Kamloops Golf Courses - Tobiano Golf Course Review

If you are looking for some great Kamloops Golf Courses to play, I highly recommend Tobiano Golf Course.

Hi, my name is Jason Smith and I recently had the pleasure of playing Tobiano Golf Course in Kamloops for the first time. I am an avid golfer from Calgary Alberta who plays between 20-30 rounds per year, and carry a 6 handicap. I was fortunate enough to take some holidays in the Okanagan this summer, and played most of the top golf courses in the area. I had heard about Tobiano from a friend, but I was not expecting anything extraordinary from the other premier courses I am used to playing. To my surprise, I experienced a truly amazing course which exceeded my expectations in every way, and I now consider this to be the best golf course in Western Canada. I was so impressed with every aspect of this course, I decided to give my testimonial in the form of this video.

From the moment I drove up to the club house, I was taken aback from the natural beauty of the landscape. In the middle of endless desert-like scrubland, I found rich dark-green links nestled in between, while running alongside the crystal blue waters of Kamloops Lake. The view approaching the course was stunning enough for me to stop the car and take in the view for a moment.

Needless to say I was anxious to play, and I wasted no time checking in and heading to the practice range for my warmup. The range featured perfectly stacked pyramids of balls, accurate distance markers, and real greens with flag-sticks to target. Despite some poor warmup shots, I really felt like a pro on this range.

Moving onto the first tee box, I had to choose from one of the five tees to play. I was feeling pretty confident with my game, so I chose the Iron tees, which are the second longest tees at just over 7100 yards. Stepping onto the tee box was like stepping onto a green. They were flat and short-cut, and well maintained, giving me one less worry getting off the tee with success.

Heading out to the fairway was no different. These fairways were definitely the best I have ever played on, and striking the ball on them was a treat. My only regret was hitting fewer of them than I would have liked! These fairways were again like greens, they provided soft landings, and allowed for amazing backspin on well struck approach shots. I really felt bad taking divots on these fairways, cause they were just to nice to markup!

On occasion I hit a green in regulation, and when I did there were always opportunities to score well. Perfectly cut and fairly fast, the greens were challenging but not impossible. Putts were rolling consistently and true, and although birdies were at a premium for me on this day, I only recorded one three putt, and I certainly had my share of close encounters with the hole!

Throughout the round I found myself breathless. If it wasn't the stunning views overlooking the lake, it was the multiple ravines and narrow rolling fairways that would leave me hanging on a regular basis. Visually the course is quite intimidating, however it is not unforgiving. There is a good variety of holes that let you hit all the clubs in your bag (if you dare), and if you did have a bad hole, one look off into the view would ease the pain a little. From time to time the local wild life would make an appearance to watch, or make fun of me (I couldn't always tell).

When the round finally ended, it was time to treat myself to a meal in the clubhouse. Walking in the place was just as exciting as the golf. After being greeted at the door by a beautiful hostess (who unfortunately did not want to be captured on this video), I entered the massive doors and checked out the fully-stocked pro shop off to the right, which had a great selection of sportswear and supplies. Heading into the restaurant I noticed the great patio overlooking the course and the lake. I'm positive this was the best seat anywhere on the course, so I chose to sit outside and enjoy the 19th hole and an amazing meal!

During my round, I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of local Kamloops golfers playing Tobiano for the first time. They gave me some feedback of their experiences with other Kamloops golf courses, and were happy to share their thoughts about the course with me on camera...

To wrap things up, I have to comment on the service. I am happy to say that the service and staff were incredible and attentive. I could not even get close to finishing my drink between holes as the kart girl was too fast making her rounds every 2-3 holes. The course marshal actually kept the pace of the game on time (unlike most course marshals I run into), and was friendly enough to stop to give some much needed hole advice from time to time. Overall there wasn't a single bad experience I can talk about today, and the experience was truly amazing. I want to personally thank the staff and ownership of Tobiano for giving me this experience, and I hope this video helps others find there way to your course for the same treatment!

Oh, and for those who are curious as to my final score, that will have to remain between me and the golf course! Until next year Tobiano...until next year!