All of the best courses and clubs to play in Colorado.
Gunny’s on the Money The Tree-Lined Gunnison River briefly forks as it passes just south of downtown Gunnison, giving Dos Rios Golf Club (dosriosgolf.net; 970-641-1482) its “two rivers” name. At 6,512 yards from the tips, the course doesn’t reward length as much as it does accuracy. Water factors into all but one of the holes … Read more
Score it Jones-to-Hurdzan-to-Fry. It may have taken the trio 20 years to turn the double play at Keystone Resort, but their slick efforts have made golf a whole new ballgame in Summit County. The three are, quite naturally, golf course architects. Robert Trent Jones II, as prolific and prodigious as his paternal namesake, designed the … Read more
Located on a stretch of Blue River, just across the street from the Jack Nicklaus-designed Breckenridge Golf Club, The Shores is getting back the radar of buyers looking for a mountain home. After being slowed by the market turndown between 2007 and 2013, the resort community recently received approval from the town of Breckenridge to … Read more
The majestic Red Sky Ranch & Golf Club is home to two championship golf courses designed by Tom Fazio and Greg Norman. Both Red Sky courses are featured annually in America’s Top 100 Courses You Can Play and harness the sweeping grandeur of the dramatic Colorado Rockies. Red Sky Ranch & Golf Club opened in … Read more
Spend a day on Breckenridge’s beautiful golf course and spend your nights in a cozy slope-side suite overlooking the mountains. The Breckenridge golf course has 27 holes and 360 degrees of scenic mountain views. This is the only public course designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus. After a round of 18, head back to Beaver … Read more
An unseasonably warm late winter throughout the Four Corners region is offering no-snow recreationalists an early jump on their favored outdoor pursuits. That’s tempting news for golfers, who are taking advantage of short-sleeve weather that has greened up fairways and cranked up player counts. In Durango, Hillcrest Golf Course (pictured above) is debuting newly constructed tee … Read more
A memorable mountain vacation exists in Telluride Fairmont Heritage Place, Franz Klammer The Fairmont Heritage Place, Franz Klammer offers a residential experience with the personal and dedicated staff and amenities of a luxury hotel. The Lodge is ideally located in the heart of Mountain Village in Telluride, just steps away from the Telluride Golf Course … Read more
Where Colorado golf finds its true north Chris Duthie Less than an hour’s drive north of Denver, the tri-cities of Fort Collins, Greeley and Loveland are a sun-splashed smorgasbord for avid golfers. Only five of the region’s 19 courses are private, leaving the bulk open to public play. Plus, the off-course distractions are just as … Read more
This fall, why not add some golf to your quarry? Chris Duthie Ranked among the top 100 courses in the world by Golf Digest, Golf and Golfweek, Ballyneal Golf Club on Colorado’s northeastern plains is a minimalist masterpiece. The Tom Doak design ripples through the dunesy chop hills south of Holyoke, the undulations of its … Read more
Go Play Colorado Springs, Cañon City and Pueblo Chris Duthie So much about Colorado is worthy of a backyard vacation or weekend getaway. That’s especially true in autumn, when the landscape is painted in exploding shades of ochre, green and gold, and daytime temperatures often prompt golfers to layer up before hitting the links. That … Read more
