PaR nz Golfing Holidays
2025 CANADIAN
ROCKIES
GOLF TOUR 13 JUNE – 1 JULY, 2025 Bears on tour – photo by PaR nz
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Whistler
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2025 CANADIAN ROCKIES GOLF TOUR 13 JUNE – 1 JULY, 2025 • 19 days / 18 nights • 11 Championship Courses • 4 Luxury Fairmont Hotels • 2 Leading Golf Resorts • Extensive list of inclusions in a great tour package • New Zealand’s Award-Winning tour company taking reservations now
Chateau Whistler
Fairmont Lake Louise
Welcome to our 2025 Canadian Rockies Golf Tour! Our 18-night luxury tour package includes 10 nights in the 5-star Fairmont chain of hotels, staying Calgary, Banff, Whistler and Vancouver; and eight nights in two amazing golf resorts, Predator Ridge and Copper Point. Starting in Calgary we head into the Rockies, all the way through to the Okanagan Valley, Whistler and finish in Vancouver. This is your chance to play Banff Springs, Kananaskis, Eagle Ranch, Copper Point, Greywold, two championship layouts at Predator Ridge, Chateau Whistler, Nicklaus North, Whistler and, back in the line-up for 2025, Westwood Plateau.
This will be our 22nd golf tour to this fantastic destination, which has always sold out very quickly. We are open for registrations now with tour numbers limited to 28 golfers. Many thanks from the PaR nz Golfing Holidays team and your Canadian Tour Hosts.
Denise & Kim Denise Langdon & Kim Buckley Email denise@parnz.co.nz or kim@parnz.co.nz
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Kananaskis
Fairmont Banff Springs
Fairmont Banff Springs Tour Overview You’ll play some of the world’s most scenic courses when you travel with PaR nz Golfing Holidays to the Canadian Rockies. Even the amazing pictures can’t do justice to this part of the world – so join us on tour for the complete Canadian golf experience! What’s in store? Simply some of the most thrilling golf imaginable, on magnificent courses in awesome alpine settings, designed by the sport’s big names – including Jack Nicklaus. The 2025 tour star ts at the base of the Rockies – at Kananaskis. This is an amazing 36-hole masterpiece by Robert Trent Jones Snr that delights from the tee with every hole having a different view of some Rocky peak. This course occupies a wildlife migration corridor, and we’ve spotted coyote and other indigenous wildlife such as elk in this river valley.
There’s something so special about the Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course as it draws golfers in and compels them to return. Perhaps it is because it lies in the heart of Banff National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with views of the historic, castle-like hotel. Perhaps it’s the fascinating layout or optical illusions created by the surrounding Rocky Mountains. Whatever the secret, this Alberta golf course remains a tour favourite. Canada’s master golf course architect Stanley Thompson designed Banff’s original 18 holes in 1928; these wind along the Bow River below Sulphur Mountain and Mount Rundle. An adjoining nine holes, designed by Cornish and Robinson, were constructed in 1989, so there are now 27 holes of superb championship golf to enjoy.
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Copper Point Copper Point Golf Club in the Windermere Valley is a natural, lay-of-the-land 36-hole route with numerous ‘classic’ elements such as roughly-hewn bunkers and clever use of natural hills and ravines. Close to popular tourist destinations of Invermere, Radium Hot Springs and Fairmont Hot Springs, it has two 18hole courses: The Point – recently ranked in Canada’s top 100 courses by SCOREGolf Magazine – and The Ridge. You will see the work of acclaimed golf architect Bill Robinson, whose Eagle Ranch in a canyon setting makes the most of
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natural contours, varied terrain and 360-degree views. Its 18 holes are strategically placed along ancient bluffs overlooking the Columbia River. Another award-winning course designed by Doug Carrick is Greywolf at Panorama Mountain Village. One of golf’s true mustplays, Greywolf’s signature hole ‘Cliffhanger’ has an island green perched above the aptly named Hopeful Canyon with cliffs below the front and back. Mountain golf can be challenging and dynamic – and this 18-hole course is an exhilarating example.
Wildlife on fairway, Greywolf (Photo by PaR nz)
Greywolf
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Predator Resort The Predator Ridge Golf Resort, where we play and stay is a premier golf resort community in the Okanagan Valley outside Vernon in British Columbia and home to two of the country’s finest golf courses. Canadian architect Doug Carrick renovated the original 9-hole Peregrine course and built nine new holes to expand the 27 holes to a 36-hole championship golf course. The two original 18-holes were renamed The Predator Course (Les Furber) and The Ridge Course (Doug Carrick),
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which SCOREgolf voted the best new golf course in Canada in 2010. Carrick, with direct involvement from the original Predator course architect Les Furber, went back in 2018 to lead a $3.8 million, four-hole renovation project. The Ridge Course is defined by extraordinary vistas, long scenic fairways and beautiful granite outcrops. The Predator Course, which has twice hosted the World Skins Game, has a distinctive character too, with rolling hills, long grasses and undulating greens.
