R
I
V
E
R
S
I
D
E
G
O
L
F
C
O
U
R
S
E
kari medig photo
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers three
courses to golf, including the Riverside
Course where play crosses the Columbia
River six times over 18 holes.
whitewater creeks. The 6th hole, dubbed
Cliffhanger, lies on a plateau green with
sheer drops on three sides.
For more altitude, head up, way up,
to Sun Peaks Resort, in BC’s Thompson
Okanagan region. The resort’s Graham
Cooke-designed layout is, at 1,200
metres (3,937 feet), BC’s highest golf
course. Not surprisingly, views and
elevation changes abound.
Sun
BC’s many microclimates add up to one
unavoidable fact: the province enjoys
some of the nicest weather in Canada.
An evening round? No problem. The
province’s northerly latitude keeps the
sun up late on summer nights.
If you like it hot, head to the Thompson Okanagan, where dozens of golf
courses enjoy long sunny summer days
and cooling lake breezes (the area’s
Merlot vines are counting on it, too). At
Predator Ridge, a highly rated 36-hole
duo in the northern Okanagan, the
sun’s warmth turns the landscape to
gold by September. Further south, near
Oliver, the Les Furber-designed Fairview
Mountain Golf Club meanders among
the shrub-grassland and arid beauty of
BC’s pocket desert.
The weather is also kind to coastal
BC, where the mild climate keeps golf
courses on Vancouver Island and in
metro Vancouver open year round.
Whether it’s the lay of the land, the
beauty and challenge of water, the clean
air and altitude, or the long sunny days,
all four elements come together beautifully on BC’s golf courses.
Wherever you golf here, you’ll be in
your element.
kenmoreair.com
57