Okanagan Golf Club

Take 384 acres of fertile, rolling high-desert country in the rainshadow of the Cascade Mountains, where blossoming orchards and vineyards rise above 120-km Lake Okanagan. Blend in the rich green artistry of golf course architects Les Furber and Nicklaus Designs. It all adds up to The Okanagan Golf Club, one of British Columbia's most intoxicating golf destinations.

The Okanagan Golf Club presents its first challenge before you even pull on your spikes: which of our two championship courses - The Quail or The Bear - to play first? Afterward, kick back in our welcoming clubhouse to revisit your best shots over a refreshing drink. Or try to improve upon them at our extensive practice facility. If you need help, the renowned John Jacob's Golf School is located on site.

For more information call 1-800-446-5322 or visit www.golfbc.com.

The Bear at Okanagan Golf Club

Crafted by Nicklaus Designs, one of the pre-eminent golf architecture firms in the world, The Okanagan's Bear Course can prove as ferocious as a grizzly or as gentle as a Teddy, depending on which set of tees you choose. On its hind legs the layout stretches to 6,885 yards. Well-placed bunkers, grassy swales and collection areas, sculpted moundings, and tiered greens lend the course some bite. The routing climbs through forested hills on a plateau overlooking the Okanagan Valley.

The Bear's signature hole comes at number three, 453-yards of challenge requiring a combination of accuracy and distance to avoid two bunkers en route to the green. While the course boasts an extensive collection of sweet holes, numbers thirteen through fifteen - playing over the blue waters of Lake McIvor - are the real honeys here. More than 150,000 cubic metres of earth were moved to create the lake and the dramatic topography around it, yet the course maintains a perfect harmony with the natural terrain.

The Quail at Okanagan Golf Club

You'll need accurate shooting to bring down the 6,785-yard Quail Course, which features dramatic elevation changes, multi-tiered fairways, and the occasional rocky bluff. One renowned golf writer described the course thus: "You could play The Okanagan Golf Club's Quail Course every day for the rest of your life and never face the same series of shots."

As with many Les Furber designed courses, Quail's par threes are particularly strong - which also describes the tee shot you'll need to hit on the 227-yard seventh hole from the back tees. Many players identify our 408-yard finishing hole as their favorite: end the day with a well-placed drive that flirts with the edge of a lake, then hit your final approach to a toughly entrenched putting surface hunkered atop an elevated platform above and beyond the splash zone.

Together, The Quail and The Bear make a delightfully compatible pair.

The Bear roars. The Quail soars. Welcome to the Okanagan Golf club.

The Okanagan Golf Club is located twenty minutes from downtown Kelowna, British Columbia, four hours scenic drive from Vancouver, B.C., and six hours from Seattle, Spokane, and Calgary. Golfers arriving at the Kelowna International Airport can be on the first tee minutes after picking up their bags.

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With world-class venues located throughout British Columbia and Hawaii, the GolfBC family offers one of the finest portfolios of golf courses in the world. From the rugged, waterside beauty of Furry Creek to Whistler's renowned Nicklaus North, from the sunny climes of the Okanagan Valley to the volcanic islands of Maui and Kauai, GolfBC offers a varied collection of golf experiences that pay tribute to the multi-faceted pleasures of the game. Call GolfBC at 1-800-446-5322 or visit www.golfbc.com today.

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