JASPER PARK LODGE

This self-contained resort, situated in Alberta's scenic Canadian Rockies, has a great deal of charm and offers the peace and tranquility you may be looking for. The golf course at the resort is usually visited not only by golfers, but also by abundant wildlife.

Luxurious facilities and services offer an experience few can rival. Savor the Chefs' regional cuisine, relax in the pools, take care of business in modern facilities, and let an attentive staff take care of your every need.

Jasper Park Lodge celebrates 75 years of The Grand Canadian Golf Experience! Jasper Park Lodge, deep in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, is the setting of unforgettable memories for thousands of golfers since the course opening in 1925. That summer, after a grueling year of planning and preparation -- it had taken 50 teams of horses and 200 men to clear the land of boulders and debris -- Jasper Park Lodge's award winning golf course was ready to play. On July 17, 1925, Earl Haig, Commander in Chief of the British forces in World War I and a former Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, officially opened the golf course.

Stanley Thompson, master golf course architect, displayed some of the finest work of his career with this design. The 18 hole layout offered elevated tee boxes, bunkers patterned after the snow formation on the mountains and holes aligned with distant mountain vistas. He built wide fairways carved from thick forest, and was always conscious of the environment's natural contours, blending beautiful landscapes with challenging terrain. As a result, few golf courses in the world can match the rugged majesty of the Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course.

In 1994, using Thompson's original course blueprints, the Jasper Park Lodge undertook to renovate the course back to its original layout. Some bunkers were reshaped, others were opened again. New stand has been placed in all course bunkers. Tee boxes have been reshaped and in some instances built up to their original height. The course has been rated the best resort course in Canada by Canada's Score Magazine and was one of only 10 golf resorts in the world to receive a Gold Medal from Golf Magazine.

Today, this award winning course remains one of the "must play" courses in Canada: a true classic that combines the best of what golf is all about -- a love of the history and the game itself. We invite you to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this masterpiece.

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