Best of Colorado Golf: 2024 CAGGYs Announced

Celebrate the best of Colorado golf

 

The Best of Colorado Golf. Every year thousands of Colorado golfers vote to help readers know the best courses, the best clubs, the best amenities and the best people in Colorado golf. This year’s list includes some familiar favorites as well as some first-time upsets. The game continues to grow in Colorado and the people who run the state’s best courses work hard to keep them at the top. Congratulations to all the honorees, and now let’s get out there and play some golf!

Courses in italics are members of the 2024 Colorado AvidGolfer Golf Passport program.

Best Denver Region Course – Public/Resort

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

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

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

Best Front Range/Northeast Course – Public/Resort

1. TPC Colorado
2. Mariana Butte Golf Course
3. Pelican Lakes Golf & Country Club

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• The Golf Club at Fox Acres
• Estes Park Golf Club
• RainDance National Golf Course

Best Mountain Course – Public/Resort

1. Pole Creek Golf Club 
2. Breckenridge Golf Club
3. Eagle Ranch Golf Course

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Haymaker Golf Course
• Keystone River Golf Course
• Red Sky Ranch – Fazio Course
• Red Sky Ranch – Norman course

Best Western Slope Course – Public/Resort

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

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• The Bridges Golf and Country Club
• Dalton Ranch Golf Course
• Lakota Links
• Telluride Ski and Golf Club

Best Southern Course (Colorado Springs and below) – Public/Resort

1. Walking Stick Golf Course
2. Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort
3. King’s Deer Golf Club

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Kissing Camels at Garden of the Gods
• Patty Jewett Golf Course
• Rio Grande Club

Best Practice Facility – Public/Resort

1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
2. RainDance National Golf Course
3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Colorado National Golf Club
• Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
• Murphy Creek Golf Course
• The Ridge at Castle Pines

Best to Walk – Public/Resort

1. Applewood Golf Course
2. Aurora Hills Golf Course
3. CommonGround Golf Course

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• CityPark Golf Course
• Indian Peaks Golf Course
• The Links Golf Course
• Pelican Lakes Golf Club

Best Conditions (Public)

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

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Green Valley Ranch Golf Course
• Raccoon Creek Golf Course
• Eagle Ranch Golf Club

Best Conditions (Resort)

1. Omni Interlocken Resort Golf Club
2. Red Sky Ranch – Fazio Course
3. The Club at Inverness

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Kissing Camels at Garden of the Gods
• Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel
• The River Course at Keystone

Best Golf Lounge

1. Vail Country Club
2. The Swing Bays
3. The Hangar Club

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• The Local Drive
• Optimum Golf
• TRN Grandview 

Best Denver Region Club – Private

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

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Castle Pines Golf Club
• Cherry Creek Country Club
• The Club at Ravenna
• Colorado Golf Club

Best Front Range/Northeast Club – Private

1. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club
2. The Fox Hill Club
3. Ptarmigan Country Club

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Fort Collins Country Club
• Greeley Country Club
• Harmony Club

Best Mountain Club – Private

1. Red Sky Ranch
2. The Club at Cordillera
3. Country Club of the Rockies

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Aspen Glen Golf Club
• Frost Creek Country Club
• Maroon Creek Golf Course

Best Western Slope/Southwest Club – Private

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

Staff Picks 

• Cornerstone Club

Best Clubhouse – Private

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

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• The Country Club at Castle Pines
• The Club at Flying Horse
• The Club at Ravenna

Best Caddies – Private

1. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club
2. Cherry Hills Country Club
3. Castle Pines Golf Club

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• The Broadmoor Golf Club
• Colorado Golf Club
• Frost Creek Country Club 

Best Instructor For Men

1. Dennis Murray, Denver Athletic Club and Valley Country Club
2. Mike Knights, GOLFTEC Westminster
3. Brad Alston, Optimum Golf, Denver

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Nick Clearwater, GOLFTEC
• Ed Oldham, The Ranch Country Club, Ed Oldham Golf
• Stan Utley, Maroon Creek Club, Aspen

Best Instructor For Women

1. Alicia Bakken, Omni Interlocken Resort
2. Chris Schultz, Aurora Hills Golf Course and Indian Tree Golf Course
3. Elena King, CommonGround Learning Center

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Sherry Andonian, Valley Country Club
• Alice Plain, Vail Golf Club
• Katie Milstead, Valley Country Club

Best Instructor for Juniors

1. Dustin Miller, Dustin Miller Golf
2. Nate Corsbie, Eagle Ranch Country Club
3. Marcus Gillmore, Fort Collins Country Club

Staff Picks (alphabetical)

• Trent Wearner, Trent Wearner Golf
• Lanny DeRoeck, Perry Park Country Club
• Jason Witczak, The Club at Pradera

 

How it works: Every year Colorado golfers vote for their favorites through ColoradoAvidGolfer.com and our email newsletters and social media. Voting begins in the fall and goes through Dec. 31. Voting for the 2025 Best of Colorado Golf CAGGY Awards will begin in October, 2024 and run through December 31 on ColoradoAvidGolfer.Com.