2025 Best of Colorado Golf CAGGY winners

The people have spoken!

by Jim Bebbington

Further Reading: 2025 CAGGYs List of Lists

After thousands of votes were tallied, the winners and finalists for the 2025 Best of Colorado Golf CAGGY* awards are here!

We run this contest every year for two reasons. One is to help our readers make choices so they have the best golf year that they can. The other is to celebrate the men and women who make it possible for us players to have these great experiences – golf for them is a career, and they deserve recognition when they consistently provide great service.

Congratulations to all the winners and those who made the final rankings.

Best Denver Region Course – Public/Resort

The Golf Club at Bear Dance

Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course

Fossil Trace Golf Club

Staff Picks

CommonGround Golf Course

Green Valley Ranch Golf Club

The Ridge at Castle Pines

Best Front Range/Northeast Course – Public/Resort

TPC Colorado

Mariana Butte Golf Course

RainDance National Golf Course

Staff Picks

The Golf Club at Fox Acres

Highland Meadows Golf Course

Pelican Lakes Golf & Country Club

 

Best Mountain Course – Public/Resort

Pole Creek Golf Club

Breckenridge Golf Club

Red Sky Ranch – Fazio Course

Staff Picks

Eagle Ranch Golf Course

Haymaker Golf Course

Keystone Ranch Golf Course

Red Sky Ranch – Norman Course

 

Best Western Slope Course – Public/Resort

Redlands Mesa Golf Club

Devil’s Thumb Golf Club

Telluride Ski & Golf Club

Staff Picks

Battlement Mesa Golf Club

Bridges Golf Course

Dalton Ranch Golf Club

Lakota Links Golf Course

 

Best Southern Course – Public/Resort

Walking Stick Golf Course

Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort

Kissing Camels at Garden of the Gods

Staff Picks

King’s Deer Golf Club

Patty Jewett Golf Course

Rio Grande Club

 

Best Practice Facility – Public/Resort

The Golf Club at Bear Dance

Green Valley Ranch Golf Club

Murphy Creek Golf Course

Staff Pick

Family Sports Center

RainDance National Golf Course

The Ridge at Castle Pines

 

Best to Walk – Public/Resort

CommonGround Golf Course

Flatirons Golf Course

Aurora Hills Golf Course

Staff picks

Applewood Golf Course

City Park Golf Course

Indian Peaks Golf Course

 

Best Conditions (Public)

Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course

The Golf Club at Bear Dance

Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club

Staff Picks

CommonGround Golf Course

Raccoon Creek Golf Course

Riverdale Golf Courses

Best Annual Membership Program

Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club

The Golf Club at Bear Dance

Pole Creek Golf Club

Staff Picks

Green Valley Ranch Golf Club

Pelican Lakes Golf & Country Club

Raccoon Creek Golf Course

 

Best Conditions (Resort)

Beaver Creek Golf Club

Keystone Ranch Golf Course

Red Sky Ranch – Fazio Course

Staff Picks

The Club at Inverness

Lone Tree Golf Club

Omni Interlocken Resort Golf Club

 

Best Golf Lounge

Vail Country Club – Vail

The Hangar Club

Evergreen Golf Club

Staff Picks

Optimum Golf

South Broadway Country Club – Broadway

The Swing Bays

Best Denver Region Club – Private

Ravenna Country Club

Castle Pines Golf Club

Cherry Hills Country Club

Staff Picks

The Country Club at Castle Pines

Cherry Creek Country Club

Colorado Golf Club

Lakewood Country Club

 

Best Front Range/Northeast Club – Private

Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club

Ptarmigan Country Club

Fort Collins Country Club

Staff Picks

The Fox Hill Club

Greeley Country Club

Harmony Golf Club

 

Best Mountain Club – Private

Red Sky Ranch

The Club at Cordillera

Country Club of the Rockies

Staff Picks

Aspen Glen Club

Eagle Springs Golf Club

Frost Creek Country Club

 

Best Southern Club

Broadmoor Golf Club

The Club at Flying Horse

Kissing Camels at the Garden of the Gods

Staff Picks

Colorado Springs Country Club

Eisenhower Golf Club

The Club at Flying Horse North

Best Western Slope/Southwest Club – Private

Telluride Ski & Golf Club

The Glacier Club, The

Bookcliff Country Club

Staff Picks

Cornerstone Club

 

Best Clubhouse – Private

Ravenna Country Club

Castle Pines Golf Club

Cherry Hills Country Club

Staff Picks

The Broadmoor Golf Club

The Country Club at Castle Pines

The Sanctuary

 

Best Caddies – Private

Cherry Hills Country Club

Castle Pines Golf Club

The Broadmoor Golf Club

Staff Picks

Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club

Colorado Golf Club

Frost Creek Country Club

 

Best Instructor for Women

Dennis Murray, Denver Athletic Club and Valley Country Club

Alicia Bakken, Omni Interlocken Resort

Mike Knights, Independent instructor at Indian Tree Golf Club

Staff Picks

Elena King, CommonGround Learning Center

Dustin Miller, Dustin Miller Golf

Chris Schultz, Aurora Hills Golf Course and Indian Tree Golf Course

Ashley Tait-Wengert, Turtle Creek Golf Academy

 

Best Instructor for Men

Dennis Murray, Denver Athletic Club and Valley Country Club

Mike Knights, Independent instructor at Indian Tree Golf Club

Brad Alston, Optimum Golf

Staff Picks

Sherry Andonian, Valley Country Club

Nick Clearwater, GOLFTEC

Ed Oldham, EdOldhamGolf.Com

Jason Witczak, The Club at Pradera

 

Best Youth Instructor

Mike Knights, Independent instructor at Indian Tree Golf Club

Dennis Murray, Denver Athletic Club and Valley Country Club

Brad Alston, Optimum Golf

Staff Picks

Stefanie Ferguson, ExperienceGolf

Kelli McKandless, Kelli Mckandless Golf

Keith Rogers, Green Valley Ranch Golf Club

Trent Wearner, Trent Wearner Golf

 

All staff picks are listed alphabetically.

(*Why are they called ‘CAGGY?’ Many longtime readers know but new readers may be wondering. The answer: CAG is shorthand for Colorado AvidGolfer.)