(ALBERTA, CANADA) – Canadian Rockies Golf – a group of best-in-Canada courses and resorts located in central Alberta – today unveiled its 2012 signature golf packages, including a 144-hole, five-day golf extravaganza, or a relaxed golf-and-fly fishing or spa trip, beginning this May.
Golf vacation experiences in Banff, Jasper, Canmore and Kananaskis Country are included in the group’s varied offering, with rates starting at $174 CAD per person, per night.
Here are five travel picks worth reviewing:
• 15-hour Daylight Golf Marathon: Visit the Canadian Rockies near the Summer Solstice, and expect the sun to rise at 7 am and fall around 10 pm daily – making 36 holes a day not only manageable, but easy. Try the Iron Man Golf Package, including eight rounds and five night’s stay, starting at $1,439 CAD per person. You might actually fit in three full rounds with this much sun.
• Canmore and the Calgary Stampede: The famed Calgary Stampede will celebrate its Centennial in early July. Enjoy the popular Chuckwagon Races and then drive a quick hour west to the hip and fresh Canmore, playing the meaty Silvertip or Stewart Creek mountain courses with the laid-back Canmore Golf & Curling Club. May Canmore packages start at $174 CAD per person, for a round and an overnight stay.
• Drive and Fly (Fishing, That is): Golfers and anglers will love the Pins and Fins package, combining two days of golf with a full-day fly-fishing excursion with guide and equipment included. Stay four nights, starting at $979 CAD per person.
• Celebrate our Birthdays: Two courses are celebrating birthdays in 2012:
o Visit in May 11-17 to celebrate Kananaskis Country’s 30th Anniversary and enjoy $20 rounds (a flashback from 1983). Packages start at $249 CAD/ for two nights and two rounds.
o The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is celebrating their 90th Anniversary with their Jasper Great Golf Getaway, including three nights, two rounds, golf lessons, private Scotch tasting, fly fishing and lakeside barbecue, starting at $3,125 CAD per person.
• Golf Magazine Gold Resorts: The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and The Fairmont Banff Springs were named 2012 Gold Resorts by GOLF Magazine, and Golf Digest’s 75 Top Golf Resorts in late 2011. Stay and play both, and enjoy a bonus night at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, through the Fairmont Classic Package, a seven-day excursion through both National Parks and the famed Icefields Parkway. May rates start at $1469 CAD per person.
All packages can be booked through http://www.canadianrockiesgolf.ca, and include all taxes, gratuities and service charges were applicable. Packages can be customized through the online portal, offering preferred hotel, auto, golf and adventure rates in the Canadian Rockies. rates shown above are based on double occupancy, in Canadian dollars.
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About Canadian Rockies Golf
To view the stunning topography, vacation options and learn more about golf in western Canada, visit www.canadianrockiesgolf.ca. Website visitors can view stay-and-play packages or request custom quotes for trips and packages, or they may call 877.323.3633 for more information. Online information is regularly posted at http://www.facebook.com/canadianrockiesgolf.
The critical acclaim and extraordinary attributes of the six members of the destination – “Canadian Rockies Golf: Historic. Dramatic. Untamed.” – include:
1. Canmore Golf and Curling Club (www.canmoregolf.net, 888.678.4785)
• Voted Best Golf Course in Rocky Mountain News’ Best of the Bow Awards (2011)
• 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
2. The Fairmont Banff Springs (www.fairmont.com/banffsprings, 800.441.1414)
• Historic course and Conde Nast Gold winner for its castle-like hotel, 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 between Sulphur Mountain & Mount Rundle
• Situated in BanffNational Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Golf Digest “Top 75 Resort in North America,” “Best 25 International Golf Hotels” and “Best 100 Courses Outside the USA”; GOLF Magazine “Gold Resorts” and “Top 3 Golf Course in Canada” and Golfweek Best Canadian Classic Courses
3. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (www.fairmont.com/jasper, 800.441.1414)
• Celebrating its 90th Anniversary in 2012
• Voted Best Golf Resort in Canada by ScoreGolf Magazine
• Featuring the “wild side of the Rockies” – elk, caribou, coyote and wolves inhabit the national park
• Designed by Stanley Thompson, the 18 holes carve contours at the feet of mountains
• Located in the heart of JasperNational Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Golf Digest “Top 75 Golf Resorts; Golfweek Best Classic Canadian Course; GOLF Magazine “Gold Resorts” list 2012.
4. Kananaskis Country Golf Course (www.kananaskisgolf.com, 877.591.2525)
• Celebrating its 30th season in 2012
• Golfweek “Best Canadian Modern Courses” ranking (2011)
• SCORE Golf! “Top 5 Best Public Courses to Play”
• Robert Trent Jones Sr. 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
5. Silvertip Golf Resort (www.silvertipresort.com, 877.877.5444)
• National Geographic Top 10 Environmental Courses (2011)
• Home course of PGA Tour Member and 2006 Players Champion Stephen Ames
• Golf Digest rated 4 ½ stars, lauded for environmental sensitivity, 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 “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)
• SCORE Golf! “Top 5 Best Public Courses to Play”
• Golf Digest rated 4 ½ stars
• Surrounded by the spellbinding Three Sisters Mountains
• Audubon-certified course preserves habitat for plentiful wildlife
Contact:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications, 703.403.5317, dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com
Janeen Driscoll, Buffalo Communications, 910.690.9711, jdriscoll@buffalocommunications.com
