Kamloops golf has been described as a hidden gem. The area may be one of the best-kept golfing secrets in all of Canada. The area’s warm dry climate, sagebrush hills and capricious winds make it a slice of West-Texas golf in the heart of the British Columbia’s interior. The Canadian Tour has discovered the great courses in Kamloops and has hosted their qualifying school there for the past several years.

Three championship courses, a links course and several executive-length courses create great opportunities for fun and challenging golf within minutes of town and make Kamloops one of Canada’s finest golf destinations. Thin air and summer temperatures rising above 90 deg F mean that the ball really flies.

Designed by renowned Canadian golf course architect, The Dunes at Kamloops is fun and challenging for amateurs yet a formidable test of golf for experts. Wild fescue and wheat grass dunes frame the fairways, with challenging bunkers interspersed throughout.

When Robert Trent Jones Senior finished Rivershore Golf Links, he felt he had created a masterpiece. It is recognized as one of the finest tests of golf in Canada and is the recipient of numerous awards including a 4-star rating for Places to Play from Golf Digest Magazine.

Sun Rivers Golf Course, voted "Best New Golf Course in Western Canada in 2003" by the readers of Golf Digest Magazine, is one of the few “true” desert courses in Canada. Designed by Graham Cooke, it offers dramatic elevation changes, sagebrush, natural sand dunes, classic bunkering, wide bentgrass fairways, gently contoured greens and majestic vistas.

Nestled at the foot of three magnificent mountains, the fresh air on Sun Peaks Golf Course at 4000 feet is an exhilarating experience. Well known for the shot making challenges of its front nine, this Graham Cooke designed course, has now added nine more holes that will test your distance and control.

Kamloops, with a diverse geographical landscape and variety of courses, is the perfect choice for golf this fall. And after the game there is a lot to keep everyone happy. For a little variety, add in Kamloops’ history, culture and heritage plus terrific fishing and exciting mountain biking and hiking for a memorable fall vacation. For information on activities and accommodations in the area, call 800-662-1994 from anywhere within North America.

For more information, please contact, Ms. Lee Morris, CEO, at (250) 374-8000 or by email at lee@tourismkamloops.com.