Best 9-Hole Golf Course in Calgary?

[flipstah]

Hi there!

A couple of buddies and I are planning to try out golfing for the first time (woot!) and we would like to know where the best 9-hole course is in Calgary?

We thought it'd best to pop our golf cherry in style, so I'm open to suggestions!

Thanks!

[Cos]

Try fox hollow, nice and open so when you dont hit the fairway you arent hitting houses.

If you are an alright shot, try harvest hills.

[B18C]

First time golfing I would suggest a par 3 nine hole course that is cheap so McCall lake, Richmond greens, maybe RCGA. If you want to use more than just a wedge and a putter I'd say Harvest Hills. Houses are pretty close to the fairways at Harvest Hills if I remember correctly.

[flipstah]

Basically...

What we want is a well-maintained course that utilizes different clubs so we can get a feel of the sport.

And yes we would like to avoid houses haha.

[Cos]

Originally posted by flipstah
Basically...

What we want is a well-maintained course that utilizes different clubs so we can get a feel of the sport.

And yes we would like to avoid houses haha.

Depends where you live.

Fox hollow is good, lots of first timers/kids there. Plus carts and booze.

Harvest Hills is a good course but close to houses and can be hard with the water.

McCall Lake (32nd and deerfoot) is another good one.

Shaganappi is a bit harder/nicer but is still a fairly easy course.

Check out any City of Calgary course really. Some are harder but MOST are of the easy sort.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by Cos


Depends where you live.

Fox hollow is good, lots of first timers/kids there. Plus carts and booze.

Harvest Hills is a good course but close to houses and can be hard with the water.

McCall Lake (32nd and deerfoot) is another good one.

Shaganappi is a bit harder/nicer but is still a fairly easy course.

Check out any City of Calgary course really. Some are harder but MOST are of the easy sort.

So far, I think Fox Hollow is a good course; their driving range is very nice and carts? HELLS YEAH!

[trevh]

Douglasdale, decent short game course.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by trevh
Douglasdale, decent short game course.

How's the grass there? Dead-brown?

[chathamf]

You don't really need it to be easy if your on your first time because you are going to suck and be all over the place regardless.

I'd say give Shaganappi a shot. It's cheap and not super shitty. Has some nice holes. You will definetly get a chance to use a variety of clubs and figure some stuff out.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by chathamf
You don't really need it to be easy if your on your first time because you are going to suck and be all over the place regardless.

I'd say give Shaganappi a shot. It's cheap and not super shitty. Has some nice holes. You will definetly get a chance to use a variety of clubs and figure some stuff out.

Shaganappi, eh? You are correct; I'm not looking for an easy course, just a well-maintained one so I can enjoy the sights and sounds.

Might give that a look! Thanks! =D

[jsn]

seeing how you're all new to the sport, I'd try giving a city course a shot. City courses generally have more begginers so you probably won't feel as rushed as you would if you were on a semi-private course, and it's relatively cheap so you can get a feel for the game. That being said, I think Confederation is the best city course (for 9)

[Cos]

Yeah you can play at a bit nicer course but you need to be careful as if it is a bit nicer course the marshals will really give you a hard time, plus you can be hitting other groups, houses, etc.

Shag is actually really nice compared to McCall and Fox Hollow

[BrknFngrs]

I wouldn't recommend fox hollow for 9 holes. The front 9 layout has you basically playing into others on every hole so if you have shots go astray you'll be on other peoples fairways on a regular basis.

I would recommend courses outside of Calgary for a brand new player. Oxbow is close, cheap, really nice and a good open course with wide fairways for a beginner.

Alternatively, maybe consider making a weekend out of it and playing at Radium Resort. The fairways are wide, there are minimal traps and it's a beautiful course. I played there this weekend with two other people and it cost us a total of ~$360 for a loft at the resort for one night, three 18 hole green fees and 2 power carts for round. If you go this route, make sure you're playing the resort course and not links however.

[Super_Geo]

Originally posted by chathamf
I'd say give Shaganappi a shot.

Yeah, go to Shaganappi.

Don't go to a nice semi-private course if it's your first time out, you'll be slow as hell, lose a bunch of balls and piss off everyone that's behind you.

[JordanEG6]

Originally posted by Super_Geo


Yeah, go to Shaganappi.

Don't go to a nice semi-private course if it's your first time out, you'll be slow as hell, lose a bunch of balls and piss off everyone that's behind you.

Shag is a nice beginner course with a good 9-hole Par 5. If you wanna start off a little easier and warm up with a Par 3, RCGA, Heritage and McCall Lake have pretty good ones.

[bjstare]

Originally posted by Super_Geo


Yeah, go to Shaganappi.

Don't go to a nice semi-private course if it's your first time out, you'll be slow as hell, lose a bunch of balls and piss off everyone that's behind you.

If you go to a semi-private course, or a more difficult course (or both) you won't get a good feel for the sport; you'll be losing balls, getting ragged on by the marshal or other groups, and hitting houses or people. There's a chance it would leave a bad taste from your first day out, and we don't want that, do we?

Do yourselves a favor by hitting shag or one of those par 3's this time.

[flipstah]

Sounds like everyone's recommending Shaganappi! Thanks!

I'll be off to the driving range to practice as I want to hit the ball with one swing.

[Cos]

Originally posted by flipstah
Sounds like everyone's recommending Shaganappi! Thanks!

I'll be off to the driving range to practice as I want to hit the ball with one swing.

bahaha maybe start with a pitch and put.... Im just kidding have fun and try not to get frustrated. That is the hardest part of golf.

[911fever]

Shaganappi is good, lots of beginners when I went there in Calgary

[supe]

I just did Lakeview with a few beginner friends and thats a nice course for beginners too.