2026 Best of Colorado Golf CAGGY winners

The best of the best for the 2026 season

For more than 20 years Colorado AvidGolfer readers have voted for their favorite courses, pros and clubhouses in our annual Best of Colorado Golf CAGGY awards. The results have become a guide for the best that Colorado golf has to offer from the players who know it best.

Thank you to all our thousands of readers who participated and congratulations to the many pros and courses who earned recognition.

All staff picks are listed alphabetically.

Best Denver Public Course

1. Golf Club at Bear Dance
2. Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course
3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club

Staff Picks

• CommonGround Golf Course
• Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
• The Ridge at Castle Pines North

Best Front Range/Northeast Course

1. TPC Colorado
2. RainDance National Golf Course
3. Mariana Butte Golf Course

Staff Picks

• Boommerang Links Golf Course
• Highland Meadows Golf Course
• Pelican Lakes Golf and Country Club

Best Mountain Course

1. Pole Creek Golf Club
2. Breckenridge Golf Club
3. Red Sky Ranch – Fazio

Staff Picks

• Eagle Ranch Golf Course
• Haymaker Golf Course
• Keystone Ranch Golf Course
• Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks

Best Western

1. Redlands Mesa Golf Club
2. Devil’s Thumb Golf Club
3. Battlement Mesa Golf Club

Staff Picks

• Dalton Ranch Golf Club
• Lakota Links Golf Course
• Telluride Ski and Golf Club

Best Southern Course

1. Walking Stick Golf Course
2. Kissing Camels at Garden of the Gods
3. Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort

Staff Picks

• Four Mile Ranch Golf Club
• King’s Deer Golf Club
• Rio Grande Golf Course

Best Practice Facilities

1. The Club at Bear Dance
2. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club
3. Murphy Creek Golf Course

Staff Picks

• Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
• RainDance National Golf Course
• The Ridge at Castle Pines

Best Course to Walk

1. CommonGround Golf Course
2. Aurora Hills Golf Course
3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club

Staff Picks

• Applewood Golf Course
• Riverdale Golf Club
• Indian Peaks Golf Course

Best Conditions – Public

1. Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course
2. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club
3. The Club at Bear Dance

Staff Picks

• Arrowhead Golf Course
• CommonGround Golf Club
• Pole Creek Golf Club

Best Membership Program

1. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club
2. The Club at Bear Dance
3. Pole Creek Golf Club

Staff Picks

• Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
• Pelican Lakes Golf and CC
• Raccoon Creek Golf Course

Best Conditions – Resort

1. The Club at Inverness
2. Keystone Ranch Golf Course
3. Red Sky Golf Club – Fazio

Staff Picks

• Beaver Creek Golf Club
• Lone Tree Golf Club
• Omni Interlocken Resort GC

Best Golf Lounge

1. Vail Country Club – Vail
2. Hangar Club
3. Evergreen Golf Club

Staff Picks

• Avid Caddie
• South Broadway Country Club
• The Swing Bays
• The Clubhouse Work and Golf

Best Private Club – Denver Region

1. Ravenna Country Club
2. Perry Park Country Club
3. Castle Pines Golf Club
4. Cherry Hills Country Club

Staff Picks

• Cherry Creek Country Club
• Colorado Golf Club
• Valley Country Club

Best Private Club – Front Range/Northeast

1. Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club
2. Fort Collins Country Club
3. Ptarmigan Country Club

Staff Picks

• Eaton Country Club
• The Fox Hill Club
• Harmony Country Club

Best Private Club – Mountain

1. Red Sky Ranch
2. The Club at Cordillera
3. Frost Creek Country Club

Staff Picks

1. Aspen Glen Club
2. Country Club of the Rockies
3. Eagle Springs Golf Club
4. Frost Creek Country Club

Best Private Club – Southern

1. The Broadmoor
2. The Club at Flying Horse
3. Kissing Camels at Garden of the Gods

Staff Picks

• Colorado Springs Country Club
• The Country Club at Woodmoor
• Eisenhower Golf Club

Best Private Club – Western

1. Telluride Ski & Golf Club
2. The Glacier Club
3. Bookcliff Country Club

Staff Picks

• Cornerstone Club

Best Clubhouse

1. Ravenna Country Club
2. Castle Pines Golf Club
3. The Broadmoor

Staff Picks

• Cherry Hills Country Club
• Red Sky Golf Club – Norman Course
• The Sanctuary

Best Caddies

1. Cherry Hills Country Club
2. Castle Pines Golf Club
3. Colorado Golf Club

Staff Picks

• Ballyneal Golf Club
• The Broadmoor
• CommonGround Golf Course

Best Instructor for Women

1. Sherry Andonian, Valley CC
2. Brad Alston, Optimum Golf
3. Janet Yoder, Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course

Staff Picks

• Elena King, CommonGround
• Jonah Purcell, Perry Park Country Club
• Ashley Tait-Wenger, Turkey Creek Golf

Best Instructor for Men

1. Brad Alston, Optimum Golf
2. Jonah Purcell, Perry Park Country Club
3. Dustin Miller, Dustin Miller Golf

Staff Picks

• Nick Clearwater, GOLFTEC
• Ed Oldham, The Ranch Country Club
• Keith Rogers, 5280GolfInstruction
• Stan Sayers, Colorado Golf Club

Best Instructor for Juniors

1. Brad Alston, Optimum Golf
2. Jonah Purcell, Perry Park Country Club
3. Tie: Janet Yoder and Dustin Miller

Staff Picks

• Kelli McKandless, Kelli McKandless Golf
• Ashley Tait-Wengert, Turkey Creek Golf
• Trent Wearner, Trent Wearner Golf
• Jason Witczak, Blackstone Country Club and Black Bear Golf Club