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Canadian Rockies Golf Packages for 2014

Make your plans now to take advantage of springtime golf vacations in the glorious Canadian Rockies.

Canadian Rockies Best Golf Package 2014

• 2 nights accommodations at Blackstone Mountain Lodge (1 Bedroom Suite)
• 3 rounds of golf (Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club or Silvertip Resort, The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course, Canmore Golf & Curling Club)
• Shared cart and range access
• 1-day National Park vehicle pass
• Free WiFI, parking
• Starting early June, $699 per golfer (Canadian)

Ultimate Golf Getaway: Canadian Rockies Golf Expedition 2014

• 2 nights accommodations at Blackstone Mountain Lodge (1 Bedroom Suite for 2 nights)
• 2 nights Chateau Jasper (Standard Room for 2 nights)
• 4 rounds of golf at:

1. Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club or Silvertip Resort
2. The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course
3. Canmore Golf & Curling Club
4. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

• Shared cart and range access
• 1-day National Park pass
• Free WiFi, parking
• Starting early June, $1,119 per golfer (Canadian)

Combine a once-in-a-lifetime golf adventure and a vacation in Western Canada at Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Kananaskis Country and the mountain community of Canmore. Stay tuned at Golf Canada’s West for vacation and golf packages.

Founder/editor of BestGolfResortsofTheWorld.com, Karen Misuraca is a travel and golf writer from the California Wine Country. She blogs golf travel and writes about Deep Culture Travel. Check out Karen's newly updated iPhone app, California Coast North.

Predator Ridge Golf Resort Now Open in Canada's Okanagan Valley

Lots of news on Spring opening at Predator Ridge Golf Resort in Canada's spectacular Okanagan Valley.

The completely upgraded and expanded Predator Ridge Academy and practice facility now has a full line of golf instruction with video analysis with a focus on short game and on-course lessons, golf camps, corporate programs, junior golf and more. Also on board for the first time this year, Flight Scope, a new club fitting technology.

The Swing Like a Girl Clinics were so popular that they have added additional dates and levels and a new 2-day clinic: Swing and Spa Like A Girl.

Combine a golf junket to Predator Ridge with  the "Girls Wellness Getaway" at the adjacent Sparkling Hill Resort and Spa, famous for its internationally-renowned spa. Package includes:

• 2 nights in a Deluxe Room
• Hot buffet breakfast daily
• One 2-course dinner for two 
• Welcome cocktail for two 
• One $100 KurSpa credit pp
• Access to KurSpa (40,000 sq.ft.) and to the 7 uniquely themed steam and sauna rooms, indoor pool hot pool and outdoor infinity pool, Kneipp water therapy, Keiser–equipped fitness studio,
• and more!

Founder/editor of BestGolfResortsofTheWorld.com, Karen Misuraca is a travel and golf writer from the California Wine Country. She blogs golf travel and writes about Deep Culture Travel. Check out Karen's new iPhone app, California Coast North.

Book Now for Big Discounts on Western Canada Golf Vacations

Thinking about a 2013 golf getaway to British Columbia and Western Canada?

Book by October 31st to guarantee 2012 pricing and for a 5% early bird price reduction.

 Get an instant quote here and check out the photos and videos of spectacular Western Canada.

Are you a Golf Canada West alumnus? Book and deposit your 2013 golf vacation by the October 31st deadline and receive a further 5% alumni reduction.

Click here for more about golf in Western Canada.

A sampling of some of the fabulous courses and resorts, from Whistler to the Okanagan Valley, Banff, Jasper, Vancouver and more destinations:

• Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course
• Silvertip Golf Resort
• Kananaskis Country Golf Course
• Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course
• Predator Ridge Golf Resort
• Okanagan Golf Club
• Tower Ranch
• Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club
• Nicklaus North Golf Course
• Whistler Golf Club
• Bear Mountain Resort

Founder/editor of BestGolfResortsofTheWorld.com,  Karen Misuraca is a travel and golf writer from the California Wine Country. She blogs golf travel here and writes about cultural travel at DeepCultureTravel.com. Check out Karen's new iPhone app, California Coast North.

