2012 Reader’s Choice Awards
Welcome to the 2012 GolfWest Reader's Choice Awards. We surveyed our readers - the keenest golfers in Western Canada - to determine their golfing favourites. From favourite course to favoured hole number, favourite clubhouse to the best of the pros - it's all here. As well as their favourites in the Canadian West, our readers have named some choice courses in Montana and Washington too.
| Favourite British Columbia Course | |
| Platinum | Greywolf Golf Course, Panorama |
| Gold | Kokanee Springs Golf Resort, Crawford Bay |
| Silver | Hyde Mountain Golf Course, Sicamous |
| Bronze | Sonora Dunes Golf Course, Osoyoos |
| Favourite Alberta Course | |
| Platinum | Silvertip Resort, Canmore |
| Gold | Kananaskis Country Golf Course, Kananaskis |
| Silver | Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Resort, Banff |
| Bronze | Coyote Creek Golf & RV Resort, Sundre |
| Favourite Saskatchewan Course | |
| Platinum | Candle Lake Golf Resort, Candle Lake |
| Gold | Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Whitecap |
| Silver | Deer Ridge Golf & Country Club, Moose Jaw |
| Bronze | Rolling Pines Golf & Country Resort, Nipawin |
| Favourite US Course (Pacific Northwest) | |
| Platinum | Buffalo Hill Golf Club, Kalispell, MT |
| Gold | Indian Canyon Golf Course, Spokane, WA |
| Silver | Chewelah Golf & Country Club, Chewelah, WA |
| Bronze | Larchmont Golf Course, Missoula, MT |
| Most Scenic - British Columbia | |
| Platinum | Kokanee Springs Golf Resort, Crawford Bay |
| Gold | Predator Ridge Resort, Vernon |
| Silver | Golden Golf Club, Golden |
| Bronze | Christina Lake Golf Club, Christina Lake |
| Most Scenic - Alberta | |
| Platinum | Kananaskis Country Golf Course, Kananaskis |
| Gold | Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Resort, Banff |
| Silver | Silvertip Resort, Canmore |
| Bronze | Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club, Canmore |
| Most Scenic - Saskatchewan | |
| Platinum | Elk Ridge Resort, Waskesiu |
| Gold | Waskesiu Golf Course, Waskesiu |
| Favourite Hole # - British Columbia | |
| Platinum | Greywolf Golf Course - No. 6, Panorama |
| Gold | Kokanee Springs Golf Resort - No.12, Crawford Bay |
| Silver | Hyde Mountain Golf Course - No. 4, Sicamous |
| Bronze | The Quail Course at Okanagan Golf Club - No. 18, Kelowna |
| Favourite Hole # - Alberta | |
| Platinum | Kananaskis Country Golf Course - No. 16, Kananaskis |
| Gold | Silvertip Resort - No. 5, Canmore |
| Silver | Silvertip Resort - No. 10, Canmore |
| Bronze | Fort Saskatchewan Golf & Curling Club - No. 8, Fort Saskatchewan |
| Favourite Clubhouse - British Columbia | |
| Platinum | Christina Lake Golf Club, Christina Lake |
| Gold | Riverside Golf Resort at Fairmont, Fairmont Hot Springs |
| Silver | Predator Ridge Resort, Vernon |
| Bronze | Eagle Ranch Resort, Invermere |
| Favourite Clubhouse - Alberta | |
| Platinum | Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Resort, Banff |
| Gold | Earl Grey Golf Club, Calgary |
| Silver | Kananaskis Country Golf Course, Kananaskis |
| Bronze | Silvertip Resort, Canmore |
| Favourite Clubhouse - Saskatchewan | |
| Platinum | Candle Lake Golf Resort, Candle Lake |
| Gold | Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Whitecap |
| Favourite Pro - British Columbia | |
| Platinum | Kevin Maffioli, Christina Lake Golf Club |
| Gold | Denny McArthur, Little Bear Golf, Castlegar |
| Silver | Chris Herkel, Smithers Golf & Country Club |
| Favourite Pro - Alberta | |
| Platinum | Bill Penny, Camrose Golf Course |
| Gold | Brian Bassen, Strathmore Golf Club |
| Favourite Pro - Saskatchewan | |
| Platinum | Mac Taylor, Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Whitecap |