Golf On the Shores of the Bow River at the Entrance to
the Canadian Rocky Mountains

The Brewster's Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course
- Now featuring 18 Holes!

Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course is a friendly public facility open for daily green fee use. Our location, where the foothills meet the Canadian Rockies, is a beautiful setting for hosting tournaments, special group events, family reunions, weddings and staff events.

Brewster's Pro Shop
The pro shop is a quaint one-room log cabin with hand-crafted pine benches which offer comfort and a spectacular view from the wooden deck. The cabin is supplied with all your golf necessities, and a licensed snack bar.

Power carts, pull carts, and club rentals are available.

Every one of the 18 holes is unique, with smooth fairways, bent grass greens, a couple of small ponds and a handful of sand traps. This Rocky Mountain golf course lies at the base of Yamnuska Mountain on the North side of the Brewster family’s 87-year-old guest ranch. With the completion of the full 18 holes in 2008, the course is now a Par 67 and 5270 yards of play.

The Brewster's Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course Reviewed:
John Down from the Calgary Herald describes the first 9 holes of the course this way:

For nature lovers this course is your ideal choice. There is an abundance of wildflowers throughout the season; bird life is plentiful with the possibility of seeing a wide variety of species, including Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawk, Golden Eagles, Bald Eagles and Osprey. A family of mule deer may pay you a visit on the greens. The golf course follows the moraines on the north bank of the Bow River, surrounded by Rocky Mountain scenery…don’t forget your camera!

The History…

Bud Brewster, a fourth generation cowboy and entrepreneur had a dream to complete a 18-hole golf course on the original Brewster Family homestead. The front 9 opened in July of 2001. As Bud entered his 80th year in 2008, he saw his dream completed with the addition of 9 more holes to make up a full 18-hole course. With a Tournament Room opened in 2007, The Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course is now the perfect locale for your group event.

Brewster, a lefty when he tees up, designed the initial layout. Draftsman, Lou Geroux, made additional changes and caterpillar driver and friend Bruno Michalsky renovated before golf architect Reg Down revamped the greens. Sykes Construction rough-graded and Ron Smythe of Medicine Hat provided the final grade and irrigation. It was a teamwork approach with the vision of keeping as many natural features on the land as possible.

John Brewster, first generation, was born in Kingston, Ontario. In 1886 he followed the Canadian Pacific Railroad to Banff, Alberta, deciding this would become his home. John identified a need for a dairy to service the Canadian Pacific Banff Springs Hotel and the Banff growing community. He was required to keep the dairy herd out of the National Park so John established his homestead at the base of Yamnuska Mountain, which today are the Kananaskis Guest Ranch and the Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course. John’s father arrived from Ireland in the later 1800’s.

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Brewster's Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course

Ranch Road, Highway 1X, PO Box 340 Exshaw, Alberta, Canada, T0L 2C0

Just 45 minutes West of Calgary and 30 minutes East of Banff

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Tel: (403) 673-2700 Fax: (403) 673-2702
Toll Free: 1-877-673-2700

golf@kananaskisranchgolf.com ~ www.kananaskisranchgolf.com

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