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Eagle Bend Golf Course
"Try the Eagle Bend experience - it is
one of Montana's real jewels!"--Jack Nicklaus
About five
minutes from your vacation home is Eagle
Bend Golf Course, featuring 27 holes
of championship golf
Eagle Bend Golf Course will challenge your
skills and entertain your eyes with breathtaking views of the
Swan Mountain Range, Flathead River, Flathead Lake, and mountain
ranges surrounding the lake. It's hard to think of any golf
course, except perhaps Pebble Beach or Augusta National, as
beautifully situated as Eagle Bend.
Eagle Bend is
truly a special place to golf, challenging and beautiful...
In 1990, voted the second
best new public golf course in America by Golf Digest
In 1996, rated as one of
the top 75 public golf courses in America by Golf Digest
Voted the number one
golf course in Montana for six consecutive years, 1991 to
1996, by Golf Digest
In 1994, hosted the USGA
U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship
In 1995, hosted the Pacific
Northwest PGA Section Championship
And hosted the Jack
Nicklaus Charity Exhibition
In 1996, Golf Magazine described Montana's
Flathead Valley as providing "ultra-scenic golf...the
layouts are among the most breathtaking in the West" and
highlights Eagle Bend as a must golf
"...tops in the state...well
conditioned"
The challenge of Eagle Bend:
Lake-Ridge Course and
Nicklaus Nine
Eagle Bend Golf
Course features the 18 hole
Lake-Ridge Course and the 9 hole
Nicklaus Nine
The Lake-Ridge Course
is long and muscular, moving through varied terrain. The course
strides alongside the Flathead River as it moves toward and
merges into Flathead Lake, providing sparkling views of the
river, lake, and surrounding mountain ranges. The course then
cuts through pine forests flanked by the magnificent Swan
Mountain Range and gorgeous views of Flathead Lake. And all along
the way you'll find lots of water with seven of the holes
involving serious water play.
The Nicklaus Nine, designed by the younger Nicklaus, is a quickly
playing tight course that will test your skills, and nerves, from
start to finish. The course recently opened and is designed to
complement the 18 hole course with a fast moving demanding style
of play in the fine tradition of Nicklaus courses.
And many people
speak of the beauty of golfing Eagle Bend...
Golf writer Brad Klein (Golfweek, Links
Magazine, iGolf) says that Northwest Montana's Flathead Valley is
the "best area for public golf"
in America and that "Eagle Bend is the
best" of all the courses in the Valley
Many other persons, having golfed Eagle Bend,
have gotten in their two cents worth--
"One of the most scenic courses in the
U.S....a must play while in the Flathead Valley"
"God's country" "Very
beautiful" "Excellent in all respects" "Good
chow, beautiful track" "Beautifully laid out, lots of
water but fairly placed" "Long and winding course, lots
of variety" "Fairway cut out of pine forest"
"This is heaven" "Other than Augusta National, one
of the most picturesque courses I've ever played"
"Spectacular scenery, course well designed"
"Exceptional conditions" "Long ball hitter course,
stay on fairways!!" "Lots of water" "Very
scenic, some big changes in elevation" "Really quick
greens" "Very clean course. Great scenery"
and, as one person simply put it, "The
best Montana has to offer"
A completely serviced golf experience
Eagle Bend Golf Course
has a full range of amenities, including...
Clubhouse--Bar--Lounge--Cocktails, Complete
Pro Shop, Tee Time Reservation Service, Carts and Caddies, Golf
Lessons, Rental Clubs
Hap's Steakhouse at
Eagle Bend, overlooking the 18th green of the Lake-Ridge
Course, serves your favorite cuts of the best corn-fed beef and a
fine selection of fresh pasta and seafood in a casually elegant
atmosphere. Peruse the menu while enjoying a martini from over 25
different selections. The food is delicious, the cuts of beef are
big, the drinks (martinis included!) are excellent, and the
French Onion soup is served in a truly unique manner! A very
special place.
Excellent practice facility, considered by
many as one of the finest in the Northwest, offers a driving
range, four large target greens, a large putting green, and a
challenging bunker green for the short game
Montana Athletic Club,
next door to the driving range, is 17,600 square feet of
facilities, services, fitness activities, and means for
relaxation. The Club is a fitness complex that will greatly
impress you, being the most modern, spacious, and complete health
facility in the Flathead Valley
Green fees
Not quite done
yet. How about them green fees, you ask? As is typical
with all the golf courses in the Flathead Valley, Eagle Bend's
green fees are among the most reasonable in America. During peak
season (June 13 - September 21), green fees at Eagle Bend are $47
for 18 holes ($35 at twilight) and $25 for 9 holes ($20 at
twilight), weekdays and weekends (1997 rates, green fees are
slightly higher with an advanced tee time greater than five
days). Not bad, huh? And green fees can even be lower during the
Spring and Fall. It is hard to think of any comparable golf
course in America with such low green fees. Quite a deal!
Bottom line
Frankly stated,
the golf courses at Eagle Bend are damn good! You and your
companions will thoroughly enjoy golfing Eagle Bend, both for its
challenge and its beauty.
Now that you have a wonderful golf course only
about five minutes from your vacation home...
Go golfing!
Golf season at Eagle Bend is from the first of
April through October (call to confirm exact opening and closing
dates)
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