THE OFFICIAL 19TH HOLE OF THE CAGGY AWARDS
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for voting in our 16th annual salute to the Best of Colorado Golf. We received just shy of 100,000 votes in categories ranging from courses to instructors, and as the results attest, some places campaigned better than others. The top three vote-getters appear in each category, as do alphabetized staff picks. Turn the page to see how your selections fared—and let us know you what you think.
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Mariana Butte Golf Course
BEST FRONT RANGE/NORTHEAST COURSE (Public/Resort)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Country Club of Colorado (Colorado Springs) Kissing Camels Golf Club (Colorado Springs)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Collindale Golf Course (Fort Collins) The Olde Course at Loveland (Loveland) Pelican Lakes Golf Club
BEST WESTERN SLOPE COURSE (Public/Resort)
1. Mariana Butte Golf Course (Loveland) 2. Pelican Lakes Golf Club (Windsor) 3. Estes Park Golf Club (Estes Park)
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BEST MOUNTAIN COURSE
PUBLIC/RESORT COURSES BEST DENVER REGION COURSE 1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance (Larkspur) 2. Arrowhead Golf Club (Littleton) 3. Colorado National Golf Club (Erie) Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Bear Dance CommonGround Golf Course (Aurora) Green Valley Ranch Golf Club (Denver) The Ridge at Castle Pines (Castle Pines)
1. Pole Creek Golf Club (Tabernash) 2. Breckenridge Golf Club (Breckenridge) 3. Red Sky Golf Club – Fazio Course (Wolcott)
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Redlands Mesa Golf Club (Grand Junction) Lakota Canyon Ranch Golf Club (New Castle) Devil’s Thumb Golf Club (Delta)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Bridges Golf & Country Club (Montrose) Ironbridge Golf Club (Glenwood Springs) Redlands Mesa Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Haymaker Golf Course (Steamboat Springs ) Red Sky Golf Club – Norman Course The River Course at Keystone (Keystone)
BEST SOUTHERN COURSE (Colorado Springs and below) (Public/Resort) 1. 2. 3.
Broadmoor Golf Club (Colorado Springs) Walking Stick Golf Course (Pueblo) Patty Jewett Golf Course (Colorado Springs)
Pole Creek Golf Club
BEST EGO-BOOSTER (Public/Resort) 1. 2. 3.
Eagle Trace Golf Club (Broomfield) Aurora Hills Golf Course Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course (Castle Rock)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Applewood Golf Course (Golden) Aurora Hills Golf Course (Aurora) Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course The Golf Club at Bear Dance
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BEST ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM (Public/Resort)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Fossil Trace Golf Club, No. 10 Pole Creek Golf Club, No. 4 The Raven at Three Peaks, No. 9 (Silverthorne)
1. CommonGround Golf Course 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Bear Dance CommonGround Golf Course Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
BEST PAR 5
BEST PRACTICE FACILITY (Public/Resort)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course, No. 11 Fossil Trace Golf Club, No. 12 Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, No. 13
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broken Tee Golf Course (Englewood) Colorado National Golf Club Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
BEST CONDITIONS (Public)
1. Pole Creek Golf Club (Ridge), No. 9 2. Eisenhower Golf Club (Blue), No. 11 (Colorado Springs) 3. Eagle Ranch Golf Course, No. 12 (Eagle)
1. CommonGround Golf Course 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club
Broadmoor Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Aurora Hills Golf Course Littleton Golf & Tennis Club Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
BEST CONDITIONS (Resort)
1. Broadmoor Golf Club 2. Beaver Creek Golf Club (Beaver Creek) 3. Omni Interlocken Golf Club (Brooomfield) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club The Inverness Golf Club (Englewood) Red Sky Golf Club
Colorado National Golf Club
FAVORITE COLORADO AVID GOLFER GOLF PASSPORT COURSE 1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Buffalo Run Golf Course (Commerce City) 3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club (Aurora) Staff Picks (alphabetical) All 64 of them!
