Sea to Sky corridor offers up great spots for golf
What if you could get similar scenery to playing a round of golf in Whistler but at a lower price?
What if it took you roughly the same amount of time to arrive at the first tee for that scenic 18 as it would for you to log those swings in the city?
Those options are real and they’re available in Squamish.
“Here in Squamish, we’ve got the mountains, we’ve got the rivers and we’ve got the same views and the conditions just as good, if not better,” says Scott Wengi, general manager of the Squamish Valley Golf Club. “We have a longer season here in Squamish and it all comes at a fraction of the price of having to play up at our counterpart’s courses up there in Whistler.
“Additionally, in terms of distance, we might be a little further than other courses in Vancouver (if you’re coming up from Vancouver), but in terms of drive time, we often have people telling us it takes them less time to get to us from North Vancouver than it would to get to a public or semi-private course (in the city).”
Deciding to swing the sticks in Squamish offers beautiful landscapes and a pair of picturesque, but challenging courses to choose from.
The Squamish Valley Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-72 course, playing 6,450 yards from the black tees.
“The great thing about this course is that it’s nice and flat; it’s easily walkable,” says Wengi. “It’s challenging, obviously — it’s got plenty of trees and water as well — but it offers up a fair challenge to all the people that come and visit us.
“But it plays longer,” he adds. “Not a lot longer, but we’re at sea level here and it does make a bit of a difference.”
There is also Furry Creek Golf & Country Club, an 18-hole, par72 course plays at just over 6,000 yards, but offers the full “Sea to Sky” experience in one challenging and visually captivating round.
With expansive greens and multiple holes offering tough choices from the tee box, playing a round at Furry Creek takes every club in your bag, but also tests your decision-making on the course. Plus, the signature 14th hole, with its green jutting out into Howe Sound, is as beautiful — and dangerous — as any hole you could play this season.
One of the other top selling points of playing your round in Squamish is that once your time on the course is through, the ambience and vistas available on the 19th hole are hard to beat.
“We’ve got a fantastic outdoor patio area with one of the nicest views you can get here in town,” says Wengi. “Sitting outside on the patio after a round just can’t be beat. It’s just by the practice green, so there is always something to watch there and it’s just a very relaxing environment.”
If you’re heading to the region with kids in tow — or are looking for a fun way to settle wagers from your previous rounds — you can also get in 18 holes at Whistle Punk Hollow Adventure Golf, Squamish’s first 18-hole adventure mini-golf course, located at the Eagle Vista RV Resort & Campground.
A challenging, multi-level course takes about an hour to complete and just like its fullsized contemporaries, comes complete with the chance to finish your round with something refreshing with a stop at The 19th Hole Ice Cream Shop. For more information on Squamish Valley Golf Club, visit their website at squamishvalleygolf.com.
For more information on Furry Creek Golf Course, visit their website at furrycreekgolf.com.
We’ve got a fantastic outdoor patio area with one of the nicest views you can get here in town.