SPECIAL SECTION 13

Fall Golf in Colorado

It is the best time of the year to visit Colorado courses. Before the cold nights lengthen, courses across the region have special deals.

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Players Corner

26 Lennys

The little shop that could on Denver’s Parker Road undergoes a complete makeover. By Kim D. McHugh

30 Golfer

vs. Nature

Fall golf is when people flood onto courses as the temperatures cool … and animals are there waiting for them. How to handle critters on the course. By Jay McKinney

Side Bets

34 Fareways

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On The Cover

Where to go if you visit Boulder for game day for the first time in a few years. By John Lehndorff

40 Nice Drives

The Mercedes EQS450+, Toyota GR Supra and Volvo’s XC40 Recharge Twin. By Isaac Bouchard

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