Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club

6280 Merritt-Kamloops Hwy 5A,

Quilchena, British Columbia V0E 2R0

Office
+1 (877) 350 9555 (toll free)
Pro shop
+1 (230) 378 9555
Fax
+1 (250) 378 9799

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About the course

The Course:

18 holes. Links-style. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:

Open ranch land and lake-view setting.
Designer:

Designed by Rod Whitman (course architect) together with Richard Zokol (original owner & PGA Tour Pro) and Armen Suny (agronomist)

Back
tees

Club
tees

Front
tees

Yards

7400

6576

Par

SSS or slope

72.0

Location

Latitude:

50.154951

Longitude:

-120.531633

How to get there:

77 km S of Kamloops.

Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club

Est. 2009

Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club: [DUE TO A PENDING OWNERSHIP CHANGE and "re-zoning" issues (announced in Feb 2015) Sagebrush delayed its opening in 2015. CHECK CURRENT STATUS before booking].

Observing the tenets of "minimalist" design, which involved not disturbing too much of what was already here, Sagebrush presents a classical links-style championship golf course. Occupying an open rugged slope that gently tilts down to Nicola Lake, this is a course that sets pulses racing.

The individually crafted holes traverse across an expansive and almost treeless environment. If you stray too far offline, yellow-flowering sagebrush plants and desert scrub lies in wait. Below the course the ever-present and immensely scenic lake stretches out for 10km in each direction. Although the course never quite gets you lakeside, holes like the par-4 2nd are played to an infinity green, which seemingly hangs out over the lake.

Rustic edged bunkering, gently rolling terrain and high fescues beyond the good-width fairways all play their part here. On and around the greens (in keeping with the links courses of Britain & Ireland) your short game skills will be thoroughly tested. Some of the greens will redefine your understanding of "oversized", with slick run-off areas also frequently present. The par-5 7th green measures a mere 75 yards from front to back, while the putting surface at the par-5 16th is an equally hard to comprehend 23,000 square feet.

Now open for public play, until such time as the facility becomes fully subscribed with members (which won't happen soon), this is definitely a course that will appeal to all golfers, not least links aficionados.

List of courses: Thompson / Okanagan, BC

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Semi-private club; visitors welcome on weekdays and and weekends during golf season (April thru' Oct).

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes in high season (June thru' Sept): $199 (all days). Golf cart included.

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].

Other information

Walking permitted at all times (but golf cart recommended).

Did you know?

The "minimalist" genre of golf design, as employed at Sagebrush, is one that attempts to move as little earth as possible when constructing the course, relying on the natural features of the land to create the layout's topography and playing environment. Although the original designers of golf courses (e.g. Old Tom Morris, Willie Park, James Braid, et al) would not have labelled themselves as "minimalists", this was nonetheless at the core of the courses they built. | "Terry's Hideout" at Sagebrush, a delayed half-way house, comes between the 12th and 13th holes. Players are invited to stop here for as long as they want. The Hideout's restaurant and bar sit alongside a reservoir, well stocked with trout, where you can indulge your fly-fishing skills before re-starting your round.

Where2Stay

Sagebrush Guest Cottages

6280 Merritt-Kamloops Hwy 5A, Quilchena, British Columbia V0E 2RO.

+1 (250) 378 9555
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The Guest Cottages at Sagebrush offer luxury accommodations with spectacular views from every suite. There are 10 two-bedroom suites, each with a comfortable living room and two spacious bedrooms with full ensuite bathrooms. Every room has access to a private balcony or patio.
- Golf at this hotel:
  
  Sagebrush
- Golf within 10 km:
  
  No
- Golf within 30 km:
  
  No
Quilchena Ranch & Hotel

6500 Merritt-Kamloops Hwy 5A, Quilchena, BC V0E 2R0

+1 (250) 378 2611
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A small turn-of-the 20th century boutique hotel with a big heart in the midst of Nicola Valley’s old west. 15 antique-appointed rooms plus ranch house provide a memorable stay. Quilchena Hotel also boasts a dining room, saloon, parlour, coffee shop, banquet room and wine cellar. The Quilchena Hotel operates Stay & Play packages with Sagebrush.
- Golf at this hotel:
  
  No
- Golf within 10 km:
  
  Sagebrush (1 km)
- Golf within 30 km:
  
  No

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