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Putt the Peaks and Plains of Colorado
Statewide golf courses keep visitors on "par"
for a first-class challenge
Colorado is ready to tee off the beginning of another
great golf season. From spectacular layouts by world-renowned designers and
golf professionals to world-class amenities and extraordinary services,
Colorado has a golf course worth visiting, at any elevation.
Courses in and around the Denver metropolitan area are open, on average,
more than 300 days per year, but are at their best during the spring and
summer months. The 4-year-old, challenging, 18-hole Heritage Eagle Bend Golf
and Country Club in Aurora provides spectacular views of the majestic
Rockies (303-400-6700). On the other side of Denver, the brand new Fossil
Trace Golf Club, near Golden, features a beautiful, Jim Engh-designed course
that tests golfers' skills at the base of the foothills (www.fossiltrace.com).
North of Denver, Riverdale Dunes is a Scottish links-style course located in
Brighton, Colo. The Pete Dye-designed course has hosted the U.S. Public
Links Championships and features railroad ties, pot bunkers and bent grass
tees, fairways and greens for players of all abilities (303-659-6700).
Head west where the greens, views and challenging courses grow. Haymaker
Golf Course, the newest course to grace the Yampa Valley near Steamboat
Springs, offers 230 acres of rolling fairways, deep bunkers, meandering
streams and native grasses (www.haymakergolf.com).
Turn your angle of approach south and land at The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa
in Grand Junction. The course combines breathtaking views of the spectacular
rock spirals of the Colorado National Monument and the beauty of the area's
Grand Mesa with a challenging, affordable course for every player
(970-263-9270).
Strategic play is the name of the game in golf and Devil's Thumb Golf
Course, in Delta, Colo., was designed specifically to challenge the duffer's
mind. There are multiple options for shot execution on every hole, from a
low-running shot to a high, soft spinner, making this a course worth
"putting" for (970-874-6262). Pagosa Springs Golf Club is a mountain
masterpiece with 27 holes of championship golf at the base of the San Juan
Mountains in southwest Colorado (970-731-4755).
Discover one of Colorado's best-kept secrets at Grandote Peaks Golf Club in
La Veta. Designed by golf pro Tom Weiskopf, this course is wedged between
tall mountain peaks and beckons golfers to reach new elevations in their
game (719-742-3391). Travel further out on the Colorado plains and pick your
course at Mossland Memorial Golf Course, near Flagler (719-765-4659), or at
the renowned Fort Morgan Golf Course (970-867-5990). Both courses offer wide
open spaces and meandering fairways for the golf and scenic enthusiast.
Call the Colorado Golf Resort Association at 303-680-9967 or visit
www.golfcolorado.com,
www.rockiesgolf.com or
www.coloradopga.com for more information.
For complete information on planning your vacation to Colorado, including
lodging, attractions and activities, log on to
www.colorado.com or call 800-COLORADO for a free state vacation guide.
www.colorado.com
Edited by Dave Shultz
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