Patio dining at Lynx Ridge Golf Course in northwest Calgary

A lifetime ago, when I was a golfer, I had a simple maxim. If you want a good burger and beer, head to a golf clubhouse, even if you aren’t hitting any balls. The idea being that after four or five hours of ball whacking, golfers can get mighty hungry, thirsty and demanding.

Fast forward about 40 years, and I’m driving, on a warm fall day, to Lynx Ridge Golf Course in far northwest Calgary to test that old thesis. Lynx certainly meets the location criteria: a lofty patio overlooking the driving range and distant Bow Valley.

A way-above-par burger with onion rings

And it definitely aces the taste test—a bbq mozzarella burger, featuring a dense, moist, 7-ounce AAA beef patty, topped by crunchy onion rings and sautéed mushrooms. Oh, and a pile of hot, crispy fries.

I must say, better than most of the more lauded burgers in Calgary. And with all that greenery to boot.

Free-range burgers?

Lynx Ridge Golf Course
8 Lynx Ridge Boulevard NW, Calgary
Lookout restaurant 11 am-10 pm daily
403-930-7359