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2010 LEGENDS GOLF TOURNAMENT ON PAR The Big Cat returns to Colorado—not in the ballpark but on the golf course ...... 22 PUBLISHER’S NOTES ...... 8 ON COVER HOT GEAR TOM LEHMAN TAKES COLORADO KIDS WHO PLAY He had come close many times since Whether you start them on their own brand winning a major in 1996—this time he or the brand you like best, kids should sealed the deal ...... 12 use golf equipment made especially for young players ...... 24 GAME PLAY JOE SAKIC — CHILDHOOD HUNGER ALL-STAR MAP AND DIRECTORIES Sakic may have retired from professional COLORADO PLAYER PROFILES ...... 26 hockey, but he’s still a champion in the cause of ending hunger for Colorado children ....16 COLORADO MAP AND GUIDES ...... 28 PRIVATE CLUB DIRECTORY ...... 36 THE 2010 RYDER CUP MATCHES CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT REGISTRY ...... 37 Can Team USA triumph in Europe to retain the Cup so valiantly won at Valhalla? All eyes are on Wales ...... 18 Cover: Tom Lehman • Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America

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Happy Summer! We hope you enjoy the NEW look in Denver, Dunn’s purse was $11,000. About her win of Colorado Golf Magazine . Our refreshed design Dunn says, “Hopefully, I can use this as a springboard for includes updated directories, easier to read maps and a the rest of the tour season.” Green Valley Ranch is one of contemporary look with more visual appeal. We hope the finest public golf courses in Colorado and if you you agree. haven’t played there yet, add it to your must-play list. In this issue, Tom Lehman is profiled on his impressive We are proud to announce that another event is in the win at the 71st Senior PGA Championship held at works for the future. Although the dates are not yet set, Colorado Golf Club in Parker, Colo. We congratulate nor the golf course selected, there is a group putting Tom Lehman on his victory at the Championship, together an event to be called the Mile High Match Play, a winning a playoff over PGA greats Fred Couples and senior match-play tournament with Colorado as the David Frost. Get the details of his win starting on p. 12. breathtaking backdrop. The plan is for the top 64 senior Lehman has played many rounds of golf in Colorado players in the game to compete against one another. over the years, including in the former International at Several have already been named to compete, and other Castle Pines and the former Danny Sullivan Junior Golf well-known names are showing interest — Norman, Foundation tournament in Aspen. A longtime supporter Rodriguez, Trevino and Elkington among them. Colorado of charitable causes, Lehman has also played in the Vince Golf Magazine will keep you informed as to when and Gill & Amy Grant Golf Classic benefiting Challenge where this exciting new event will take place. Aspen. You can read all about this year’s Classic and how As always, one of the best ways to stay informed about you can participate in it on p. 20 of our Mountain Escapes golf in our state is on coloradogolf.com where you’ll find special section . Lehman, a former Ryder Cup captain and information about events, courses, clubs and much more. British Open champion, lives with his family in Scottsdale, No other medium provides as much for the avid golfer. Ariz. He has been a supporter of both Colorado Golf You can book your tee times, find deals and order Magazine and Desert Golf Magazine , giving generously of products. Best of all, you can also buy the Colorado Golf his time to talk with us about his game, career and about Pass, which offers two-for-one outings at more than 60 of the great Ryder Cup matches. This year, he will serve the state’s best courses, giving you access and top deals at with Captain Corey Pavin as an assistant captain for the the same time. The website has maps, directories, our Matches. Learn more in our feature on the 2010 Ryder online magazine and much more, so check it out. Cup competition on p. 18. Enjoy golf in Colorado this summer and thank you all We also congratulate Moira Dunn for her win at the for your continued support of Colorado Golf Magazine ! Colorado Women’s Open. Dunn a 16-year veteran LPGA Tour player, won by three shots over Erin Houtsma. Dunn called this her biggest victory since her win on Tour at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic in Vienna, Ohio in 1984. Hosted by Green Valley Ranch Golf Club

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Tom Lehman, 2010 Senior PGA Champion, with the Photos by Montana Pritchard/The Alfred S. Bourne Senior Championship trophy PGA of America on Cover

ontrary to urban legend, nice designed course — that Lehman realized The playoff got underway with guys don’t always finish last. the win was well within his grasp. Lehman hitting first and finding the CDuring his long career on the The threesome had finished 72 holes of fairway. Frost then hit his tee shot into a PGA Tour and his (thus far) regulation golf at 281, 7-under-par. Frost fairway bunker. Couples put his tee shot short career on the Champions Tour, Tom had gotten there with a final-round 67. into a bush. And as Frost and Couples Lehman has always been one of golf’s good Couples was there after a final-round 69. finished slashing their way up the final hole, guys. He’s one of the lunch bucket guys — Lehman, who had started the day one shot Lehman, who found the putting surface he shows up, plays his heart out and is behind leader Jay Don Blake, fired 71 on with his second shot, lost count. gracious in both defeat and victory. Sunday.

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Lehman’s resume includes a major championship, the 1996 (British) Open Championship, as well as four other victories during his PGA Tour career. Not bad for a guy who had very humble beginning as a club pro in Minnesota. In addition to winning the (British) Open Championship in 1996, he also won a PGA Tour money title and was named PGA Tour Player of the Year that same year. He has played on three U.S. Ryder Cup teams, captained another and at one time he stood No. 1 in the world rankings. And, much to his own surprise when it happened, he’s now a major championship winner on the Champions Tour. Lehman won the 71st Senior PGA Championship, the oldest title in senior golf, when it was played this year at the Colorado Golf Club in Parker, and he did it by taking the first hole of a three-way playoff that included Fred Couples and David Frost. It wasn’t until the threesome finally got to the green on the first playoff hole —the par-4 18th of the Crenshaw-Coore Fred Couples

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Tom Lehman hits out of the bunker on the fourteenth hole

“That was just a bizarre playoff,” he said. “I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced anything like that. I turned to my caddie and asked, ‘How many shots have they taken?’” The answer was easy. Way too many. While Frost, who never saw the fairway all the way up the playoff hole, and Couples, who had to take an unplayable lie, each carded double-bogey, Lehman calmly — at least on the outside — two-putted for a winning par.

“I really didn’t do anything exceptional,” Lehman said just moments after lifting the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy, on which his name will now be engraved with former winners including Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and Hale Irwin. “I just didn’t make any mistakes.”

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Frost and Couples who had finished their final rounds and had to wait to see if there would indeed be a playoff, Lehman signed his card and went right back to the tee, drawing the first spot in the batting order. “I think I had an advantage right from the start,” he said. “The longer you have to wait, I think the tougher it gets to play in a playoff.” After hitting just four times in sudden death, Lehman owned one of the biggest prizes in professional golf, perhaps making up for a couple that got away back in the days before he became a senior. He was third at the 1993 Masters and second in a quest for a green jacket in 1994. And in four straight years (95-98), Lehman played in the final group on U.S. Open Sunday. Those four years he finished third, second, third and fifth. “I’ve had some near misses,” he said. “But I’ve had some of those misses on days when I played really well. But at the end of the day, I feel like I can hold my head up high, knowing that I competed well enough to win many times.” This time around there was no near miss. The win was the first on the Champions Tour for Lehman, who celebrated his 50th birthday a little more than a year before the tournament. He had partnered with Bernhard Langer, another good guy, to win the 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, but on a sunny Sunday in Colorado he stood alone at the top at a major championship. “To get back in the winner’s circle after being close a lot feels really good,” Lehman said. “I just kind of hung in there.” It was another day in the life of one of the good guys. ______Steve Trivett is a staff writer with Colorado Golf Magazine

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ounded over 80 years ago on prestige, pride and golfing foursomes matches the first two days, twelve singles matches on Fcamaraderie rather than prize money, the Ryder Cup the third day for 28 total points. matches have grown and evolved. Before Continental Europe players joined the competition, the team made up solely of players from Great Britain and Ireland won The History only three times from the Cup’s inception. Since 1985, however, The initial informal matches were played in 1921 at Gleneagles, the Europeans have won eight of twelve Ryder Cup Matches. Scotland. The British trounced the Americans 9-3. In 1926, London’s Wentworth hosted another unofficial match. Samuel The Course Ryder, an ardent spectator at Wentworth and a wealthy English The 38th Ryder Cup Matches will be played at Celtic Manor in seed-packet magnate, was a late-in-life golfer who took up the game Newport, Wales, from Oct. 1 to 3. This will be the first time in the after his 50th birthday. Ryder’s private pro was British star Abe history of the Cup that the matches will be played in Wales. The Mitchell. Mitchell beat then reigning British Open champion, host venue is a stunning five-star resort with a course built American Jim Barnes, 8 and 7 in the singles. He partnered with especially for the Matches. It’s nestled on 1,400 acres of George Duncan in the foursomes to beat Walter Hagen and breathtaking woodlands only two hours from London. Of course, Barnes, 9 and 8. The U.S. team was overwhelmed again, this time Welsh golfers from Ian Woosnam to Brian Hugget have played 13 1/2 to 1 1/2. significant roles in many of the past Matches, both as players and At tea after the matches, Ryder met with British team members captains. Duncan and Mitchell. Hagen and U.S. teammate Emmett French The Twenty Ten Course, which opened July 2007, is the first joined them. The idea of a trophy and matches came from the tea course to have been designed and built specifically for the Ryder

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table. Ryder enthusiastically ordered a gold chalice with Mitchell’s Cup. The par 71, 7,493-yard layout offers optimum challenge to the likeness on the top — the Ryder Cup. In Ryder’s view the matches world’s best golfers in various match-play formats — a maximum of were not just about competition but also about building risk and reward opportunities. Long rough and greenside swales will relationships. be prevalent, and water hazards come into play on half the course. According to his daughter, Joan, “ When the Americans came Nine new holes meander along the floor of the beautiful Usk Valley, over for a match he would give a ‘small friendly lunch party’ for complemented by nine remodeled holes that were part of the former both teams.” Wentwood Hills Championship course. This course is also the first to Play formats have changed several times over the years. The consider the viewing needs of Ryder Cup fans. Great vantage points current format was inaugurated in 1979: four four-ball and four for the public were built into the overall design.

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The Captains Monty has never lost a singles match —an incredible Ryder Cup U.S. Captain, California native son Corey Pavin, has the critical record. But this year is something different for him. “This is the mission to retain the Cup at Celtic Manor. Winner of the 1995 U.S. proudest moment of my career,” he says. “Playing in eight Ryder Open at Shinnecock Hills, the 5’9” UCLA graduate has won around Cups and winning eight Harry Vardon trophies [has been the world since turning pro in 1982. Known for years as “The incredible], but to be named The European Team Ryder Cup Bulldog,” Pavin’s impressive achievements include 15 PGA victories, captain is something to cherish.” 12 international victories and participation in three Ryder Cup and Monty has never served as assistant captain or captain, so he’s two President’s Cup matches. Having recently turned 50, Pavin is now now learning the tournament’s behind the scenes demands, playing on the 2010 Champions Tour as well as the PGA Tour. He studying them with his well-known dedication. He will lead a very wants to “to stay in touch with the guys [who will make up the team], strong European side to Wales. playing as much as possible with them.” Pavin has an impressive 60-percent win record in the Ryder 2010 Teams Cup, with eight U.S. points. In 2006, he was Tom Lehman’s Twelve men compete for each side. The selection process has assistant captain at the K Club in Ireland. been modified for 2010. “I remember being part of the last U.S. victory abroad at The Team Europe: European members will be selected employing Belfry in 1993,” he says. “Victory is our goal for 2010, but we all the team’s traditional criteria; however, new in 2010, need to have fun and enjoy the moment.” Montgomerie will choose the final three players. Captain Corey is doing his all to fulfill his mission. He has Team USA: The United States points system remains the same appointed four assistant captains: Tom Lehman, Davis Love III, Jeff as the 2008 criteria for choosing the top eight players. These will be Sluman and Paul Goydos. He wants experience, communication, selected on August 15. Pavin will then select an additional four strategy and team spirit to be enhanced to the maximum for Team players on Sept. 7 to complete the United States roster. USA. A fine new addition to the behind-the-scenes team is his wife, Team USA’s defense of the Cup is not to be missed. Drama, Lisa Pavin, who is helping to coordinate the administrative side of excitement and great shot making will be present at the Ryder Cup Team USA and its commitments. She has even created Ryder Cup Matches as always, and space for fans is still available. Captain Corey cupcakes! and Team USA want your support in their efforts to retain the cup Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie, who has long brought his A abroad for the first time since 1993. game to the Matches, will captain this year’s European team. ______“Monty” played on eight Ryder Cup teams from 1991 to 2008. Susanne Kemper is a contributing writer to The 45-year-old, who will be the 22nd European and sixth Scottish Colorado Golf Magazine captain, has been Europe’s star and most forceful player with a 20- 9-7 record in the Cup since his initial appearance.

