Kananaskis Country and Canmore

Golf Courses, Golf Vacations

Brewster's Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course is located near Hwy 40 and Hwy 1 at the entrance of Kananaskis Country, where the foothills meet the Canadian Rockies, just 15 minutes from Canmore, Alberta. 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.

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.

For a perfect golf vacation, Golf Canada's West is a Canmore based company that specializes in fine golf vacations in the Canadian Rockies as well as British Columbia. Golf Canada's West offers a variety of easy to book vacations and arrange all details including rental vehicule, accommodations and guaranteed tee times. Please visit our Golf & Golf Vacations Directory for features courses and golf vacation specialists in the area.

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.

Three Sister's new 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 - 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.

Other Golf courses in Western Canada

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.

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