Playing a round at Comox Golf Course is an ideal way to spend an afternoon

By Keith and Heather Nicol

   With the great fall weather continuing we decided to play golf at one of the few places in the Comox Valley that we hadn’t had a chance to experience-Comox Golf Club. With the temperatures on Friday, October 27 hitting the mid teens we arrived at the centrally located Comox Golf Course parking lot and found the last parking place available. “This is not looking that promising” I mentioned to my wife Heather since we couldn’t book a tee time. “Let me head in to the Pro shop and find out how busy they are”. Fortunately Tom Lambourne, the friendly  pro shop assistant said” No problem , we can get you out in 15 minutes”.  

Heather hitting on the colourful 2nd hole

      Comox Golf Course is one of the oldest courses in the valley and was established in 1928. It is also 9 holes and relatively short at 2680 yards so is a fun course for a variety of ages and stages. We liked the open layout and could see why this course is so popular.  It was in good condition when we played and Tom Lambourne told us that even in the heat of the summer the course is green and shady due to the tall trees.  Although there is some water hazards and a few sand traps, they didn’t come into play much on our round and we could imagine that this course would appeal to youth, women and others want a forgiving round of golf.

The greens were in fine shape

       Some holes even have some nice fall colours at the present time and we really enjoyed the dogleg 2^nd hole for its colourful stand of big leaf maples. The greens were large and surprisingly fast. The course has a putting green, club house and proshop as well as a driving range. General Manager, Sandy Kurceba, told us after our round that it has been surprisingly busy since the beginning of October. The course is now on winter rates which means you can play 9 holes for just $20 or 18 holes for $28 which is a great bargain. This will hold from now until March 31, 2018. Another deal worth looking at is punch card that gives you 13 games for $250 plus GST. It would make a great Christmas stocking stuffer for golfers on your list. For more information see: http://www.comoxgolfclub.ca/ 

Besides nice fall colours you get views of the Beaufort Mtns on some holes