Summer Golf at Chateau Whistler Golf Club

Early summer is a great time to see wildlife in the Canadian Rockies, when magenta and blue lupine line the fairways of the stunning Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club.  

Black bears are often sighted munching on wild berries in the deep rough, while coyotes and deer stand their ground on the edges of the Douglas fir forest. Golfers bring their binoculars and cameras for the daily pageant of golden eagles, swooping osprey and resident pileated woodpeckers.

Within the vavcation village of Whistler at the foot of the dramatic Coast Mountain range in British Columbia, the Robert Trent Jones, Jr.-designed Chateau Whistler course lies on tilting terrain studded with monumental granite outcroppings. Cascading across the track are three glacier-fed streams, spawning grounds for Rainbow and Kokanee trout. 

Unlimited Golf Package at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler for summer 2012:

• luxury accommodations
• unlimited golf
• Kids are Free (up to age 16 per 1 paying adult)
• from $229 CAD per person per day (double occupancy)
• June through September

Annual events in charming, Euro-style, pedestrian-only Whistler village range from all-summer, live street-side entertainment to World Beat Weekend, the First Nations Festival and Jazz and Blues Weekend. An exhilarating recreational and sightseeing activity is taking the gondola up the mountain for summertime hiking and picnicking in alpine meadows, and having Sunday brunch with a view at the Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain. From here you can take a thrilling ride on the new, year round, 1.88-mile Peak 2 Peak Gondola to Rendezvous Restaurant on Blackcomb Mountain.

Conde Nast Traveler says that the Fairmont Chateau Whistler is the Best Golf Resort in Canada and Golf Digest gives it 4 ½ stars.

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Founder/editor of BestGolfResortsofTheWorld.com, Karen Misuraca is a travel and golf writer from the California Wine Country. She blogs golf travel here and writes about culture and eco-travel at DeepCultureTravel.com. Check out Karen's new iPhone app, California Coast North.

Alberta Canadian Rockies Courses Open 2012 Season

The seven spectacular courses in Banff, Jasper, Canmore and Kananaskis Country, branded together under the destination name Canadian Rockies Golf, are now open for spring mountain play.

• Canmore Golf & Curling Club 
• The Fairmont Banff Springs
• The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
• Stewart Creek Golf Club
• Kananaskis Country Golf Course
• Silvertip Resort

Golf Week has named 5 of the courses in its Best Canadian Courses list, with the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and The Fairmont Banff Springs coming in at 2nd and 4th. Among the magazine’s Best Canadian Classic Courses are Kananaskis Country’s Mount Kidd and Mount Lorette; and Canmore’s Stewart Creek is listed as one of the Top Modern Courses in Canada.

And the fun and beautiful Canmore Golf & Curling Club and Silvertip Resort are exceptional venues, also.
 
Canadian Rockies Golf and vacation packages, such as:

• Pins and Fins (combining golf and fly fishing, from $979)
• Canadian Rockies Invitational (5 nights/4 rounds from $909)
• Iron Man Golf Vacation (8 rounds/5 nights from $1,439)

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Founder/editor of BestGolfResortsofTheWorld.com, Karen Misuraca is a travel and golf writer from the California Wine Country. She blogs golf travel here and writes about culture and eco-travel at DeepCultureTravel.com. Check out Karen's new iPhone app, California Coast North.

Summer golf special at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

Stanley Thompson golf course at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in the Canadian Rockies

Nestled between the Canadian Rockies and a stunning alpine lake, the historic Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in Western Canada announces the "Golf For Free" package, from $299 CAD per person, per night, to include:

• Luxury accommodations for a minimum of two nights
• One round of golf per day
• Golf cart
• Range balls

The lovely, rugged golf course designed by Stanley Thompson meanders through aspen groves around gigantic boulders, along the edge of azure Lac Beauvert, surrounded by mountains and pure wilderness. Bear, elk and coyote play on the fairways while golfers contend with elevated tees and huge, undulating greens, devilishly sloping off at the sides.