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Chateau Whistler Golf Course There are four great golf challenges near the famous winter ski resort of Whistler, north of Vancouver. We’ll play three of them on our tour, including the famous Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr, Nicklaus North Golf Course designed by Jack Nicklaus, and Whistler Golf Club designed by Arnold Palmer. Carved into the slopes of the Coast Mountain range of British Columbia, with Blackcomb and Whistler mountains as a backdrop, Fairmont Chateau Whistler incorporates creeks,
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ponds, ancient stands of Douglas fir trees and massive granite rocks. The course elevation, which changes by more than 130 metres overall, presents an impressive golf opportunity and an exceptional experience of natural scenery and wildlife. Nicklaus North is a par 71, 18-hole course that gently winds along a valley floor. Some of golf’s biggest names have played here – Nick Faldo, Ernie Els, Greg Norman, Fred Couples, John Daly, Vijay Singh, Stephen Ames and, of course, the mighty Jack Nicklaus himself.
Whistler Golf Club The friendly and relaxed ambience of Arnold Palmer’s first Canadian design, Whistler Golf Club, contributes to its popularity. It represents an authentic Whistler brand of golf and highlights big views of snow-capped-mountains, signature designs and uncompromising course conditions. Back in the 2025 line-up is Westwood Plateau – a Dr Michael J Hurdzan design. Recognised as one of Vancouvers finest, views back over the city are a big feature of this course. The course is treelined, with holes that are said to be
attractive, skilfully crafted and challenging to all handicaps. The terrain is undulating with several hills to tackle in the 18 hole championship course. Located only 38km east of downtown, this will be our last course in 2025 – enjoy. The 11 courses included in our highly-rated Canadian Rockies Tour represent some of Canada’s finest championship fairways. Come and explore with us in 2025! Full list of inclusions follows on page 15. Thanks and see you in Calgary on the 13 June, 2025.
Westwood Plateau
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Vancouver
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SPECIAL FEATURE – PaR nz TRAVEL APP When you register for this 2025 Canadian Rockies Golf Tour, you will receive a link to our special PaR nz Travel App. A detailed electronic itinerary can be downloaded on your laptop, iPad or smartphone, enabling you to review tour highlights and access daily updates while on tour.
2025 Canadian Rockies Golf Tour
2025 Canadian Rockies Golf Tour June 13 – July 1, 2025
Calgary – Lake Louise – Invermere - Vernon / Okanagan Valley – Whistler - Vancouver
2025 Canadian Rockies Golf Tour Inclusions 11 selected championship Canadian golf greats including: Kananaskis (www.kananaskisgolf.com) Banff Springs (www.banffspringsgolfclub.com) Copper Point (www.copperpoint.com) Eagle Ranch (www.eagleranchresort.com) Greywolf (www.greywolfgolf.com) Predator Ridge – The Ridge (www.predatorridge.com) Predator Ridge – Predator (www.predatorridge.com) Whistler (www.whistlergolf.com) Nicklaus North (www.nicklausnorth.com) Chateau Whistler (www.fairmont.com/whistler/golf) Westwood Plateau (www.westwoodplateaugolf.com) 18 nights Luxury Accommodation including: • The 5-star Fairmont Hotel group in ~ Calgary ~ Lake Louise ~ Whistler ~ Vancouver • The highly-acclaimed, luxurious 5-Star Predator Ridge Golf Resort and Spa • 4-Star Copper Point Golf and Spa Resort.
Extras • Lake Louise Gondola, and grizzly bear sightseeing – if we are lucky! • Air-conditioned coach transport, throughout • Extensive tour pack including tour clothing, souvenir baggage labels, and souvenir tour booklets • Options available for partners and non-golfers Exclusions • International airfares, which can be quoted upon request • Pre- and post-night stays • Overall tour tip to be paid in cash to PaR nz team in Calgary, CAD $220 per person • PaR nz will cover all drivers, baggage and other tips on tour for group services (room deliveries, personal meals and individual services – tipping own care as per standard practice in Canada) • Visa fees • Drinks at all meal inclusions, unless noted • Meals unless included • Travel insurance
Food & Beverage • Breakfast daily • Special hosted welcome dinner in Calgary with refreshments • Drinks ‘catch-up’ at the Fairmont Lake Louise • Mid-way BBQ dinner function at Predator Ridge • Mid-way cocktail function in Whistler • Winery tour and lunch in Kelowna • Farewell dinner in Vancouver with refreshments
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