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In the Swing Hit the Greens at Colorado’S Top Golf Courses SUMMER STAYCATIONS: 62 WAYS TO PLAY TOURIST WITHOUT EVER LEAVING TOWN CULTURE | ADVENTURE | STYLE IN THE SWING HIT THE GREENS AT COLORADO’S TOP GOLF COURSES MAY 2016 PLEASE DISPLAY UNTIL 6.10.2016 $4.95 MADE IN THE SHADES GO FISH THE BRUNCH BUNCH SUCCULENTS GUIDE Sunglasses to suit any The Broadmoor’s Mix Mom the perfect Pro tips for growing mood or style Fishing Camp will lure mimosa the season’s most you right in popular plants DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM Breckenridge Golf Club, page 75 Fossil Trace Golf Club, page 79 LOIS FRIEDLAND by n tio in the ur a ba tin n es d swing NEAR, FAR, HIGH-ALTITUDE OR RESORT, COLORADO IS BURSTING WITH GREAT GOLF COURSES When you head out for a day on the links do you prefer to stay close to home or head for Colorado’s high country? Can’t decide? If you’re ready to play a round or two, we’ve got 16 prime layouts—in urban areas, mountainsides and some of the state’s best n r i e a s t resorts—perfect for a challenge or o n r u t o just a fun game. Now, who’s ready m for tee time? keystone Ranch Golf Course, page 80 Beaver Creek Golf Club, page 76 BRECKENRIDGE GOLF CLUB, CARL SCOFIELD; FOSSIL RIDGE, ROBERT CASTELLINO PHOTOGRAPHY; KEYSTONE RANCH GOLF COURSE, ALLEN KENNEDY; BEAVER CREEK GOLF CLUB, JACK AFFLECK/VAILRESORTS JACK CREEK GOLF CLUB, BEAVER ALLEN KENNEDY; RANCH GOLF COURSE, KEYSTONE PHOTOGRAPHY; CASTELLINO RIDGE, ROBERT FOSSIL CARL SCOFIELD; BRECKENRIDGE GOLF CLUB, MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM 73 TELLURIDE GOLF CLUB You’ll hit up, down drops. The course is INFO: • and across ski runs an Audubon Coop- Telluride Golf Club when playing at the erative Sanctuary and 565 Mountain Village Blvd., DESTINATION semi-private Telluride Telluride hosts festi- Telluride COURSES Golf Club. Don’t let vals every weekend 970.728.2606 views of the San Juan during the summer, tellurideskiresort.com Mountains distract featuring arts, music you while dealing and outdoor activities, with the challenges on so book a tee time the long par 5s or the around 1 p.m. par 3s with dramatic MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM 74 3 MORE DESTINATION COURSES TELLURIDE GOLF CLUB When visiting Colorado’s wine country or Grand Junction, THE GOLF CLUB AT REDLANDS MESA is a must. The views of the Colorado National Monument and the play—at times between stands of red rocks—are equally dramatic. It’s a 150-foot vertical drop from the tee to a green surrounded by a rock amphitheater on the 17th hole. Golf Club at Redlands Mesa, 2325 West Ridges Blvd., Grand Junction 970.263.9270 / redlandsmesa.com/golf Drop down a couple of clubs on the EAGLE VAIL GOLF CLUB course’s par-3 10th hole, because it’s a short, steep drop to the green. Kids have been known to sit on the condo balcony by the green and rate shots with 1 to 10 cards. Eagle Vail Golf Club, 459 Eagle Drive, Avon 970.949.5267 / eaglevailgolfclub.com Bob Winsett If you’re a fan of Jack Nicklaus courses, play at the BRECKENRIDGE GOLF CLUB. It’s the first mu- nicipal golf course he designed (and one of just three in the United States). The three nines—Elk, Beaver and Bear—are situated in a mountain valley surrounded by dramatic peaks. Breckenridge Golf Course, 200 Clubhouse Drive, Breckenridge 970.453.9104 / townofbreckenridge.com MY MOST MEMORABLE ROUND Clayton Cole, former head PGA professional, Cherry Hills Country Club “My most exciting moment was when I played a practice round for the U.S. Senior Open Championship that was hosted by the Cherry Hills Country Club. I was partnered with Arnold Palmer against Jack Nicklaus and Paul Span- gler. I shot a 67 that day, and Arnold Palmer and I won all the money on a private bet. At the end of the tourna- ment, I had made the cut and played all four rounds.” TELLURIDE TOURISM BOARD MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM 74 75 3 MORE RESORT COURSES Russ Miller, director of golf at THE BROADMOOR, says it best: “What makes a golf hole great is you can see trouble but you have options.” And the 18th hole on the West Course fits his definition. An elevated tee box faces the hotel, the mountains are behind you and to the left, and you must decide to hit over a creek in two shots or layup short from all tees. The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave., Colorado Springs 855.634.7711 / broadmoor.com • RESORT COURSES SNOWMASS CLUB GOLF COURSE JACK AFFLECK/VAIL RESORTS AFFLECK/VAIL JACK Golf course architect On the par-5 seventh course may be played The first hole at the BEAVER CREEK GOLF CLUB is a mind-trip. Your tee shot must drop in a landing Jim