Vernon Golf
The Rise Golf Club Opened June 2008! (877) 243-7417
http://therise.ca/golf-club.php
Designing a course that plays just as well for a seasoned pro as it does for a 25-handicapper is no easy feat. Especially when that course is over 7000 yards long. Yet that is exactly what Fred Couples and Gene Bates have achieved, through a careful combination of fairway width, landing area design, hazard placement and Fred’s signature ‘Boom-Boom’ pro tees. Five tees on each hole and breathtaking views of the Okanagan Valley wilderness; truly a masterpiece in every respect. The Fred Couples Signature Course at The Rise was designed to give golfers an adventure they’ll be talking about long after the day is done.
Hillview Golf Course (250) 549-4653
Hillview Golf Course is a relaxed, 18 hole, 3.400 yard, par 56 course. Hillview is located just north of Highway 6 at 15th Street, on the east edge of Vernon. A five minute drive from downtown brings you to an easy walking game at this fully public facility, also equipped with a pro-shop and licensed restaurant. A great way to limber up and get into the game on a fine afternoon! No tee times required.
Predator Ridge Golf Resort (250) 542-3835
Located 10 km south of Vernon off Commonage Road, Predator Ridge Golf Resort offers 27 Championship holes in a unique blend of open, links-style fairways, delineated by different coloured fescue grasses, as well as more familiar tree lined fairways. Now offering luxuries cottage accommodation, abundant activities and a golf academy to complement the golf course, Predator Ridge offers it all to the golf enthusiast.
Spallumcheen Golf & Country Club (250) 545-5811
A public golf course on lush, sub-irrigated bottom land awaits golfers at Spallumcheen Golf & Country Club. Travel 11km north of Vernon on Highway 97, just past the Historic O'Keefe Ranch, to find this 18 hole, 6,423 yard par 71 championship course. The course encompasses 62 bunkers, 10 water holes and the serene Deep Creek. Spallumcheen also offers a 2,675 yard, par 35 executive course. A well-equipped pro shop with power and pull cart rentals, two putting greens, and a fully licensed clubhouse complete the appointment of this facility. Tee times are recommended.
Vernon Golf & Country Club (250) 542-9126
Built in 1903 on Vernon Creek, just minutes from downtown hotels and motels, the Vernon Golf and Country Club is the area’s longest established home for the sport. Graceful Lambert poplars and weeping willows line 6,400 yards of gently rolling fairways that span this 18 hole, par 72 challenge, suited to amateurs and professionals alike. A dress code is in effect at this semi-private club. A full range of services, including practice greens, pro shop, power cart rentals and licensed clubhouse are available.
