Whistler offer visitors the finest mountain golf as courses designed by four legends
Together, Whistler's four signature courses offer a unique mountain golf experience in North America's top-rated year-round resort destination. As part of Whistler's Junior Golf Program, junior tees are provided at each of the four championship courses and kids can play golf for free when accompanied by a paying adult.
Whistler also offers golfers and their families with unparalleled experiences off the golf course and an extensive range of activities to choose from, including hiking, swimming, canoeing and kayaking. For the more adventurous, the resort provides the opportunity to experience what's become know as the "Whistler triathlon"—a full round of 18 holes, glacier skiing atop Blackcomb Mountain and mountain biking in the world-famous Whistler Mountain Bike Park. All this, plus a vast range of hotels, restaurants, spas and shopping and Whistler gives new meaning to those seeking a truly unique 19th hole experience.
Big Sky Golf and Country Club, located in nearby picturesque Pemberton, opened April 18, 2008, while Whistler Golf Club's Practice and Learning Facility in Whistler Village opened its driving range on April 26. Whistler's three village-based championship courses—the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club, Nicklaus North Golf Course and the Whistler Golf Club—are scheduled to open in early May.
Guests visiting the Whistler Golf Club this year will reap the benefits of a new-and-improved irrigation system—part of a recent $1.2-million course improvement project, which will enhance course conditions while also contributing to our resort-wide commitment to sustainability. Using the latest technology to employ independent head controls, the system conserves water by targeting only those areas in need of irrigation.
The first Canadian design by Arnold Palmer, the Whistler Golf Club is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and continues to impress visitors with its spectacular views, superb design and uncompromising course conditions. Located just steps away from Whistler Village, the Whistler Golf Club is surrounded by views of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains and is home to an award-winning golf shop and the Learning and Performance Centre, offering a full series of lesson programs.
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Big Sky Golf and Country Club, located at the base of majestic Mount Currie which towers 8,500 feet above the fairways, was designed by Robert Cupp and features bent grass from tee to green and Ravensdale sand bunkers to provide the finest in golf course conditioning.
The Nicklaus North Golf Course is magnificently located alongside the shores of Whistler's Green Lake—a glacier-fed lake that is home to Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden Char and Kokanee Salmon. Impeccably manicured greens, challenging par threes and distinctive bunkering are the hallmarks of this award-winning Jack Nicklaus-designed course that played host to the TELUS Skins Game in 1997 and 2005.
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club's spectacular slopeside mountain setting features more than 400 feet of elevation gain, rushing glacier streams, a comprehensive Practice and Learning Centre and the premiere golf instruction of Canada's only David Leadbetter Golf Academy.
Why not start the season with a great deal; the Stay and Play Whistler Golf Packages start at $355 per person for two nights' accommodation and a round of golf at three courses and $448 per person for three nights' accommodation and a round of golf at all four courses. For these and other golf deals, all 1.800.WHISTLER.
Located 668 metres (2,190 feet) above sea level, Whistler boasts four golf courses featuring sprawling fairways and spectacular views of the region's snow-capped mountains. Area lakes, mountain streams, stands of ancient cedars and forested course borders offer shelter for local wildlife such as brown bears, coyote, beaver, deer, birds and more. With average summer temperatures ranging from 9 to 23 degrees Celsius (48 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit) and some of the longest days of the year May through August, players can golf from dawn to dusk and log up to three rounds daily.
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Whistler is a year-round leisure and meeting destination located in the Coast Mountains 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is site of the alpine, nordic, and sliding events for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Whistler has a range of accommodations totalling 3,200 hotel rooms, and more than 5,000 other tourist accommodation units including condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler offers a wide selection of restaurants, bars, spas, boutiques, and activities from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. Whistler Blackcomb Mountains feature 3,036 hectares (8,171 acres) of terrain and receive an average of 1005 centimetres (33 feet) of snow annually. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent residents.
Golf Whistler is a collection of four signature golf courses which work in partnership with Tourism Whistler to promote Canada's premier golf destination. Members of Golf Whistler include Nicklaus North Golf Course, Whistler Golf Club, The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club and Big Sky Golf and Country Club.
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