(ALBERTA, CANADA) – Bolstered by international recognition in Golfweek and Golf Digest magazines as the one of the highest-ranking collection of public golf courses in the country, Alberta Canadian Rockies golf courses will open the 2012 season on May 4.
The seven courses in Banff, Jasper, Canmore and Kananaskis Country, branded under the destination name Canadian Rockies Golf (http://www.canadianrockiesgolf.ca), will open their golf courses for spring mountain play over the next several weeks. Opening dates are as follows.
Canmore Golf & Curling Club (Canmore): Open May 4
The Fairmont Banff Springs (Banff): Open May 4
The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (Jasper): Open May 4
Stewart Creek Golf Club (Canmore): Open May 9
Kananaskis Country Golf Course (Kananaskis): Open May 11 (both Mt. Kidd and Mt. Lorette)
Silvertip Resort (Canmore): Open May 17
Golfweek magazine named five of the courses in its Best Canadian Courses list, released in mid-April. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and The Fairmont Banff Springs were listed second and fourth, respectively, to its Best Canadian Classic Courses list; Kananaskis Country’s Mount Kidd and Mount Lorette as well as Canmore’s Stewart Creek were listed to the Top Modern Courses in Canada list.
“Canmore Golf & Curling Club and Silvertip Resort offer exceptional playing experiences as well, and are among the favorites to play in Alberta,” said Canadian Rockies Golf Spokesman Gord Schultz. “We hope these accolades will entice people to visit and judge for themselves the quality of our golf courses.”
Golf Digest also named The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge to its “100 Best Outside the U.S.” international golf rankings in its April edition. Both The Fairmont Banff Springs and The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge were also named to Conde Nast Traveler’s “Top 121 Golf Resorts in the World” list, released this month.
Value-priced golf packages that combine play on any of the seven courses, accommodations and adventure are now available at http://www.canadianrockiesgolf.ca, starting at $174 CAD per person, per night.
Popular golf vacation experiences, released just in time for Father’s Day, include Pins and Fins (combining golf and fly fishing, starting at $979 per golfer), The Canadian Rockies Invitational (5 nights/4 rounds starting at $909) and the Iron Man Golf Vacation (8 rounds/5 nights, starting at $1,439).
Special pricing is now available for stays through May 31. The website also includes a package builder to customize your trip.
Canadian Rockies Golf courses are easily accessible via Calgary International Airport, with service by most major air carriers.
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 Traveler Top Golf Resorts 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
• Designated an Audubon Signature Sanctuary; 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” Golf Magazine “Gold Resorts” and “Top 3 Golf Course in Canada” and Golfweek Best Classic Canadian Courses (ranked 4th, 2012)
3. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (www.fairmont.com/jasper, 800.441.1414)
• Celebrating its 90th Anniversary in 2012
• Voted No. 1 Golf Resort in Canada by ScoreGolf Magazine
• An Audubon Signature Sanctuary; featuring the “wild side of the Rockies” – elk, caribou, coyote and wolves inhabit the national park and roam the course freely
• 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 “Top 75 Golf Resorts and “100 Best Outside the U.S.; Golfweek Best Classic Canadian Course (ranked 2nd, 2012); 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 (2012)
• 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)
• 2009 Golf Digest Environmental Leader Award
• 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 awe-inspiring altitude drop from tee to fairway, fairway to green
• Wine Spectator “List of Excellence” Award for Rustica Steakhouse
6. Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club (www.stewartcreekgolf.com/golf, 877.993.GOLF)
• SCORE Golf! “Top 5 Best Public Courses to Play”
• Golfweek “Best Modern Canadian Courses” ranking
• 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
