Nothing beats a weekend hanging with your closest gal pals.
As life piles on work and family obligations sometimes a girl needs to just get away – for the weekend, or two, or three. No matter the time frame a girls golfing weekend is always a great way to catch up, wind down and let loose.
But first, plan. Using Drayton Valley as your jumping off point you have easy access to 7 golf courses that are within a 40 minute drive.
Drive times from Drayton Valley
- Drayton Valley Golf and Country Club: 7 min
- The Village Golf Course, Birchwood: 21 min
- Big Tee Golf Resort, Breton Breton: 31 min
- The Village of Breton Golf Club, Breton: 33 minutes
- Raven Meadows Golf Resort, Alder Flats: 30 min
- Pembina Valley Golf Club, Evansburg: 31 min
- Trestle Creek Golf Resort, Hwy 16: 33 minutes
- Pine Ridge Golf Course (12 holes), Seba Beach: 39 min
If you are planning to stay at a hotel then check first to see if any courses have stay and play discount rates on room rentals and green fees. Some of the courses listed have RV camping on site or have hotels on site.
Try to keep your guest list so they can be split into groups of 4 so you don’t get paired up with peeps not a part of your group. Two girls to a cart, four girls to a round easy peesy.
If you are planning to have a group gathering on a week make sure you book well in advance of the play date this way you will be able to secure a tee time around the course tournament schedule and the busy weekend golf crowd.
A basic weekend itinerary would include;
Friday meet at the course of your choosing for an after work tee time. Because it is later in the day, plan for nine holes. Head to the hotel and get checked-in. Now it is getting into the evening and you are probably hungry, head out to one of the fabulous restaurants in Drayton Valley for dinner, tapas, and beverages.
Start fresh on Saturday with a morning or mid-morning tee time. This will allow you to get a round of 18 holes in and still have some downtime in the afternoon to book a massage or spa treatment.
Plan to kick up your heels Saturday night with drinks and tapas on a Drayton Valley patio.
Sunday morning check out of the hotel and before you all split ways squeeze in that last round of nine. Get a group photo and plan to do it all again next year!
Night skiing the Pembina Nordic Trails
Since November I have taken advantage of the moonlit nights by dusting off the nordic skis and hitting the Pembina Nordic Ski Trails.
Lakes and rivers offer recreation and relaxation
“Paddling Drayton Valley and Brazeau County lakes and rivers truly is a blessing! It’s such a beautiful area you can paddle the Brazeau Dam and see so many birds and nesting grounds,” said Titanich.
Keystone Heritage Trail
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Homesteaders Way: Hwy 13 Winfield to Alder Flats
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Golfing Drayton Valley
But there was lots to like. The course itself is in very good shape, in spite of our efforts to dig parts of it up with an over enthusiastic pitching wedge. And it was great to get out in some early morning sunshine.