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By Christine Loomis

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Rainbow House and Brandon Center. Rainbow House is a Denver childcare center for infants to pre-school age children from low-income families affected by HIV/AIDS. Brandon Center is an emergency shelter for homeless women, many with children, seeking refuge from domestic violence. It provides temporary shelter, counseling, education, and employment skills assistance. One of the best things about Volunteers of America is that in Colorado hat do five-time All-Star the tournament its popular baseball a full 91 cents of every dollar goes to Andres Galarraga, the theme and there’s always a famous player support vital community services and WDenver Chop House and on hand. Previous celebrity guests include resources for people in need. When you Sanctuary Golf Course have Goose Gossage, Gaylord Perry and Brooks support the work of this organization, to do with one another? They’re all part of Robinson, among others, and the Rockies your contributions go a long way to the 2010 Legends Golf Tournament, are proud this year to have one of their own making a real difference in your which benefits critical programs for at-risk as the headliner. community and state. women and children in Colorado. Also headlining as tournament co- Players can sign up for the Legends Golf The tournament kicks off on Aug. 11 chairs is a foursome of Colorado Tournament in two ways: As an individual with a player’s party at Denver Chop House businessmen who care: Lee Earnhart of player at $1,250 or as a foursome at $5,000. & Brewery. The “Big Cat,” a.k.a. former Chambers Wine and Liquor, Ed McBrien Sponsorships of $7,500 to $15,000 are also Colorado Rockies star Galarraga, will be on of MillerCoors, John Milek of CoBiz available. To sign up or learn more, call hand to talk, mingle and sign autographs. Insurance and Greg Stiff of J.M. Smucker Denise Robert at 303.368.5208 or email While Galarraga didn’t finish his career with Company. Support for these businesses is [email protected] the Rockies, he was on the inaugural team also support for the charitable ______when it became part of major league baseball contributions they make. Christine Loomis is a staff editor and in 1993, and he holds a slew of records from The 2010 Legends Golf Tournament writer with Colorado Golf Magazine his years in Colorado. The team is so excited benefits several Volunteers of America about Galarraga’s return to the Centennial children’s programs, including Head Start, State that they’ll honor him at Coors Field on Aug. 13. The party is sponsored by CoBiz Insurance. That’s just the start. Players will gather at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 12 for the tournament, played at exclusive Sanctuary Golf Course in Sedalia, Colo. Galarraga will be on hand to meet, greet and autograph golf balls for every player, and he’ll be teeing up in a foursome as well. Sanctuary stands not just as a testament to superb golf course design, but also as a beacon for environmental stewardship and charitable giving. RE/MAX International co-founders Dave and Gail Liniger conceived of Sanctuary as an invitation- only golf course devoted exclusively to positive impact, both in terms of the eco- system in which it sits and its larger community. Sanctuary is open to participants of charity tournaments, with a special emphasis on those that raise money for children, health care, crisis management and the arts. To date, events played here have raised more than $51 million dollars. The tournament is presented by RE/MAX International in partnership with the Colorado Rockies Charity Fund. This partnership with the Rockies gives

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When a child says the magical words to his father or Many companies that sell golf equipment for adults also mother, I’d like to play golf with you , part of the offer excellent junior clubs and accessories. If you’re loyal excitement is a trip to the golf store. It’s exciting for the to a manufacturer, there’s a good chance your son or parent because visiting the golf store is always fun. It’s daughter can have the same type of equipment. exciting for the child because, as we all remember, new sports equipment gets the heart beating a little faster.

The Nike Tiger Woods Black Ping offers two sets of clubs for Junior Set is for 8- 11-year- juniors, the Pal and the Moxie olds; certain websites are ($225). The Pal is for ages 6-8, the offering the set for $129, a Moxie is for ages 9-11. Clubs have saving of close to $100. lightweight graphite shafts and The nine-piece set junior grips; Ping junior clubs have includes a driver, hybrid, the same perimeter-weighted three irons, a sand wedge, technology as Ping adult clubs. plus EZ-Distance Gold balls.

The X Junior Set from Callaway ($199) is for 5-8 year olds or players between 41 and 50 inches tall. The 320cc driver is almost as big as one of the adult 460cc drivers. The set also includes a stainless-steel fairway wood, a hybrid, a 9-iron and a sand wedge with “Mack Daddy” junior grooves. The Callaway set offers an XJ Odyssey 2- Ball Putter with the same 2-ball alignment as in the adult version. And because it’s a junior set, it has a junior bag and because it’s a junior bag, it provides a holder for an MP3 player. Cool.

TaylorMade makes several junior sets, including one for very young golfers age 4-6. Its Eight-Piece Junior Set ($219) includes Burner clubs, a Burner Junior Carry Bag, plus a Burner hat and Burner towel.

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Hippo Golf offers excellent value with its Hipfly Red Junior Set ($99) for ages 6-8. The set includes a TiMattix oversize driver. The mallet- head putter has a polymer insert for excellent feel. The four-club set includes a stand bag.

TourEdge also provides excellent value with its Bazooka GeoMax junior sets starting at $79. Buying a full set is not mandatory; TourEdge has individual irons starting at $14.99.

CLUBS FOR GIRLS Seeing as boys and girls are different, some companies offer clubs specifically for girls and these junior sets include a lot of pink.

The Callaway X Junior Girls Six-Piece Set is for 5-8 year olds and includes the prettiest golf bag made: it’s festooned with pink, black and large flowers. For even more pink, the Lynx 2008 Pink Junior Set has a golf bag that’s almost all pink and includes a driver, three irons and a putter.

SHOES & CLOTHING prices are coming down on golf GPS systems. The Golf Buddy Should you want your child to have the same brands of Pro GPS is around $110 and includes numerous features with apparel and shoes that you wear, several companies have no monthly or annual fee. excellent junior options. Finally, what about golf balls? While not designed specifically The Adidas Golf K Gazelle Golf Shoe comes in a variety of for juniors, the Chromax Titanium ball from Chromax Golf is colors including pink. It has suede uppers that give the shoe a very popular with younger players. The ball has a metallic cool retro look. The shoe also has ample room toward the layer that reflects sunlight, which makes it extremely easy to front for extra comfort. The Adidas Girl’s White Based see. It also comes in some bright colors and meets USGA Sleeveless Top will help your future LPGA player feel trendy. specifications. With a relatively low 75 compression, the Chromax helps juniors with a little extra distance and is soft The Nike Junior Boys TW 2010 Golf Shoe also comes in a variety around the greens. of colors and it features Nike’s Power Platform Flex systems. The Nike Boys Sphere Dry Blocked Polo is made with Sphere “The ball is a lot of fun for juniors because it looks cool,” says Dry fabric to keep young male golfers looking and feeling Greg Jenkins with Chromax. cool. The Chromax Titanium retails for about $3 to $3.50 per ball. It’s FootJoy offers an extensive selection of shoes for juniors in sizes available in six-packs, a pack of three or individually. 1 to 6. The line features easy-care synthetic uppers and full cleats from Softspikes. The collection comes in numerous color CLUBFITTING combinations. FootJoy’s MyJoy program offers customization Serious golfers know that fitting is a vital part of ensuring that a and sizes start at size 7 for men and size 5 for women. set of golf clubs performs well. Fitting is particularly important for juniors. A junior who is eight years chronologically may well ACCESSORIES need golf clubs built for a 12-year-old. A 12-year-old might Accessories are vital for juniors and there are plenty of need a set build for a nine-year-old. The best way to find out extremely cool ones on the market. Fanciful head covers by for sure: take that always-exciting trip to the golf store where Winning Edge come in various themes including a lion, professional fitters can help. panther, duck and Popeye. ______Scott Martin is a contributing writer to Gadgetry is vital to children in the 8- 13-year range. A great Colorado Golf Magazine first golf gadget would be a rangefinder, especially now that

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grab one of the eight qualifying spots available to the field of 60 Martin Laird is going home. players. “Maybe I need to take this mentality to tournaments,” Laird said The former Colorado State University standout will be in the field immediately after the qualifier. “Just let loose and fire at the flags.” when the 2010 (British) Open Championship starts July 15 at the It’s a plan that worked before for the guy who was a two-time All- historic Old Course at St. Andrews, the birthplace of golf as we know American during his college playing days at Fort Collins. Laird won it today. the 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Laird qualified for a spot in the 2010 Open Championship by tournament in Las Vegas by putting together rounds of 63-67-67-68 firing rounds of 69-63 in an international qualifier played in Texas to — good enough to get him into a three-way playoff with Chad

Total Winnings for 2010 Total Winnings for 2010 as of 6/12/10: $153,663 as of 6/12/10: $23,550

3/07 Toshiba Classic T17 $22,057 3/28 The Cap Cana Championship T67 $1,680 3/28 The Cap Cana Championship T29 $11,588 5/16 Regions Charity Classic T50 $4,930 4/18 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am T70 $1,343 5/30 Senior PGA Championship CUT 4/25 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf T8 $47,000 5/02 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic T47 $4,820 5/16 Regions Charity Classic T66 $1,955 5/30 Senior PGA Championship CUT 6/06 Principal Charity Classic T72 $1,259

Total Winnings for 2010 Total Winnings for 2010 as of 6/12/10: $108,613 as of 6/12/10: $93,264 3/07 Toshiba Classic T30 $12,806 3/07 Toshiba Classic T39 $8,500 3/28 The Cap Cana Championship T10 $38,400 3/28 The Cap Cana Championship T25 $14,920 4/18 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am T70 $1,343 4/18 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am T74 $1,122 4/25 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf T12 $31,333 5/02 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic T9 $41,600 5/02 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic T47 $4,820 5/16 Regions Charity Classic T53 $4,165 5/30 Senior PGA Championship T36 $8,620 6/06 Principal Charity Classic T30 $13,282

Total Winnings for 2010 Total Winnings for 2010 as of 6/12/10: $328,427 as of 6/12/10: $9,000 3/07 Toshiba Classic T39 $8,500 4/20 Legends of Golf - Demaret Division T9 $9,000 3/28 The Cap Cana Championship T45 $6,240 5/30 Senior PGA Championship CUT 4/18 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am T2 $136,000 4/25 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf T26 $13,500 5/02 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic T23 $16,032 5/16 Regions Charity Classic T40 $7,650 5/30 Senior PGA Championship T34 $10,250 6/06 Principal Charity Classic T11 $35,535

Total Winnings for 2010 Total Winnings for 2010 as of 6/12/10: $212,510 as of 6/12/10: $1,496 3/07 Toshiba Classic T17 $22,057 3/07 Toshiba Classic T70 $1,496 3/28 The Cap Cana Championship T29 $11,588 4/18 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am T58 $3,315 4/25 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf T8 $47,000 5/02 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic T63 $2,320 5/16 Regions Charity Classic T31 $10,766 5/30 Senior PGA Championship T65 $3,812

26 ColorAdo golf MAgAzine • July August 2010 Campbell and George McNeil, which he A good finish at St. Andrews could draw money-winning list going into The won in sudden-death. even more attention for Laird from European Memorial Tournament. That win was also one for the PGA Tour Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, also Unlike a lot of Americans who will record books. Laird became just the third a Scott, when it comes time for Monty to making the trip “across the pond” for the native Scot — he was born in Glasgow in 1982 make his captain’s picks for the team that will 139th playing of the world’s oldest — to win on the PGA Tour, joining 1988 compete against the Americans at the 2010 professional golf tournament, Laird won’t Masters champion Sandy Lyle and 1999 matches to be played later this year at Celtic have to struggle with finding things like hotel Open Championship winner Paul Lawrie. Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales. rooms, seats in restaurants or a rental car. Laird finished the 2009 season with As of May Laird, who now calls He’ll be staying at home. Really at home. more than $1.35 million in winnings, a lot of Scottsdale, Ariz., home, had played in 14 “My parents live about 15 miles from St. money whether you’re counting in Tour events and made the cut nine times. His Andrews,” says Laird, who played the Old American dollars or Scottish pounds. best finish came at the season-opening SBS Course as a youngster. “And that’s the place I While he donned the green-and-gold of Championship in Hawaii, and he added always wanted to play. Playing there in the CSU during his college days, Laird has never another top-10 finish when he tied for 10th Open Championship is the culmination of a forgotten the land of his birth. There is a at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. dream__.”______Scottish flag on his golf bag, his belt and on He has earned more than $607,000 so far in Steve Trivett is a staff writer with his specially made tees. 2010 and stands 76th on the PGA Tour Colorado Golf Magazine

Total Winnings for 2010 Total Winnings for 2010 as of 6/12/10: $561,263 as of 6/12/10: $630,971 3/07 Toshiba Classic T43 $6,800 3/07 The Honda Classic CUT 3/28 The Cap Cana Championship T13 $29,600 3/21 Transitions Championship T41 $19,980 4/18 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am T8 $46,750 3/28 Arnold Palmer Invitational CUT 5/02 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic T2 $140,800 4/11 Masters Tournament CUT 5/30 Senior PGA Championship T61 $3,912 4/25 Zurich Classic of New Orleans T53 $14,816 6/06 Principal Charity Classic T2 $151,800 5/02 Quail Hollow Championship CUT 5/16 Valero Texas Open T30 $38,735 5/30 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial CUT 6/06 the Memorial Tournament CUT

Total Winnings for 2010 Total Winnings for 2010 as of 6/12/10: $67,949 as of 6/12/10: $16,789 3/07 Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open CUT 3/14 Puerto Rico Open presented T45 $9,481 3/28 Chitimacha Louisiana Open CUT 5/16 Valero Texas Open W/D 4/18 Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae CUT 4/25 South Georgia Classic T3 $42,500 5/02 Stadion Athens Classic at UGA CUT 5/16 BMW Charity Pro-Am T11 $12,720 6/06 Melwood Prince George's County Open CUT

Total Winnings for 2010 Total Winnings for 2010 as of 6/12/10: $626,397 as of 6/12/10: $57,108

3/14 Puerto Rico Open presented T17 $45,800 1/17 Sony Open in Hawaii T25 $35,435 3/28 Arnold Palmer Invitational CUT 1/24 Bob Hope Classic T71 $9,800 4/04 Shell Houston Open T6 $201,550 1/31 Farmers Insurance Open T54 $11,872 4/25 Zurich Classic of New Orleans T57 $14,208 5/02 Quail Hollow Championship CUT 5/09 THE PLAYERS Championship T58 $20,805 5/16 Valero Texas Open CUT 5/30 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial T74 $11,904 6/06 the Memorial Tournament T55 $13,560

Total Winnings for 2010 Total Winnings for 2010 as of 6/12/10: $0 as of 6/12/10: $7,395 Has not played yet in 2010 3/28 KIA CLASSIC Presented by J Golf T57 $4,437 5/2 Tres Marias Championship CUT 5/16 Bell Micro LPGA Classic T63 $2,958 5/23 Sybase Match Play Championship CUT

