If you want dramatic mountain golf, the Kootenay Rockies is your golf destination. The many spectacular courses are all about mountain views, elevation changes, rugged topography and beautiful holes that wind alongside stunning rivers and lakes.
While the region boasts a number of destination golf resorts, there are many little known gems that also cling to mountains and cut through forests near scenic towns and they are just as rewarding play. The Kootenay Rockies is one region where leaving your clubs at home just isn’t an option.
Here are a few mountain courses not to miss during your visit:
The Balfour Golf Course is a diamond in the rough and certainly, one of the real charmers. With dazzling views throughout and interesting elevations changes – this course is a ‘secret’ you need to uncover on your visit to the Kootenay Rockies this season.
Set on the unspoiled forest along the crystal-clear waters of the St. Mary River (in Kimberley), this is a good as it gets. And the exception golf holes – Bootleg Gap Golf boast an exciting 18-hole championship course as well as a sporty 9-hole recreation course – fits the terrain like a glove.
Unquestionable, the atmosphere in the gorgeous timber-framed clubhouse and award-wining restaurant is captivating. However, when you consider the quality of this awe-inspiring course – including the many holes that plunge down the fall lines, meander through the pines and cruise high along the bluffs – you’ve truly got a golf experiences that goes above and beyond at Eagle Ranch Resort in Invermere.
Located high in the alpine at Panorama Mountain Resort, the Greywolf Golf Course serves up one of the finest mountain golf experiences in the world. The course features jaw dropping elevation changes, cliff-side greens and what has to be one of the most riveting collections of par-3 holes in golf.
Getting away from it all – describes Kokanee Springs Golf Resort to a tee! Featuring beautiful course-side accommodation and a Norman Woods-designed championship course that consistently exceeds expectations. It truly is a golfer’s paradise.
The newest star in the Kootenay Rockies golfing landscape is Wildstone Golf Course in Cranbrook. Routed atop a rolling, pine-covered scenic rise – this is a Gary Player’s first and only Canadian design. The layout simply has it all and finishes with one of the best closing runs in BC. With massive greens, gorgeous bunkering and tour-calibre playing conditions, it’s no surprise that people are going “wild” to play this mountain course.
Know Before You Go – Plan ahead so you can travel safely and responsibly. Familiarize yourself with weather, road conditions, general alerts for travellers and provincial health orders & recommendations.
Related Stories
~ Cruising Down an Open Highway: Planning your Kootenay Road Trip
~ Easy Kootenay Hikes: To 360 Degree Vista Views
~ Everything is Local
~ Golf Our Mountain Playground
~ Kootenay Rockies: Farm to Fork
~ Our Kootenay Spirits
~ Pit Stops for a Kootenay Rockies Road Trip
~ Savouring the Kootenay Rockies this Summer
~ Wet Your Whistle: Along a Kootenay Road Trip
Cover/top photo by Evan Schiller at Eagle Ranch Golf Resort in Invermere, BC.
Please tag your images with @KootRocks on Instagram to be featured in a future social post. For travel deals and specials – sign up for our Consumer Travellers Newsletter.
