| A Canadian Rockies golf vacation could very | | | | along beside the pristine wilderness of the |
| well be the most memorable holiday you'll | | | | Bow River overlooked by the snow-capped peaks |
| ever take! The Canadian Rockies truly are | | | | of Sulphur Mountain and Mount Rundle. This |
| one of the top natural wonders of the world, | | | | amazing course will both challenge and |
| internationally renowned for the stunning | | | | delight you. |
| scenery, the sparklingly clean air, and the | | | | |
| quiet of unspoiled wilderness. This is as | | | | SCOREGolf Magazine rates the Jasper Park |
| close as it gets to paradise on earth. | | | | Lodge Golf Club as the #1 Best Golf Resort in |
| | | | Canada with good reason. Designed in the |
| Snow-gilded mountain peaks, gem-like lakes, | | | | 1920's by Stanley Thompson, few golf courses |
| lush green river valleys and wide blue | | | | in the world can match the rugged majesty of |
| western skies are almost scenery clichés, | | | | this national treasure. The design features |
| but on your Canadian Rockies golf vacation | | | | wide fairways carved through thick forest, |
| this is reality. Golfers from around the | | | | dramatic bunkering and holes aligned with |
| world come to just stand and stare at one of | | | | distant mountain vistas. It presents a |
| nature's crowning achievements. The fact that | | | | cunning blend of beautiful landscapes and |
| you'll be playing golf in such a fabulous | | | | challenging terrain. |
| setting is just the icing on the cake. Of | | | | |
| course, the numerous world-class golf courses | | | | Of course, a Canadian Rockies golf vacation |
| in the area take full advantage of their | | | | would be incomplete without luxurious |
| gorgeous settings. | | | | accommodations, fine dining, unique shopping |
| | | | experiences and pampering spas. Fortunately, |
| Verdant fairways weave themselves around | | | | resorts like Banff and Jasper in the Canadian |
| glacier-fed streams and towering stands of | | | | Rockies have been offering these amenities |
| evergreens, and often the greens themselves | | | | for well over a century, all in a unique |
| are back-dropped by achingly beautiful | | | | manner. Hedonistic luxury in the heart of |
| vistas. If there is a heaven, surely it must | | | | spectacular unspoiled wilderness is now a |
| look like this! In such circumstances, it can | | | | Canadian Rockies tradition. |
| be very difficult to concentrate on your golf | | | | |
| game. | | | | K. Gordon Schultz |
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| There are a wide variety of golf courses to | | | | President |
| choose from, all of them fabulous in their | | | | |
| own unique way. Stanley Thompson, Canada's | | | | Copyright 2007 - Golf Canada's West. This |
| master golf architect, designed the Fairmont | | | | article can be reproduced in its entirety, if |
| Banff Springs Golf Course in 1928. He | | | | the author credit and website address is |
| sensitively incorporated the natural scenic | | | | retained. |
| splendour into his design. The course winds | | | | |