A summer escape to Montana’s far northwest.
Three nights at the Wilderness Club, seven miles south of the Canadian border, with the Kootenai National Forest on every side. Two rounds on Sir Nick Faldo’s course, three private cottages for the group, and long July days on the lake, the trails and the porch between them.
Golf Digest calls the Wilderness Club the most remote course on its ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, where it sits at No. 57. Sir Nick Faldo’s design opened in 2009 across 550 acres in the far northwest corner of Montana, routed through streams, lakes and ponderosa pine, with the Yaak Mountains, the Whitefish Range and the Canadian Rockies on the horizon.
Beyond the course, 2.2 million acres of national forest begin at the property line. The club’s 21-acre Wilderness Lake is kept free of motorboats for paddling and swimming, and Lake Koocanusa, Whitefish Mountain and Glacier National Park are all within reach for those who want more of Big Sky Country.
Throughout the Pursuit, the group stays in three of the club’s private cottages, twelve suites in all. Each cottage has four suites with two queen beds, set around a large, fully equipped commons area at its center, and every suite has its own entrance, so mornings can be private and evenings shared.
Two rounds on a course that moves from open, links-style holes to steep, tree-lined ground, with mountain views at nearly every turn.
Sir Nick Faldo’s course opened in 2009 across 550 acres of northwest Montana, routed through natural streams, lakes and stands of ponderosa pine, with the Canadian Rockies on the horizon. Golf Digest ranks it No. 57 among America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses and in Montana’s top five. Bear, moose and elk are regular visitors.
July in northwest Montana means long evenings and open days. Between rounds, the group has the run of the club: paddleboarding and kayaking on Wilderness Lake, the saltwater pools and 250-foot waterslide at the water park, pickleball and lawn games at the Sports Park, and trails into the Kootenai National Forest. Every meal is a short walk away at the Wilderness Grille.
Two rounds, three nights and the long days in between, with the cottages as home base.
Settle in ahead of the week's golf.
A first night together to open the Pursuit.
Five tee times from 12:00 PM.
Tee times from 10:30 AM
Paddleboarding and kayaking on Wilderness Lake, trails into the Kootenai National Forest, pickleball and lawn games at the Sports Park.
Travel home, or extend the stay directly with the resort.
Everything below is included in the Pursuit price. Travel to and from Tucson is arranged separately.
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