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1. Applewood Golf Club 2. Arrowhead Golf Club 3. Aurora Hills Golf Course 4. Bear Creek Golf Club 5. Bear Dance 6. Boulder Country Club 7. Box Elder Creek Golf Course 8. Broadlands Golf Course 9. Buffalo Run Golf Course 10. Black Bear Golf Club 11. Castle Pines Golf Club 12. Littleton Golf & Tennis Club 14. Cherry Creek Country Club 15. Cherry Hills Country Club 16. City Park Golf Course 17. Coal Creek Golf Course 18. Columbine Country Club 19. Country Club at Castle Pines 20. Deer Creek Golf Club 21. Denver Country Club 22. Eagle Trace Golf Club 23. Englewood Golf Course 24. Evergreen Golf Course 25. Fitzsimons Golf Club 26. Flatirons Golf Course 27. Foothills Golf Course 28. Fossil Trace Golf Club 29. Fox Hollow Golf Course 29. Fox Hollow Golf Course, Homestead 30. Glenmoor Country Club 31. Green Gables Country Club 32. Green Valley Ranch Golf Course 36. Heather Ridge Country Club 37. Heritage at Eagle Bend CC 38. Heritage at Westmoor 39. Highlands Ranch Golf Club 40. Hiwan Golf Club 41. Hyland Hills, The Courses at 42. Indian Peaks Golf Course 43. Indian Tree Golf Club 44. Inverness Golf Club 45. Kennedy Golf Center 46. Lake Arbor Golf Course 47. Lakewood Country Club 48. Legacy Ridge Golf Course 49. Link at Highlands Ranch 50. Lone Tree Golf Club 51. Meadow Hills Golf Course 52. Meadows Golf Club 53. Meridian Golf Club 54. Common Ground Golf Course 56. Murphy Creek Golf Course 57. Omni Interlocken Resort 58. Overland Park Golf Course 59. Park Hill Golf Club 60. Perry Park Country Club 77. Pinehurst Country Club 78. Pinery Country Club 79. Plum Creek Golf and Country Club 61. Raccoon Creek Golf Club 62. Ranch Country Club 63. Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course 64. Red Rocks Country Club 65. Ridge at Castle Pines North Colorado Golf Magazine only lists 18-hole or more Golf Courses. The publisher and staff of Colorado Golf Magazine make every effort to ensure 66. Rolling Hills Country Club accurac in our maps and directories. Should you find any errors please email corrections to: [email protected] 67. Saddle Rock Golf Course 68. Sanctuary 69. South Suburban Golf Course Applewood Golf Club Aurora Hills Golf Course 70. Springhill Golf Course 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Reservations (303) 279-3003. 50 S. Peoria St., Aurora. Reservations (303) 364-6111, 72. Thorncreek Golf Club Public-18 holes. Par 71. (303) 326-8333. Public-18 holes. Par 72. 73. Valley Country Club 74. Wellshire Golf Course Arrowhead Golf Club Bear Creek Golf Club 75. West Woods Golf Club 10850 W. Sundown Trail, Littleton. Reservations (303) 973-9614. 12201 Morrison Rd., Denver. Reservations (303) 980-8700. 76. Willis Case Golf Course Public-18 holes. Par 70. Private-18 holes. Par 72. 80. Riverdale Golf Courses 81. Pradera, The Club at 82. Colorado Golf Club 83. Blackstone Country Club 84. Heritage Todd Creek 85. Ravenna, The Golf Club at 28 ColorAdo golf MAgAzine • July August 2010 © coloradogolfguide.com Colorado golf guide

Bear Dance, the Golf Club at Eagle Trace Golf Club Hyland Hills, The Courses at 6630 Bear Dance Road, Castle Rock. Reservations (303) 1200 Clubhouse Dr., Broomfield. Reservations 9650 N. Sheridan Blvd., Westminster. Reservations DenverMetro 681-4653. Public-18 hole. Par 72. (303) 466-3322. Public-18 holes. Par 71. (303) 428-6526. Public-27 holes. Black Bear Golf Club Englewood Golf Course Indian Peaks Golf Course 11400 Canterberry Pkwy., Parker. Reservations (303) 840- 2101 W. Oxford, Engelwood. Reservations (303) 762-2670. 2300 Indian Peaks Trail, Lafayette. Reservations 3100. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Public-18 holes. Par 72. (303) 666-4706. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Indian Tree Golf Club Blackstone Country Club Evergreen Golf Course 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Lafayette. Reservations 7777 Country Club Dr., Aurora. Reservations 29614 Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen. Reservations (303) 403-2541. Public-18 holes. Par 70. (303) 680-0245. 18- Private.Par 72. (303) 674-6351. Public-18 holes. Par 69. Inverness Golf Club Boulder Country Club Fitzsimons Golf Club 200 Inverness Way West, Englewood. Reservations 7350 Clubhouse Road, Boulder. Reservations 2323 Scranton, Aurora. Reservations (303) 364-8125. (303) 397-7878. Resort-18 holes. Par 70. (303) 530-2226. Private-18 holes. Par 70. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Kennedy Golf Center Box Elder Creek Golf Course Flatirons Golf Course 10500 E. Hampden Ave., Denver. Reservations 32000 E 144th Ave, Brighton. Reservations (303) 659-7177 5706 E. Arapahoe Rd., Boulder. Reservations (303) 755-0105. Public-27 holes. Par 72. Public-18 holes. Par 72. (303) 442-7851. Public-18 holes. Par 70. Lake Arbor Golf Course Broadlands Golf Course Foothills Golf Course 8600 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Reservations 4380 W. 144th Ave., Broomfield. Reservations 3901 S. Carr St., Denver. Reservations (303) 409-2400. (720) 898-7360. Public-18 holes. Par 70. (303) 466-8285. Public-18 holes. Par 70. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Lakewood Country Club Buffalo Run Golf Course Fossil Trace Golf Club 6800 W.10th, Lakewood. Reservations (303) 233-0503. 15700 E. 112th Ave., Commerce City. Reservations 3050 Illinois Street, Golden. Reservations (303) 277-8750. Private-18 holes. Par 71. (303) 289-1500. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Public-18 holes. Par 73. Legacy Ridge Golf Course Castle Pines Golf Club Fox Hollow Golf Course 10801 Legacy Ridge Pkwy., Westminster. Reservations 1000 Hummingbird Drive, Castle Rock. Reservations 13410 W. Morrison Rd., Lakewood. Reservations (303) 438-8997. Public-18 holes. Par 72. (303) 688-6022. Private-18 holes. Par 72. (303) 986-7888. Public-27 holes. Canyon Meadows: Par 71. Links-Meadows: Par 72. Canyon Links: Par 71. Link at Highlands Ranch Cherry Creek Country Club 5815 E. Gleneagles Village Parkway, Highlands Ranch. 2405 S. Yosemite Street, Denver. Reservations Fox Hollow Golf Course, The Homestead Reservations (303) 470-9292. Public-18 holes. Par 62. (303) 597-4653. Private-18 holes. Par 72. 11500 West Hampden Ave., Lakewood. Reservations (720) 963-5181. Public-18 holes. Par 62. Littleton Golf & Tennis Club Cherry Hills Country Club 5800 S. Federal Blvd., Littleton. Reservations 4125 S. University Blvd., Cherry Hills Village. Reservations Glenmoor Country Club (303) 794-5838. Public-18 holes. Par 62. (303) 350-5220. Private-18 holes. Par 72. 110 Glenmoor Drive, Cherry Hills. Reservations (303) 781-0400. Private-18 holes. Par 71. Lone Tree Golf Club City Park Golf Course 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. Reservations 2500 York, Denver. Reservations (303) 295-2096. Green Gables Country Club (303) 799-9940. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Public-18 holes. Par 36. 6800 W. Jewell, Denver. Reservations (303) 985-1525. Private-18 holes. Par 71. Meadow Hills Golf Course Coal Creek Golf Course 3609 S. Dawson St., Aurora. Reservations (303) 326-8333. 585 W. Dillon Rd., Louisville. Reservations (303) 666-7888. Green Valley Ranch Golf Course Public-18 holes. Par 70. Public-18 holes. Par 72. 4900 Himalaya Road, Denver. Reservations (303) 371- 3131, Public 18-hole. Par 71. Meadows Golf Club Colorado Golf Club 6937 So. Simms, Littleton. Reservations (303) 409-2555. 8000 Preservation Trail, Parker. Reservations Heather Ridge Country Club Public-18 holes. Par 72. (303) 840-5400. Private-18 holes. Par 72. 13521 E. Iliff Ave., Aurora. Reservations (303) 755-3550. Private-18 holes. Par 70. Meridian Golf Club Columbine Country Club 9742 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood. Reservations 17 Fairway Lane, Littleton. Reservations (303) 794-6333. Heritage at Eagle Bend Country Club (303) 799-4043. Private-18 holes. Par 72. Private-18 holes. Par 76. 23155 East Heritage Pkwy, Aurora. Reservations (303) 400-6700. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Murphy Creek Golf Course Common Ground Golf Course 1700 S. Old Tom Morris Road, Aurora. Reservations 10110 E. Golfers Way, Aurora. Reservation (303) 340-1520, Heritage Todd Creek (303) 397-1818, (303) 361-7300, Public-18 Holes. Par 72. Public 18-holes. Par 70. 8455 Heritage Circle, Thornton. Reservations (720) 655-1779 . Public-18 holes. Par 72. Omni Interlocken Resort, 800 Eldorado Blvd., Country Club at Castle Pines Broomfield. Reservations (303) 464-9000, Resort-27 holes. 6400 Country Club Dr., Castle Rock. Reservations Heritage at Westmoor Par 72. (303) 688-6400. Private-18 holes. Par 73. 10555 Westmoor Dr., Westminster. Reservations (303) 469-2974. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Overland Park Golf Course Deer Creek Golf Club at Meadow Ranch 1801 So. Huron St., Denver. Reservations (303) 777-7331. 8137 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton. Reservations Highlands Ranch Golf Club Public-18 holes. Par 72. (303) 978-1800, Public 18-holes. Par 70. 9000 Creekside Way, Highlands Ranch. Reservations (303) 471-0000. Public-18 holes. Par 71. Park Hill Golf Club Denver Country Club 4141 E. 35th Ave., Denver. Reservations (303) 333-5411. 1700 E. 1st Ave. & Gilpin St., Denver. Reservations Hiwan Golf Club Public-18 holes. Par 71. (303) 733-2444. Private-18 holes. Par 71. 30671 Clubhouse Lane, Evergreen. Reservations (303) 674-3369. Private-18 holes. Par 70.

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Perry Park Country Club 7047 Perry Park Blvd., Larkspur. Reservations (303) 681-3186. Private-18 holes. Par 72.

Pinehurst Country Club 6255 W. Quincy, Denver. Reservations (303) 985-1559. Private-27 holes. Par 70.

Pinery Country Club 6900 Pinery Parkway, Parker. Reservations (303) 841-2850. Private-27 holes. Lake Valley, Par 72: Mountain Lake, Par 72: Valley Mountain, Par 72.

Plum Creek Golf and Country Club 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. Reservations (303) 688-2611. Private-18 holes. Par 72.

Pradera, The Club at 5225 Raintree Dr., Parker Reservations (303) 607-5700. Private-18 holes. Par 72.

Raccoon Creek Golf Club 7301 W. Bowles Ave. Littleton. Reservations (303) 973-4653. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Ranch Country Club 11887 Tejon St., Westminster. Reservations (303) 466-2111. Private-18 hole. Par 70.

Ravenna, The Golf Club at 11118 Caretaker Rd. Reservations (720) 956-1600. Private-18 hole. Par 71.

Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course 2156 Red Hawk Ridge Dr., Castle Rock. Reservations (720) 733-3500. Public-18 holes. Par 71.

Red Rocks Country Club at Willow Springs 16234 W. Belleview Ave., Morrison. Reservations Riverdale Golf Courses (Dunes) (303) 697-8008. Private-18 holes. Par 71. South Suburban Golf Course Wellshire Golf Course Ridge at Castle Pines North 7900 S. Colorado Blvd., Centennial. Reservations 3333 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. Reservations 1414 Castle Pines Pkwy., Castle Rock. Reservations (303) 770-5508. Public-18 holes. Par 72. (303) 757-1352. Public-18 holes. Par 71. (303) 688-0100. Public-18 holes. Par 71. Springhill Golf Course West Woods Golf Club Riverdale Golf Courses (Dunes & Knolls) 800 Telluride, Aurora. Reservations (303) 397-1818, 6655 Quaker St., Arvada. Reservations (720) 898-7371. 13300 Riverdale Rd., Brighton. Reservations (303) 739-6854. Public-18 holes. Par 64. Public-27 holes. Par 72. (303) 659-6700. Public-36 holes. Par 73. Thorncreek Golf Club Willis Case Golf Course Rolling Hills Country Club 13555 Washington St., Thornton. Reservations 4999 Vrain St., Denver. Reservations (303) 455-9801. 15707 W. 26th Avenue. Reservations (303) 279-7858. Public-18 holes. Par 72. (303) 450-7055. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Private-18 holes. Par 71. Valley Country Club Saddle Rock Golf Course 14601 E. Country Club Dr., Aurora. (303) 690-6377. 21705 E. Arapahoe Road, Aurora. Reservations Private-18 holes. Par 72. (303) 699-3939. Public 18-holes. Par 72.

Sanctuary 7549 Daniels Park Road, Sedalia. Reservations Visit us at coloradogolfguide.com if you require additional information (303) 224-2860. Private-18-holes. Par 72. that is not shown on this map and directory

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Adobe Creek National Golf Course 876 Eighteen and a half Road, Fruita. Reservations (970) 858-0521. Public-18 holes. Par 72. WesternSlope Battlement Mesa Golf Club 3930 N. Battlement Parkway, Battlement Mesa. 1. Adobe Creek National GC Reservations (970) 285-7274. Public-18 holes. Par 72. 2. Battlement Mesa Golf Club Black Canyon Golf Club 3. Bookliff Country Club 1350 Birch St., Montrose. Reservations (970) 249-4653. 6. Conquistador Golf Course Public-18 holes. Par 72. 7. Dalton Ranch Golf Course 8. Deer Creek Village Golf Club Bookcliff Country Club, 2730 G Road, Grand 9. Devils Thumb Golf Club Junction. Reservations (970) 242-9053. Private-18 holes. Par 70. 10. Divide Ranch & Club 11. Hillcrest Golf Club Bridges at Black Canyon 12. Ironbridge Golf Club 2500 Ogden Rd, Montrose. Reservations (970) 252-1119. 13. Lincoln Park Golf Course Public-18 holes. Par 71. 14. Links at Cobble Creek 16. Black Canyon Golf Club Conquistador Golf Course 2018 N. Dolores Road, Cortez. Reservations 17. Redlands Mesa, The Club at (970) 565-9208. Public-18 holes. Par 72. 18. Rifle Creek Golf Club 19. Glacier Club Dalton Ranch Golf Course 20. Telluride Golf Club 589 County Road 252, Durango. Reservations 21. Tiara Rado Golf Course (970) 247-8774. Public-18 holes. Par 72. 22. Yampa Valley Golf Club 23. Bridges at Black Canyon Deer Creek Village Golf Club 500 SE Jay Ave., Cedaredge. Reservations (970) 856-7781. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Devils Thumb Golf Club 968 1560 Road, Delta. (970) 874-6262, Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Divide Ranch & Club 105 N. Badger Trail, Ridgeway. Reservations (970) 626-5284. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Glacier Club 600 Glacier Club Dr. , Durango. Reservations (970) 375-8300. Private-27 holes.

