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GOLFING

The two 18-hole public courses are Bridger Creek and Cottonwood Hills. Cottonwood also boasts a 9-hole executive course. Two private courses are available as well as nearby courses in Three Forks, Ennis and Big Sky.

golfing In Bozeman

• Bridger Creek Golf Course

  Selected by Golf Digest as one of the ten best courses you can play in Montana, Bridger Creek's reputation continues to grow. The Course will be Montana's only qualifying site for the US Amateur in both 2002 and 2003. Its PGA professionals also teach Montana's only Nike Junior camp help the last week in July.Opened for play in 1994, this 18-hole course lies at the feet of the North end of the Bridger Mountains only 5 minutes from Historic Downtown Bozeman. Bridger Creek was designed by Mac...More

• Cottonwood Hills Golf Club

  Cottonwood Hills Golf Course's 18-hole championship course is one of the best conditioned courses in the Pacific Northwest. With four sets of tee boxes, the course can play tough for professionals and easy for beginners. Water, trees and sand make Cottonwood Hills an enjoyable experience.The additional Executive Par-3 is maintained at the same standards as the Championship 18. With seven par 3s and two par 4s, the Executive Par-3 is great for beginners and a good short game of practice for...More

• Valley View Golf Course

  Valley View Golf Course is an 18-hole course. This is a USGA private club membership required in your hometown.More

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Transportation

Looking for a way to get to the course? Our transportation section offers numerous modes of transportation to and from Montana as well as the best means of getting through our mountains and valleys to find the course of your dreams!

Bozeman Weather

Big Sky is located in the southwest corner of Montana surrounded by the magnificent Gallatin Range of the Northern Rockies. The elevation at the top of Lone Peak is 11,150 feet... the Mountain Village sits at 7,500 feet... the Meadow Village elevation is approximately 6,200 feet... and along the Canyon elevation is in the vicinity of 5,900 feet.

Bozeman's climate reflects its mountain valley location. May to July is the rainiest part of the warm season. Average annual precipitation is 15 inches, varying from 10 to more than 100 inches.

Summers are pleasant, characterized by warm days, cool nights, and an abundance of sunshine. Hot weather and humid conditions are infrequent. Bozeman is located in one of the few regions in the country where the average summer climate is comfortable due to the moderate combined heat and humidity. Most summers have seven or fewer days with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees. The average high temperatures for summer are in the 70s and 80s and the average lows are in the mid 40s and low 50s.

Early in the Autumn season, high daily temperatures average 70 degrees. Indian summer can linger until the middle of October. During the months of October and November the temperatures generally reach highs in the 40s and 50s and lows in the 20s or 30s.

In general, visitors to Bozeman will be wise to bring along a variety of clothes in order to stay abreast of the quickly changing weather. Bozeman is seldom consistently hot or cold. Every season holds surprises. Montanans dress in layers so that they can peel clothes off or add them on as required.

Northwest Montana Season Information

Our typical Golf Season lasts from approximately May 1st thru Oct 15th. These dates depend on weather and snowfall from the winter. Listed below you will find information on sunrise/set times as well as our average precipitation and weather expectations. Weather in Montana can take sudden turns from wonderful to poor and back again in the time it takes to play 18 holes, so always come prepared!