Canadian Rockies Golf (CRG), the elite group of six golf properties in Western Alberta,  has released 2013 golf opening dates and rates, starting May 1.

Tee times and stay-and-play packages starting under $200 are now available at member courses, which include (with opening dates):

Canmore Golf and Curling Club (May 2) – golf packages starting at $174

Canadian Rockies Golf: Canmore Golf & Curling Club

Canadian Rockies Golf: Canmore Golf & Curling Club

The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (May 4) – golf packages starting at $309

The Fairmont Banff Springs (May 10) – golf packages starting at $309

Kananaskis Country Golf Course (May 10) – golf packages starting at $203

Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club (May 10) – golf packages starting at $237

Silvertip Resort (May 16) – golf packages starting at $278

*Rates are per person, per night.  Some restrictions apply.

In anticipation of the season, the group has launched a new website (www.canadianrockiesgolf.net).

Golf adventure packages featuring uniquely Canadian golf and travel experiences are also highlighted on the portal, including Pins and Fins (golf and fly fishing), the Canadian Rockies Heritage Tour (golf and helicopter tour), and others.

“Canadian Rockies Golf trips create lifetime memories,” says Darren Robinson of Kananaskis Country Golf Course, home to 36 Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed holes.  “Guests playing alongside herds of elk, glacial green-blue lakes, and towering mountains are blown away by the scenery and adventure here.”

With partners in Banff, Canmore, Kananaskis Country and Jasper, golfers have multiple accommodations options, from classic hotel rooms to sprawling log cabins. Golf Canada’s West, the exclusive CRG packager, can customize each golf trip to include transportation, outdoor activities and personalized welcome services. Corporate groups can be easily accommodated.

Courses within the CRG family annually garner best-in-class awards from leading golf and travel publications, including Golf Digest, GOLF Magazine, Golfweek, SCORE Golf, Travel + Leisure, National Geographic Traveler, and others.