The Ultimate Broncos Away Game Golf Guide

Traveling with the Broncos? Here’s where to play

By Tom Mackin

As the Broncos look to improve upon their 3-5 road record last year, golfers planning to attend away games have many course options to choose from while following the team around the country. Get your clubs and travel bag ready.

 

@ Seattle Seahawks (Sept. 8)

If you know someone: Seattle’s premier championship layout is unquestionably found at Sahalee Country Club, 40 minutes northeast of Lumen Field. Host of this year’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (the North and South nines were used), the tight, tree-lined fairways offer a superb, if claustrophobic, challenge.

If you don’t know someone: Muni golf is alive and well throughout Seattle. Options include Jefferson Park Golf Course, where Fred Couples played while growing up; Jackson Park Golf Course which dates back to 1930; and the hilly layout at West Seattle, which usually hosts the final round of the annual Seattle Amateur.  

 

@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sept. 22)

If you know someone: Old Memorial Golf Club is consistently ranked among the state’s Top 20 courses by Golf Digest. Located 25 minutes north of Raymond James Stadium, the club was founded by the Outback Steakhouse chain owners. Bring an appetite for firm and fast conditions.

If you don’t know someone: The old World Woods complex in Brooksville, an hour north of Tampa, has been transformed recently into Cabot Citrus Farms, with one of two new 18-hole layouts already open (The Karoo), plus a 9-hole course (The Squeeze), and an 11-hole par 3course (The Wedge).

 

@ New York Jets (Sept. 29)

If you know someone: Liberty National Golf Club on the Jersey City waterfront is an engineering marvel, built on top of a former landfill in 2006. It’s hosted the PGA Tour numerous times and the 2017 President’s Cup. The Statue of Liberty provides a memorable backdrop on a handful of holes.

If you don’t know someone: Architecture aficionados will appreciate the Seth Raynor design trademarks at Rock Spring Golf Club in West Orange, just 14 miles southwest of Met Life Stadium. Or fight the traffic and head over to Long Island to take on the daunting Bethpage Black Course, the venue for next year’s Ryder Cup.

 

@ New Orleans Saints (Oct. 17)

If you know someone: Test your skills among the large, live oaks at New Orleans Country Club, whose roots extend back to 1914 on a site just three miles northwest of the Superdome.

If you don’t know someone: Check out a current PGA Tour host venue at TPC Louisiana across the Mississippi in nearby Avondale where the Pete Dye design turns 20 this year. Or take on the Jack Nicklaus Signature design at English Turn Golf and Country Club, which hosted the annual PGA Tour stop from 1989 to 2004. Beware: water lurks on every single hole there.

@ Baltimore Ravens (Nov. 3)

If you know someone: Flip a coin between the East Course at Baltimore Country Club (originally designed by A.W. Tillinghast, it’s hosted a PGA Championship, U.S. Women’s Open, and a Walker Cup) located just seven miles north of downtown, or slide over to the hilly Tom Fazio-designed layout at nearby Caves Valley Golf Club, which first opened in 1991.

If you don’t know someone: Check out Pete Dye’s handiwork at Bulle Rock in Harve de Grace, northeast of the city. It’s long been ranked the No. 1 public course in Maryland by Golfweek.

 

@ Kansas City Chiefs (Nov. 10)

If you know someone: The Kansas City Country Club, founded in 1896, produced the state’s finest golfer: Tom Watson. He learned the game there on the A.W. Tillinghast-designed course.

Acclaimed Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson is just over a 3-hour drive southwest of Arrowhead Stadium.

If you don’t know someone: Swope Memorial, a tight layout originally designed in 1934 by A.W. Tillinghast, will test your skills, although the nearby Kansas City Zoo can provide noisy distractions. In the southern suburb of Leawood sits Ironhorse Golf Club, where you better avoid the Blue River that comes into play on multiple holes.

 

@ Las Vegas Raiders (Nov. 24)

If you know someone: It’s more about the dough than who you know. To play Shadow Creek, just north of downtown, you have to stay two nights at an MGM Resort and pay a $1,250 green fee. A tee time at The Wynn Golf Club right on The Strip goes for $800, plus a mandatory forecaddie fee. Booking a tee time more than two weeks out also means booking a room at The Wynn, too!

If you don’t know someone: Head 40 minutes northwest of The Strip to the Las Vegas Paiute Resort where The Wolf, Snow Mountain, and Sun Mountain layouts are all formidable options. Or drive just over an hour northeast to Mesquite for the unforgettable landscape of Wolf Creek Golf Club.

 

@ Los Angeles Chargers (Dec. 22)

If you know someone: Flip a coin between Riviera Country Club and Los Angeles Country Club. The former hosts an annual PGA Tour event, while the even more exclusive latter choice exposed itself briefly to the world when it hosted the 2023 U.S. Open, won by Denver native Wyndham Clark.

If you don’t know someone: Rustic Canyon in suburban Moorpark is a subtle walk with huge greens and plenty of opportunities to hit bump and run shots more commonly found on a links layout. In LA proper, munis like Rancho Park and Griffith Park are fun, but snagging tee times can be harder than winning an Oscar.

 

@ Cincinnati Bengals (Dec. 28)

If you know someone: Tom Doak brought Seth Raynor’s vision back to life at the highly-regarded Camargo Club, northeast of downtown Cincy. Enjoy the quartet of template par 3s there. An hour’s drive north in Dayton, the South Course at NCR Country Club turns 70 this year and is among the country’s best classic layouts.

If you don’t know someone: Stonelick Hills, 30 minutes east of downtown and Paycor Stadium, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. There’s plenty of water to negotiate – especially around the island green on the par-5 ninth – and be sure to keep an eye out for a bison between the first and 10th holes.

 

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Tom Mackin is a former senior editor of Golf Magazine. Reach him at [email protected]

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