Hillcrest Golf Club 2300 Rim Drive, Durango. Reservations (970) 247-1499. Public-18 holes. Par 71.

Ironbridge Golf Club 430 Ironbridge Dr., Glenwood Springs Reservations Colorado Golf Magazine only lists 18-hole or more Golf Courses. The publisher and staff of Colorado Golf Magazine (970) 348-0630. Private-18 holes. Par 72. make every effort to ensure accuracy in our maps and directories. Should you find any errors please email corrections to: [email protected] Lincoln Park Golf Course 8 Mantlo Ct., Grand Junction. Reservations (970) 242-6394. Public-18 holes. Par 36. Tiara Rado Golf Course Links at Cobble Creek 2063 S. Broadway, Grand Junction. Reservations 265 Courthouse Peak Ln., Montrose Reservations (970) 245-8085. Public-18 holes. Par 71. (970) 240-9542. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Yampa Valley Golf Club Redlands Mesa, The Club at 2179 Highway 394, Craig. Reservations (970) 824-3673. 2325 W. Ridges Blvd., Grand Junction. Reservations Public-18 holes. Par 72. (970) 263-9270. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Rifle Creek Golf Club 3004 State Highway 325, Rifle. Reservations Visit us at coloradogolfguide.com (970) 625-1093. Public-18 holes. Par 72. if you require additional information Telluride Golf Club that is not shown on this map 565 Mountain Village Blvd., Telluride. Reservations (970) 728-2606. Resort-18-holes. Par 70. and directory Glacier Club

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Copper Creek Golf Club 104 Wheeler Place, Copper Mountain. Reservations Mountain (970) 968-3333. Resort-18 holes. Par 70.

1. Aspen Glen Golf Club Cordillera, The Club at Mountain Course 2. Aspen Golf Course 650 Clubhouse Drive, Edwards, Reservations 3. Beaver Creek Golf Club (970) 926-5100. Private-18 holes. Par 72. 4. Breckenridge Golf Club 5. Catamount Ranch and Club Cordillera, The Club, Summit Course 8. Copper Creek Golf Club 190 Gore Trail, Edwards. Reservations (970) 926-5300. 9. Cordillera, The Club at Mtn Course Private-18 holes. Par 74. 9. Cordillera, The Club, Summit Course 9. Cordillera, The Club, Valley Course Cordillera, The Club, Valley Course 10. Cotton Ranch Club 0101 Legends Drive, Edwards Reservations (970) 926-5950. 11. Country Club of the Rockies Private-18 holes. Par 72. 12. Crested Butte Country Club 13. Dos Rios Country Club Cotton Ranch Club 14. Eagle Ranch Golf Club 530 Cotton Ranch Drive, Gypsum. (970) 524-6200. 15. Eagle Springs Golf Club Private 18-holes. Par 72. 16. Eagle Vail Golf Club 17. Estes Park Golf Course Country Club of the Rockies 18. Fox Acres Country Club 676 Sawatch Dr., Edwards. Reservations (970) 926-3021. 20. Grand Elk Ranch & Club Private-18 holes. Par 72. 21. Grand Lake Golf Course 22. Grandote Peaks Golf Club Crested Butte Country Club 23. Haymaker Golf Course 385 Country Club Drive, Crested Butte. Reservations 24. Keystone Ranch Golf Course (970) 349-6131. Resort-18 holes. Par 70. 26. Maroon Creek Club 29. Pagosa Springs Golf Club Dos Rios Country Club 30. Pole Creek Golf Club 501 Camino Del Rio, Gunnison. Reservations 31. Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks (970) 641-1482. Public-18 holes. Par 72. 32. Red Sky Golf Club 33. Rio Grande Club Eagle Ranch Golf Club 34. River Course at Keystone 0050 Lime Park Dr., Eagle. Reservations (970) 328-2882. 35. River Valley Ranch Golf Club Public-18 holes. Par 70. 36. Roaring Fork Club 39. Shadow Hills Golf Club Eagle Springs Golf Club 40. Sheraton Steamboat Golf Club, 28521 Highway 6 and 24, Wolcott. Reservations 41. Shining Mountain Golf Club, (970) 926-4404. Private-18 holes. Par 71. 42. Snowmass Club 43. Headwater Golf Course Eagle Vail Golf Club 44. Sonnenalp Golf Club 431 Eagle Drive, Avon. Reservations (970) 949-5267. 46. Vail Golf Course Resort-18 holes. Par 72. 47. Lakota Canyon Golf Club 48. Brightwater Club Estes Park Golf Course 49. Adam’s Rib Ranch 1080 S. St. Vrain, Estes Park. Reservations (970) 586-8146. 50. Cattails Golf Club Public-18 holes. Par 71. 51. Four Mile Ranch Four Mile Ranch 705 Cowboy Way, Canyon City. Reservations (719) 275-5400. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Colorado Golf Magazine only lists 18-hole or more Golf Courses. The publisher and staff of Colorado Golf Magazine Fox Acres Country Club make every effort to ensure accuracy in our maps and directories. Should you find any errors please email 3350 Fox Acre Drive West, Red Feather Lakes. Reservations corrections to: [email protected] (970) 881-2191. Private-18 holes. Par 71.

Adam ’s Rib Ranch Brightwater Club Grand Elk Ranch & Club 1094 Frost Creek Drive, Eagle. Reservations 4000 Gypsum Creek Rd., Gypsum. Reservations 1321 Ten Mile Drive, Granby. Reservations (877) 389-9333. (800) 627-0439. Private-18 hole. Par 72. (970) 777-1270. Private-18 hole. Resort/Public 18-hole. Par 71.

Aspen Glen Golf Club Breckenridge Golf Club Grand Lake Golf Course 545 Bald Eagle Way, Carbondale. Reservations 200 Clubhouse Drive, Breckenridge. Reservations 1415 County Road 48, Grand Lake. Reservations (970) 328-2329. Private-18 holes. Par 72. (970) 453-9104. Public-27 holes. Par 72. (970) 627-8008. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Aspen Golf Course Catamount Ranch and Club Grandote Peaks Golf Club 39551 Hwy 82, Aspen. Reservations (970) 925-2145. 708 Lincoln Ave., Steamboat Springs. Reservations 5540 Hwy 12, La Veta. Reservations (719) 742-3391. Public-18 holes. Par 71. (970) 871-9200. Private-18 holes. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Beaver Creek Golf Club Cattails Golf Club Haymaker Golf Course 103 Offerson Rd., Beaver Creek. Reservations 6615 N. River Road, Alamosa. Reservations (719) 589-9515. 34855 US Highway 40 East, Steamboat Springs. (970) 754-5775. Resort-18 holes. Par 70. Public-18 holes. Par 72. Reservations (970) 870-1846. Public-18 holes.

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Headwater Golf Course P.O. Box 1110, Granby. Reservations (970) 887-2709, Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Keystone Ranch Golf Course 1254 Soda Ridge Rd., Keystone. Reservations (970) 496-4250. Resort-18 holes. Par 72.

Lakota Canyon Ranch Golf Club 1000 Clubhouse Drive, New Castle. Reservations (970) 984-9700. Public-18 Holes.

Maroon Creek Club 10 Club Circle, Aspen. Reservations (970) 920-4080. Private-18 holes.

Pagosa Springs Golf Club #1 Pines Club Pl., Pagosa Springs. Reservations (970) 731-4755. Resort-27 holes.

Pole Creek Golf Club US Hwy 40, Winter Park. Reservations (970) 887-9195. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks 2929 Golden Eagle Road, Silverthorne. Reservtions (970) 262-3636, Public 18-holes. Par 72.

Red Sky Golf Club 376 Red Sky Road, Wolcott. Reservations (970) 754-8425. Fazio Course, Private-18 holes. Par 72. Norman Course, Public-18 holes.

Rio Grande Club 0285 Rio Grand Trail, South Fork. Reservations (719) 873-1997. Publoc 18-holes. Par-72.

River Course at Keystone 155 River Course Drive, Keystone. Reservations (970) 496-4444. Resort-18 hole. Par 71.

River Valley Ranch Golf Club 303 River Valley Ranch Drive, Carbondale. Reservations (970) 963-3625. Public 18-holes. Par 72.

Roaring Fork Club 100 Arbaney Ranch Road, Basalt. Reservations (970) 927-9100. Private-18 holes. Par 71.

Shadow Hills Golf Club 1232 County Road 143, Canon City. Reservations (719) 275-0603. Public-18 holes.

Sheraton Steamboat Golf Club, 2000 Clubhouse Drive, Steamboat Springs. Reservations (970) 879-1391. Resort-18 holes. Par 72.

Shining Mountain Golf Club, 100 Lucky Lady Drive, Woodland Park. Reservations (719) 687-7587. Public- 18 holes. Par 72.

Snowmass Club The, 446 Snowmass Club Circle, Snowmass Village. Reservations (970) 923-5700. Resort-18 holes. Par 71.

Sonnenalp Golf Club Red Sky Golf Club 1265 Berry Creek Road, Edwards. Reservations (970) 477-5372. Resort-18 holes. Par 71. Visit us at coloradogolfguide.com if you require additional information Vail Golf Course 1778 Vail Valley Drive, Vail. Reservations (970) 479-2260. that is not shown on this map and directory Public-18 holes. Par 71.

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Lake Valley Golf Club North on Highway 36, Longmont. Reservations (303) 444-2114. Private-18 holes. Par 70.

Link-N-Greens Golf Course 777 E. Lincoln Ave., Fort Collins. Reservations (970) 221-4818. Public-18 holes. Par 65.

Loveland, Olde Course at, 2115 W. 29th St., Loveland. Reservations (970) 667-5256. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Mad Russian Golf Course Northern P.O. Box 301, Milliken. Reservations (970) 587-5157. Public-18 holes. Par 70. 1. Boomerang Golf Links 4. Collindale Golf Course Mariana Butte Golf Course 5. Coyote Creek Golf Course 701 Clubhouse Drive, Loveland. Reservations Colorado Golf Magazine only lists 18-hole or more Golf (970) 667-8308. Public-18. Par 72. Courses. The publisher and staff of Colorado Golf 6. Eaton Country Club Magazine make every effort to ensure accuracy in our 8. Fort Collins Country Club 9. Fort Morgan Golf Course Northeastern 18 maps and directories. Should you find any errors please 17408 Hwy 14, Sterling. Reservations (970) 522-3776. email corrections to: [email protected] 10. Fox Hill Country Club 11. Greeley Country Club Private-18 holes. 13. Highland Hills Golf Course Ballyneal Golf Club 16. Lake Valley Golf Club Pelican Lakes Golf and Country Club 58839 County Rd FF, Holyoke. Reservations 17. Link-N-Greens Golf Course 1600 Pelican Lakes Point, Windsor. Reservations (970) 854-5900. Private-18 holes. 18. Loveland, Olde Course at, (970) 674-0930. Semi/Private-27 holes. 19. Mad Russian Golf Course Pelican Lakes 18 holes. Par 73. Boomerang Golf Links 20. Mariana Butte Golf Course Pelican Falls 9-holes. Par 34. 7309 4th Street, Greeley. Reservations (970) 351-8934. 22. Pelican Lakes Golf and CC Public-18 holes. Par 72. 25. Ptarmigan Golf & Country Club Ptarmigan Golf & Country Club 26. Riverview Golf Course 5412 Vardon Way, Fort Collins. Reservations City Park Nine Golf Course 27. Saddleback Golf Club (970)226-6600. Private-18 holes. Nicklas Par 72.4. 411 S. Sryan, Fort Collins. Reservations (970) 221-6650. 29. Southridge Golf Club Public-18 holes. Par 69.9 30. Northeastern 18 Riverview Golf Course 34. Twin Peaks Golf Course 13064 County Road 370, Sterling. Reservations Collindale Golf Course 35. Ute Creek Golf Course (970) 522-3035. Public-18 holes. Par 71. 1441 E. Horsetooth Road, Fort Collins. Reservations 36. Colorado National Golf Club (970) 221-6651. Public-18 holes. Par 71. 39. Ballyneal Golf Club Saddleback Golf Club 40. City Park Nine Golf Course 8631 Frontier St., Firestone. Reservations (303) 833-5000. Colorado National Golf Club 41. Highland Meadows GC Public-18 holes. Par 72. 2700 Vista Pkwy, Erie. Reservations (303) 665-9590. 42. Hamony CLub Public-18 holes. Par 72. Southridge Golf Club 5750 S. Lemay Ave., Fort Collins. Reservations Coyote Creek Golf Course Highland Hills Golf Course (970) 416-2828. Public-18 holes. Par 71. 222 Clubhouse Dr., Fort Lupton. Reservations 2200 Clubhouse Drive, Greeley. Reservations (303) 857-6152. Public-18 holes. (970) 330-7327. Public-18 holes. Par 71. Twin Peaks Golf Course 1200 Cornell St., Longmont. Reservations (303) 772-1722. Eaton Country Club Public-18 holes. Par 70. 37661 Weld County Road 39, Eaton. Reservations Highland Meadows Golf Course (970) 454-2587. Private-18 holes. Par 71. 6300 Highland Meadows Pkwy., Windsor. Reservations Ute Creek Golf Course (970) 204-4653. Public-18-hole. Par 69.4 2000 Ute Creek Drive, Ute Creek. Reservations Fort Collins Country Club (303) 776-7662. Public-18 holes. Par 72. 1920 Country Club Road, Fort Collins. Reservations (970) 482-9988. Private-18 holes. Par 71.

