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EXPRESSIONS Magazine: Jewel of Kelowna - Sip,Chip and Chill in Napa North
Resort Ready Homes
Spring / Summer 2011
Jewel of Kelowna: Sip, Chip and Chill in Napa North
by Anita Draycott
With almost 200 wineries, a string of championship golf courses, sparkling Lake Okanagan nestled between the moody Monashee and Coastal Mountains, and 300 sunny days per year,life in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley is about as good as it gets. It keeps getting better. Superlative area golf courses continue to
reap numerous accolades: The Ridge, at Predator Ridge, was named Canada’s top new course for 2010. Predator’s glitzy new neighbour, Sparkling Hill Resort, garnered a prestigious international spa award. Now an innovative web site and booking system make it click-simple to reserve tee times and vacation packages. The Valley is ripe with temptations...and more than a few surprises.
CANADA’S BEST NEW GOLF COURSE
“Now we approach phenomenal,” remarks director of golf, Doug Goubault, as our cart climbs up to the course’s number five signature hole. We’re up there, literally; this hole makes The Ridge an apt name. From this gorgeous par-three’s elevated tees, golfers inhale panoramic views of the violet-tinged Monashee Mountains, granite rock outcroppings and sparkling Lake Okanagan below. Apart from the place’s drop-dead natural beauty, and its four-and-a-half star Golf Digest rating, Predator Ridge boasts 36 holes of golf — the new Ridge and The Predator, which has hosted two Skins Games.
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