2015 Reader’s Choice Awards
Welcome to the 2015 GolfWest Reader’s Choice Awards. GolfWest magazine surveyed our readers to determine their golfing favourites in Western Canada, as well as the Pacific Northwest states in the U.S. You’ll find favourite pros, favourite restaurants and favourite new products, as well as, of course, favourite golf courses.
| Favourite BC Course | |
| Platinum | Wildstone Golf Course, Cranbrook |
| Gold | Bootleg Gap Golf, Kimberley |
| Silver | Fernie Golf & Country Club, Fernie |
| Bronze | Copper Point Golf Club, Invermere |
| Favourite AB Course | |
| Platinum | Paradise Canyon Golf Resort, Lethbridge |
| Gold | Sirocco Golf Club, Calgary |
| Silver | Silvertip Resort, Canmore |
| Bronze | Camrose Golf Course, Camrose |
| Favourite SK Course | |
| Platinum | The Willows Golf & Country Club, Saskatoon |
| Gold | Northern Meadows Golf Club, Goodsoil |
| Silver | Elk Ridge Resort, Waskesiu |
| Bronze | Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Saskatoon |
| Favourite USA (Pacific Northwest) Course | |
| Platinum | Circling Raven Golf Club, Worley, ID |
| Gold | Wilderness Club, Eureka, MT |
| Silver | Meadow Lake Golf Course, Columbia Falls, MT |
| Bronze | Indian Springs Ranch, Eureka, MT |
| Most Scenic BC Course | |
| Platinum | Wildstone Golf Course, Cranbrook |
| Gold | Greywolf Golf Course, Panorama |
| Silver | Revelstoke Golf Club, Revelstoke |
| Bronze | Granite Pointe Golf Course, Nelson |
| Most Scenic AB Course | |
| Platinum | Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Resort, Banff |
| Gold | Silvertip Resort, Canmore |
| Silver | Crowsnest Pass Golf & Country Club, Crowsnest Pass |
| Bronze | The Fairmount Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club, Jasper |
| Most Scenic SK Course | |
| Platinum | Northern Meadows Golf Club, Goodsoil |
| Gold | Elk Ridge Resort, Waskesiu |
| Silver | Meadow Lake Golf Club, Meadow Lake |
| Bronze | , |
| Most Scenic USA (Pacific Northwest) Course | |
| Platinum | Meadow Lake Golf Course, Columbia Falls, MT |
| Gold | Whitefish Lake Golf Club, Whitefish, MT |
| Silver | Circling Raven Golf Club, Worley, ID |
| Bronze | Indian Canyon Golf Course, Spokane, WA |
| Favourite Hole # BC Course | |
| Platinum | Wildstone Golf Course - No. 9, Cranbrook |
| Gold | Greywolf Golf Course - No. 6, Panorama |
| Silver | St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino - No. 18, Cranbrook |
| Bronze | Hyde Mountain on Mara Lake Golf Course - No. 4, Sicamous |
| Favourite Hole # AB Course | |
| Platinum | Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Resort - No.1, Banff |
| Gold | Athabasca Golf & Country Club - No. 3, Athabasca |
| Silver | Paradise Canyon Golf Resort - No. 10, Lethbridge |
| Bronze | Heritage Pointe Golf Course - No. 9, Calgary |
| Favourite Hole # SK Course | |
| Platinum | Waskesiu Golf Course - No. 10, Waskesiu |
| Gold | The Willows Golf & Country Club - No. 9, Saskatoon |
| Silver | Candle Lake Golf Resort - No. 18, Candle Lake |
| Bronze | Northern Meadows Golf Club - No. 17, Goodsoil |
| Favourite Hole # USA (Pacific Northwest) Course | |
| Platinum | Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course - No. 14, Coeur d'Alene, ID |
| Gold | Circling Raven Golf Club - No. 12, Worley, ID |
| Silver | The Fairways at West Terrace - No. 18, Cheney, WA |
| Bronze | Indian Springs Ranch - No. 6, Eureka, MT |
| Favourite Pro Shop/Clubhouse BC | |
| Platinum | St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino , Cranbrook |
| Gold | Granite Pointe Golf Course, Nelson |
| Silver | Bootleg Gap Golf, Kimberley |
| Bronze | Castlegar Golf Club, Castlegar |
| Favourite Pro Shop/Clubhouse AB | |
| Platinum | Silvertip Resort, Canmore |
| Gold | Taber Golf Club, Taber |
| Silver | RedTail Landing Golf Club, Nisku |
| Bronze | Northern Bear Golf Club, Sherwood Park |
| Favourite Pro Shop/Clubhouse SK | |
| Platinum | Northern Meadows Golf Club, Goodsoil |
| Gold | The Willows Golf & Country Club, Saskatoon |
| Silver | Deer Valley Golf Club, Lumsden |
| Bronze | Candle Lake Golf Resort , Candle Lake |
| Favourite Pro Shop/Clubhouse USA (Pacific Northwest) | |
| Platinum | Meadow Lake Golf Course, Columbia Falls, MT |
| Silver | Wilderness Club, Eureka, MT |
| Gold | Wandermere Golf Course, Spokane, WA |
| Bronze | StoneRidge Golf Community, Blanchard, ID |
| Favourite Pro BC | |
| Platinum | Dave Linardic, Wildstone Golf Course, Cranbrook |
| Gold | Denny McArthur, Granite Pointe Golf Course, Nelson |
| Silver | Kevin Maffioli, Christina Lake Golf Club, Christina Lake |
| Bronze | Max Sherwood, St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino, Cranbrook |
| Favourite Pro AB | |
| Platinum | Ben Finlayson, Taber Golf Club, Taber |
| Gold | Bill Penny, Camrose Golf Course, Camrose |
| Silver | Brian Fast, Sirocco Golf Club, Calgary |
| Bronze | Shelley Charlton, Brooks Golf Club, Brooks |
| Most Challenging Golf Course | |
| Platinum | Shadow Mountain, Cranbrook, BC |
| Gold | Trickle Creek Golf Resort, Kimberley, BC |
| Silver | Granite Pointe Golf Course, Nelson, BC |
| Bronze | Greywolf Golf Course, Panorama, BC |
| Golf Area You Would Most Like to Play in Future | |
| Platinum | Cranbrook, BC |
| Gold | Kootenay Rockies, BC |
| Silver | Kimberley, BC |
| Bronze | Kokanee Springs, BC |
| Favourite Resort or Hotel | |
| Platinum | St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino, Cranbrook, BC |
| Gold | Radium Resort, Radium Hot Springs, BC |
| Silver | Davenport Hotel, Spokane, WA |
| Bronze | Delta Lodge at Kananaskis, Kananaskis, AB |
| Favourite Restaurant | |
| Platinum | The Heid Out Restaurant & Brewhouse, Cranbrook, BC |
| Gold | Whitefish Lake Restaurant, Whitefish, MT |
| Silver | St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino, Cranbrook, BC |
| Bronze | The Old Bauernhaus Restaurant, Kimberley, BC |
| Favourite New or Innovative Golf Product | |
| Platinum | Bushnell Pro Laser Rangefinder |
| Gold | TaylorMade Spider Putter |
| Silver | Golf Buddy GPS Watch |
| Bronze | Zero Friction Men's Compression Golf Glove |