Fort Morgan Golf Course 17586 County Road T.5. Reservations (970) 867-5990. Public-18 holes. Par 73.

Fox Hill Country Club 1400 East Highway 119, Longmont. Reservations (303) 772-1061. Private-18 holes. Par 70.

Greeley Country Club 4500 W. 10th, Greeley. Reservations (970) 353-2431. Vista Ridge Golf Club Private-18 holes. Par 70. Hamony CLub Visit us at coloradogolfguide.com if you require additional information 6432 Grand Tree Blvd. Timnath. Reservations (970) 482-4653. Private-18 holes. Par 72. that is not shown on this map and directory

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Antelope Hills Golf Course 600 Antelope Drive West, Bennett. Reservations (303) 644-5992, Public-18 holes. Par 72. Southern Antler Creek Golf Course 9650 Antler Creek Drive, Falcon. Reservations 1. Antelope Hills Golf Course (719) 494-1900. Public-18 holes. Par 72. 2. Appletree Golf Course 3. Broadmoor Golf Club Appletree Golf Course 5. Colorado Springs Country Club 10150 Rolling Ridge Rd.,Colorado Springs. Reservations 8. Country Club of Colorado (719) 382-3649. Public-18 holes. Par 72. 9. Desert Hawk at Pueblo West GC 10. Eisenhower Golf Course Broadmoor Golf Club 11. Elmwood Golf Course One Portales Road, Colorado Springs. Reservations 12. Cheyenne Shadows (719) 577-5790. Resort-54 holes. Par 72. 13. Gleneagle Golf Course 14. Hollydot Golf Course Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club 15. King’s Deer 7800 Titus Blvd., Fort Carson. Reservations (719) 526-4122. 16. Kissing Camels Golf Club Public-18 holes. Par 72. 19. Patty Jewett Golf Club 20. Pine Creek Golf Club Chipeta Golf Course 21. Pueblo Country Club 222 29 Road, Grand Junction. Reservations 23. Silver Spruce Golf Club (970) 245-7177. Public-18 holes. 26. Spring Valley Golf Course 27. Springs Ranch Golf Club Colorado Springs Country Club 28. Sumo Golf Village, The 3333 Templeton Gap Road, Colorado Springs. Reservations 30. Valley Hi Golf Club (719) 473-1782. Private-18 holes. Par 72. 31. Walking Stick Golf Club 33. Woodmoor Pines Cougar Canyon Golf Links 34. Antler Creek 304 Shanahan Dr., Trinidad. Reservations (719) 422-7015. 35. Flying Horse, The Club at Public-18holes. Par 72. 36. Cougar Canyon Golf Links Country Club of Colorado 125 E. Clubhouse Drive, Colorado Springs. Reservations (719) 538-4095. Resort-18 holes. Par 71.

Desert Hawk at Pueblo West Golf Club 251 S. McCullogh Blvd., Pueblo West. Reservations (719) 547-2280. Public-18 holes. Colorado Golf Magazine only lists 18-hole or more Golf Courses. The publisher and staff of Colorado Golf Magazine Eisenhower Golf Course make every effort to ensure accuracy in our maps and directories. Should you find any errors please email U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs. Reservations corrections to: [email protected] (719) 333-4735. Military-36 holes: Par 72.

Elmwood Golf Course Pine Creek Golf Club Walking Stick Golf Club 3900 Thatcher Ave., Pueblo. Reservations (719) 561-4946. 9850 Divot Trail, Colorado Springs. Reservations 4301 Walking Stick Blvd., Pueblo. Reservations Public-27 holes. Par 70. (719) 594-9999. Public-18 holes. Par 72. (719) 553-1180. Public-18 holes. Par 72.

Flying Horse, The Club at Pueblo Country Club Woodmoor Pines 1880 Weiskopf Point, Colorado Springs. Reservations 3200 8th Ave., Pueblo. Reservations (719) 542-2941. 18945 Pebble Beach Way, Monument. Reservations (719) 494-1222. Private-18 holes Par 72. Private-18 holes. Par 71. (719) 481-2272 ext. 250. Private-18 holes. Par 72.

Gleneagle Golf Course Silver Spruce Golf Club 345 Mission Hills Way, Colorado Springs. Reservations 401 Glasgow, Peterson AFB. Reservations (719) 556-7414. (719) 488-0900, Public-18 hole. Par 73. Military-18 holes. Par 72.

Hollydot Golf Course Spring Valley Golf Course 55 N. Park Way, Colorado City. Reservations 42350 Road 21, Elizabeth. Reservations (303) 646-4240. (719) 676-3341. Public-27 holes. Public-18 holes. Gold Links: Par 71. West: Par 36. Springs Ranch Golf Club King ’s Deer 3525 Tutt Blvd., Colorado Springs. Reservations 19255 Royal Troon Dr., Monument. Reservations (719) 573-4863. Public-18 holes. Par 71. (719) 481-1518. Public-18 holes. Par 70. Broadmoor Golf Club Sumo Golf Village, The Kissing Camels Golf Club 5201 Gary Player Dr., Florence. Reservations 4500 Kissing Camels Drive, Colorado Springs. Reservations (719) 784-4653. Public-18 holes. Par 71. Visit us at coloradogolfguide.com (719) 632-5541. Private-27 holes. Par 70. if you require additional information Valley Hi Golf Club Patty Jewett Golf Club 610 S. Chelton, Colorado Springs. Reservations that is not shown on this map 900 E. Espinola, Colorado Springs. Reservations (719) 385-6911. Public-18 holes. Par 72. and directory (719) 385-6934. Public-27 holes. Par 72.

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CLUB LOCATION INITIATION MONTHLY WAIT MO. FOOD CAP OF FACILITIES PHONE FEE DUES LIST MIN. MEMBERS Adam ’s Mountain CC Eagle $150,000 $825 No $0 300 GTFSSp 866-490-2622 Aspen Glen Club Carbondale $100,000 $795 No $0 535 GTSF 970-704-1905 Ballyneal Golf/Hunt Club Holyoke $60,000 $500 Invite Only $0 N/A G hunt, bocce 970-854-5900 Bear Creek GC Denver $40,000 $650 No $0 350 G 303-980-8700 Blackstone CC Aurora $26,000 $350 No No 450 GTFS 303-688-0245 Bookcliff CC Grand Junction $3,500 $365 No $0 520 TS 970-243-3323 Boulder CC Boulder $22,500 $455 No $75 500 GTSFSp 303-530-4600 Broadmoor GC Colorado Springs $60,000 $515 Yes $0 N/A GTSFSp 719-577-5833 Canongate at Black Bear Parker $3,000 $179 No $0 N/A All privleges 303-242-7932 Canongate at Blackstone Aurora $3,000 $179 No $0 N/A All privleges 720-330-7087 Castle Pines CC Castle Rock market-based $525 No $50 450 G 303-660-6807 Castle Pines GC Castle Rock $150,000 $17,000/A Invite Only $0 350 G 303-688-6000 Catamount Ranch Steamboat Springs $80,000 $658 Yes $0 395 GTSF 970-871-9300 Cherry Creek CC Denver $75,000 $650 No $0 445 TSSp 303-597-0300 Cherry Hills CC Englewood $120,00 $672 Invite Only $0 500 TS 303-761-9900 Colo Golf Club Parker $95,000 $560 Invite Only $0 377 GTSFSp 303-840-0090 Colo Springs CC Colorado Springs $15,000 $380 No $35 425 GTS 719-634-8851 Columbine CC Littleton $50,000 $505 No $63 420 TS 303-794-2674 Cordillera, The Club at Edwards $115,000* $13,175/A Invite Only $0 1,185 TS 970-569-6480 Cornerstone Club Montrose $75,00 $667 Invite Only $0 500 TS 970-650-2000 CC of Colorado Colorado Springs $27,500 $365 No $0 450 GTSF 719-538-4084 CC of Rockies Edwards $150,000 $729 No $0 350 G 970-926-3080 Cotton Ranch Club Gympsum $37,000 $280 No $0 450 GTSF 970-524-6200 Denver CC Denver $105,000 $640 Invite Only $50 900 GTS 303-733-2441 Eagle Springs GC Wolcott $60,000 $12,500/A Invite Only $0 250 G 970-926-4400 Eaton CC Eaton $1,000 $99 No $25 445 G 970-454-2106 Flying Horse CC Colo Springs $39,000 $425 No $0 450 GTFSSp 719-487-2601 Ft Collins CC Ft Collins $9,000 $425 No $0 500 GTS 970-482-1336 Fox Acres CC Red Feather Lakes $97,500 $13,500/A No $0 250 GTSFSp 970-881-2191 Fox Hill CC Longmont $3,000 $362 No $60 450 GTS 303-772-0246 Garden of the Gods Club Colorado Springs $12,500 $395 No $0 0 GTSFSp 719-632-5541 Glacier Club Durango $70,000 $575 No $1000/A 675 GTSF 970-382-7809 Glenmoor CC Cherry Hills Village $35,000 $500 No $50 475 GTSF 303-257-1313 Greeley CC Greeley $9,000 $375 NO $0 500 TS 970-353-0528 Green Gables Denver $45,000 $530 No $50 395 GTSF 303-985-4433 Harmony Club Timnath $12,500 $275 No $0 450 G 970-224-4622 Heather Ridge CC Aurora $7,500 $315 No $50 500 GSF 303-755-3660 Hiwan Golf Evergreen $25,000 $470 No $50 N/A GTSF 303-674-3366 Inverness GC Englewood $500 $4,370/A No $0 350 GTSF 303-397-7878 Ironbridge GC Glenwood Springs $15,000 $287 No $0 450 GST 970-384-0630 Lake Valley GC Longmont $9,000 $308 No $0 478 G 303-444-2114 Lakewood Country Club Lakewood $53,500 $515 No $75 450 GTSF 303-233-4614 Maroon Creek Aspen $400,000 $19,500/A Invite Only $75 350 GTSF 970-920-1533 Meridian GC Englewood $6,000 $340 No $0 475 G 303-799-8412 Pawnee Pines GC Sterling $0 $150 No $0 450 GTS 970-522-3776 Perry Park CC Larkspur $10,000 $408 No $50 400 G 303-681-3305 Pinehurst CC Denver $32,000 $475 No $50 625 GTS 303-985-1551 Pinery Parker $20,000 $365 No $25 650 GTSF 303-841-5157 Plum Creek GC Castle Rock $1,500 $179 No $10 500 GTSF 303-688-2612 Pradera, The Club at Parker $31,000 $380 No $0 450 GTF 303-607-5672 Ptarmigan Country Club Ft. Collins $5,000 $300 No $50 500 GTS 970-226-8555 Pueblo CC Pueblo $1,000 $310 No $0 850 GTS 719-543-4844 Ranch CC, The Westminster $4,000 $422 No $100(3mths) 425 TS 303-460-9700 Ravenna, The GC at Littleton $75,000 $395 No $0 425 GTSFSp 720-956-1600 Red Rocks CC Morrison $20,000 $395 No $50 475 GS 303-697-4438 Red Sky Golf Club Wolcott $140,000 $8,600/A No $0 425 GTS 970-754-4259 Roaring Fork Basalt $175,000 $13,000/A No $100 500 GTFishing 970-927-9000 Rolling Hills CC Golden $39,500 $536 No $60 425 GTS 303-279-3334 Snowmass Club Snowmass Village $100,000 $625 No $67 350 GTSF 970-923-5600 Valley CC Aurora $33,000 $488 No $50 470 GTSF 303-690-6373 Woodmoor Pines Monument $4,000 $350 No $0 1300 GTSF 719-481-2272

Notes: All of the clubs indicated have different priced memberships (individual, family, corporate, etc.,) therefore, in most cases the prices in this directory reflect information on indiviual memberships. Most initiation fees could be spread over two to four years, with interest or service charges. Additional fee ’s are universal for golf carts, running $11 to $14 per person. Other additional fees are for clubs offering indoor tennis courts, there is a seperate fee for their use. *Represents membership at 3 golf courses. Member Cap in most cases reflects golf membership only. Amenities range from golf (G), tennis (T), swimming (S) fitness (F) and spa (Sp). All prices are based on information received as June 2010.

