Canadian Rockies Golf Consortium Partners Win Top Spots in Best of Rankings by SCOREGolf
(ALBERTA, Canada) – Proving yet again that the majesty of the mountains and the call of the wild make for a premier golf destination, The Canadian Rockies golf destination collected top resort and golf course honors in SCOREGolf’s Best of the Best rankings.
The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge was again voted Best Golf Resort in Canada by the leading national publication, which produces the biennial Canada’s Top 100 awards list. The Fairmont Banff Springs was ranked a quick second behind its sister property in the resort category. Both historic properties include Stanley Thompson layouts.
“It’s the artistry that makes Jasper so superb and Thompson’s vision and imagination that make it so memorable,” said the article of The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course, which celebrates its 85th birthday this year.
Five of the seven golf courses that comprise the Canadian Rockies golf destination were named to the upper tier of SCOREGolf’s Top 100 List of Best Courses list:
The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course (ranked 4th, up one from 2008)
The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course (Stanley Thompson 18 course ranked 5th, up from 11th place)
Kananaskis Country Golf Course’s Mt. Kidd (30th)
Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club (32nd)
Kananaskis Country’s Mt. Lorette (47th)
In addition, both Kananaskis Country Golf Course layouts at Mt. Kidd and Mt. Lorette were named to the Best Public $100 or Less list. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and The Fairmont Banff Springs golf courses were also listed third and fourth respectively in the Classic Courses category, rounding out the destination’s accolades.
“Once-in-a-lifetime golf vacations happen every day in the Canadian Rockies,” said Canadian Rockies Golf spokesperson Gordon Schultz. “We were thrilled to see the destination gain such recognition, knowing all partners – including Silvertip Golf Resort and Canmore Golf and Curling Club – make Alberta a strong draw for golfers everywhere.”
The Alberta group of seven golf courses is branded under the tagline, “Canadian Rockies Golf: Historic. Dramatic. Untamed.” Consortia golf packages can be found at canadianrockiesgolf.ca. Many of the consortia members have received similar awards in the world’s leading golf publications, including Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Links and others.
ABOUT THE CANADIAN ROCKIES GOLF CONSORTIA
Founded in March 2009, the Canadian Rockies Golf Consortia offers stay and play opportunities at seven golf courses situated at six pristine locations. They includes three Canmore-based properties (the Canmore Golf and Curling Club, Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club and Silvertip Golf Resort); two Kananaskis-based Robert Trent Jones layouts at Mt. Kidd and Mt. Lorette; and two Fairmont properties with historic Stanley Thompson layouts in Banff Springs (27 holes) and Jasper Park Lodge (18 holes). More information on each partner is provided below.
Partner Information
1. Canmore Golf and Curling Club (www.canmoregolf.net, 888.678.4785)
Valley-based property requires players use all clubs in their bag, narrow fairways challenge all levels of golfers
Tree-lined course, friendly community atmosphere provides intimacy and camaraderie
Located at base of Bow Valley, glacier-fed streams lace through course
2. The Fairmont Banff Springs (www.fairmont.com/banffsprings, 800.441.1414)
Historical course and castle-like hotel with regal ambiance, award-winning Willow Stream Spa and exquisite resort amenities
27 holes of golf – 18 Stanley Thompson-designed holes including the 200-yard, par-3 Devil’s Cauldron, 147 bunkers, and the 9-hole Tunnel Course
Panoramic beauty, picturesque-mountain setting nestled between Sulphur Mountain and Mount Rundle
Situated in Banff National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Golf Digest “Top 5 Resort in North America,” “Best 25 International Golf Hotels” and “Best 100 Courses Outside the USA”
GOLF Magazine “Best Lodging in Canada” and “Top 3 Golf Course in Canada”
3. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (www.fairmont.com/jasper, 800.441.1414)
Featuring the “wild side of the Rockies” – elk, caribou, coyote, bear and wolves inhabit the national park
Widely regaled as one of the world’s best resort courses
Designed by Stanley Thompson, the 18 holes carve contours at the feet of mountains
Located in the heart of Jasper National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Golf Digest “Best 100 Courses Outside the USA”
GOLF Magazine “Top 3 Lodging in Canada” and “Top 3 Golf Course in Canada”
4. Kananaskis Country Golf Course (www.kananaskisgolf.com, 877.591.2525)
Robert Trent Jones Sr. exquisitely designed courses, situated in serene Kananaskis Country
36 holes played beneath breathtaking Mt. Lorette and Mt. Kidd, after which the courses are respectively named
Features immaculate lush fairways, famed island-like 4th green on Mt. Kidd course, 140+ silica sand bunkers and the cascading Kananaskis River
2009 Canadian PGA Professional and Merchandiser of the Year
SCORE Golf! “Top 5 Best Public Courses to Play”
5. Silvertip Golf Resort (www.silvertipresort.com, 877.877.5444)
Home course of PGA Tour Member and 2006 Players Champion Stephen Ames
Golf Digest rated 4 ½ stars and lauded for environmental sensitivity and maintenance practices
600 feet of elevation change, including dramatic par-4 18th with extreme altitude drop from tee to fairway, fairway to green
Wine Spectator 2009 “List of Excellence” Award for Rustica Steakhouse
2009 Golf Digest Environmental Leader Award
6. Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club (www.stewartcreekgolf.com/golf, 877.993.GOLF)
Golf Digest rated 4 ½ stars
Surrounded by the spellbinding Three Sisters Mountains, practically close enough to touch during play
Audubon-certified course preserves habitat for plentiful wildlife
SCORE Golf! “Top 5 Best Public Courses to Play”
Contact:
Janeen Driscoll jdriscoll@buffalocommunications.com; 910-690-9711
Dan Shepherd, dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com, 703.891.3320
www.buffalocommunications.com
