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big sky golf & country club photo
A Robert Cupp designed course in the
nearby Pemberton Valley, Big Sky Golf
Club’s par 5 number 4 hole is dubbed
’Purgatory’ for its creek and water-andsand-framed green.
some holes, dubbed infinity greens,
appear to float untethered against the
blue and silver lake.
Further east, in the Kootenay Rockies
region, alpine rivers are the water
feature of choice. At Trickle Creek Golf
Resort, a Les Furber design in Kimberley, players drive shots across mountain
streams; at the Riverside Course, one
of three golf options at the Fairmont
Hot Springs Resort, the play crosses
the rushing Columbia River six times
over 18 holes. Further north in Golden,
the Golden Golf Club boasts tree-lined
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fairways, natural forest and show-stopping holes, a select few winding in
spectacular fashion along the Columbia
River bank.
Air
At some BC golf courses, the game literally takes to the air as balls soar across
gaps and gullies to island greens and
rocky outcroppings.
At the Westin Bear Mountain Golf
Resort & Spa, a Nicklaus Design 36-hole
duo near Victoria, the Mountain Course
offers plenty of air with its island
greens, cliff-edge holes and elevation
gains. Here, the 14th hole is simply
unforgettable: it’s played across a gap
to a cliff edge against a city and ocean
backdrop. The neighboring Valley Course
shows Bear Mountain’s gentler side as
it winds through the forest among lakes
and creeks.
Greywolf Golf Course, set nearly
1,200 metres (4,000 feet) up in the Purcell Range at Panorama Mountain Resort, makes the most of the area’s jagged
peaks, and glacier-fed creeks with steep
elevation changes and long drives across