Bear Mountain Resort Valley Course opens May 31, 2009.

The Bear Mountain Resort Valley Course – the second of two Nicklaus Design golf courses at Bear Mountain - will make its debut on May 31st and positions Bear Mountain Resort as the only 36-hole Nicklaus Design golf offering in Canada. No name is more legendary in the game of golf, including golf course design, than Jack Nicklaus. The developers at Bear Mountain Resort first brought the legend to Victoria in 2003 when they introduced the Mountain Course -  a 19-hole beauty that was the first ever collaboration of Jack and his son, Steve.  The Valley Course’s par 71, 6,807 yard, 18-hole Nicklaus Design is at a lower elevation than the Mountain Course, but boasts the same spectacular west coast rock and water features for which Bear Mountain has become renowned. As Jack himself put it when discussing the Valley Course “I promise you this is going to be something pretty special”.

The Nicklaus Design Valley and Mountain Courses are the cornerstone to Bear Mountain’s premiere master-planned resort community. Bear Mountain Resort's lush mountainside community defines resort living with a montage of residential and vacation real estate opportunities as well as the five star Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa, Victoria. Medical and traditional aesthetics at the Santé Spa, ranked one of the top ten medical spas in the world by SpaFinder, a dining mecca with eclectic and world-class restaurants, the state-of-the-art Mountainside Athletic Club, a Nicklaus Golf Academy (coming in 2010), and The Village round out the complete lifestyle experience. And all of this within minutes of the beautiful seaside harbour of Victoria, British Columbia!

The Bear Mountain Resort Valley Course is destined to be one of the marquee courses on the Vancouver Island Golf Trail.  A 250-kilometre golf trail through a Pacific paradise, the Vancouver Island Golf Trail extends from Victoria to Campbell River. It covers some of the most scenic terrain on the island, which is ranked as the Top North American Island by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine.  From the breathtaking beauty of Bear Mountain Resort and Olympic View Golf Club in the south, to the opulence and luxury of Crown Isle Resort in the North, the Vancouver Island Golf Trail includes 11 championship golf facilities and some of the best golf in North America. The variety of courses to choose from is rivaled only by the regional diversity and multiple vacation experiences that Vancouver Island has to offer.   Discover the old-world ambience of cosmopolitan Victoria, the Cowichan Valley wine country, the magnificent beaches of Parksville & Qualicum Beach and the pristine wilderness of the North Island - you can explore it all on the Vancouver Island Golf Trail.

Hailed by GOLF Magazine as 'One of the continent's best values', Golf Vancouver Island proudly offers buyer direct golf packages, including rounds on the new Bear Mountain Valley Course opening on May 31st!  Victoria golf packages including 2 nights accommodation and 2 rounds of golf, one at the Valley Course are available from $285 pp. Owned and operated by the golf courses of Vancouver Island, Golf Vancouver Island offers the best pricing and selection and through their toll free line 1.888.465.3239 can take care of all your golf vacation needs on Vancouver Island including tee times, accommodations, rental vehicles, flights, ferry reservations, driving directions, après golf activities and more!
 
For further information on Bear Mountain Resort, their new Valley Course and the Vancouver Island Golf Trail, please visit www.bearmountain.ca and www.golfvancouverisland.ca