Teeing Up in Colorado Springs
With the impending debut of four gorgeously appointed two-bedroom villasand the November 2015 completion of a 40-room luxury guest lodge,Flying Horse Colorado is well positioned to welcome overnight resortguests to its splendid, community oriented enclave. Among the über-perks:Tom Weiskopf-designed golf, 50,000-square-foot spa and athletic club, executiveconference rooms, four pools and a nine-court tennis complex thatincludes indoor red clay surfaces.
SUN IN THE SPRINGS
PLAY, PLAY, PLAY: Breathtaking backdrops and five-star memories are very much part of the Colorado Springs golf scene, which began in 1898. Itstarts with a well-deserved nod to The Broadmoor, followed by stalwartslike Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Flying Horse, Garden of the GodsClub & Resort, historic Patty Jewett Golf Course, the U.S. Air ForceAcademy’s Eisenhower Golf Course and Monument Hill CountryClub in nearby Monument.
TO DYE FOR: Recently renovated by Phelps-Atkinson design, CheyenneMountain Resort’s Pete Dye-designed golf course—The Country Clubof Colorado—anchors a superb guest amenities package that includes 316guest rooms and suites, three restaurants and an overhauled fitness center.
ON THE TEE
>Garden of the GodsClub & Resort has broken ground on a new 2.5-acre short game practice area, just one of several majorenhancements now underwayat the 69-room luxury property,which also features the 27-holeKissing Camels Club and a recentlycompleted Sports Club.
>The USGA plans to returnthe U.S. Senior Open toThe Broadmoor in 2018, adecade after the major eventplayed there in 2008—and acentury after the resort opened.This July 26-30, the premiermen’s amateur event BroadmoorInvitation returns afterbeing resurrected last year.
>Newly opened to thepublic, Monument HillCountry Club offers a championshipgolf course designedby J. Press Maxwell featuringlong, narrow fairways withelevated greens. The 46 year-old-course sits 7,300 feet inelevation and 22 miles northof Colorado Springs.
>The Air Force Academy’sstoried Eisenhower GolfCourse is not entirely off limitsto civilians. Arrive with a friendor family member with a validDepartment of Defense or U.S.military ID can get you onthe highly regarded, 36-holefacility designed by RobertTrent Jones.
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Colorado Getaways Resources Colorado Springs Featured Courses
THE BROADMOOR
Colorado Springs
888-974-4990
broadmoor.com
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN RESORT
Colorado Springs
719-538-4080
ccofcolorado.com
EISENHOWER GOLF COURSE
U.S. Air Force Academy
719-333-2606
usafasupport.com/eisenhower-golf-course.html
FLYING HORSE COLORADO
Colorado Springs
719-494-1222
flyinghorsecolorado.com
GARDEN OF THE GODS CLUB &RESORT
Colorado Springs
800-923-8838
gardenofthegodsclub.com
MONUMENT HILL GOLFCOURSE
Monument
719-481-2272
monumenthillcc.com
PATTY JEWETT GOLF COURSE
Colorado Springs
719-385-6934
springsgov.com/pattyjewett
