Banff Springs Hole #6

Banff Springs Hole #6 "Fairholm" 373-yard Par4 Handicap 11

As Doug Wood highlighted during the 2004 GolfClubAtlas annual gathering, this is an appealing transition hole. The golfer has played under the shadows of Mount Rundle for the pastfive holes and now emerges to see the widest fairway on the course with the distant mountain range a full twenty miles away. According to Wood, this is the only Ross green site that Thompson incorporated into his new design. The shoulders of the green are the high spots, so if the hole is left, the golfer needs to play right down the fairway and vice versa if the hole location is right. At3,200 square feet, this is the smallest green on the course. More bogeys are registered here than one might think based on the inviting view from the tee.

The golfer feels free to swing away from the sixth tee but thought needs to be given based on the day's hole location.

Banff Springs GC:

Home of the 2006 Telus Skins Game, featuring Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, John Daly, Stephen Ames and Sergio Garcia.

Banff - Drives:

Norquay Look-Out -- It’s only a few minutes drive up a series of mountain switchbacks, but delivers a view of Banff and the Rockies that will take your breath away. From here you can clearly see the Spray River Valley as it cuts a swath between Mount Rundle 2949 m (9676 ft.) and Sulphur Mountain.