Like an upscale summer camp, the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge has a Great Room with comfy sofas and armchairs, writing tables, rocking chairs, fireplaces and views of what seems to be half of the Canadian Rockies.

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Founder/editor of BestGolfResortsofTheWorld, Karen Misuraca is a travel and golf writer from the California Wine Country. She follows the little white ball around the world and blogs about International Golf Travel. And, she also writes a blog on Sustainable Travel.

Guys and Golf on Vancouver Island

Trash talkin', beer swillin', poker playin' and all-golf-all-the-time guycations are as good as they get on Vancouver Island.

Besides the ever-popular Victoria Guys Getaway, where you can sample the already world-famous new Nicklaus-designed Valley Course at Bear Mountain, there are additional men-only outings offered through Golf Vancouver Island, including the North Island Catch (& Release) package, which includes golf and salmon fishing.

Victoria Guys Getaway (from $465)

Two nights at the hotel of your choice

Rounds of golf at your choice of any two of the following:

• Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
• Bear Mountain Golf Club
• Olympic View Golf Club

Shared powercart at both courses

Warm-up bucket at all courses

Guaranteed tee times

Nachos & pitcher of beer on the rooftop deck of the Sticky Wicket Pub

Guaranteed seating and first pitcher of beer at Irish Times Pub

Whether your post-round activities include bungee jumping, whale watching, or just hunkering down for beer and nachos (included in all packages), rest assured, neither scrapbooking nor needlework are on the menu.
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If island golf isn't your style, how about golf on a glacier, at Whistler, B.C.?

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The founder/editor of BestGolfResortsoftheWorld.com, Karen Misuraca is a travel and golf writer from the California Wine Country. She follows the little white ball around the world and blogs golf travel at bestgolf.typepad.com/blog/

Golf on Glaciers

OK, so you’ve probably hit a golf ball off the side of a house, off a parked car or even off the back of a cruise ship. But, have you ever hit a golf ball off a glacier? Likely not, unless you’ve been to The Four Seasons Whistler in Whistler, British Columbia. The 5-star resort hotel will arrange to whisk you by helicopter to the top of nearby Mt. Currie to smash biodegradable golf balls into the great blue yonder.

Of course, to keep your game a little more grounded, the hotel also offers their Elite Golf Program, which includes play on three of Whistler’s fabulous high-mountain courses – Nicklaus North, Whistler Golf Club and Big Sky; a PGA professional will accompanying you for on-course playing sessions and for lunch daily. Two nights luxurious accommodations are included, and daily breakfast. Starting at $ 1,540 for two, this is a deal.

The Golf Package at the Four Seasons includes two nights accommodations, daily breakfast, and two rounds of rounds of golf, starting at CAD $455. 

The Whistler Foursome

The first Canadian design by Arnold Palmer, the Whistler Golf Club is celebrating its 25th anniversary––the layout features 9 lakes, 2  winding creeks and gorgeous mountain views  At just over 2,000 feet in elevation, in the Canadian Rockies, Whistler has four stunning golf courses with views of snow-capped mountain peaks. The golfing season runs from May through the middle of October. Laid on a rugged, densely forested site on the shores of glacial Green Lake, Nicklaus North is watered by Whistler’s famous “River of Golden Dreams”, while feisty Fitzsimmons Creek creates havoc for golfers on the 18 hole, where it fronts the green along with a huge cottonwood tree. At the base of the glacier-capped Coast Mountains, Chateau Whistler Golf Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. on tilting terrain studded with monumental granite outcroppings. Cascading across the course are three glacier-fed streams, spawning grounds for Rainbow and Kokanee trout. A David Leadbetter Golf Academy is here, too, on a gorgeous high-mountain hillside. A Robert Cupp original at the foot of Mount Currie, Big Sky Golf and Country Club is a stunner, relatively flat with plenty of reed-bordered lakes and ponds. Stay and Play Whistler Golf packages start at $355 per person for 2 nights' accommodation and a round of golf on three courses, and $448 per person for three nights' accommodation and a round of golf at all four courses. (800) WHISTLER