2015 projected opening dates for golf courses in the Kootenay Rockies

Creston Golf Club is now open for play and is the earliest opening of any course in the Kootenays. — Photo courtesy Creston Golf Club

Creston leads the way with the earliest opening of any golf course in the Kootenays—they opened on Saturday, March 7th. We are pleased to provide a list of projected opening dates for golf courses throughout the West and East Kootenay, and a few in southern Alberta.

The Creston Golf Club, which is now open for play, is known as one of the finest competitive venues in golf and has carried a storied history since its inception in 1954. It is surrounded by farmlands and forest. The course is playable for every level of golfer, from novice to expert. With short distances between greens and tees it is a great walking course, offering brisk exercise with gradually changing elevation on both nines.

With rolling terrain and fast, undulating greens the Creston Golf Club often requires that you use every club in your bag. Elevation changes put club selection and shot-making at a premium and the rural setting guarantees the occasional visit by deer, elk, coyotes, hawks, heron, eagles, vultures, osprey, ducks, turtles and other fauna.

Professionally designed and immaculately maintained, this wonderful facility is playable from a number of tees ranging from 5300 to 6500 yards, but don’t let the length fool you, the club has hosted five of the most prestigious BC golf championships. The Creston golf course offers a very enjoyable and challenging test of your skills and because of Creston’s mild weather it always has an early opening date!

Here is a list of the projected 2015 opening dates for Golf Courses in the Kootenay Rockies (some of these dates are tentative and weather dependent so be sure to check with the course beforehand)

Balfour—Balfour Golf Course—Driving range open—golf course opens March 27th

Castlegar—Castlegar Golf Club—Opens April 3rd

Christina Lake—Christina Lake Golf Course—Opens Friday, March 13th

Cranbrook—The Cranbrook Golf Club—Opens Friday, April 3.

Cranbrook—Shadow Mountain Golf Course—Opens April 17th

Cranbrook—St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino—Opens April 18th

Cranbrook—Wildstone Golf Course—Opens April 18th

Crawford Bay—Kokanee Springs Golf Course—Opening April 17th

Creston—Creston Golf Course—Now Open (Opened Saturday March 7th)

Fairmont Hot Springs—Riverside Golf Course—Opens March 27th

Mountainside Golf Course—Opens March 27th

Creekside Par 3—Opens April 3rd

Fernie—Fernice Golf and Country Club—Opens early May

Golden—Golden Golf Club—Opens May 1st

Greywolf Golf Course—Opening Friday May 8th

Invermere—Copper Point and the Ridge courses—Opens Friday, April 3rd. The range is scheduled to open Friday, March 27th

Invermere—Eagle Ranch Resort—Opens Friday, April 3rd

Kimberley—Bootleg Gap Golf—Opens Friday, April 24th

Kimberley—Kimberley Golf Club—TBA

Kimberley—Trickle Creek Golf—Opens May 8th

Radium Hot Springs—Radium Course—Opens April 3rd and the Springs on April 18th

Revelstoke—Revelstoke Golf Course—TBA

Rossland—Redstone Golf Resort—Opens April 16th

Trail—Birchbank The driving range is open now—Open as of Saturday, March 14th

Windermere—Windermere Valley Golf Course—Opens March 15th

Southern Alberta

Lethbridge—Paradise Canyon—Opens March 27th

Picture Butte—Picture Butte Golf Course—Opens March 13th

Waterton Lake—Waterton Lakes Golf Course—Opens May 3rd