Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort in Canada's Okanagan Valley

The Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort is a brand new design in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. Opened in the summer of 2010, the course was designed by Canadian architect Doug Carrick.

Compared to the original Predator course at Predator Ridge, the Ridge is a bit less penal, with more forgiving fairways and greens. Many of the fairways are bowled, so drives can find their way back to the center. There are also many elevated tee shots, including the par-3 5th hole, which is the most dramatic of them all. The course is also different from the more wide-open, links-inspired Predator course in that many holes play through forest, and there is a lot of natural rock outcroppings near fairways and greens and can even come into play.

Predator Ridge Golf Resort is a 36-hole resort and residential community in Vernon, about 30 minutes from the Okanagan's main airport, Kelowna.

Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 2

The par-4 second hole on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort plays downhill.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - second green

A view of the second green on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort in Canada's Okanagan Valley.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 5

The fifth hole on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort is a par 3 that plays more than 230 yards from the championship tees but has a steep drop.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 6

The par-4 sixth hole on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge is a 400-plus yard par 4 to an elevated green.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 8

The eighth hole on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort is a 223-yard par 3.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course

The Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort was designed by Canadian architect Doug Carrick.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 9

The ninth hole on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge is a par 5 that plays between rock outcroppings.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 10

A view of the 10th hole on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort in Canada's Okanagan Valley.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 12

The par-3 12th hole on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort is short and plays gently downhill.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 15

The shortest of the par 3s at the Ridge course at Predator Ridge, the 15th plays entirely over water.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 16

The par-4 16th at the Ridge course at Predator Ridge Golf Resort is short and plays downhill from the tee.

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Predator Ridge Golf Resort - Ridge course - hole 18

The par-4 18th hole on the Ridge course at Predator Ridge plays uphill to an elevated green.

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