Target golf, lots of hazards, narrow fairways - a beautifully designed and landscaped course with rising viewscapes to the city, bordering forests and Thetis Lake Regional park.
If you like the Mountain course at Bear Mountain, this course is the closest comparison in the Victoria area. Fast greens, well drained fairways, and fluffy silica sand traps. The added challenge is the rough rough, lots of fescue, water features and many lies will be on a slope. Deer and a variety of wild birds are a joy to watch for. I've always walked this course, but its long and lots of up and down.
Nicely stocked pro shop, great pro and friendly staff, and two level driving range, the lower stalls with heaters for year round practice. The hydro tower in the middle of the range is an eye sore, and makes a loud hit zone, that the course doesn't want you to aim for to avoid neighbourhood household complaint. Understandable. The only range that has a laundromat, so you can double-duty practice and do laundry. Weird or what?
The Clubhouse restaurant, the Range Cafe, has average fare. The patio is nice on warm days, overlooking the range. You have to order cafeteria style at the counter, and they deliver to your table. The best is the fire-roasted tomato basil soup. It's consistently good, chunky and flavourful, but I don't think it's homemade. Most recently I ordered the taco salad for a change ($10.95). Served in a crisp tortilla bowl, with greens, salsa and guac on the side. The taco beef was nicely seasoned, though was dry, not freshly cooked. Liquor license. Bonus points: two-for-one meals at the Cafe with coupons in the local Compassionate Warehouse coupon book.
Golf here year round. Every hole has a different look, feel, feature and strategy, moreso than the average course. Love it! read more