FortyCreek

The facilities are excellent, location is great, and mountain views spectacular. The course condition was great and pace was excellent. The course layout itself was pretty good, but not the main reason to visit.

Storey Creek is a fantastic golf course tucked away on the northern part of the island. It is worth making the trek up, as the course provides excellent value, and some of the best fish tacos around.
Each hole is individual, and you rarely will see other golfers through the thick trees. You truly feel like you have the course to yourself.
Speaking of the trees, don't miss the fairways. If you hit it right or left, you will be re-teeing 90% of the time. It really adds to the challenge and forces you to focus on every shot. The course itself is well designed and encourages risk-taking. But be sure you know where the best place to miss it is.
Playing in summer will ensure the greens are pristine, and they roll well, though not lightning fast on the stimp.
I would play this course again and again, especially at the prices offered! It really feels like a getaway course, but it's not far up the Island!

This is a nice, links-style golf course. The fairways are hard and fast with rolling mounds. It was not necessarily the greenest course, but links courses are not. The greens rolled smooth and true.
I had a fun round and would certainly recommend this course to a friend stopping by in Kamloops.

I enjoyed my time at Granite Pointe. Make sure you keep your expectations down. This won't be a championship course, and the greens won't be rolling at double digits (probably down towards 5-6).

But for $20-40, playing Granite Pointe is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. The course is full length, and fairly open. This means you get to pull driver very often and have some fun. There are some challenging holes to balance it out, and aggressive elevation changes leading to spectacular views of the Nelson arm of Kootaney Lake.

5 minutes from Baker Street doesn't hurt either. As you can squeeze in 18 holes during a fun filled day in Nelson.

If you are looking for a true quality round of golf in the Kootaneys, head north to Balfour/Kokanee, or south to Redstone. But if you want to take a breather and play a fun, local, and cheap course, head up the hill to Granite.

Unbelievable course. Played 36 in one day and liked it so much we stayed and extra night to play it in the morning again. Best value in the west kootaneys.
The course plays tough but fair. The front nine is more forgiving on misses, but the course requires accuracy to shoot low. The bunkers have some of the finest sand I've ever played.
Some of the best greens I've ever putted. Every putt rolled true, and they were rolling very fast.
The clubhouse is small, but has amazing food at decent prices.
Grass range for cheap to warmup before your round.
Amazing scenery and you often feel like you're on the only hole on the course.

I really enjoyed playing Balfour. Unfortunately the greens were punched the day before we showed up, but we still played 36 holes.
I can't comment on the normal condition of the greens, but the rest of the course was in great shape for mid September.

The course is very fun. It has 3 par 5s in the first 4 holes, but there are also many scoring opportunities on the par 4s. Balfour is an excellent risk/reward course, as a birdie can turn into a bogey very quickly.

There is a large, somewhat unnecessary, elevation change on the back nine, which leads to some great views.

I love that the course felt like it was in the middle of nowhere, but is only a 25 minute drive from Nelson.

I will be back to play!

A very nice track on the northern island.
The condition in September was very good, though you could tell they had a dry summer.
The course layout is very interesting, and one that I look forward to playing again. There are many risk/reward shots, which I find makes a round more exciting.

The value through golfnow.com was exceptional. To pay under $50 for a course of that calibre is great value. I look forward to returning!

A fun course for under $50.
It is nearly 6900 from the tips and the trees and design keep it challenging but fun. The fairways are generous enough, but don't miss, as the trees are punishing. You truly feel like it was carved out of a think rain forest.
There were not many golfers out there on a Sunday afternoon, allowing out twosome to play in under 3.5 hours.
I will be back to play again.