Whistler Golf 2026: What's Open, What's Closed, and How to Plan Around It

The Big News: Whistler Golf Club Is Closed All Season

Whistler Golf Club — the Arnold Palmer design on the valley floor — is shut down for 2026. The course is undergoing a $10M renovation and won't reopen until summer 2027.

This matters because Whistler GC was one of the four courses most groups booked as part of a multi-day Whistler golf trip. With it offline, roughly 25% of the tee time inventory in Whistler Village is gone. Peak-season weekends from June through August will be tighter than usual at the remaining Whistler courses, especially Nicklaus North and Fairmont Chateau Whistler.

The silver lining: the other five courses in the Sea to Sky corridor are all open and in great shape. You just need to plan earlier and think beyond Whistler Village.

Furry Creek is the first course you hit driving north from Vancouver, about 45 minutes from downtown. Robert Muir Graves designed it along the Howe Sound shoreline, and it's arguably the most scenic course in British Columbia. The first tee drops 165 feet. The 14th sits on a rocky point jutting into the ocean.

Good to know: The drive up is beautiful but windy. Leave earlier than you think. The course plays shorter than the yardage suggests because of the elevation changes.

The best value in the corridor and the course with the longest season. Squamish Valley sits at the midpoint between Vancouver and Whistler, about an hour from each. It's a parkland-style layout with mountain views from every hole. The recent redesign tightened it up — this isn't a throwaway filler round.

Good to know: If your group is driving up from Vancouver on Day 1, Squamish Valley makes a perfect afternoon arrival round. Play here first, then head to Whistler for the night.

Robert Trent Jones Jr. carved this course into the side of Blackcomb Mountain with 400 feet of elevation change. It's the only on-site resort course in Whistler — walk out of the Fairmont hotel and onto the first tee. The mountain views are ridiculous, especially on the back nine.

Good to know: Fairmont guests get unlimited replay rounds and a 15% accommodation discount. The course plays long because of elevation — club up on uphills.

The bucket-list course in the corridor. Jack Nicklaus designed this valley-floor layout along Green Lake, and it's consistently ranked among the top public courses in Canada. The finishing holes along the lake are spectacular. Table Nineteen — the restaurant at the clubhouse — has the best patio in Whistler. It's not close.

Good to know: Saturday morning tee times in July and August book out weeks ahead. With Whistler GC closed in 2026, expect even more pressure on Nicklaus North prime times. Book early.

Twenty-five minutes north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley, Big Sky is the longest course in the corridor at 7,001 yards from the tips. Robert Cupp designed it with the Mt. Currie range as the backdrop — the views are jaw-dropping.

Good to know: The drive from Whistler is easy and scenic. Big Sky works well as a Day 2 or Day 3 course — by then your group has their legs under them and can handle the length.

Arnold Palmer's valley-floor design is undergoing a major $10M renovation. The course will not be available at any point during the 2026 season.

What to do: Book the other five courses. Squamish Valley is the natural replacement in most itineraries — it's affordable, well-maintained, and adds variety as a pre-Whistler warm-up round.

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