ISSUE SEVEN CANADIAN ROCKIES | HAWKES BAY CLASSIC WITH COMPLIMENTS
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2019 CANADIAN ROCKIES RELEASED
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2018 HAWKES BAY 4-COURSE CLASSIC RELEASED
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2019 Canadian Rockies Golf Tour 2 – 20 JUNE
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Coyote Cubs PAR NZ GOLFING HOLIDAYS INVITES YOU TO TRAVEL WITH US TO THE CANADIAN ROCKIES, WHERE
Fairmont Banff Springs
YOU’LL PLAY SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST SCENIC COURSES. EVEN THE AMAZING PICTURES CAN’T DO IT JUSTICE – SO JOIN US ON TOUR FOR THE COMPLETE EXPERIENCE! All our Canadian Rockies Golf Tours sell out very quickly – so check out the golf courses and be sure to book your place on the 2019 Canadian Rockies Golf Tour! Top of the pops is the Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course set in the heart of Canada’s Rocky Mountains. Renowned for its panoramic beauty, this captivating Alberta golf course with its challenging layout is always a tour favourite. Canada’s master golf course architect Stanley Thompson designed the original 18 holes in 1928, and his course winds along the Bow River under the snow-capped peaks of Sulphur Mountain and Mount Rundle. An adjoining nine holes, designed by Cornish and Robinson, www.parnz.co.nz
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Kananaskis were constructed in 1989 so there are now 27 holes of championship golf to enjoy. Back in the 2019 Canadian lineup is the revamped Kananaskis Golf Courses, at the base of the Canadian Rockies. Originally a Robert Trent-Jones II masterpiece, 36 holes in the Kananaskis Valley, offering the Mt Kidd course and the Mt Lorette courses. One of TrentJones claims on this course, is that every tee shot has a different view 8
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of a Rockies peak. And we think he nailed it! Originally opened in 1983, the course reopened last year, 2017 after devastating floods in 2013 took out many holes. Many old holes still exist but a new layout with Kan-Alta Golf Management and Golf Course architect Gary Browning working together to evaluate the damage done to both courses, creating a new layout and presentation while preserving where possible, old holes and the mountain golf experience.
Chateau Whistler The images show the result – PaR nz Golfing Holidays are delighted to have this magnificent course back in our Canadian Rockies itinerary. One of our tour favourites for both the stay and the play is Predator Ridge Golf Resort, a 36-hole golf resort community in the Okanagan Valley outside Vernon. Opened in 1991, Predator Ridge originally consisted of 27-holes designed by Les Furber. The three nine-hole courses – The Osprey and The Red Tail built in 1991 and The
Peregrine built in 2000 – are named for birds of prey found in the area. To expand the resort into a 36-hole golf facility, talented Canadian architect Doug Carrick was hired to build nine new holes as well as to renovate the original nine-hole Peregrine course. This new 18-hole golf course was renamed The Predator Course. Carrick opened another 18hole course, named The Ridge Course, which SCOREgolf voted the best new golf course in Canada in 2010. www.parnz.co.nz
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Whistler Green Lake
Greywolf Whistler presents four great golf challenges, and we’ll play three of them on our tour, including the famous Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jnr. Carved into the slopes of the Coast Mountain range of British Columbia, with Blackcomb and Whistler mountains as a backdrop, this magnificent course incorporates creeks, ponds, ancient stands of Douglas fir trees and massive 10
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granite rocks. The course elevation changes by more than 130 metres overall, presenting an impressive golf opportunity and an exceptional experience of natural scenery and wildlife. Mountain golf can be challenging and dynamic – and Greywolf is a perfect example of this. Another award-winning course designed by Doug Carrick, Greywolf at Panorama Mountain Village features 18 unique
Nicklaus North
Nicklaus North
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Lake Louise Gondola
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Predator Ridge
and interesting holes that will sear themselves into your memory. One of golf’s true must-plays, Greywolf’s signature hole ‘Cliffhanger’ has an island green perched above the aptly named Hopeful Canyon with cliffs below the front left and back. Our Canadian Rockies Golf Tour takes in courses from two of the alltime greats, Jack Nicklaus and the late Arnold Palmer. Nicklaus North, designed by ‘The Golden Bear’ Nicklaus, is a par 71, 18-hole course that winds along a gentle valley floor. Your golfing skills will be tested to the full in a spectacular setting. Winner of numerous awards since it opened in 1996, Nicklaus North has played host to the Skins Game, the Shell’s Wonderful World
of Golf, and other prestigious tournaments. 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. We also welcome our golfers to Arnold Palmer’s first Canadian design, Whistler Golf Club, home to a truly ‘Whistler’ brand of golf. While visiting golfers to this region quickly come to expect grand views of snow-capped-mountains, signature designs and uncompromising course conditions, this course’s friendly and relaxed ambience contributes to its popularity. The 2019 tour includes Copper Point Golf Club, which is promoted as a www.parnz.co.nz
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Lake Louise
Predator Ridge natural, lay-of-the-land route with numerous ‘classic’ elements such as roughly-hewn bunkers and clever use of natural hills and ravines. There are stunning views of the Columbia Valley from the deck. You will also see the work of acclaimed golf architect Bill Robinson, whose Eagle Ranch makes the most 14
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of natural contours, varied terrain and 360-degree views to create a uniquely challenging golf experience. An example is the 16th hole, which is a 160-yard par 3 featuring a sandstoneshielded green lying about 25 metres below the elevated tee. Our tour ends at Mayfair Lakes in Richmond – a genuine golf sanctuary
Vancouver that offers year-round golf in a secluded, countryside setting beneath the beautiful North Shore Mountains and just minutes from Vancouver. With a flat layout, the abundance of lakes and waterways that come into play on 13 of its 18 holes add challenge and visual appeal. The 11 courses included in our
highly-rated Canadian Rockies Tour represent some of Canada’s finest championships fairways – and they are all yours to explore.