BEST OPENING HOLE 1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 2. Arrowhead Golf Club (Littleton) 3. Fossil Trace Golf Club (Golden) Staff Picks (alphabetical) The River Course at Keystone Red Sky Golf Club – Norman Willis Case Golf Course (Denver)
BEST FINISHING HOLE
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Fox Hollow–Canyon 9 (Lakewood) Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
BEST PAR 3 1. Arrowhead Golf Club, No. 13 2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance, No. 17 3. Pole Creek Golf Club (Ranch), No. 7 Staff Picks (alphabetical) EagleVail Golf Course, No. 10 (Avon) Raccoon Creek Golf Course, No. 17 (Littleton) Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course, No. 14 Redlands Mesa Golf Club, No. 17
BEST PAR 4 1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance, No. 6 2. Riverdale Dunes Golf Course, No. 15 3. CommonGround Golf Course, No. 15
1. Broadmoor Golf Club 2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. The Ridge at Castle Pines COLORADO AVIDGOLFER | Spring 2018
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Redlands Mesa Golf Club
BEST COURSE FOR FAMILIES (Public/Resort) 1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. CommonGround Golf Course 3. Applewood Golf Course
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broken Tee Golf Course Homestead Golf Course (Lakewood) The Greg Mastriona Courses at Hyland Hills (Westminster) coloradoavidgolfer.com
BEST COURSE FOR WOMEN 1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club T3. Aurora Hills Golf Course Park Hill Golf Club (Denver) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Fossil Trace Golf Club Kennedy Golf Course (Denver) The Links at Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch)
Arrowhead Golf Club
BEST VALUE (Public/Resort)
BEST SERVICE (Public/Resort)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Fox Hollow Golf Course (Lakewood) Plum Creek Golf Club (Castle Rock) Wellshire Golf Course (Denver)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Broadmoor Golf Club Red Sky Golf Club Topgolf
BEST TO WALK (Public/Resort)
MOST UNDERRATED COURSE (Public/Resort)
1. CommonGround Golf Course 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
Heritage Eagle Bend
BEST APRÈS-GOLF EXPERIENCE (Public/Resort) 1. Broadmoor Golf Club 2. Arrowhead Golf Club 3. Colorado National Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Bear Dance The Ridge at Castle Pines Topgolf (Centennial)
BEST FOOD (Public/Resort) 1. Broadmoor Golf Club 2. Colorado National Golf Club T3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance Topgolf Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Bear Dance The Bridges Golf & Country Club Green Valley Ranch Golf Club Riverdale Golf Courses (Brighton)
BEST WEDDING/PARTY VENUE (Public/Resort) 1. Arrowhead Golf Club 2. Broadmoor Golf Club 3. Colorado National Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Keystone Ranch Golf Club (Keystone) The Inverness Golf Club Raccoon Creek Golf Club (Littleton) coloradoavidgolfer.com
1. Aurora Hills Golf Course 2. CommonGround Golf Course 3. Meadow Hills Golf Course (Aurora)
1. CommonGround Golf Course 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
1. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. Riverdale Golf Courses
Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course Flatirons Golf Course (Boulder) Kennedy Golf Course The Inverness
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Links at Cobble Creek (Montrose) Kings Deer Golf Club (Monument) Murphy Creek Golf Course (Aurora)
BEST COURSE FOR SENIORS (Public/Resort)
