Tour the mountain golf courses of Whistler, British Columbia

Brandon Tucker

July 24, 2015

WHISTLER, B.C. -- A short getaway from Vancouver, B.C., Whistler has been a popular ski destination for quite some time. It' only until relatively recently that it's made a name for itself as one of Canada's ten best golf destinations, too. Whistler Golf Club was built in the 1980s in hopes of spurring some summer tourism, and now it has a handful of newer, spectacular golf courses cut through the mountains and along the valley floor.

Nicklaus North and Fairmont Chateau Whistler are both located in the heart of the town, while just north, in the town of Pemberton, is Big Sky Golf Club. The foursome, to go with the original Whistler G.C., make for a small but very worthy golf offering to go with all the other outdoor amenities this mountain village has to offer.

The above images are from my recent golf trip there in June, while I snuck in one of my favorite golf course wildlife shots at the end from my earlier trip a few years back. You can read my full feature on golf in Whistler right here, and be sure to follow me on Instagram at BrandonTuckerGC.

This was an intimidating tee shot considering all my misses were going left in Whistler. Fortunately all the might in my being was able to put this in the left trap and not worse. This is Fairmont Chateau Whistler's lovely 8th. #BC @gowhistler

A video posted by Brandon (@brandontuckergc) on Jul 5, 2015 at 10:36am PDT

No Protracer on Instagram but it'd ruin the mountain view anyways. Here's DOG of Fairmont Chateau Whistler Nick Droulis piping one out on this short par 4. #whistler #bc #golf

A video posted by Brandon (@brandontuckergc) on Jun 23, 2015 at 2:08pm PDT

Brandon Tucker

Brandon Tucker is the Sr. Managing Editor for GolfPass and was the founding editor of Golf Advisor in 2014, he was the managing editor for Golf Channel Digital's Courses & Travel. To date, his golf travels have taken him to over two dozen countries and nearly 600 golf courses worldwide. While he's played some of the most prestigious courses in the world, Tucker's favorite way to play the game is on a great muni in under three hours. Follow Brandon on Twitter at @BrandonTucker and on Instagram at @btuck34.