Golf Colorado’s Western Slope Colorado AvidGolfer Golfweek ranks the The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa (pictured above) No. 1 in Colorado in its 2014 State-by-State listing of Courses You Can Play. Taking in views of the Grand Mesa, Bookcliffs and the Colorado National Monument, the surreal Jim Engh masterpiece gallops 7,007 yards over and around … Read more
Grand Junction is home to 21 vineyards and two unique golf courses Mistalynn Meyeraan | Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau Indulge in the reds, whites and greens. When you escape to Grand Junction, you will find yourself immersed in a region lush with vineyards and orchards standing contrast to the vivid red rock canyons. … Read more
Head to the Springs for an Awesome Vacation Getaway Chris Duthie Wondering what to do in Colorado Springs? Golf aficionados already know about The Broadmoor’s three superlative resort courses, Cheyenne Mountain Resort’s sensational Pete Dye-designed layout, and the Flying Horse’s amazing Tom Weiskopf-crafted 18, but what can travelers experience away from verdant fairways and greens? … Read more
Add Altitude and Attitude to This Year’s Vacation Chris Duthie Colorado’s Western Slope is known worldwide as an astonishing snowsport paradise. But in summer, those same high-altitude landscapes become gorgeous playgrounds for hiking, cycling, camping, fishing, boating, dining, shopping and cultural enrichment. Golf is a given. From Steamboat Springs to Grand Junction to Aspen to Durango, the courses are a bejeweled … Read more
Innovative Bikes Pair Fitness with Speed for a Unique Way to Golf Jennifer Franklin | Westin Kierland Resort & Spa SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Long known for its popular Segway golf, the innovative Kierland Golf Club at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa has introduced yet another new way for golfers to enjoy the course – … Read more
Jack Nicklaus Signature Course is a Cabo Cliffhanger Hunter Public Relations | Chris Duthie In a dramatic setting at the tip of the Baja Peninsula, marked by windswept dunes, sheer cliffs and desert foothills 10 minutes from downtown Cabo San Lucas, Jack Nicklaus has crafted a golf course that may indeed redefine the Cabo golf … Read more
Follow the LPGA Tour to Kingsmill Resort Chris Duthie | Photos © By Chris Duthie There’s no denying the remarkable pleasures of returning to tried-and-true favorites, which is what the LPGA Tour will do in just a few weeks when it heads east to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Williamsburg’s singular splendors—golf, festivals, winemaking, top-ranked theme parks, … Read more
North Dakota’s 19-course golf trail has been 200 years in the making. Denny Dressman On a late January afternoon in North Dakota, the temperature had barely climbed into double digits. Dozens of ice fishing huts dotted Lake Sakakawea where U.S. 83 crosses the recreational body of water created by Garrison Dam. Pickup trucks parked alongside … Read more
Kim D. McHugh Of Colorado’s more than 8,000 miles of streams, and 2,000-plus lakes and reservoirs, there are 322 miles of Gold Medal Trout Waters; streams, rivers and lakes designated by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission for the quality of their cold water trout habitat and capability to create trout 14 inches or longer. … Read more
Colorado’s exceptional waters invite golfers to land a fly as skillfully as they would an approach shot. Kim D. McHugh Aspen Golf Club (Aspen) Though there is no fly-fishing at this public layout about ten minutes from downtown Aspen, golfers need only head a few miles down valley to test their angling skills on the … Read more
