Alberta Golf (Kananaskis) – Kananaskis Country Golf Course once again will play host to the finale of the Alberta Golf competitive schedule, the Alberta Interclub Championship on September 3. Kananaskis is one of the top golf courses in Canada often finding itself in the Score Golf Magazine top 100 courses. It boasts two beautiful championship courses named after the mountains surrounding it, Mt Kidd and Mt Lorette.

3rd hole: Mount Lorette Course

The course was opened in 1983 and was originally an Alberta Golf intiative led by Hall of Fame player and former president Keith Alexander. Keith lobbied the support of the government and was able to secure Robert Trent Jones Sr as the architect.

Read more about this story here in the Alberta Golfer Centennial Magazine.

The course was heavily damaged by flood in 2013 which led to a 5-year restoration project led by renowned course designer Gary Browning, the current courses and layout re-opened to the public in May of 2018. 

Since 1983, Kananaskis has been the host of the Interclub, which saw the Highlands secure the inaugural victory. The Women’s interclub was added more recently in 2018 with Inglewood winning. The Interclub acts as a fun event to finish the season for the players, while the clubs are battling for provincial bragging rights. The Men’s side has only a gross competition while the Women’s championship offers both a gross and a net competition. In 2023, Willow Park Golf & Country Club swept the gross competition on both sides, while Mickelson National Golf Club won the Women’s Net portion of the event.

Willow Park Golf & Country Club: Men’s and Women’s team sweep 2023 Interclub