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July 12 July 26 August 9 6th Annual Andy Smith Sr. 2nd Annual High Hopes Golf 2010 FORE! Our Kids Golf Classic Memorial/Special Needs tournament Tournament Benefits Tennyson Center for Children Benefits Special Populations Program Benefits The Guild of The Children’s $5,000 per foursome (only) $150 per player before June 30, Diabetes Foundation at Denver Contact: Tera Prim: 720.855.3316 $175 after Two flights: Two man best ball Sanctuary Contact: Maren Schreiber: and scramble 720.880.1219; Mac McFarlane: $350 per player, $1,300 per foursome August 12 303.670.2280 Contact: Susie Hummell: 303.863.1200; Legends Golf Tournament Hiwan Golf Club Sally Newcomb: 303.773.2188 Benefits Volunteers of America The Golf Club at Ravenna $1,250 per player July 12 Contact: Denise Robert: 303.368.5208 R.H. Crossland Swing with the July 29 Sanctuary Legends High Country Shootout 14th Annual Cherry Creek Benefits Aspen Junior Golf and The Rotary Open August 26 Fullness of Life Foundation Benefits: Cherry Creek Rotary 13th Annual Joe Sakic Celebrity $475 per player Foundation Classic Golf Tournament Contact: Alden Richards: $175 per player Benefits The Food Bank of the Rockies [email protected] or 970.920.3221 Contact: Dr. Jeffrey Maen DC Nutrition Network Aspen Golf Club 303.718.3236 Contact: Kristina Cordova: The Golf Club at Bear Dance 303.375.5838 or register at foodbankrockies.org Sanctuary August 2 MCPN Annual Celebrity Charity Golf Tournament Benefits Metro Community Program Network $600 per player Contact: John Reid: 303.7611.1977 Lakewood Country Club

July 26 11th Annual Double Angel August 30 Golf Classic 16th Annual Saint Joseph Hospital Benefits Double Angel Foundation Foundation Golf Tournament and Double Angel Ballpark Benefits Saint Joseph Hospital 7:30 a.m. registration; 8:30 a.m. Education Programs shotgun start $250 per player $200 per player, includes lunch Contact: Marie Adamson: and live auction 303.837.6622 Contact: Karen Dunkel: 303.841.2420 August 3 Columbine Country Club Valley Country Club 7th Annual Vince Gill & Amy Grant Golf Classic July 26 Benefits Challenge Aspen programs 6th Annual Ali Meyer Golf Tournament and services Benefits The Children’s Hospital $1,500 per player Foundation Contact: MJ: 970.923.0578 x 205 $165 per player before June 15, Aspen Golf Club $175 after Contact: Dennis Meyer or Bob Tynecki: 303.759.3375 Fossil Trace Golf Course To have your charity event listed in the Registry in an upcoming issue of Colorado Golf Magazine, please email tournament name, date, cost per player, contact telephone number and golf course information to: [email protected]

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The latest in real estate development across the Rocky Mountains realty By John Marshall

2006 Parade of Homes the good life

This month we take you along the Front Range, from just north of Denver through Colorado Springs and on into Cañon City. There are currently 517 golf course homes available in this area through resale, with prices ranging from $135,000 to just under $5 million. Of these, 97 are priced over the $1 million mark. In the past 20 years or so there has been a trend in golf course development. Approximately 95 percent of all new courses are designed from the start as part of a golfing community, meaning that courses are being built with homes designed into the layout of the course. Naturally, the recently built courses also feature newer resale homes as well as brand new homes from builders. It could be estimated that nearly half of all the homes for sale lining today’s golf courses are brand new. Located in the northern suburbs of Denver in Commerce City, a city undergoing a major facelift, is Buffalo Run Golf Course. Buffalo Run is a par-72 layout designed by Keith Foster as a British links-style public course. The five sets of tees accommodate all levels of play. The course, which measures 7,411 yards from the tips and 5,277 yards from the forward tees, has garnered local and national recognition, including being named four straight years among the Golf Digest Places to Play. Locals agree. The popular course has also been the host site for several prestigious tournaments, including the Denver Open, U.S. Open Qualifiers and CGA/CWGA State Championships. With its

Buffalo Run proximity to downtown Denver, Denver International Airport and other major employment centers, as well as easy access to I-70, I-76, highways 2 and 85 and the E-470 beltway, this area offers a convenient commute to almost anywhere in the northern metro area. Commerce City is also adjacent to one of the nation’s largest urban space reserves, the 10,000-acre Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Buffalo Run Golf Course, host of the 2006 Parade of Homes, offers some of the most affordable golf course residences in the state. Resale home prices start in the mid $100s and climb up to the mid $700s. Gated patio-home communities start in the mid $200s. One example is The Fairways at Buffalo Run, which offers a turnkey lifestyle.

Halfway between Larkspur and Castle Rock on I-25 sits The Golf Club at Bear Dance. Designed and built by PGA Members Corey Aurand, Stuart Bruening, Dennis Hogan and Brian

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Taylor Mountain Ranch at Bear Dance

Whitcomb, and home to the Colorado Section of the PGA of America, Bear Dance provides a true Colorado golf experience, as well as a place where archives and keepsakes of the Colorado PGA will be preserved. Consistently rated as Colorado’s best and most challenging public golf course, Bear Dance offers generous tree-lined fairways framed by flashing white-sand bunkers, striking water features and intricate greens. With no contiguous fairways on the par 72, 7,726- yard layout, you’ll enjoy a very private and serene round of golf. Elevation varies 600 feet throughout the course, which has ample pot bunkers, mounds and water hazards to test your accuracy. There are also two par-4s that measure 502 yards. The short downhill par-4, 315-yard No. 6 features a minefield of pot bunkers; The Golf Club at Bear Dance you can’t miss one in particular, the vision of a bear paw sculpted in sand. course. It features three lakes and 73 bunkers and its wide fairways Taylor Mountain Ranch at Bear Dance is offering only 47 home wind through the Woodman Hills and Meridian Ranch sites. The community is keeping the area as natural as possible, and communities just to the northeast of Colorado Springs. homes and home sites are currently available from $400,000 to With six sets of tees, Antler Creek provides both challenge and over $8 million. joy for all levels of golfer. The player-friendly design incorporates the natural Colorado terrain and native grasses to create a “prairie Antler Creek Golf Course is an 18-hole public course designed dunes” style course unique to the Pikes Peak region. For avid golfers by Rick Phelps that opened for play in 2004. The course measures who want to live in a golf course community but don’t want to over 8,100 yards from the tips, making it Colorado’s longest golf spend a fortune for their home, Antler Creek may be the answer.

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Woodman Hills at Antler Creek Golf Course

Prices in the Woodman Hills and Meridian Ranch areas start in the mid $100s and climb into the $500,000 range. Woodman Hills is the largest development in the Colorado Springs area with many lots 1/2 acre and one acre in size. What better way to enjoy all that the city has to offer than by owning a home on one of the newest courses in the area?

About 45 minutes southwest of Colorado Springs sits the welcoming town of Cañon City and one of Colorado’s newest golf communities. Four Mile Ranch Golf Club opened in 2008 with another great Jim Engh-designed course that plays to 7,053 yards. Four Mile Ranch is the result of Ross Jeffery’s vision to design and build a master-planned community that would appeal to a multi- generational population and varied lifestyles. Cañon City’s climate is among the best in the state — approximately 325 days of sunshine annually allowing for year round golf. Spectacular views of the Wet Mountains and the Sangre de Cristo Range surround the community. A full 46 percent of the Four Mile Ranch acreage is dedicated to open and recreational space while just 10.8 percent of the community will have commercial development. Current plans are for 2,505 new residences consisting of single-family homes, cluster homes, townhomes and apartment homes. Home sites on or near the golf course will initially be priced from $50,000 to $250,000. ______John Marshall is a contributing writer and real estate expert for Colorado Golf Magazine . Email him directly with your real-estate needs: [email protected] or [email protected] Four Mile Ranch Golf Club

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July August 2010 • ColorAdo golf MAgAzine 45 By Timothy J. Pade luxury travel

awaii is as famous for superb golf as it is for near-perfect year-round weather and pristine white and black sand Hbeaches. And rightfully so. World-renowned courses are found across Hawaii, including 18 set in the dramatic, volcano-sculpted landscape of the Big Island. The Big Island is home to some of the most exclusive and finest golf resorts anywhere—Waikoloa, Mauna Lani, Hualalai, Mauna Kea, Kukio and Nanea to name a few—and easily lures golfers of all abilities to its shores. The island’s sunny Kohala Coast, where the majority of resorts sit, offers one of the highest quality lifestyles in the world and a paradise for vacationers who come for that quintessential Hawaiian experience—including spectacular golf. In 1988 one of the most expensive resorts ever built in the United States opened to awards and accolades. Set along 62 oceanfront acres on the Kohala Coast, this magnificent resort, now known as Hilton Waikoloa Village, offers more than 1,240 guest rooms and suites in a setting unlike any other in the world. Almost Disney-like in its design, Waikoloa is a magical vacation experience in a tropical fantasy land complete with evocative canals, flitting parrots, exotic wildlife and soaring towers with rooms offering every amenity. The awards and accolades continue year after year for this timeless property built to fulfill the dreams of any guest— including the most sophisticated traveler. At Hilton Waikoloa Village, there is truly something for everyone.

Immediately noticeable upon arriving in paradise is that there are an abundance of activities—more than most vacations could possibly accommodate. But Waikoloa also provides one of the most beautiful spots in the world in which to simply lie in the sun and forget the troubles of the world.

While the elegant rooms themselves are reason enough to stay, they are complemented by stellar service. Outside guestroom towers, there are breathtaking nature walks to enjoy, spectacular gardens and even a mile-long art walk featuring Asian and Polynesian fine art.

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Transportation on the property is, amazingly, a highlight. Guests can travel to and from rooms in mahogany boats on canals that meander from one end of the property to the other. If the slow, romantic appeal of boating isn’t for you, there’s also an air-conditioned monorail that glides across the resort on its way to each of the three guest towers. But you should also take time to walk on occasion, to stroll past tropical birds and fish along the canals and canal pathways on your way to a renewing treatment at the gorgeous spa or one of seven restaurants—one for each day of

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resort property. Hilton Waikoloa is home to one of only three Dolphin Quest facilities. The Hilton Waikoloa program includes private and group sessions that allow children and adults to interact with these magnificent creatures in a controlled environment. The experience of playing with these intelligent marine mammals under the watchful eye of expert instructors is not only an amazing opportunity but also an incredible learning experience. If you sign up for only one organized activity beyond the golf course, make it this. Only 20 minutes from the Kona airport, Hilton Waikoloa Village is truly a magical destination that is guaranteed to provide memories of a lifetime. To learn more about the resort and available packages, log onto hiltonWaikoloavillage.com or call the resort directly at 808.886.1234. You can also call Hilton’s nationwide toll-free number, 1-800-hiltons. your vacation. The award-winning restaurants serve a selection of ______delicious cuisines, including Japanese and regional Hawaiian. Timothy J. Pade is publisher and editor of There’s also a must-experience luau with a memorable live hula Colorado Golf Magazine performances and fire show. From the balcony of your room or along the beachside property you can often see humpback whales breaching out in the BIG ISLAND GOLF Pacific, and there are dolphins in the ocean as well as in the Known as the Golf Capital of Hawaii, the Big Island has 18 courses to tempt expansive lagoons of the resort. Naturally, water sports are popular players of all levels, from spectacular resort courses to affordable and scenic here. Guests have access to snorkeling, surfing, paddling, scuba municipal courses. A few highlights: diving and windsurfing, among others. But it isn’t just about the water. There are two championship Where you don’t want to land short: Kings’ Golf Course, No. 5; Go for it but land golf courses in the Waikoloa resort area. The par-72, 7,074-yard short and you’ll find huge lava boulders between you and the cup. Kings Course, designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, is Best whale spotting: Waikoloa Beach Golf Course in winter months considered one of the best on the island. The par-70, 6,566-yard Beach Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., may keep Golf past Hawaiian petroglyphs: Beach Golf Course, holes 6, 7 and 8 golfers distracted watching whales leaping just offshore. Both will Golf on a volcano: Volcano Golf Course on the slopes of active Kilauea, inside test even the most accomplished player. And if you’re in need of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park fine-tuning your short game, there’s a 30,000-square-foot seaside putting course! Southernmost course in the United States: Sea Mountain Golf Course Tennis anyone? The resort also offers eight Plexicushion courts Most waterfront holes: Mauna Lani Resort’s Francis H. I’i Brown South Course for players of all levels and one 432-seat stadium court, perfect for hosting tournaments and invitational championships. There are Host of annual season opening tournament on the Champions Tour:Hualalai numerous packages available for both golfers and tennis players to Golf Course accommodate every budget. Iconic par 3: No. 3 at Mauna Kea with its green across a Pacific inlet on a lava One of the resort’s most popular attractions is Dolphin Quest, a finger jutting into the ocean. highly regarded facility providing dolphin experiences right on the

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right flowers are popping up Tiffany & Co. has a new collection interlocking rings decorated with hand- everywhere, and not just called Tiffany Garden. The graceful, enameled metal flowers. The Balongside manicured lawns or in feminine line is based on diamond floral spring/summer 2010 Chanel jewelry meticulous flowerpots—flower brooches created by legendary designer collection includes a clear resin bracelet designs are blooming in many jewelry lines. Paulding Farnham (1859-1927). Trained in with inlaid one-of-a-kind, handmade silk Rings with diamond flowers in the center, botanic illustration, Farnham was chief tulle flowers, in red, white and blue. necklaces with flower pendants and designer of Tiffany’s exhibits that won gold bracelets with interlocking flowers are medals at the great World Expositions in ______perfect for summer. Better yet, they give the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dana Lauren Berry is a staff writer with you a bloom that will never wilt and, when Today, the collection’s petite flower Colorado Golf Magazine worn, will always serve as a dazzling day- pendants include citrine and diamonds in brightener. 18-karat yellow gold, lavender amethyst Where to Pick Your Own and diamonds in 18-karat rose gold and The Enchanted Pink Lotus ring by peridot and diamonds in 18-karat yellow Dazzling Blooms DeBeers, $3,200, has pink and white gold. The collection also includes diamonds set in rose and white gold. The coordinating earrings and rings. paulmorelli.com Lotus Flower shares its universal (sold at Hyde Park Jewelers in Denver, symbolism of purity, beauty and eternity Chanel, the legendary Paris-based Scottsdale and Las Vegas) with the diamond, and according to fashion house known for chic women’s DeBeers, the elusive Pink Lotus blossom is dresses and tailored suits, also has an known as the supreme lotus—reserved for equally chic jewelry line. The Camellia tiffany.com only the most special person and occasion. flower was often featured in the late Coco (Tiffany retail store in Cherry Creek A coordinating Pink Lotus pendant, Chanel’s designs, and today the Camellia is Shopping Center, Denver) $3,200, and bracelet, $1,500, are available. still prominently featured in current In the DeBeers Wildflowers collection, Chanel collections. The Chanel metal and giovannidesigns.com flower motifs with pave diamonds are set in glass pearl ring is a gold-tone Camellia 18-karat white gold, and in the flower with pearls and the signature debeers.com Wildflowers Y Necklace, $14,900, tiny interlocking Cs logo. There also is a long flowers with 208 white round brilliant necklace with hand-enameled metal diamonds cascade beautifully in a “Y” flowers and glass pearls, and a set of five chanel.com formation. Wildflower pave stud earrings are available, $500, as are a variety of other Wildflower designs.

Designer Paul Morelli, who works exclusively with yellow gold and platinum, has a Flower Power collection featuring pieces made in yellow gold with diamonds, with the end result being bright, cheery daisy pieces full of sparkle. Pave diamonds are inlaid in the gold for a dazzling, upscale look to a retro-shaped flower. The Flower Power necklace features bumblebee clasp accents, and coordinating bumblebee earrings are available.

Giovanni Designs International, known for its collection of 18-karat-gold glazed flower jewelry, has a new line called the Birth Flower Collection. Like birthstones, there is a flower for each month of the year. July is water lily, August is poppy and September is morning glory, for instance. Each flower also has a special meaning. Water lily, for example, represents “undying love” while carnation means “sweet and lovely/pure love.” The large gold flowers in this collection are made with a glazing process that creates a high luster. They can be worn as a pendant or as a brooch, and matching earrings also are available.