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Check out the exciting 2019 programme: • 11 selected championship Canadian golf greats including Banff Springs, Kananaskis, Predator Ridge – the Ridge and Predator courses, Chateau
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Whistler, Greywolf, Nicklaus North, Whistler, Copper Point, Eagle Ranch, and Mayfair Lakes. Luxury accommodation throughout including the 5-star Fairmont Hotel group in Calgary, Banff, Whistler, and Vancouver and the highly-acclaimed, luxurious Predator Ridge Golf Resort & Spa Breakfast daily Special hosted Welcome Dinner in Calgary, High Tea at Fairmont Lake Louise, mid-way Cocktail Evenings at Predator Ridge and in Whistler, Winery Tour and Lunch in Kelowna, and Farewell Dinner in Vancouver Lake Louise Gondola, and Grizzly Bear Sightseeing Tour Air-conditioned coach transport Extensive tour pack including tour clothing, souvenir baggage labels, electronic PaR nz itinerary app for quick reference, and souvenir tour booklets Options available for partners & non-golfers
EARLY BIRD OFFER BOOK BEFORE 1 APRIL 2018 AND RECEIVE AN EXTRA NIGHT PRE OR POST TOUR IN CALGARY OR VANCOUVER!
The tour itinerary is expansive and thorough – from the PaR nz Golfing Holidays team that has been leading this tour for over 15 years! Tour places are strictly limited. Contact denise@parnz.co.nz or kim@parnz.co.nz now to reserve your place. 16
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Eagle Ranch
Mayfair Lakes
Whistler
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Hawkes Bay 4-Course Golf & Wine Classic
Cape Kidnappers
MONDAY 29 OCTOBER – FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 The 2018 Hawkes Bay 4-Course Golf & Wine Classic is now in its third year and is a popular tournament on the New Zealand golfing calendar. PaR nz Golfing Holidays manages this event, which is hosted over five days at four golf courses located in the fabulous Hawke’s Bay – Hastings, Napier, Hawke’s Bay and Maraenui. The Hawke’s Bay region is a major wine-growing area on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island. Its main city, Napier, is also the Art Deco capital of New Zealand. The tournament is open to men and women golfers (affiliated 18-hole & 18
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9-hole members are welcome), ages 25+ years and of all handicap levels. New in 2018 will be an overall teams competition and a seniors 70+ years age division. We welcome golfers from around New Zealand, Australia and internationals to join us in the Hawke’s Bay for a fun-filled week taking in all that the region offers. The tournament format is 72 holes (four rounds) individual stableford, played at the four golf courses over four days. Each day, the tournament will host a maximum field of 240 golfers with entries confirmed on a ‘first-in basis’. The daily programme includes a
Hawkes Bay Wineries round of golf and a food-and-Trinity Hill wine-matching meal experience as either lunch or dinner. Tournament entry is NZ$399 pp including four rounds of golf, four food-and-wine matching meal experiences – one of which will be during the Prize giving Dinner on Friday night. Non-golfers are welcome to join us for the four daily food-andwine matching experiences, which includes the Prize giving Dinner. For the tournament week, we are promoting accommodation packages
car ‘Book for 6 days and only pay for 5’. For a ‘Bucket List’ add-on golf experience at Cape Kidnappers, we are offering a special tournament rate of NZ$225, including cart. This rate applies for Kiwi and international golfers. Tournament sponsors include Trinity Hill Wines, BOSCH, TaylorMade-Adidas Golf, Napier City Council, Art Deco Society, and Hawke’s Bay Tourism. Come join us in the fabulous
with Scenic Circle Hotels, The County Hotel, East Pier and The Quest Apartments in Napier. Budget Rental cars is offering a red hot deal on any
Hawke’s Bay. ENTER ON LINE NOW
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