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The Ponderosa Golf Club Course, Okanagan Valley And The Pandosy Inn
By James Murray
The Okanagan Valley with its rolling hills have many picturesque and world class courses to choose from which you can play many rounds of with either your friends or family, and most overlook beautiful Okanagan Lake. The casual or dedicated golfer can play these very accommodating courses. The Okanagan area offers the perfect location and choice for any vacation, and one main reason is many months of ideal weather which averages over 2,000 hours of sunshine every year. The Okanagan Valley offers one of the longest and driest seasons in Canada. Home to over 40 courses in the Okanagan Valley, and with Kelowna offering 14 of the main courses in this area, this is the perfect place to plan your golfing holiday.
Home to some of the most beautiful courses in the world is the Okanagan Valley. As beautiful and challenging as they are, each course will give you an extraordinary experience to take home with you. Established in 1980, the Ponderosa Club has breathtaking and scenic views of the mountains and the Okanagan Lake, one mile up from the Okanagan valley floor in beautiful Peachland, British Columbia, Canada and just a short drive, from either Kelowna or Penticton. Located at the base of Pincushion Mountain, the Ponderosa Club offers a course like very few others. Its beautiful rolling fairways wander amongst the numerous Ponderosa pines while filling one's eyes with the beauty of the unparalleled view of Okanagan Lake. The Ponderosa truly showcases the picturesque splendor that is the Okanagan Valley.
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Do not forget to bring your camera! The Ponderosa Club stretches out to 6007 yards in length, and golfers with all abilities of skill can enjoy their challenging fairways and well-groomed tees and greens. The Ponderosa Club with its combined beauty and precision shot requirements, make it a must for any golfer who visits the Okanagan. The Ponderosa's clubhouse is a beautiful log cabin and one of the largest in Western Canada. The Ponderosa Club is a "must play" for any golfer who visits the Okanagan.
When you finish playing your round of the fine Kelowna hotels and great motels like the Pandosy Inn allow you to be right in the heart of everything the beautiful "Kelowna" Okanagan Valley has to offer, and from your door of your wonderful room you step into a rash of excitement and activity. Step out of your room at the Pandosy Inn and across a quiet street you will see one of the best beaches in the okanagan valley, "Gyro Beach," it is one the larger beaches and one of the most popular destination spots that welcome people from all over the world and of all ages. If your vacation is to be in golfing paradise, Kelowna and the Pandosy Inn is a pretty good start, then please give them, your hosts at the Pandosy Inn a call, and allow them the opportunity to show you some good, old, Kelowna hospitality, and for you to experience the sights, and sounds that make Kelowna and Okanagan Valley an exceptional golfing vacation experience.
Make the Ponderosa Club Course in the Okanagan Valley and the Pandosy Inn your choice for a golfing vacation.
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