Best golf courses: Around Edmonton, Alb.

Edmonton - Central Alberta is home to some of the province’s most popular and well maintained golf experiences. One of the best golf courses we played was Wolf Creek (Old), host of the Alberta Open, also a favourite of many Albertans when it comes to local inland links. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the top courses in Edmonton - Central Alberta on our customised maps.

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Red Deer
Unknown

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Red Deer

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Unknown
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Edmonton
Furber, Les

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Edmonton

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Les Furber
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Restricted
Edmonton
Whitman & Mingay

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Edmonton

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Rod Whitman & Jeff Mingay
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Edmonton
Newis, Bill

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Edmonton

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Bill Newis
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Edmonton
Robinson, Bill

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Edmonton

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William G. "Bill" Robinson.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Red Deer
Robinson, Bill

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Red Deer

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Current layout designed by William G. "Bill" Robinson, and younger brother John F. Robinson (1984).

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Red Deer
Chapman, Lundie et al.

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Red Deer

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The original 9-hole course was marked out by E. C. Chapman, Alfred Lundie & his son Jack Lundie. In 1958/9 the course was extended to 18-holes by Art Park, Dr Bud Malone & Gord Sweet.
3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Edmonton
Unknown

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Edmonton

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Unknown
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Edmonton
Nicklaus, Jack

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Edmonton

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A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course.
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Red Deer
Robinson, Bill

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Red Deer

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William G. "Bill" Robinson.

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Red Deer
Unknown

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Red Deer

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Unknown
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Red Deer
Robinson, Bill

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Red Deer

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Originally a six-hole course (1929); expansion to nine holes (1936); addition of nine new holes and renovation of existing nine by William G. "Bill" Robinson (1987).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Edmonton
Western Golf

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Edmonton

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Western Golf Projects.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Edmonton
Puddicombe, Sid

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Edmonton

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Sid Puddicombe
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Red Deer
Robinson, Bill

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Visitors welcome

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Red Deer

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William G. "Bill" Robinson.

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Restricted
Edmonton
Thompson, Stanley

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Edmonton

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Stanley Thompson, with modifications by Les Furber (early 1990s).
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Red Deer
Whitman, Rod

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Visitors welcome

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Red Deer

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Rod Whitman
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Red Deer
Whitman, Rod

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Red Deer

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Rod Whitman Golf Course Design. Front-nine dates from 1984; back-nine from 2009.

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Tournaments

Tournament of Champions: the PGA Tour’s calendar-year starts, as it has done since 1999, with this iconic event in Hawaii. The field is drawn from players who won a PGA Tour event in 2022, or were amongst the top 30 in last year’s FedEx Cup final standings (Jan 6-9).

Desert Swing: the European (DP World) Tour launches into 2023 with three events in its UAE “Desert Swing”. Up first is the Abu Dhabi Championship (Jan 19-22), followed by the Dubai Desert Classic (Jan 26-29) and the Ras Al Kaimah Championship (Feb 2-5).

Who's Who

Kathy Whitworth: the end of 2022 saw the passing of LPGA Tour legend Kathy Whitworth. Her 88 LPGA Tour victories is more than achieved by any other golfer on either the LPGA or PGA Tours. Amongst her victories were six major championship titles.

Barry Lane: the golfing world was also saddened by the passing of Barry Lane, one of the European Tour and European Senior Tours most popular players. Enjoying success on both Tours, Lane was know for his excellent ball-striking and amiable personality.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Costa Cruise & Golf

Costa’s "Cruise & Golf" allows golfers and their families to combine a unique golfing experience with the relaxation and fun of a cruise on board Costa Smeralda. Golf enthusiasts are offered a choice from 23 top-quality golf clubs; their chosen courses are played during the ship’s port calls in Italy, France and Spain. While the golfers are driving the fairways, accompanying non-golfers are able to enjoy the amenities and activities on-board, or explore wonderful places on day excursions organised by Costa. Read more ...

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