BEST PACE OF PLAY (Public/Resort)
1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Aurora Hills Golf Course 3. Broken Tee Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) Foothills Golf Course (Denver) Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club (Aurora) Indian Tree Golf Club (Arvada) Todd Creek Golf Club (Thornton)
BEST CHARITY TOURNAMENT VENUE (Public/Resort) 1. Arrowhead Golf Club 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course The Inverness Golf Club The Ridge at Castle Pines
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1. Greenway Park Golf Course (Broomfield) 2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. Aurora Hills Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course Eagle Trace Golf Course Vail Golf Club (Vail)
PRIVATE CLUBS BEST FRONT RANGE/ NORTHEAST CLUB 1. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club (Holyoke) 2. Ptarmigan Country Club (Fort Collins) 3. The Fox Hill Club (Longmont) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club The Golf Club at Fox Acres (Red Feather Lakes) Harmony Club (Timnath) Spring 2018 | COLORADO AVIDGOLFER
BEST DENVER REGION CLUB
BEST VALUE
MOST UNDERRATED CLUB
1. Cherry Hills Country Club (Cherry Hills Village) 2. Cherry Creek Country Club (Denver) T3. Colorado Golf Club (Parker) The Country Club at Castle Pines Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club (Castle Pines) Cherry Creek Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club Colorado Golf Club The Club at Ravenna (Littleton)
1. Black Bear Golf Club (Parker) 2. Valley Country Club (Centennial) 3. Perry Park Country Club (Larkspur)
1. Black Bear Golf Club 2. Perry Park Country Club 3. Valley Country Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Blackstone Country Club (Aurora) The Club at Pradera and The Pinery (Parker) Country Club at Woodmoor (Monument)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Club at Flying Horse Lake Valley Golf Club Meridian Golf Club (Englewood)
BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE
BEST COURSE TO HOLD A TOURNAMENT
BEST MOUNTAIN CLUB 1. Red Sky Ranch 2. The Club at Cordillera (Edwards) T3. Frost Creek Club (Eagle) Roaring Fork Club (Basalt) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Country Club of the Rockies (Edwards) The Club at Cordillera Frost Creek Club Red Sky Golf Club
BEST WESTERN SLOPE/ SOUTHWEST CLUB 1. Telluride Ski & Golf Club (Telluride) 2. Glacier Club (Durango) 3. Bookcliff Country Club (Grand Junction)
1. Cherry Hills Country Club 2. Cherry Creek Country Club 3. The Country Club at Castle Pines Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cherry Creek Country Club The Club at Cordillera The Club at Flying Horse Frost Creek Club The Club at Pradera
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Country Club at Castle Pines Lakewood Country Club (Lakewood) The Club at Rolling Hills Sanctuary
BEST FOR FAMILIES
MOST COVETED INVITATION
1. Cherry Creek Country Club 2. Valley Country Club 3. Colorado Golf Club
1. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club 2. Cherry Hills Country Club 3. Castle Pines Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Columbine Country Club (Columbine Valley) Glenmoor Country Club (Cherry Hills Village) Blackstone Country Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club Cherry Hills Country Club Denver Country Club (Denver)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Bookcliff Country Club Glacier Club Telluride Ski & Golf Club
BEST LOCKER ROOMS 1. Castle Pines Golf Club 2. Cherry Hills Country Club 3. Cherry Creek Country Club
BEST SOUTHERN CLUB 1. 2. 3.
