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THANK YOU for participating in our 17th annual salute to the best of Colorado golf. Once again, we received a record number of submissions in categories ranging from courses to clubs to instructors to vacation destinations, and, as the results attest, some people and courses got out the vote better than others. Then again, why would anyone vote for anything as the best if they didn’t think it so? As in past years, the top three vote-getters appear in each category, as do alphabetized staff picks. Turn the page—and let us know if you agree. coloradoavidgolfer.com
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Arrowhead Golf Club
BEST FRONT RANGE/NORTHEAST COURSE (Public/Resort)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Country Club of Colorado Kissing Camels Golf Club (Colorado Springs)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Collindale Golf Course (Fort Collins) Mariana Butte Golf Course TPC Colorado
BEST WESTERN SLOPE COURSE (Public/Resort)
1. Mariana Butte Golf Course (Loveland) 2. TPC Colorado (Berthoud) 3. Pelican Lakes Golf Club (Windsor)
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BEST MOUNTAIN COURSE
PUBLIC/RESORT COURSES BEST DENVER REGION COURSE 1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance (Larkspur) 2. Colorado National Golf Club (Erie) 3. Arrowhead Golf Club (Littleton) Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course (Aurora) Green Valley Ranch Golf Club (Denver) Lone Tree Golf Club (Lone Tree) The Ridge at Castle Pines (Castle Pines)
1. Breckenridge Golf Club (Breckenridge) 2. Pole Creek Golf Club (Tabernash) 3. Keystone Ranch Golf Club (Keystone) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Red Sky Golf Club-Fazio (Wolcott) The River Course at Keystone (Keystone) Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club (Steamboat Springs)
1. 2. 3.
The Club at Redlands Mesa (Grand Junction) Battlement Mesa Golf Club (Battlement Mesa) Lakota Canyon Ranch Golf Club (New Castle)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Bridges Golf & Country Club (Montrose) Ironbridge Golf Club (Glenwood Springs) The Club at Redlands Mesa
BEST SOUTHERN COURSE (Colorado Springs and below) (Public/Resort) 1. 2. 3.
Broadmoor Golf Club (Colorado Springs) Walking Stick Golf Course (Pueblo) Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort (Colorado Springs)
Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course
BEST EGO-BOOSTER (Public/Resort) 1. 2. 3.
Eagle Trace Golf Club (Broomfield) Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course (Castle Rock) Applewood Golf Course (Golden)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Aurora Hills Golf Course (Aurora) Broken Tee Golf Course (Englewood) Harvard Gulch Golf Course (Denver) Breckenridge Golf Club
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BEST ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM (Public/Resort)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ironbridge Golf Club, No. 12 Raven at Three Peaks, No. 9 (Silverthorne) Riverdale Dunes Golf Course, No 15 (Brighton)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course Green Valley Ranch Golf Club Plum Creek Golf Club (Castle Rock)
BEST PAR 5
1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. CommonGround Golf Course
1. Pole Creek Golf Club (Ridge), No. 9 2. Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, No. 18 3. Fossil Trace Golf Club, No. 12 Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course, No. 11 Dos Rios Golf Club, No. 13 (Gunnison) Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, No. 13 (Westminster)
BEST PRACTICE FACILITY (Public/Resort)
1. Broken Tee Golf Course 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broken Tee Golf Course Family Sports Golf Course (Centennial) Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
BEST CONDITIONS (Public) Colorado National Golf Club
1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. Broadmoor Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course Fox Hollow Golf Course (Lakewood) Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
BEST CONDITIONS (Resort)
1. Broadmoor Golf Club 2. Beaver Creek Golf Club (Beaver Creek) 3. Red Sky Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club The Inverness Golf Club (Englewood) Omni Interlocken Golf Club (Brooomfield)
The Golf Club at Bear Dance, No. 16
FAVORITE COLORADO AVID GOLFER GOLF PASSPORT COURSE 1. Colorado National Golf Course 2. CommonGround Golf Course 3. Breckenridge Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) All 63 of them!
