The Best of Colorado Golf: Public and Resort
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Best Denver Region Course
Reader’s Choice
1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance, Larkspur
2. The Ridge at Castle Pines North, Castle Pines
3. Colorado National Golf Club, Erie
Staff Picks*
Bear Dance
Colorado National
Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, Denver
The Ridge at Castle Pines North
Pictured: Bear Dance
Pictured: The Ridge at Castle Pines
Best Front Range/Northeast Course
Reader’s Choice
1. Mariana Butte Golf Course, Loveland
2. Pelican Lakes Golf & Country Club, Windsor
3. Collindale Golf Club, Fort Collins
Staff Picks*
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Windsor
Mariana Butte
Pelican Lakes
Pictured: Mariana Butte
Best Mountain Course
Reader’s Choice
1. Pole Creek Golf Club, Tabernash
2. Red Sky Golf Club – Fazio, Wolcott
T3. Breckenridge Golf Club
Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks, Silverthorne
Staff Picks*
Keystone Ranch Golf Club, Keystone
Red Sky Golf Club – Fazio
Red Sky Golf Club – Norman
Pictured: Pole Creek
Pictured: Red Sky Ranch – Fazio
Best Southern Course (Co. Springs and Below)
Reader’s Choice
1. Broadmoor Golf Club (East), Colorado Springs
2. Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs
3. Walking Stick Golf Course, Pueblo
Staff Picks*
Broadmoor East
Country Club of Colorado
Patty Jewett Golf Course, Colorado Springs
Pictured: Broadmoor
Best Western Slope Course
Reader’s Choice
1. The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa, Grand Junction
2. Devil’s Thumb Golf Club, Delta
3. Ironbridge Golf Club, Glenwood Springs
Staff Picks*
The Bridges Golf & Country Club, Montrose
Lakota Canyon Golf Club, New Castle
Redlands Mesa
Pictured: Redlands Mesa
Best Environmental Stewardship Course
Reader’s Choice
1. Arrowhead Golf Club, Littleton
2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
3. Broadmoor Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Green Valley Ranch
Heritage Golf Club at Westmoor, Westminster
Haymaker Golf Course, Steamboat Springs
Best Ego-Booster
Reader’s Choice
1. Aurora Hills Golf Course, Aurora
2. Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course
T3. Applewood Golf Course, Golden
Park Hill Golf Club, Denver
Staff Picks*
City Park Golf Course, Denver
Fitzsimons Golf Course, Aurora
Red Hawk Ridge Golf Club, Castle Rock
Pictured: Applewood
Best Practice Facility
Reader’s Choice
1. South Suburban Family Sports Center, Centennial
2. CommonGround Golf Course
3. Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Broken Tee Golf Course, Englewood
Colorado National Golf Club
Red Sky Golf Club
Pictured: Green Valley Ranch
Best Bet-Settler (18th Hole)
Reader’s Choice
1. Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
2. Colorado National Golf Club
3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
Staff Picks*
Fossil Trace Golf Club, Golden
Green Valley Ranch
Murphy Creek Golf Club, Aurora
Best Conditions (Public)
Reader’s Choice
1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
2. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club, Aurora
3. Colorado National Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Fox Hollow Golf Club, Lakewood
Raccoon Creek Golf Club, Littleton
The Ridge at Castle Pines North
Pictured: Heritage Eagle Bend
Best Conditions (Resort)
Reader’s Choice
1. Broadmoor Golf Club
2. Omni Interlocken Resort Golf Club, Broomfield
3. Red Sky Golf Club – Fazio
Staff Picks*
Broadmoor Golf Club
The Inverness Golf Club, Englewood
Red Sky Golf Club – Fazio
Best Course for Families
Reader’s Choice
1. Broadlands Golf Course, Broomfield
2. Broken Tee Golf Course, Englewood
3. Colorado National Golf Club, Erie
Staff Picks*
Indian Tree Golf Course, Arvada
Fox Hollow Golf Club, Lakewood
South Suburban Golf Course, Centennial
Pictured: Broadlands
Best Course for Women
Reader’s Choice
1. Broken Tee Golf Course
2. Colorado National Golf Club
3. Broadlands Golf Course
Staff Picks*
Applewood Golf Course
Green Valley Ranch
Willis Case Golf Course, Denver
Pictured: Broken Tee
Best Après-Golf Experience
Reader’s Choice
1. Arrowhead Golf Club
2. Broadmoor Golf Club
3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
Staff Picks*
The Ridge at Castle Pines North
Breckenridge Golf Club
Colorado National
Best Food
Reader’s Choice
1. Broadmoor Golf Club
2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
3. Colorado National Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Bear Dance
The Bridges
Colorado National
The Ridge at Castle Pines North
Pictured: Colorado National
What about Topgolf?
