gary
Browning opened in the spring of 2000. Gary has taken the most pristine
environment and has woven 18 outstanding golf holes through it, as
though it belonged there. The course features breathtaking mountain
views, abundant wildlife, abandoned mine shafts and it's name sake,
Stewart Creek, on a challenging yet fair layout. The terrain is amazing
for a golf course and the views are spectacular.
Renowned for its panoramic beauty, the Banff Springs Golf Course is both
captivating and challenging. The optical illusions created by the
mountains towering overhead can deceive the eye of even the most skilled
player. Stanley Thompson, master golf course architect, used his expert
talent when he designed the original 18 holes in 1928. Making the most
of the natural landscape, he weaved the course around majestic
evergreens, in the shadow of the mountains and along the banks of two
rivers. In 1989, 9 holes were added, resulting in 27 holes of
championship layout. Recently the course has been fully resorted back to
the original Stanley Thompson design with modifications for today's long
drive technology. It is common to be playing along side some magnificent
elk.
Golf courses in the surrounding areas
Few golf courses in the world can match the rugged majesty of the Jasper
Park Lodge Golf Course. From location, to layout, to the extraordinary
wildlife experiences, this Stanley Thompson course offers its players
something special. The course was officially opened on July 17, 1925. In
1994, using the original blueprints, the course was renovated back to
its original layout. Some bunkers were reshaped, others were opened
again. Tee boxes have been reshaped and in some instances built up to
their original height. A unique feature of this golf course is that many
of the holes are aligned to distant mountain peaks. Bunkers and greens
match the contours of the mountain ranges that surround Jasper.
The Springs at Radium's 18-hole championship course, is currently ranked
6th in BC. The course was constructed by Les Furber and opened in 1988.
The course follows the massive Columbia River. Sitting high up on the
edge of a plateau, it offers panoramic views of the Columbia River
Valley plus the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. The Springs Course boasts
one of the best practice facilities in Canada.
Eagle Ranch at Windermere is a world class, 18-hole championship golf
course complete with full practice facilities. The 6800-yard course
offers very diverse terrain following the natural contours of the site
resulting in unusual contours and challenging holes throughout. There
are multiple tee boxes on every hole. Natural features and views from
the golf course are spectacular. Beautiful rockwork and natural grasses
compliment the many ponds and streams.
Greywolf was constructed by BMR Golf and opened in 1999. The golf course
is part of Panorama Mountain Village development owned by Intrawest.
With bent grass from tee to green and water meandering through ten of
eighteen holes, the 7,140-yard mountain course is nothing less than
spectacular. This course was inspired by the celebrated Stanley
Thompson, and designed by renowned golf course architect Doug Carrick. |