Couples course in development in Canada

Golf Course News, Jul 2005

Vernon, B C. - The Rise, a $ 1 -billion, 735-acre master-plan resort community, will feature a Fred Couples signature golf course, which is being built by the Okanagan Hills Development Corp. The community also will feature a winery, vineyards, hotels, village center, tennis center, equestrian center and several neighborhoods intertwined around the 18-hole championship golf course.

Arres Capital of Calgary is financing the development privately, and BMR Golf is constructing the course.

Fred Couples and golf course designer Gene Bates are working with OHDC on the course, which will be situated on a ridge overlooking the north and south arms of Okanagan Lake. The course has been designed to integrate with the natural topography of the land.