Engh created this hole, a sand bunker when staying at pre- area that looks like a postage stamp. Then, you hit stunning links course lies in the landing ferred hotel partners. through an opening in the trees to reach a bunkered green. This private course is available to guests stay- on mountainous ter- area, no matter which ing at certain lodges in Beaver Creek, Bachelor Gulch rain. The No. 1 tee tee you choose. The INFO: and Arrowhead. box sits at 8,000 feet bunker is 5-feet deep Snowmass Club Beaver Creek Golf Club, 103 Offerson Road, Beaver Creek above sea level, and in spots, so hit side- 0239 Snowmass Club Circle 970.754.5775 / beavercreek.com/golf from the first swing ways or backwards Snowmass Village it’s a test of your to get out. The pri- 970.923.5600 The ROLLINGSTONE RANCH GOLF CLUB, with its views of Steamboat’s ski slopes and the Yampa course management. vate Snowmass Club snowmassclub.com Valley, has tee boxes ensuring challenging play for low-handicappers and a fun round for less-skilled but enthusiastic golfers. Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club, 1230 Steamboat Blvd., Steamboat Springs 970.879.1391 / rollingstoneranchgolf.com MY MOST MEMORABLE ROUND Greg Salas, PGA head golf professional, Snowmass Club “My most memorable event is one of the Trashmasters tournaments (which raise money for the Roaring Fork Scholarship Fund). We had a shotgun start and I made a hole-in-one on the first hole!” MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM 76 SNOWMASS CLUB GOLF COURSE MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM 76 77 • URBAN COURSES FOX HOLLOW GOLF COURSE The names—The fairways, hitting on the hit, use enough club to INFO: Canyon, The Links Scottish-style Links settle near the flag des- Fox Hollow Golf Course and The Meadow— or playing the rug- ignating the ideal land- 13410 W. Morrison Road describe the terrain ged Canyon holes, the ing area. Next, you’ll Lakewood on the three nines at foothills frame your need an accurate shot 303.986.7888 Fox Hollow, a public golf shots. Don’t let the to cross the canyon and lakewood.org course in Lakewood. par-4 Canyon’s fifth stick it on the rolling Whether you’re on the hole mess with your green. Meadow’s streamside head. When the ranger standing near Coyote Gulch says it’s safe to MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM 78 3 MORE URBAN COURSES THE GOLF CLUB AT BEAR DANCE in Larkspur is ranked the No. 1 public course in the Denver region by both the readers and staff of Colorado Avid Golfer magazine. The rugged terrain, mature trees and lots of sand traps ensure a challenging round. The Golf Club at Bear Dance, 6630 Bear Dance Road, Larkspur 303.681.4653 / beardancegolf.com ROBERT CASTELLINO PHOTOGRAPHY CASTELLINO ROBERT FOSSIL TRACE GOLF CLUB is built on land where dinosaurs once roamed, and you can still see triceratops footprints near the 12th green. The 320-yard par-4 second hole is drivable for long hitters, but you must look at the TV image of the green before teeing off, to ensure you won’t hit other golfers. Fossil Trace Golf Club, 3050 Illinois St., Golden / 303.277.8750 / fossiltrace.com The upscale public Ridge at Castle Pines North has one of the best finishing holes in the region. The 390- yard par-4 18th hole is named “On the Rocks” because you hit over rock outcroppings, some in a shallow canyon, uphill toward a bunker-protected green. The Ridge at Castle Pines North, 1414 Castle Pines Pkwy., Castle Pines 303.688.4301 / playtheridge.com FOX HOLLOW GOLF COURSE MY MOST MEMORABLE ROUND Lana Ortega, owner, Lana Ortega Golf, lanaortegagolf.com “The famed Course No. 3 at Medinah Country Club in a Chicago suburb has played host to numerous major cham- pionships, including the 1999 PGA Championship where Sergio Garcia debuted as a 19-year-old challenger to Tiger Woods, then 23. I played that day as a guest of Medinah’s first African-American member on Course No. 3 where they had no forward tees. In fact, women were encouraged to play their ‘own course’—No. 2. ... I shot 79 that day, but it felt like 69. As a woman golfer (I was not yet a professional), I felt I did my women golfer compatriots proud on a course ‘I had no business being on’ and to be playing with a man who, until recently, had ‘no invitation being on’ and a young PGA profes- sional who had ‘no business challenging’ Tiger Woods.” MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM MAY 2016 / DENVERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM 78 79 3 MORE MOUNTAIN COURSES JACK AFFLECK/VAIL RESORTS AFFLECK/VAIL JACK The visually stunning KEYSTONE RANCH GOLF COURSE has holes designed to make your ego swell.
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