sun peaks golf course

The course provided an opportunity to tour the rest of this lovely valley which was a bonus as we would have had little time otherwise. There are some challenging holes with the contours of the landscape making the golf interesting. Would certainly play there again. Good value golf club hire but we were disappointed that a charge was payable for buggy use by my wife, who is a non-golfer.

Sun Peaks promoted discounted rates for its golf course today - sounded like a good deal, so drove the 50 minutes from town to take advantage. What they didn't care to mention is that this week all the greens had been aerated and sanded. They were in terrible shape. Putts veered off along rake marks and made any sort of scoring irrelevant. If Sun Peaks Corporation want to encourage more locals to play the course, don't promote it on a day that course conditions are so poor, it smacks of dishonest marketing towards the end of their season.

This is a beautiful golf course in a beautiful setting. However, there are just so many hazards that a weekend warrior golfer will find it frustrating. First, the fairways are mostly quite narrow. There is no or little rough before you are in deep bush and trees.Second, there is a lot of undulation in the ground, even the fairways. I hit two shots that landed in the fairway and ended up bouncing to the side and into deep bush.Third: Several holes have streams running across the fairway. Not some narrow ditch but depressed bands with water running fast and deep enough to swallow your ball.There is just no forgiveness for anything but a great shot and there were several times we were punished by the course when we made a good shot.If you are a scratch golfer looking for a technical course this might be for you but I would seek easier courses if you are a duffer like me.

Few golf courses can boast a better view setting. However, hidden hazards, require a careful review of each hole with the front nine requiring careful alignment of each shot. If one is to play several rounds, purchase the hole by hole descriptive book at the Pro Shop. It was fun to see deer grazing through out the course and for a winter ski area, the greens were remarkably good.

Being somewhat of a novice golfer, I was a little intimidated by the course - narrow fairways, lots of forest on either sides, and a lot of elevation changes - but I had a fantastic time on this course! Great scenery, and the pair of fawns that came out to greet us on the 4th tee was a special treat. And finishing the game with only 8 fewer balls than I started was half as bad as I expected...!

Fun course to play, "Excellent" staff and Pro Jeff and Vincent the manager exceptional, as was all the staff at check in. Great people at the hut for food. Player assistants wonderful and friendly.

great 18 holes but wise to bring extra golf balls as if miss fairway good chance ball is gone. Let a bear play thru on No 12 but all was good

The front nine is very tight and requires target golf -course management. The back nine is like a new course and is open and long with beautiful views of Mt Tod and Mt Mcgillvary. It also included the highest elevation golf hole in Canada. A fun day out!

The back nine is very scenic. Lots of elevation changes so don't forget to back off one club. Well kept and don't be surprised if you run into yogi or Bambi while golfing. Bring a snack because the cafe stop on the back nine is unreliable. At least there is a cooler with ice on the cart for you. Be prepared with food, drink and balls.

The Sun Peaks golf course is what I would refer to as a 'management course'. You need to know where to place your shots as the fairways are narrow. It is not a long course but is very enjoyable.

Being novice golfers, the front nine was a challenge. Narrow fairways, (it's on a mountain, silly), deep gorges, up and down, but fun. Once we settled down, we started to look around as we played. Breathtaking scenery, coupled with clean, sweet mountain air made our ball offerings to the great golf god worth it. Things got better on the back nine...did I mention the views? One tee box, I am told, is the highest one in Canada? Well, you should have seen that ball fly...Overall, I would definitely golf there again.

Overall good, but some quirks and some stuff the course needs to fix. If you use your driver on the front 9, you are on the wrong course (or teed off at hole 10). The two 9s play as entirely different courses. Expect to loose a LOT of balls. The best hole is #16, with the highest tee box in BC. A sweeping dog leg left off a very elevated tee box of 300+ yards to a very reachable green. Note that there is a FREE yardage guide that I managed to stumble on as I waited for my never-did-show twosome at the first hole kiosk which sells drinks (locals often do not show up or simply "late"). The yardage guide is critical. Do not play without it - at least for your first round. Lather on sunscreen. If the wind is calm, get ready for deer flies. Muskoil conveniently sold in pro-shop beside really expensive sunscreen. If you are munching something tasty on the fairway, watch out for bears. They are everywhere around the resort. My son saw his first bear of 2013 while riding at the mountain bike park. I will definitely play the course again. I think as the resort grows that another 9 mimicking the back 9, needs to be built. The back nine is really rather good. And I've been golfing for 45 years. (And if you want to see lots of bears go to Prince Rupert's golf course - built on a garbage dump - really! Look hard you'll see rusting washing machines, autos, etc.).

If you enjoy golf, you will want to play this course! A challenge, and very scenic! But BYO drinks as there is no service on the course until after 10 am when the kiosk on the 1st hole opens up.

although the front 9 is very scenic, and interesting , I guess the back nine, has that feeling of space & distance. its in good shape, and the bugs were not bad at all. not sure if they spray or not. value for price paid is good. course is in nice shape.

views are great, we really enjoyed the course the youngest kid and my wife found the front nine to be very tough. It is narrow with many hazards and the creek to hit over several times, the back nine opened up and was fantastic.