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cherry Creek Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club Columbine Country Club Lakewood Country Club
Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs Country Club (Colorado Springs) The Club at Flying Horse (Colorado Springs)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club The Club at Flying Horse Kissing Camels Golf Club
1. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club 2. Cherry Creek Country Club 3. Sanctuary (Sedalia)
BEST CLUBHOUSE Perry Park Country Club
1. The Country Club at Castle Pines 2. Valley Country Club 3. Castle Pines Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Colorado Golf Club Columbine Country Club The Club at Flying Horse
BEST CADDIES 1. Cherry Creek Country Club 2. Cherry Hills Country Club 3. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Castle Pines Golf Club Colorado Golf Club Denver Country Club
Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club
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BEST FOOD
BEST PAR 5
1. Blackstone Country Club 2. Broadmoor Golf Club 3. Cherry Creek Country Club
1. Cherry Creek Country Club, No. 14 2. Perry Park Country Club, No. 11 3. Country Club at Castle Pines, No. 5
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Colorado Golf Club Denver Country Club Glenmoor Country Club The Club at Pradera
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cherry Hills Country Club, No. 18 Colorado Country Club, No. 16 The Club at Ravenna, No. 14
INSTRUCTION
1. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club 2. Cherry Hills Country Club 3. Sanctuary Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club Cherry Hills Country Club Glacier Club Sanctuary
BEST PAR 3 1. Cherry Creek Country Club, No. 17 2. The Club at Ravenna, No. 16 3. Perry Park Country Club, No. 8 Staff Picks (alphabetical) Colorado Golf Club, No. 2 The Club at Rolling Hills, No. 17 Harmony Club, No. 7
BEST PAR 4 1. Cherry Creek Country Club, No. 18 2. Perry Park Country Club, No. 14 3. Cherry Hills Country Club, No. 14 Staff Picks (alphabetical) Country Club at Castle Pines, No. 15 Castle Pines Golf Club, No. 18 Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club, No. 7 The Club at Cordillera, Summit, No. 6
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BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE NEVADA
BEST INSTRUCTOR FOR JUNIORS 1. 2. 3.
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Coyote Springs Golf Club (Coyote Springs) Falcon Ridge Golf Club (Mesquite) Wolf Creek
Chris Schultz , CommonGround Golf Course Matt Schalk, Colorado National Golf Club Dennis Murray, Valley Country Club
BEST INSTRUCTOR FOR MEN
BEST COLORADO BUCKET LIST COURSE
1. Paa-Ko Ridge (Sandia Park) 2. Sandia Golf Club (Albuquerque) 3. UNM South Course (Albuquerque) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Sandia Golf Club (Albuquerque) Towa Golf Club (Santa Fe) Twin Warriors Golf Club (Bernalillo)
1. Wolf Creek Golf Club (Mesquite) 2. Shadow Creek (North Las Vegas) 3. Bear’s Best (Las Vegas)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Steve Beach, Glenmoor Country Club Ann Finke, Country Club of Colorado Trent Wearner, Trent Wearner Golf Academy (Englewood)
Cherry Creek Country Club
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE NEW MEXICO
1. 2. 3.
Chris Schultz, CommonGround Golf Club Dennis Murray, Valley Country Club Ross McLean, Cherry Creek Country Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Nick Clearwater, GolfTec Alex Fisher, Glacier Club Stan Sayers, Colorado Golf Club Jason Witczak, The Club at Pradera
BEST INSTRUCTOR FOR WOMEN 1. Kimmy Bean, Cherry Creek Country Club 2. Dennis Murray, Valley Country Club 3. Elena King, CommonGround Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) Sherry Andonian, Valley Country Club Dede Cusimano, Aspen Golf Club (Aspen) Lana Ortega, Lana Ortega Golf (Aurora)
TRAVEL BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE ARIZONA
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE UTAH 1. Sand Hollow Resort (Hurricane) 2. Coral Canyon Golf Course (Washington) 3. The Ledges (St. George) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Entrada at Snow Canyon (St. George) Sand Hollow Resort The Ledges
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL 1. St. Andrews (Scotland) 2. Old Head (Ireland) 3. Royal Dornoch (Scotland) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cabot Links Resort (Canada) Cape Kidnappers (New Zealand) Royal County Down (Scotland)
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE OVERALL 1. Pebble Beach Resorts (California) 2. Bandon Dunes Resort (Oregon) 3. Pinehurst Resort (North Carolina) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Bandon Dunes Kohler (Wisconsin) Pebble Beach
1. Troon North (Scottsdale) 2. Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) 3. TPC Scottsdale Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ak-Chin Southern Dunes (Maricopa) The Boulders (Carefree) We-Ko-Pa (Fort McDowell) THE OFFICIAL 19TH HOLE OF THE CAGGY AWARDS
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