Kananaskis Country Golf Course
Kananaskis Country Golf Course is a public 36-hole golf course situated in Kananaskis Country, a park system west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada: in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50°54′10.16″N 115°8′36.16″W |
| Location | Kananaskis Improvement District, Alberta |
| Established | 1983 |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Government of Alberta |
| Operated by | Kan-Alta Golf Management Ltd |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Website | kananaskisgolf.com |
| Mount Kidd Course | |
| Designed by | Robert Trent Jones |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,136 yd (6,525 m) |
| Course rating | 73.7 |
| Slope rating | 140 |
| Mount Lorette Course | |
| Designed by | Robert Trent Jones |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,232 yd (6,613 m) |
| Course rating | 74.6 |
| Slope rating | 139 |
The course opened in 1983 at a cost of $25.5 million. The facility is located south of Kananaskis Village, Alberta. There are two 18-hole golf layouts, named Mt. Lorette and Mt. Kidd after the mountains under which they play. The course ranks frequently in the top courses in Canada including the rankings of Score Golf Magazine. The two courses host about sixty thousand rounds of golf annually with eighty-five percent played by Albertans.
During the June 2013 Alberta floods, Kananaskis Country "sustained the most extensive damage in its 36-year history."Alberta's government committed $18 million to rebuild the course and to protect it from future flood damage.