The eastern slopes of the Bear Hills, just before it gives way to the great outwash prairie, paints a unique backdrop for The Oasis. To the west is the rugged terrain of the hills, to the east, the flat of the great Saskatchewan prairie carved by lake Van Scoy that is home to thousands of Canada Geese the odd Whooping Crane and Bald Eagles during the fall and spring migration. The south view is flanked by CPR tracks that wind through the ever-changing panorama of the Canadian prairie and now, to the north is the expanse of the golf course itself. Situated on a hill, the clubhouse sits like a grand beacon surveying the grandeur in all directions. All this splendour can be found a short 30-minute cruise west of Saskatoon on Highway 14.
The Perdue Oasis golf course has been built by the world famous designer, Glen Campbell. The course features massive bent grass greens (some are over 17,600 FT) and tees, six water hazards and one of Saskatchewan's largest sand bunkers. The course is a playable par 72 6,943 yards from the black tees, 6,373 yards from the gold tees and 5,887 yard blue tree and 5209 from the white tees.
The avid golfer will enjoy the challenge of The Oasis and the weekend warriors will love it! This is a serene course, a place to get away from it all. The Oasis offers a challenging 20-hole course, and an environment to cater to your every need. It has a fully-stocked pro shop. The restaurant promises meals to excite your palate and its licensed 2,200 square foot terrace offers an unparalleled view overlooking the course and the ever-changing prairie sky. The all-inclusive spa with its licensed massage therapist and salon will ease away the tensions of daily life and send you away looking like a new person.
A mere hundred years ago on this land, the buffalo roamed at will. Aboriginals called the hills home, raised families and worshipped their god with medicine wheels, still in evidence, just to the west, in the shortgrass prairie which covers the hills. As the railroads pushed west, the first of the settlers arrived. The Scharf family was one of the original eastern families to settle in the area. Jim is the third generation to care for the land and help develop the community that became Perdue.
Jim, like his grandfather and father before him, is an active promoter of Perdue. He is a firm believer in rural revitalization and looking at value-added use of the land. He had already located a successful business in the village, but could see his community literally shrinking around him. The area needed a boost.
Gradually, a dream began to unfold. Two years and a lot of research and development later, a plan to build a picturesque golf course on rolling terrain began to take shape. In true Scharf-fashion, sons Nick and Matthew, the fourth generation, has placed their shoulders to the wheel with Jim, Bruna and to make the dream happen.
As the dream unfolds the golf course will expand from the present 20 to an eventual 27 holes. In order not to disturb golfing on expansion, the 19th and 27th holes were created with the first 18 holes.
The Oasis promises to be a top-flight course. The Glen Campbell-design is one of beauty. It offers challenge and breathtaking vistas. It is a young course with the products of two complete tree farms providing colour and variety. The main pond, stocked with trout, is traversed by a foot bridge where you just might be held up by the tame ducks as they waddle across. Come, enjoy The Oasis.
