Alberta, Canada
Silvertip Golf Resort
Course Highlight
Perched at the doorstep of Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, this mountain course delivers an extreme golf experience with 600 feet of elevation change, headlined by the stunning 13th hole that plunges 100 feet from tee to green with panoramic views of the Three Sisters peaks.
About the Course
Perched at 2,000 meters elevation in the Canadian Rockies canyon, Silvertip stands as Alberta's highest-altitude golf course, where 600 feet of total elevation change creates one of North America's most dramatic golfing terrains. Ranked 126th in Canada and 43rd among public courses by SCOREGolf (2024), the course earned the prestigious GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leader Award in 2003—one of only four courses worldwide that year, and the sole non-American recipient. The 13th hole is celebrated as 'one of Canada's most inspiring holes to play'—a 454-yard par-4 that plunges 100 feet from tee to green with the Three Sisters mountain range panorama unfolding like a postcard. The 18th, a 464-yard par-4 dogleg left, cascades downhill with a pond reflecting the Rocky Mountain silhouette. With a slope rating of 153 that commands respect even from professionals, five tee boxes stretch from 5,100 to 7,200 yards, making every shot a dialogue with thin mountain air, shifting winds, and extreme elevation drops. This is golf on the roof of the world.