Canadian Rockies Golf: Historic. Dramatic. Untamed.
by K. Gordon Schultz
Discover the Best Golf Experiences in Alberta’s Majestic Rockies
Choosing the right golf destination isn’t just about great fairways. It’s about finding the place that leaves you inspired long after the final putt.
Canadian Rockies Golf is exactly that: historic courses, dramatic mountain scenery, and a feeling of untamed freedom you’ll find nowhere else. This collection of six unforgettable golf and resort properties showcases the best of Alberta golf. A consortium of six golf-and-resort lifestyle properties in Alberta, Canada understand this and have banded together to offer as fine a collection as perhaps exists in North America. And they’ve helped prospective visitors better understand what they offer through their brand tagline – “Canadian Rockies Golf: Historic. Dramatic. Untamed.”
Here are the precise reasons why each of these descriptive words were selected by this group, which includes Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club, The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Kananaskis Country Golf Course, Canmore Golf and Curling Club, Silvertip Resort, and The Fairmont Banff Springs.
Historic.
Historic Courses with Legendary Design
Play where golf legends have walked. The Fairmont Banff Springs and Jasper Park Lodge feature iconic Stanley Thompson designs, celebrated for their classic layouts and postcard views.
At Kananaskis Country Golf Course, you’ll tee off on two Robert Trent Jones Sr. masterpieces surrounded by pure wilderness. Banff Springs itself is styled after a Scottish baronial castle—a nod to the timeless elegance of the game.
Here, tradition meets modern amenities, all set within protected parks and pristine landscapes.
Dramatic.
Dramatic Scenery That Steals Your Focus
Every round in the Rockies feels like an adventure.
These courses weave through towering peaks and rolling valleys, with scenery so close you’ll swear you can touch it. At Silvertip and Stewart Creek, elevation changes keep the game exciting and the views unforgettable.
Whether you’re planning a guys’ getaway, a corporate retreat, or your dream golf trip, you’ll find luxury lodging, fine dining, and endless outdoor activities right outside your door.
Untamed.
Untamed Wilderness Around Every Corner
Golf here is about more than great shots. It’s about sharing the fairways with elk, spotting bears along the rough, and feeling the wild energy of the Rockies.
Most courses are Audubon-certified, ensuring every round respects the natural habitat. Jasper Park, in particular, is known as “the wild side of the Rockies,” where eagles soar overhead and wildlife is part of the experience.
More Than Just Golf
Long summer days (sunlight until 11 p.m.), luxury spas, hiking, fishing, and gourmet restaurants make these resorts as appealing off the course as on it.
After golf, unwind in Banff Springs’ award-winning Willow Stream Spa or relax with a cold drink overlooking glacier-fed rivers.
Top Canadian Rockies Golf Courses
Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club
- 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
The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
- 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
Kananaskis Country Golf Course
- Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed courses are isolated, nestled in rural countryside
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Plan Your Canadian Rockies Golf Getaway
Ready to experience golf that’s truly unforgettable?
Explore stay-and-play packages or create your custom golf trip today at www.canadianrockiesgolf.ca. Or call Golf Canada’s West at 877.323.3633 for personal assistance.
Make this the year you tee off somewhere legendary.
K. Gordon Schultz
www.GolfCanadasWest.com