Bear Mountains 19th Hole - One of the Great Holes of the Northwest

In the upcoming July issue of Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine, the Bear Mountain Resort’s par-3 19th hole is recognized as one of the “Great Holes of the Northwest”, one of just four holes selected each year by the Northwest’s premier golf magazine.
 
The iconic 19th hole sits perched on a hillside behind the 14th green and 15th tee of the resort’s Mountain Course. Sitting apart from the established 18 holes, the par-3 is used for settling bets and placing bets, but more often is used by those who come to take in the view it provides – a sweeping vista overlooking Victoria, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and beyond to the Olympic Mountains of Washington state.
 
With a yardage anywhere between 64 yards and 141 yards, the par-3 is easily playable for all, but is a target hole, with no room for bailout on any side of the green.
 
Bear Mountain Resort, located in Victoria, British Columbia, recently opened its Valley Course, and is Canada’s only resort community with 36 holes of Nicklaus Design golf – the Mountain Course, which opened in 2003, is a Jack and Steve Nicklaus co-design, and the Valley Course is a Nicklaus Design layout.