Located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Calgary features thick forests of pine and beautiful valleys. It's in this intriguing environment that some of Canada's best golf courses have been built. While Calgary is home to some of the finest private golf clubs in the nation -- Earl Grey, Calgary Golf Club, Glencoe, to name a few -- there is a fine collection of world-class facilities that are accessible to everyone.
Vancouver Island - a lush fortress of Douglas Fir, rolling parkland,
and super-rugged coastline - is often regarded as one of Canada's
prettiest regions. With posh, new resorts, quaint nine-holers tucked
in valleys, and 100-year old private clubs, what's not to like?
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Imagine stepping onto a basketball court and finding the rims are
12 feet high or getting to a baseball diamond and discovering five
bases. That's Furry Creek Golf and Country Club in British Columbia.
Calling it unconventional would be like saying Howard Hughes was
a little eccentric. Still, as alien as the shots get, as tricked
up as the course sometimes seems, Furry Creek grabs you from the
first hole and takes you on a wild ride.
Boasting two impressive courses, one that has been around since
the 1950s and one contemporary course ranked in Canada's top 25,
the town of Radium Hot Springs has been a popular little getaway
for quite some time. The two courses -- The Springs Course and The
Resort Course -- offer unparalleled scenery and challenges throughout
both layouts. "Unquestionably, one of the strong suits of The Springs
is the daring collection of par-3s," writes Andrew Penner. "In order
to negotiate them well, you'll need nerves of steel."
After more than two decades of grinding on the regular Tour, with
two victories, Dave Barr's heart remains in this city of 95,000
in the middle of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia's southern
Interior. But even now, with a Champions Tour victory under his
belt, he still finds time to return to the course where he got his
start.
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Today, more than ever before, golfers from all over the world are
driving these byways and discovering Canada. They always knew the
scenery was unparalleled. Now they are finding the quality of golf
is just as impressive. If you are ready for a world-class golf vacation,
here's a suggested itinerary after arriving in Calgary, an oil-boom
cowtown and host of the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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Once considered the boondocks, Vail now is as nice a golf destination
as a ski resort. Now others have caught on, and you can take an
amazing golf vacation along the I-70 corridor from Denver into the
spectacular mountains of Colorado. David R. Holland takes you on
a tour, providing tips and pointers on Fossil Trace Golf Club in
Golden, Breckenridge Golf Club and more.
Welcome to the best golf course in Colorado you probably never
heard of. It's a Robert Trent Jones Jr. gem in ski country with
a backdrop of mighty gray granite amid sagebrush rough, rolling
fairways and shimmering aspens and tall pines. Senior writer David
R. Holland takes you there and shows you the true spirit of back
country golf.
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