Travel: Canada / Alberta

K-Country Golf, Stay, Is A-OK With Writer, Wife

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 22:38 Tuesday, 18 June 2013 01:29

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Gord Montgomery (iG)

If you haven’t been to the Mount Kidd and Mount Lorette, the two gems of Kananaskis Country Golf lately, there are a couple of questions you should be asking yourself, like, “What was I thinking?” and “How soon can I get there?”

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Fairmont's Historic Canadian Rockies Golf Properties Ready for a Banner Year

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 May 2013 23:59 Saturday, 04 May 2013 23:47

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BANFF, Alberta -- Summer is on the way and bringing with it a big anniversary and some new additions for Fairmont's historic golf properties in the Canadian Rockies -- The Fairmont Banff Springs and The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.

The Fairmont Banff Springs in the heart of Canada's beloved Banff National Park celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. The 2013 golf season kicked off Saturday, May 4, 2013 with the opening of the Tunnel Nine Course. The acclaimed Stanley Thompson Course is scheduled to open Friday, May 10, 2013.

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Golfweek Unveils 2013 Best Canadian Courses List

Last Updated on Monday, 15 April 2013 05:53 Monday, 15 April 2013 05:44

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ORLANDO, Florida -- Golfweek celebrates the golf architecture of The Great White North with today's release of the third-annual Golfweek's Best Canadian Courses list.

Golfweek's April 12 issue not only presents the rankings of Canada's finest Modern and Classic courses, but also delivers an up-close look at the country's most esteemed golf course architects.

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Golfapaloosa or Four Guys Play Five Courses In Three Days In Two Provinces

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 August 2012 10:25 Monday, 27 August 2012 15:07

by Jim Claggett

 

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It started on a very bright, warm Friday in July at the Coyote Creek course a bit west and south of Sundre, Alberta.
 
From the time we got our first glimpse of the course we could feel this was going to be special and we were not disappointed.

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Golf In The Rockies - For Free

Last Updated on Thursday, 05 July 2012 17:28 Thursday, 05 July 2012 17:15

 FAIRMONT’S LEGENDARY ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESORTS OFFER GREAT GOLF GETAWAYS

 

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TORONTO, ONTARIO – For scenic beauty, authentic charm and some of the best golf courses in North America…look no further than Fairmont’s celebrated Rocky Mountain golf properties.
 
What’s more, this summer and fall, golf travelers can enjoy all The Fairmont Banff Springs (www.fairmont.com/banffsprings) and The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (www.fairmont.com/jasper) have to offer at a tremendous value.
 
The Fairmont Banff Springs – Golf For Free
Perched a mile high in the heart of Banff National Park, the historic “Castle in the Rockies” provides panoramic beauty and world-class luxury.

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