THOMPSON OKANAGAN OFFERS WORLD CLASS GOLF

BYSCOTTA. SUMNER

Great Outdoors

It was fun to play golf in the Okanagan several years ago at the much awarded Tobiano Golf Resort,

Golf The World Vacations, Vancouver, Monica Leeck of Tourism British Columbia, Gary Aldus of Thompson Okanagan Tourism,Michelle

Jefferson of Vernon Tourism and Lee Morris of Tourism Kamloops for their organization of this outstanding week.

Kamloops BC.The course opened in 2007 with a soft opening after the current owner took over the property in 1998with a full opening in 2008. Tobiano has been received extremely well.It has won plenty of awards including the best new course in Canada in 2008 and in 2009 and the best conditioned course in BC as well as the best public course in BC by Score Golf and Golf Digest magazines. Thomas McBroom is the designer of Tobiano which has a links style feel. “I love the views and the condition of the course. We have bent and bluegrass and our superintendent Terry Smith is unbelievable. Our club house opened in 2008 and is very unique,” said Adam Tobin, Golf Shop Supervisor and Assistant Professional Tobiano.

It was really a treat for me to play Tobiano. I really like Tom McBroom designs, even living on one at home, and Tobiano is just spectacular and well deserving of its awards. The conditioning was superb. Greens were like smooth carpets. The setting is also tremendous and at times on the back nine reminded of Northern Ireland with the water views and heights. Tobiano alone is worth the trip to Kamloops. When you play this course you will want to come back.

My time in the Thompson Okanagan had come to end and it was off to the Kamloops airport to catch the red eye flight back home. I will have plenty of fond memories of this trip. Special thanks to Colin Yorath of