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2025 CAGGYs List of Lists
Our readers have voted in the 2025 CAGGYs; here is the best of the rest
By Jim Bebbington
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Here is how some of the most prestigious national golf publications and groups rank Colorado’s golf community.
GOLF DIGEST
America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses
No. 36 – Ballyneal Golf Club, Holyoke
No. 46 – Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock
No. 68 – Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village
Best courses in Colorado
No. 1 – Ballyneal Golf Club, Holyoke
No. 2 – Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock
No. 3 – Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village
No. 4 – Colorado Golf Club, Parker
No. 5 – Sanctuary Golf Club, Sedalia
No. 6 – Maroon Creek Club, Aspen
No. 7 – The Broadmoor Golf Club – East, Colorado Springs
No. 8 – Country Club of the Rockies, Edwards
No. 9 – Red Sky Ranch – Fazio Course, Wolcott
No. 10 – Roaring Fork Club, Basalt
No. 11 – Red Sky Ranch – Norman Course, Wolcott
No. 12 – Frost Creek Golf Club, Eagle
No. 13 – The Club at Ravenna, Littleton
No. 14 – TPC Colorado, Berthoud
No. 15 – Denver Country Club
No 16 – The Country Club at Castle Pines, Castle Rock
No. 17 – Redlands Mesa Golf Course, Grand Junction
No. 18 – The Broadmoor Golf Club – West, Colorado Springs
No. 19 – Aspen Glen Club
No. 20 – Bear Creek Golf Club, Lakewood
No. 21 – The Ridge at Castle Pines North
No. 22 – RainDance National Golf Club
No. 23 – Lakota Links Golf Course, New Castle
No. 24 – Columbine Country Club
No. 25 – The Club at Flying Horse – Weiskopf Horse, Colorado Springs
PLATINUM CLUBS OF AMERICA
The top 5 percent of Private Clubs of Excellence takes place in the Fall of even years; voted on by private club managers, presidents and owners.
Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock
Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village
Ravenna Country Club, Littleton
Maroon Creek Club, Aspen
Roaring Fork Club, Basalt
The Country Club at Castle Pines, Castle Rock
Denver Country Club
Honorable mention
Ballyneal Golf Club, Holyoke
GOLF MAGAZINE
Top 100 in the U.S.
No. 35 – Ballyneal Country Club, Holyoke
No. 91 – Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village
Top 100 in the World
No. 51 – Ballyneal Golf Club, Holyoke
Top 100 You Can Play
No. 58 – The Broadmoor (East), Colorado Springs
Top 100 Value Courses
No. 22 – CommonGround, Aurora
No. 45 – Redlands Mesa Grand Junction, Grand Junction
No. 74 – Riverdale (Dunes), Brighton
America’s Best Courses for $100 or less
CommonGround, Aurora
Devil’s Thumb Golf Course, Delta
Riverdale (Dunes), Brighton
GOLFWEEK
Top 200 Classic Courses
No. 63 – Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village
No. T183 – Denver Country Club
No. T190 – The Broadmoor (East), Colorado Springs
Top 200 Residential Courses
No. 4 – Colorado Golf Club, Parker
No. T13 – Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock
No. T80 – Glacier Club, Durango
No. T83 – Redlands Mesa, Grand Junction
No. T86 – Frost Creek, Eagle
No. 109 – Flying Horse North, Colorado Springs
No. T132 – Ravenna, Littleton
No. T132 – Aspen Glen, Carbondale
No. T169 – Cherry Creek Country Club, Cherry Hills
No. T191 – RainDance National, Windsor
Best Public Access Courses, Colorado
No. 1 – Redlands Mesa, Grand Junction
No. 2 – Red Sky (Fazio), Wolcott
No. 3 – The Broadmoor (East), Colorado
No. 4 – Red Sky (Norman), Wolcott
No. 5 – Haymaker, Steamboat Springs
No. 6 – CommonGround, Aurora
No. 7 – TPC Colorado, Berthoud
No. 8 – The Broadmoor (West), Colorado Springs
No. 9 – Bear Dance. Larkspur
No. 10 River Valley Ranch, Carbondale
Top 200 Modern Courses in U.S.
No. 4 – Ballyneal, Holyoke
No. T29 – Colorado Golf Club, Parker
No. 55 – Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock
No. T198 – Frost Creek, Eagle
Jim Bebbington is the Director of Content at Colorado AvidGolfer and can be reached at Jim@ColoradoAvidGolfer.com
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