With summer at the doorstep, golfers are invited to swing into the season with golf experiences in the Canadian Rockies. Special promotions are being offered at the award winning Stanley Thompson designed golf courses in both Jasper and Banff.
Highly acclaimed for its blend of beautiful landscapes with challenging terrain, The Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club celebrates 82 years of golf excellence this year. Rated “Canada’s #1 Golf Resort” by SCOREGolf, the course offers elevated tee boxes, dramatic bunkers patterned after the formations of the Rockies and holes aligned with distant mountain vistas. The holes are so intriguing that they have their own titles: Cleopatra, Colin’s Clout, Old Man and The Maze, to name a few.
Thompson built wide fairways carved from thick forest and maintained a balance with the natural contours. As a result, few courses in the world can rival the rugged majesty of this national treasure, and The Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club remains one of the “must play” courses in Canada.
With a scheduled opening date of May 4, golfers can Golf Fore Free. Book the daily rate during select dates in May and receive one complimentary round of golf for two people. Golf Fore Free packages start from $229 CDN (approximately $205 USD) per night, based on double occupancy. The package includes one night accommodation, one round of golf for two people and golf cart rental. Perfect your score and win big with the Pay What You Shoot package. Between June 19 and 30, 2007 pay a full green fee of $150 (approximately $135 USD) and your golf score for 18 holes is the rate you will pay for your guest room.
The whole family can enjoy golf and the kids will have a ball this summer with the Kids Golf Fore Free promotion. Juniors (18 years of age or younger) golf for free after 1 p.m. daily when accompanied by an adult purchasing a full green fee, limit of one junior per paying adult.
Renowned for its spectacular mountain scenery, The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course draws players from around the world. Host to the Telus Skins Game in August 2006, this celebrated course brought together five generations of golf excellence including Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman.
Opened in 1928 and restored in 1999, The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course is regarded by the readers of Robb Report and Travel & Leisure Magazine as one of the top 10 courses in the world to play. The course is considered a legacy to legendary golf architect Stanley Thompson and is memorable for the optical illusions that Thompson created against the mountain landscape.
The Tunnel Mountain course is scheduled to open May 3; the Stanley Thompson front nine May 10, and the Stanley Thompson back nine May 17. Golfers can dine and drive this summer with the Greens, Eggs & Ham package. This package includes one night accommodation, one round of golf, gourmet breakfast, self-parking and all gratuities, starting from $639 CDN (approximately $573 USD) per night, based on double occupancy.
For those traveling to Jasper through the gateway city of Edmonton, Sundog Tours offers a daily shuttle service from the Edmonton International Airport direct to The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge starting July, 2007. For more information visit www.sundogtours.com or phone 888-786-3641.
For reservations in Banff or Jasper, please call 800-441-1414. For golf information or tee times at The Fairmont Banff Springs, call 403-762-6801. For golf information or tee times at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, call 780-852- 6090.