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Bighorn Golf & Country Club
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Carved out of the sunny benchlands at the base of Mounts Peter and Paul, Bighorn Golf & Country Club (formerly known as Sun Rivers Golf Resort) is one of the few “true” desert courses in Canada. Designed by celebrated golf course architect Graham Cooke and Wayne Carleton, Bighorn is the essence of exceptional golf; offering dramatic elevation changes, sagebrush, natural sand dunes, classic bunkering, wide bentgrass fairways, gently contoured greens and majestic vista
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 6714 yards | 73.9 | 139 |
| Cooke | 72 | 6255 yards | 70.8 | 138 |
| Carleton | 72 | 5706 yards | 68.8 | 127 |
| Carleton (W) | 72 | 5706 yards | 75.8 | 139 |
| Forward | 72 | 4819 yards | 64.7 | 107 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 4819 yards | 70.0 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship M: 73.8/138 | 580 | 448 | 397 | 188 | 451 | 195 | 386 | 493 | 380 | 3518 | 547 | 296 | 396 | 378 | 438 | 235 | 392 | 134 | 466 | 3282 | 6800 |
| Cooke M: 71.6/136 W: 77.9/141 | 570 | 402 | 372 | 173 | 405 | 160 | 362 | 483 | 380 | 3307 | 547 | 296 | 366 | 378 | 415 | 178 | 370 | 110 | 448 | 3108 | 6415 |
| Cooke/Carleton M: 70.1/132 W: 76.5/138 | 520 | 377 | 341 | 173 | 381 | 160 | 331 | 483 | 380 | 3146 | 535 | 296 | 335 | 378 | 415 | 160 | 334 | 110 | 448 | 3011 | 6157 |
| Carleton M: 68.9/127 W: 74.8/137 | 520 | 377 | 341 | 123 | 381 | 140 | 331 | 440 | 356 | 3009 | 535 | 282 | 335 | 340 | 377 | 160 | 334 | 102 | 427 | 2892 | 5901 |
| Love M: 67.7/118 W: 72.7/127 | 445 | 348 | 325 | 116 | 280 | 140 | 301 | 440 | 335 | 2730 | 535 | 244 | 320 | 311 | 340 | 130 | 322 | 102 | 418 | 2722 | 5452 |
| Red/Green M: 66.1/114 W: 70.9/123 | 445 | 313 | 224 | 116 | 277 | 140 | 301 | 440 | 335 | 2591 | 470 | 195 | 320 | 311 | 340 | 130 | 285 | 102 | 418 | 2571 | 5162 |
| Forward M: 64.7/114 W: 69.2/120 | 445 | 313 | 224 | 86 | 277 | 116 | 301 | 401 | 282 | 2445 | 470 | 195 | 298 | 311 | 315 | 115 | 285 | 81 | 390 | 2460 | 4905 |
| Handicap | 13 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 16 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by slimschadey16 on 05/27/2025
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Photo submitted by slimschadey16 on 05/27/2025
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Photo submitted by u048804121 on 07/04/2023
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Photo submitted by u048804121 on 07/04/2023
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Photo submitted by u048804121 on 07/04/2023
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Photo submitted by u3964243 on 08/03/2020
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Sun Rivers Golf Resort, Hole 2, Par 4, 448 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 08/26/2017
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Sun Rivers Golf Resort, Hole 4, Par 3, 188 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 08/26/2017
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Sun Rivers Golf Resort, Hole 9, Par 4, 403 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 08/26/2017
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Sun Rivers Golf Resort, Hole 14, Par 4, 438 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 08/26/2017
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Sun Rivers Golf Resort, Hole 17, Par 3, 134 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 08/26/2017
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Sun Rivers Golf Resort, Hole 18, Par 5, 505 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 08/26/2017
The course was well cared for, greens were in great shape and the views were lovely. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Only issue was the pace of play was very slow. We were warned ahead of time that it would be slow, so it wasn't completely unexpected, but we were waiting at least 10 minutes on each tee box and there was no Marshall on the course that we saw to help speed the pace up. We were unfortunately only able to complete 14 holes in just under 4 hours and then ran out of daylight. Had the pace been "normal" I think we could have finished our full 18 holes in time. Fortunately we got a great deal on green fees through golf now, so it wasn't a total loss. I would love to play here again at another time when hopefully the course is less busy and pace is adequate.
Narrow
Greens were excellent, fast but true. The layout is narrow and because of the location some of the holes feel a little contrived. I lost more balls than usual. Spectacular views up and down the valley!
Good time
Weather was great and course is challenging and fun. Will be back again
Decent course but
Hard holes but not saying that’s a bad thing, biggest issue I felt was the fact there are so many houses along the course , it takes away from the feeling your on a course and more like your hitting balls in a yard, but good lay out just has no real vibe, great for iron play tho, 3.5/5
Course needs some work
Greens were in fair condition
Tee boxes were poor
Some sand traps were very poor
Fairways were good
Cart paths were poor
Overall the course was in fair condition
Bang for your buck
GolfNow hot deal is a great rate at this course and the carts are included!