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By Dana Lauren Berry style report

here there’s a country club, in addition to 18 holes of and Brazilian cuts, while tops are also offered in D and DD cups. golf, there’s usually an amazing pool. And if you’re Vix Swimwear’s sunset ripple designs mimic tie-dye with a pattern Wdressed to the nines in golf attire, there’s no excuse not featuring one color that softly fades. Letarte Swimwearhas a tie-dye to look equally stylish when suited up poolside. bikini in sea foam with tiny ruffled edging along the top and Today’s swimwear is as flattering as it is fashionable, and there are bottom waistbands. many trends and classic looks to choose from this season. Vintage/Retro Graphic Prints The Aerin Rose shirred halter one-piece is retro based on its The Aerin Rose Swimwearcollection for women, known for its square design that is longer over the hips. Available in five colors, signature custom fit in bra sizes B through G, has several lines in including black and Mediterranean blue, it offers a convertible bold, striking prints. The Marrakesh design blends hues of bright style by tying the halter straps behind the back for a strapless look. aqua, dusty pink and plum in a paisley/floral pattern. The Ikat Jantzen, one of the oldest and most recognized brands in print is a Mediterranean-inspired design, available in black or in a swimwear and a member of the Perry Ellis International family of bright turquoise/lime. Aerin Rose pieces are sold as separates, in a brands, is marking 100 years this year as a leader in swimwear variety of options so you can mix and match between the pairs. design. Kicking off this milestone is the Heritage Collection by

Aerin Rose Waterfall collection Letarte Swimwear

Tops come in tankinis, halters or bra tops and bottoms come in Jantzen — classic Jantzen reinterpreted for the modern woman scoop, scoop with ties or high-waist bottom. There also is a one- with five new suits. The company has re-launched Curvallure by piece design with a halter neckline and a flattering shirred middle. Jantzen, which first launched in the 1940s. Today’s suits offer Vix Swimwear offers a peacock print suit in bright pink and contouring and a slimming design, including tummy control and turquoise with a feather design, outlined in bronze stud detailing. It lifting features, without sacrificing style. Jantzen’s new designs, even has a matching tunic cover up, pretty enough to wear as a top, such as the 40s-Inspired bikini and the Pleated Swimdress Maillot, with a pair of white pants or a long skirt. are elegant and very much evocative of 40s-era glamour. The swimdress is a hot trend for summer, with lines such as Juicy Tie-Dye Couture also offering a sexy version; Juicy’s Ruffled Plisse The Aerin Rose Waterfall collection has a design that is Swimdress has a deep v-neckline with ties in the back and a ruched reminiscent of tie-dye, with a blended mix of violets and blues. This middle with a fluted, ruffled miniskirt. Cute and sassy, the line has a top with gold-ring decoration at the ties, and a bottom swimdress also hides imperfections and slims, for a flattering look. with gold rings on the hips. The “Koh Phi Phi” suit, by Guria Beachwear, is tie-dye in a Caribbean blue and white pattern; it’s Embellishments & Ruffles available in three different tops and bottoms, with accents such as Decorative touches to swimwear make an added splash. Why side ties and a center top tie. Guria’s bikinis are offered from sizes they may not be practical for serious swimming, for sunning, these XS to XL. Guria bottoms are cut low and offered in both American suits are stylish to the max. Boden USA’s Daisy bikini comes in five

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prints, there are plenty of lines with trunks in solid colors. Diesel makes a great plain swim trunk in royal blue, black or green. Land’s End and Old Navy also offer a variety of men’s swim trunks in a wide range of color options. ______Dana Lauren Berry is a staff writer with Colorado Golf Magazine

Billabong RU Serious Board Shorts Find Your Style Online Check out these websites for stylish brightly colored prints and has faux petals this summer. Billabong has a few styles of swimwear designs for women and men. accenting the top. A tankini top with the board shorts that are on the edgier side, aerinrose.com petal trim is another option to pair with such as the plaid “RU Serious” board short billabong.com the matching scoop bottoms. Vix in aqua or four other colors. Reminiscent of bodenusa.com Swimwear’sSofia Cruise collection is full of traditional plaid golf shorts but done in a diesel.com sassy suits in great prints and fun ruffles. swim trunk with a twist on the classic look, jantzen.com The cheetah-print bikini is edged in hot punchy colors make this short a cool pink with a ruffle (like a mini skirted choice. And for those who think men can’t landsend.com bottom) around the hips. Letarte’s Cha- wear floral prints, Billabong proves this letarteswimwear.com Cha bikini in navy has tiers of ruffles across theory wrong. The “Let It Ride” swim oldnavy.gap.com the bust, and gold straps that tie around the trunk in black has a striking design with originalpenguin.com neck, with bottoms featuring gold side ties. white hibiscus flowers and a gold rope shopguria.com print. Original Penguin offers “Nu Rave” vixswimwear.com Men’s board shorts in blue jewel (turquoise) Men’s styles do not change as often as floral for another stylish choice. For men women’s, but there are a few trendier looks not yet brave enough to rock the floral

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hether you are powerboating statement. “Enhancing the boating 230 Wake can seat up to 12, your comfort or wakeboarding, Colorado’s experience by providing greater peace-of- level likely hits its limits around six plus all Warid climate lures nearly mind, plus a pure adrenaline rush will the gear. At 23 feet, it can handle all your everyone to the lake in the ensure consumers turn good days into friends — just choose wisely when you hot summer months. The vessels you can great days. ” decide how many to invite at once. choose for summer fun range from The 230 Wake comes with a wake The 230 Wake retails for about specialty wakeboarding boats to high-tech, boost system, water-filled bags that empty $56,000. gadget-decked fishing boats. and fill at the touch of a control to give the boat a larger or smaller wake. While the Sea Ray If you just want a versatile boat, one built to cruise and play, Sea Ray has a line that’s perfect for a little of everything. Sea Ray makes models that give owners choices. The Sundancer line is nothing if not versatile. The cruiser cabin design allows for extended overnight stays. The power and length make the boat capable of pulling skiers as well as just enjoying a long cruise on the open water. Think Sunday drives on melted ice. If you want to spend serious time on the water, the Sea Ray 240 Sundancergives you everything you need to retreat to the serenity of Horsetooth Reservoir for the whole summer if you have the vacation time. The full galley and head make it a self- contained vacation vessel. Maple or cherry cabinetry and leather upholstery with options for seating and sleeping up to four provide comfort and practicality. This is a weekend getaway waiting to happen. Sea Doo 230 Wake The Sundancer retails around $65,000, which is an absolute bargain in the world of

Sea-Doo Long known for its personal watercraft (wave runners and jet skis), Sea-Doo got into the boating business more than a decade ago. Today, the company confidently produces some of the best family-friendly wakeboarding and recreational boats around. The new 230 Wake is the latest in Sea-Doo’s line of sport boats designed with all the features to give even the most discerning boarder the ride of her life. The 510-horsepower Rotax engine is unique in that it has an internal jet propulsion. That means no prop to worry about when swimmers are behind the boat. The internal prop also puts the hull “on plane” — in position to reach its top speed — much faster than a traditional inboard/outboard configuration. “Sea-Doo sport boats are industry trendsetters by continuously offering boaters the benefits they crave such as [the] direct drive jet propulsion system,” said Chris Dawson, vice-president and general manager of Sea-Doo’s International division in a prepared Sea Ray 240 Sundancer

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July August 2010 Mountain Escapes Contents

The River Course at Keystone

ON COVER FRIENDLY, VERSATILE KEYSTONE RESORT Keystone has all of the elements for a perfect summer golf getaway on just about any vacation budget ...... 6

VAIL GOLF CLUB Gorgeous mountain course is walkable, affordable, enjoyable — and completely open to the public ...... 10

ANDY WILLIAMS: AGELESS ENTERTAINMENT His signature ballad is Moon River, but Williams’ legacy includes longtime support for a variety of charity golf tournaments and his own theater in Branson, Mo...... 14

2010 ASPEN JUNIOR GOLF FUNDRAISER Celebrity golf tournament and silent auctions keep programs afloat for kids in the Roaring Fork Valley ...... 18

CHALLENGE ASPEN 2010 The 7th Annual Vince Gill & Amy Grant Golf Classic is ready to make a difference to folks for whom everyday life is filled with challenges ...... 20

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ColorAdo Golf MAGAzine • MountAin esCApes • July AuGust 2010 5 By Christine Loomis hen you’re thinking Rocky Mountain golf this Keystone Ranch Course is a par-72 layout winding through summer, think Keystone. The friendly, low-key stands of lodgepole pines and around high alpine meadows Wmountain resort has a distinct advantage over some of brimming with wildflowers and sage. Designed by Robert Trent its famously exclusive neighbors—lodging, activities Jones, Jr., the Ranch Course brings together the best of two worlds: and restaurants in a wide range of prices and options. the front nine is reminiscent of a Scottish links-style course while Naturally, there’s luxury if that’s your preference. Keystone the back is classic mountain. Lodge & Spa and Keystone Ranch Restaurant offer AAA Four The slightly shorter River Course, a par-71 layout designed by Diamond accommodations and dining, respectively, and multi- the team of Hurdzan-Fry, is all about dramatic elevation changes,

Keystone Ranch Course Hole 9 room luxury condos provide a stunning alternative to hotel rooms. from the banks of the Snake River to high Rocky Mountain forests. But there are plenty of other options, too, for those who want to Perhaps the most visually impressive hole is the 16 th , featuring a stretch their vacation dollars farther. 194-foot elevation drop from tee to green. If sand gives you thrills you’ll love the finish here: No. 18 has a dozen bunkers. Fortunately, “Colorado’s best is a Keystone summer,” it also has fabulous views of Lake Dillon that easily soothe a bunker- says Philip Tobias, head golf professional at rattled soul. Perhaps best of all, the River Course has five sets of tees Keystone’s River Course. “We have 36 holes on each hole giving every level of golfer the ideal vantage point from which to challenge this course. of championship golf and we have a tee And then there are the summer deals that make any Keystone time and rate to meet your budget needs.” getaway a steal. From now until the end of the season, the resort offers a Stay and Play package starting as low as $158 per person per Keystone is hard to beat in terms of location. It’s such a short, night. The package includes lodging (double occupancy) and two easy drive from Denver that golfers visiting from the Front Range rounds of golf on the River Course. spend a lot more time on the fairways and less on I-70, a plus on One of the best deals is the Replay Rate: For $200, a savings of anyone’s scorecard—especially when you consider the two golf $70 in high season, you can play both of the resort’s golf courses on courses that Keystone has to offer. the same day—the Ranch Course in the morning and River Course

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in the afternoon. In between, treat yourself to lunch on the patio at top-rated Keystone Ranch Restaurant, with views overlooking the golf course and Keystone Ranch Lake. The restaurant is rated among the top five restaurants in Colorado for its dinner menu, so go back and enjoy it one evening of your vacation. Or go après golf and experience the great “après menu,” featuring many of the same foods as the award-winning dinner menu. Another option is to lunch at the River Course Grill. That’s the great thing: There’s an option to meet every taste and budget. All golfers should be aware of Keystone’s stellar golf clinics and programs that draw Front Range residents and locals alike—the perfect way to feel a part of this welcoming community. For women, there’s Birdies and Betty’s at the River Course, Saturdays June to August. Arrive for the 8 a.m. shotgun, play nine holes, benefit from a clinic with one of Keystone’s golf professionals, then enjoy lunch with your new friends at the River Course Grill, all for just $60. Boomers on the Links, for both men and women, is the same but takes place on Tuesdays. For those who bring kids along— Keystone Ranch Restaurant Keystone is an ideal destination for families—there are Junior Clinics on Wednesdays. But the best family deal of all brings and even wedding parties (bring a group of 20 and two play free). parents and kids together for a round of golf every summer evening Most of all, they’re determined to provide the best vacation possible. starting at 5 p.m. Adults pay just $55 and kids with them golf for Tobias puts in the simplest of terms: “We want people to have free—including rental clubs. Not only is this a low-stress the experience of a lifetime.” environment for families to enjoy golf together, it comes with What could be better than that? mesmerizing sunset views over Buffalo Mountain. If you’re all To book a Keystone vacation, visit keystoneresort.com or call pretty good golfers, you might get in as many as 13 or 14 holes for 888.222.9285. one very low price. ______The folks at Keystone welcome visitors from afar and those in the Christine Loomis is a staff editor and writer Denver Metro Area. They accommodate singles, couples, families with Colorado Golf Magazine

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By Lisa Perry erfectly situated against a majestic mountain backdrop along PInterstate 70, Vail Golf Club’s wide, inviting fairways always manage to catch the eye of travelers during golf season. Many remember that the course hosted Gerald Ford’s annual pro-am tournament for years, attracting celebrities from Clint Eastwood to Johnny Bench. The biggest misconception about the club? It’s not a club. “We’ve contemplated changing the name,” says Director of Golf Alice Plain. “We look like we’re an upscale course and we treat people like they’re in a private club. But we’re a very public golf course anyone can access.” In fact, the course is managed by the Vail Recreation District and becomes an official Nordic ski center during the winter. When the snow melts, golfers are treated to club conditions at recreation- center prices, and Plain says people are often surprised at just how affordable play here is. The 7,024-yard design plays 18 holes naturally and intuitively through the White River Forest at 8,200 feet. Touchable mountains are easily visible and shots often incorporate Gore Creek, along with the occasional beaver pond. Hole 14 is an entertaining Par 3 with an elevated tee that plays across the creek.

“The layout includes holes that are parallel to each other,” notes Plain. “It’s playable and you can score well. As straight as the fairways look, once you reach the green it’s a fun challenge, and you can’t beat the mountain views. The turn at Hole 7 looks directly into the Gore Mountain Range.”

