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Jim Rutledge completes first Champions Tour event of the year.

Having just completed my 1st Champions Tour event I must say it was a great experience.I played with Hale Irwin and David Frost the 2nd day and Peter Jacobsen and Dana Quigley on Sun. and they we...

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Bear Mountain Golfer scores a Hole In One on first shot of the day

This past Saturday at Bear Mountain one of our golfing members scored a hole in one. What makes this extra special is that it was on his first shot of the day. On that day golfers went out in a ...

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Attention to detail describes golf events at Bear Mountain Resort

Photos like this (taken February 18) get me thinking about summer and our upcoming golf tournaments.                         We...

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Play the Valley Course again starting in March

Bear Mountain is proud to announce that starting on March 1st the Valley Course will re open for play. The Valley Course opened the full 18 holes last June and since has provided a gre...

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TGIF - Time to play a round at Bear Mountain.

Hit the Mountain course today and every day until April 11 for only $69 (includes your power cart and range balls). While here, pick up your 5 packs of golf for only $400 ($80/round) and valid all sum...

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Spring weather in January?

Warm temperatures, green grass, no snow? That's what January in Victoria is all about! Come and enjoy the Spring like conditions on the Mountain and take advantage of our Winter golf rates of $ 6...

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Online Tee Times are back up and running!

Attention Golfers, With a little luck and some help from the GolfSwitch and IBS teams, I'm pleased to announce that On-Line tee times are now available to be booked once again. On Behalf of the Golf...

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Help your golf game with TPI

Greetings fellow Golfers, As the winter season or off-season for the fair weather golfer gets under way it's time to start thinking about swtiching gears and preparing for next season,...

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Life On The Tour With Jim

Well, we have just completed the 1st stage of the Champions Tour School and are happy to carry on to the finals. We shot -10 under par and tied for 4th in a field of 78 of which 16 players move on to...

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Life On The Tour With Jim

Hi to all from Jim Rutledge your touring profession at Bear Mountain. Although it has been a long year playing the Nationwide Tour and a few Canadian Tour events I've been looking to the end of the s...

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Our Own Tony Harris Wins The BC Pro Championship

Congratulations to our own Tony Harris! Tony battled the elements to win the fourth annual Callaway Golf PGA of BC Club Professional Championship, which was played this week at Bear Mountain Resort. ...

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New Vancouver Island Resident Rates

We're happy to introduce our new Island Resident Rates at Bear Mountain Resort. These prices are effective immediately, so come and discover Canada's only 36 holes of Nicklaus Design Golf today! ...

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Course care

While playing the Mountain Course for the first time in over a month last night I couldn't help but notice what great condition the course was in.  Darren Burns and his staff have done an amazing...

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Valley Course Grand Opening Pictures

On the weekend of May 30th and May 31st Bear Mountain opened the new Valley Course. The weather was amazing for both days with temperatures reaching the high 20s. The Course was in great shape and mu...

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Valley Course Grand Opening

The time has finally come !!! On Sunday May 31st Bear Mountain will be opening the new Valley Course. Bear Mountain will be Canada's only 36 holes of Nicklaus Design golf. On May 31st we will be hav...

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Why Aerification is important for the health of the greens

As we enjoy the golf season coming into full swing, it is that time of year again for Bear Mountain to do the annual spring aeration on the Mountain Course. To most golfers aeration is seen...

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Hybrids - Why you should have them in your bag

Over the past few years some of the most common questions I hear asked in golf shops are about hybrid clubs. The following blog will explain how hybrids can help you improve your game. These clubs ar...

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Do your clubs fit your swing?

Hello Bloggers and Golfers, You know it never ceases to amaze me when I give a lesson or play golf with someone and when I ask them about their equipment they say "they're just clubs" or somethi...

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Valley Course Update

Good Afternoon Golfers! We're almost there!! We are mere weeks away from opening our Valley Course, and becoming Canada's only 36 hole Nicklaus Design facility. The course is coming along very n...

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Pro's Note

The course conditions for the Mountain course are finally coming around after one of our worst winters since we opened. The greens are stimping around 10 and the fairways are drying up and are allowin...

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2009 Masters

It's that time of year again were the golf season truly begins and we all gather around our TV sets to enjoy one of the best weeks in sports.  There are plenty of great players on the leader...

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Welcome To The Bear Mountain Golf Blog

I'd like to welcome you to Bear Mountain Resort's new golf blog! My staff at the Golf Shop will be updating you with all the new and exciting events that are taking place throughout the Resort in 2009.

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