The Best Public Golf Courses in Colorado

The best public golf courses in Colorado as voted by our readers

Colorado’s Best Golf Instructors | Colorado’s Best Private Golf Courses

by Jim Bebbington

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

 

All staff picks are listed alphabetically.