
Bashaw Course
Bashaw Golf & Country Club
About this course
Bashaw Golf & Country Club sits in the small town of Bashaw in central Alberta, roughly halfway between Red Deer and Camrose in the province's parkland region. The course was designed by Sid Puddicome, a Canadian architect who worked primarily in Alberta and Saskatchewan during the mid-to-late twentieth century, creating practical layouts for rural communities across the prairie provinces. The course occupies gently rolling terrain characteristic of central Alberta's aspen parkland zone, where the landscape transitions between prairie grassland and boreal forest. The routing likely incorporates natural elevation changes and mature tree stands that frame fairways and define playing corridors. Water features, whether natural sloughs or constructed ponds, may come into play on select holes, reflecting the region's glacial topography. Bashaw serves as a community course for the town and surrounding agricultural area, offering recreational golf in a setting typical of small-town Alberta clubs. The layout provides a straightforward test suited to members of varying abilities, with design elements focused on playability rather than championship length or severe hazards. The club functions as a social hub for the local community, hosting casual rounds, league play, and regional events that bring together golfers from neighboring towns across the Battle River region.
Quick facts
- Location
- Bashaw, Alberta, CA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1922
- Designer
- Sid Puddicome
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 35
- Length
- 2,867 yards
- Difficulty
- 34/115
Getting there
The journey to Bashaw Golf & Country Club begins at Edmonton International Airport, roughly ninety minutes north by road through the gently rolling farmland of central Alberta. The drive south on Highway 21 unfolds across a landscape of grain fields and pasture, where the prairie's vast openness gradually gives way to the modest rise of aspen parkland. As you approach the small town of Bashaw - population barely a thousand - the course reveals itself as an unexpected oasis of manicured green amid the working agricultural heartland, a quiet retreat where the rhythms of rural Alberta set the pace of play.
FAQ
Common questions about Bashaw
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Bashaw was designed by Sid Puddicome.
Yes. Bashaw is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Bashaw is 35.
Bashaw plays 2,867 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Bashaw is 115.
Bashaw is a 9-hole course.