Topgolf, the 102-bay golf megaplex in Centennial, isn’t an actual course, but it’s certainly changing the course of the way people enjoy the game. With its upscale sports-bar vibe, high-tech golf competitions that anyone can play and hundreds of televisions, pool tables and other activities, the place has drawn customers of every age and ability since opening last August. A number of voters lobbied for it to win “Best Food” (no doubt influenced by its signature Mushi Roll) and “Best Practice Facility.” Look for it on next year’s ballot.
Best Wedding/Party Venue
Reader’s Choice
1. Arrowhead Golf Club
2. Broadmoor Golf Club
3. Colorado National Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Inverness
Keystone Ranch
Raccoon Creek Golf Club
Pictured: Inverness
Best Value
Reader’s Choice
1. CommonGround Golf Course
2. Colorado National Golf Club
3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Red Hawk Ridge
Riverdale Golf Courses, Brighton
Wellshire Golf Course, Denver
Best to Walk
Reader’s Choice
1. Aurora Hills Golf Course
2. CommonGround Golf Course
3. Collindale Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Applewood
CommonGround
Meadow Hills Golf Club, Aurora
Best On-Course Views
Reader’s Choice
1. Arrowhead Golf Club
2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
3. Pole Creek Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Lakota Canyon Golf Club
Red Sky-Norman
Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club,
Steamboat Springs
Pictured: Lakota Canyon
Best Wildlife Experience
Reader’s Choice
1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
2. Arrowhead Golf Club
3. Estes Park Golf Club, Estes Park
Staff Picks*
Breckenridge
Fox Acres Country Club, Red Feather Lakes
Pole Creek
The Raven at Three Peaks
Pictured: Arrowhead
Where the Wild Things Par
We’ve seen a coyote stalking deer at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora; a fox hoarding balls at Lake Valley Golf Club in Niwot; and a bear play through at Arrowhead. Even the most densely populated parts of the Front Range present a daily pageant of zoological variety, making “Best Wildlife Experience” Award a matter of timing and circumstance. But go into the mountains and you can’t play a round without a sighting. Bears gambol up hillsides, beavers dam streams, marmots sunbathe on fairways and snakes lurk in the rough. While you’re eyeing a birdie, a gallery of herons, pelicans, eagles and hawks could be eyeing you. And should your ball come to rest in a divot or dropping left by a mighty elk, local rules always allow relief.
Best Course for Seniors
Reader’s Choice
1. Broken Tee Golf Course
2. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club, Aurora
3. Colorado National Golf Club
Staff Picks*
The Greg Mastriona Golf Courses at Hyland Hills, Westminster
Heather Ridge Golf Club, Aurora
Indian Tree Golf Course, Arvada
Best Charity Tournament Venue
Reader’s Choice
1. The Ridge at Castle Pines North
2. Arrowhead Golf Club
3 Omni Interlocken Resort Golf Club
Colorado National Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Colorado National
Omni Interlocken
The Ridge at Castle Pines North
Best Service
Reader’s Choice
1. CommonGround Golf Course
2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
T3. Broadmoor Golf Club
Colorado National Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Bear Dance
The Broadmoor
The Ridge at Castle Pines North
Vail Golf Club, Vail
Pictured: CommonGround
Most Underrated Course
Reader’s Choice
1. CommonGround Golf Course
2. Colorado National Golf Club
3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club
Staff Picks*
Coal Creek Golf Course, Louisville
Highlands Ranch Golf Club, Highlands Ranch
Fox Hollow Golf Course, Lakewood
Best Pace of Play
Reader’s Choice
1. City Park Golf Course, Denver
2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
T3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club
Deer Creek Golf Club at Meadow Ranch, Littleton
Staff Picks*
Collindale Golf Course, Fort Collins
Green Valley Ranch
Vail Golf Club
*All staff picks listed alphabetically.
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