The Quail at Okanagan Golf Club is a Les Furber design that opened in 1980 in Kelowna, British Columbia. Furber, a prominent Canadian architect who shaped numerous courses across western Canada during the late twentieth century, routed The Quail through rolling terrain in the Okanagan Valley, a region known for its dry climate, orchards, and vineyard-covered hillsides. The course takes advantage of the area's natural topography, incorporating elevation changes and native vegetation characteristic of the semi-arid interior of British Columbia. The layout features fairways that move through stands of ponderosa pine and open grassland, with views extending across the valley toward Okanagan Lake and the surrounding mountains. Furber's design emphasizes strategic shot-making rather than extreme length, with doglegs and elevated greens that reward accurate placement. The course benefits from the region's favorable weather, which typically allows for an extended playing season compared to many other Canadian destinations. Okanagan Golf Club operates The Quail alongside The Bear, a Jack Nicklaus design added in 1999, giving members and visitors access to two distinct courses on the same property. The club serves both local membership and destination golfers drawn to the Kelowna area, which has developed into one of British Columbia's primary golf regions. The Quail represents an earlier generation of Okanagan Valley course design, predating the resort-style developments that followed in subsequent decades.