Management is even willing to forego some cart revenue to promote golfers walking the course. The Recreation District encourages health and wellness, so it’s only fitting that Vail Golf Club is, according to Plain, “the most walkable course in Eagle County.” What do players say about their experience? “Golfers comment on the great condition of the course and its beauty,” Plain continues. “In summer it’s spectacular and in fall the leaves change and the hillside is a golden color. If you’re not playing very well, you can always look

ColorAdo Golf MAGAzine • MountAin esCApes • July AuGust 2010 11 at the view on every single hole.” There’s a full-service restaurant onsite, and a practice area is set up so that golfers hit straight at the mountain vista. It’s a view Plain calls “one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen on a range.” Plain and VGC’s head golf professional, Jeanne Sutherland, make up a female management team, something not often found in the industry. “The combination is quite rare as far as PGA members go,” says Plain. “We were one of 24 in the country and the only one in the state of Colorado as of last year. We’ve focused a lot on women’s programs and do a weekly ladies-only clinic women love. Jeanne has worked hard to bring the gals out here to play and it’s made a difference.” The story of how Vail’s first golf course began is legend in the Valley and full of small-town charm. According to Michael Ortiz, executive director of Vail Recreation District, Ben Krueger came through town in 1967 on his way to Aspen. “He was skiing here and heard we were looking to build a golf course, stuck his head in the office and says, ‘Hey, I’m here.’ Later, they call his name on the loudspeaker to come to the office, interview him and give him the job.”

12 ColorAdo Golf MAGAzine • MountAin esCApes • July AuGust 2010 For tee times call 970.479.2260; for more information visit us online at vailrec.com/golf.cfm ______Lisa Perry is a staff writer with Colorado Golf Magazine

At the time, Vail Village was expanding and construction crews were the norm. “There’s a photo of a crane doing work on I- 70 in the background,” Ortiz continues, “and Ben’s rerouting the river to build his GOLFING IN 9$,/ golf course. If you did that now you’d end up in jail. He was superintendent for a long, JUST BECAME MORE AFFORDABLE long time—in 42 years, we’ve had only four. He still plays golf about every morning, the first to go out. He keeps a  Golf with views of watchful eye on the course and helps us  for 9 Holes the Gore Mountain  keep it nice. He has a lot of passion for golf.”  for 18 Holes Range and FglAf[dm\af_;Yjl White River Krueger says the front nine was nearly Gh]faf_%Bmf])/K]hl&)(%;dgk] National Forest completed when he was hired, and he  created the back nine. With a University of  for 9 Holes  Massachusetts education and experience  for 18 Holes in Denver at Cherry Hills and Los Verdes FglAf[dm\af_;YjltBmf])0%K]hl&1 clubs, he was initially hired as Vail’s Dg\_af_>jge$99H]jFa_`l manager of golf, tennis and fishing, and ?gLgoooo&nYad&[ge>gj<]lYadk& Kge]j]klja[lagfkYhhdq$ZYk]\gfYnYadYZadalq& helped with snowmaking as well. As for the river rerouting, “There were no barriers,” he says matter-of-factly. “We were trying to build a golf course and keep high waters off. We designed it to be a tourist course to let them have fun. We built the whole back nine for $150,000. 3DFHRI3OD\ So You Can Enjoy the Rest of Your Day I’m proud that in all the years since we built 970-479-2260 it hardly anything has changed. I don’t get www.vailgolfclub.net 6WRSE\RXU in their way, but I can’t get it out of my OPERATED BY VAIL RECREATION DISTRICT +DSS\9DOOH\*ULOO mind—I love the course.”

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o t o h P or 83-year-old legendary entertainer Andy Williams, age is Fonly a number. Why? Because this award-winning recording artist is busier than ever performing at his own theater located in the once small Ozark town of Branson, Mo. What began as a visit to his friend Ray Stevens grew into something else altogether: the idea of opening his own venue. Acquiescing to family, the surroundings and his love for performing, it wasn’t long before Williams was calling Branson home and his new venue was a reality. The theater took its named from Williams’ signature song, Moon River, made famous in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s . Designed and constructed to reflect the surrounding Ozark Mountains landscape, Moon River Theatre opened in 1992 and almost immediately made headlines. It was the first theater to be featured in Architectural Digest , the first Branson theater opened by a non-country entertainer and it won the 1992 Conservation Award from the State of Missouri. Today, Williams divides his time between homes at the Pointe Royal Country Club in Branson and La Quinta Debbie and Andy Williams Country Club in La Quinta, Calif., homes he share with Debbie, his wife of 19 years, “After I moved to California I decided I and their three dogs, Sophie, Henry and would take up [golf] and joined the Bel-Air Abby. If there’s one thing he likes to Country Club.” discuss, it’s golf, a favorite hobby that he A past and current haven for took up relatively late in life. celebrities, The Club, as it’s commonly called, serves as a social location for many notable figures. “I didn’t start playing golf As Williams’ game improved so did his until about 1960,” Williams says. love for charity golf tournaments. “I played “I was working at the in the Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and the Copacabana and Joey Bishop Frank Sinatra for a long time,” recalls the was my opening act. He asked singer. “Golfing with Bob Hope was like me if I would come across to playing in a tournament. There was always a crowd around and he played to the New Jersey to a country club crowd. Being in Bob’s foursome was a that he belonged to and sing a treat.” couple of songs at an event Williams also has fond memories of they were having, I said sure. So Dinah Shore. “If I were to be stuck on a I did and they gave me a set of deserted island with anyone, I couldn’t clubs and said I could play think of a better person to be stuck with than Dinah Shore. She was not only there whenever I wanted, but I intelligent, but she was also funny and didn’t play golf.” enthusiastic about everything — and she was a good cook. I loved her. She was [also] Into the closet went the clubs, even perhaps the most important influence in though Williams’ three brothers played women’s golf.” often. It wasn’t until several years later Few of today’s generation know how when Williams was well established as a instrumental Williams was on the PGA performer and had moved to California tour with his own namesake tournament, that he thought again of those clubs. the Andy Williams San Diego Open. This

ColorAdo Golf MAGAzine • MountAin esCApes • July AuGust 2010 15 Williams with his son Christian at the first AWSDO

successful event was held from 1968 to 1988 when Williams finally walked away, three years after Shearson-Lehman stepped in as the new presenting sponsor and started telling him how to run it. “I hated the guy and didn’t want to work with him, so I walked away,” Williams says. The tournament is still played but is now known as the Farmers Insurance Open. Currently a 25 handicap, William’s was once as low as an 11. He Tom Watson considers himself a self-taught golfer though admits to a little help with Williams along the way. “I don’t like the driving range,” he says. “I work on my golf game while playing.”

16 ColorAdo Golf MAGAzine • MountAin esCApes • July AuGust 2010 Williams is proud to say he’s had three holes-in-one, two of them at La Quinta Country Club. Also members of The Hideaway in La Quinta, Williams says that he and Debbie, an accomplished golfer as well, spend more time on the golf course when they’re in the desert. “When I’m in Branson I’m working,” notes Williams. Still, he’s a member at Branson Creek Golf Club in Hollister, Mo. The couple also owns lots at Redlands Mesa in Grand Junction, Colo.

When asked how the game has enhanced his life, Williams replies with a chuckle, “It’s given me a lot of joy and a lot of pain. It’s a great game and I love to play as much as I can.”

After a few seconds of silence the entertainer adds, “I like the camaraderie, having a foursome that is fun to play with and enjoying a beer afterward.” On and off the course, it seems that life for the legendary performer is good. ______Françoise Rhodes is a staff writer with Colorado Golf Magazine

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Longtime supporter PGA Professional Chris DiMarco ear about Aspen Junior Golf Foundation and it’s natural to think that the organization sponsors Hprograms and camps entirely for youngsters whose families can easily afford the associated costs. But since its creation in 1989, the nonprofit has served children and teenagers in the entire Roaring Fork Valley — and that incorporates a wide range of tax brackets. “We want to help kids that don’t have the same opportunities other kids have,” says executive director Alden Richards. “We must rely on donations to enable our programs to continue.” The mission of Aspen Junior Golf is not only to teach golf fundamentals and etiquette, but also to provide sportsmanship and character-building experiences to last a lifetime. The annual Aspen Junior Golf Fundraiser features a celebrity golf tournament and related events for all ages July 11-12. The event begins on Sunday with a free baseball clinic hosted by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, plus free hotdogs and soft drinks at the Iselin Baseball Field in Aspen — last year at least 100 kids participated. That night a pairings party at Hotel Jerome brings together amateur golfers and professional players, plus well-known sports personalities to mingle and bid on live and silent auction items. “Last year the sports celebrities were there telling stories related to their youth on stage and a couple of the junior golfers came up, too,” says Richards. Monday is all about golf, with the 18-hole celebrity-am tournament hosted by Aspen Golf Club. An awards get-together directly follows the friendly competition. PGA player Chris DiMarco, a longtime supporter of the event, is expected once again to be on hand for all the activities. Richards says the Aspen foundation backs DiMarco’s efforts to send children and teenagers to attend R.O.C.K. (Reaching Out to Cancer Kids) Camp in Florida. For this year’s fundraiser, Aspen Junior Golf is also teaming up with Fullness of Life Foundation, focused on providing education and awareness about treatment options for cancer. Richards believes it’s important for nonprofits to work together to Chris DiMarco hit's a shot in the Million Dollar Shootout raise funds, especially with current economic conditions. “It’s still tough to fundraise, and there are no guarantees that our programs will keep going,” he says. “Every year is a challenge, especially since 9/11. We’re on a thread.” Richards says his goal is to ensure that no programs are cut, and with the help of funds raised last year, some have even been enhanced. “We’ve added a new teaching area at the junior golfers’ clubhouse with front and rear cameras, and a junior lounge area where kids can watch TV and just hang out. We’ve added Jim McLean, the No. 1 golf-school instructor in the country, with an elite camp that brings kids in. We’ve added staff and want to take Aspen Junior Golf to another level in Western Colorado, and continue to be considered the top junior program to send kids to.” Among the organization’s longtime supporters, notes Richards, are the R.H. Crossland Foundation, specifically Rusty and Ann Crossland, as well as Aspen Ski Company and Aspen Parks and Recreation. It’s a community effort. For more information about the Aspen Junior Golf Foundation and this year’s fundraiser, go to aspenjuniorgolf.com or call 970.920.3221. ______Lisa Perry is a staff writer with Colorado Golf Magazine

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Photos by Capturing Vince Gill Memories Photography hen Vince Gill and Amy Doerr-Hosier Center at Aspen Meadows tournament check in, breakfast, practice, Grant married in 2000, they Resort. Against a dramatic backdrop and free clinics and exhibitions with PGA Wprobably weren’t thinking thanks to the Roaring Fork and Hunter pros. The tournament, a shambles format, about golf tournaments. But Creek valleys, guests will enjoy cocktails, has a 10 a.m. shotgun start. Golfers are today, the golf tournament that has their hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, treated to a gourmet box lunch, beverages names on it is well known in the Rocky followed by a magnificent dinner and a and treats on the course and a VIP gift bag, Mountains—not necessarily for the golf chance to bid on one-of-a-kind live- and the awards party includes live that is played but for the charitable auction packages. The evening concludes entertainment. contributions it brings in. with dessert to the strains of an acoustical For the second year in a row the The Vince Gill & Amy Grant Golf concert by the event’s popular hosts, tournament will take place at one of the Classic is in its seventh year as one of the entertainers Gill and Grant. nation’s great municipal golf courses, major fundraisers for Challenge Aspen, an On Tuesday, Aug. 3, the morning starts Aspen Golf Club. Golfweek ranks Aspen organization dedicated to presenting at 8:30 a.m. when golfers arrive for Golf Club at No. 21 of the top municipal

meaningful recreational, cultural and competitive experiences for individuals faced with cognitive or physical challenges. To put it another way, it’s about creating life-changing adventures, and what better place to do that than in a town where adventure is around every corner — Aspen, Colo.? The best news of all is that you can be part of it simply by playing golf and having a great time. In addition to the gala and golf that are always part of this great event, there’s an added special component this year. Challenge Aspen and the Vince Gill & Amy Grant Golf Classic will be honoring nine American servicewomen injured in Afghanistan and Iraq. These heroic women will be part of a special retreat.

It all starts on Monday, Aug. 2 with a gala dinner and concert at the lovely

ColorAdo Golf MAGAzine • MountAin esCApes • July AuGust 2010 21 golf courses in the country. The 7,156-yard League Baseball southpaw pitcher Dennis contributing to a cause that makes a very championship course, among the first Rasmussen and Tulsa’s Folds of Honor real difference in the lives of people who Certified Audubon Cooperative Foundation founder, Major Dan Rooney. face the kinds of challenges that many of us Sanctuary golf courses in the world, It goes without saying that no event of cannot even imagine. And Challenge provides plenty of challenges of its own. this size happens without significant Aspen is there to help those people As in years past, PGA professional Fred assistance from sponsors and partners. This succeed in ways they might not have Funk will be on hand for the tournament. year’s title sponsors are Nancy C. and imagined in the aftermath of an accident or Funk, who ranks 25th in career earnings on Richard R. Rogers. Partners include Aspen war injury, or while dealing with a lifelong the PGA Tour and was #5 on the 2009 Golf Club and Aspen Meadows Resort. disability. money list for the Champions Tour, will While the tournament and parties Monies raised by the Golf Classic go to invite six other PGA players to join hm. provide unforgettable moments in the a variety of programs, including Challenge Participants will also include hosts Vince lives of those who participate — to say Aspen’s many camps. There’s the mono-ski Gill and Amy Grant, as well as an nothing of a lot of fun — what’s most camp and a rock climbing camp for assortment of celebrities and professional important is that every person who joins in paraplegics and amputees. There’s a ski athletes. Among this year’s group is Major for the gala dinner and tournament is festival for the visually impaired, a children’s summer camps devoted to art and music as well as a teen camp that combines adventure and teambuilding for adolescents with a variety of disabilities. Based in Snowmass Village, Challenge Aspen currently serves more than 400 participants each year, with over 2,100 participant days. The organization has a full-time staff of eight, but it depends on a committed volunteer force of more than 100. Of course, not everyone has the time or is in the right location to become an ongoing volunteer. But almost everyone can take a couple of days out of a summer to eat dinner, listen to music, play golf and contribute in a meaningful way to an organization that makes a difference. To learn more, send an email to [email protected] or call 970.923.0578, ext. 205. The cost for individual players is $1,500; foursomes are $6,000. You can register at challengeaspen.org

______Christine Loomis is a staff editor and writer with Colorado Golf Magazine

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