BEST OPENING HOLE 1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 2. Arrowhead Golf Course 3. Fossil Trace Golf Club (Golden) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Red Sky Golf Club-Norman The River Course at Keystone Willis Case Golf Course (Denver)
BEST FINISHING HOLE
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Arrowhead Golf Course Coal Creek Golf Course (Louisville) 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) Raccoon Creek Golf Course, No. 17 (Littleton) The Broadmoor Golf Club (East), No. 4 The Club at Redlands Mesa, No. 17
BEST PAR 4 1. The Golf Club at Bear Dance, No. 6 2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance, No. 16 3. Plum Creek Golf Club, No. 13
1. Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course) 2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. The Ridge at Castle Pines COLORADO AVIDGOLFER | Spring 2019
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Broken Tee Golf Course
BEST COURSE FOR FAMILIES (Public/Resort) 1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Broken Tee Golf Course 3. Applewood Golf Course
Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course Indian Tree Golf Course (Arvada) Lone Tree Golf Club
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BEST COURSE FOR WOMEN 1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Applewood Golf Course 3. Broken Tee Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) CommonGround Golf Course Golf Club at Heather Ridge (Aurora) Littleton Golf & Tennis Club (Littleton)
Applewood Golf Course
BEST VALUE (Public/Resort)
BEST SERVICE (Public/Resort)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Fox Hollow Golf Course South Suburban Golf Course (Centennial) Wellshire Golf Course (Denver)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Red Sky Golf Club Raccoon Creek Golf Course
BEST TO WALK (Public/Resort)
MOST UNDERRATED COURSE (Public/Resort)
1. Riverdale Golf Course 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. Applewood Golf Course
Broadmoor Golf Club
BEST APRÈS-GOLF EXPERIENCE (Public/Resort) 1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Broadmoor Golf Club 3. Arrowhead Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) Bridges Golf & Country Club Broadmoor Golf Club The Ridge at Castle Pines
BEST FOOD (Public/Resort) 1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Topgolf (Centennial) 3. Broadmoor Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Bridges Golf & Country Club Broadmoor Golf Club Omni Interlocken Golf Club Vail Golf Club (Vail)
BEST WEDDING/PARTY VENUE (Public/Resort) 1. Arrowhead Golf Club 2. Colorado National Golf Club 3. Broadmoor Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Raccoon Creek Golf Club Vail Golf Club
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1. Aurora Hills Golf Course 2. Riverdale Golf Course 3. CommonGround Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) Applewood Golf Course Broken Tee Golf Course Flatirons Golf Course (Boulder)
BEST COURSE FOR SENIORS (Public/Resort)
1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Broadmoor Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
1. CommonGround Golf Course 2. Riverdale Golf Course 3. Fox Hollow Golf Course
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Coal Creek Golf Course The Links at Cobble Creek (Montrose) Devils Thumb Golf Course (Delta)
BEST GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY
1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Broken Tee Golf Course 3. Aurora Hills Golf Course
1. The Ridge at Castle Pines 2. Vista Ridge/Colorado National Golf Club 3. Heritage Eagle Bend
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Applewood Golf Course Fox Hollow Golf Course Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club (Aurora) Todd Creek Golf Club (Thornton)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Reunion/Buffalo Run Golf Couse (Commerce City) Vista Ridge/Colorado National Golf Club Green Valley Ranch Heritage Eagle Bend
BEST CHARITY TOURNAMENT VENUE (Public/Resort) 1. Colorado National Golf Club 2. Arrowhead Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Inverness Golf Club Omni Interlocken Golf Club The Ridge at Castle Pines
PRIVATE CLUBS BEST FRONT RANGE/ NORTHEAST CLUB 1. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club (Holyoke) 2. Golf Club at Fox Acres (Red Feather Lakes) 3. Ptarmigan Country Club (Fort Collins) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club Golf Club at Fox Acres Harmony Club (Timnath)
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BEST DENVER REGION CLUB
BEST VALUE
MOST UNDERRATED CLUB
1. Cherry Hills Country Club (Cherry Hills Village) 2. Cherry Creek Country Club (Denver) 3. Colorado Golf Club (Parker) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club (Castle Pines) The Country Club at Castle Pines (Castle Pines) Denver Country Club (Denver)
1. Black Bear Golf Club (Parker) 2. Perry Park Country Club (Larkspur) 3. Cherry Creek Country Club
1. 2. T3.
BEST MOUNTAIN CLUB 1. Red Sky Golf Club 2. The Club at Cordillera (Edwards) 3. Country Club of the Rockies (Edwards) Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Club at Cordillera Frost Creek Club (Eagle) Red Sky Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Black Bear Golf Club/ Blackstone Country Club (Parker/Aurora) Pinery Country Club/The Club at Pradera (Parker) Valley Country Club (Centennial) The Country Club at Woodmoor (Monument)
BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE 1. Cherry Hills Country Club 2. Cherry Creek Country Club 3. Broadmoor Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cherry Creek Country Club The Club at Cordillera Frost Creek Club
BEST WESTERN SLOPE/ SOUTHWEST CLUB
BEST FOR FAMILIES
1. Telluride Ski & Golf Club (Telluride) 2. Glacier Club (Durango) 3. Bookcliff Country Club (Grand Junction)
1. Valley Country Club (Centennial) 2. Black Bear Golf Club 3. Cherry Creek Country Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Bookcliff Country Club Glacier Club Telluride Ski & Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Glenmoor Country Club (Cherry Hills Village) Pinehurst Country Club (Denver) The Ranch Country Club (Westminster)
Black Bear Golf Club Perry Park Country Club The Ranch Country Club Valley Country Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Greeley Country Club Perry Park Country Club Red Rocks Country Club (Morrison)
BEST COURSE TO HOLD A TOURNAMENT 1. Valley Country Club 2. Cherry Creek Country Club 3. Sanctuary Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Country Club at Castle Pines Lakewood Country Club (Lakewood) Sanctuary
MOST COVETED INVITATION 1. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club 2. Cherry Hills Country Club 3. Sanctuary Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club Cherry Hills Country Club Sanctuary
BEST LOCKER ROOMS
BEST SOUTHERN CLUB
1. Cherry Creek Country Club 2. Castle Pines Golf Club 3. Colorado Golf Club
1. Broadmoor Golf Club 2. The Club at Flying Horse (Colorado Springs) T-3. Eisenhower Golf Club (Colorado Springs) Colorado Springs Country Club (Colorado Springs)
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cherry Creek Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club Columbine Country Club (Columbine Valley) Lakewood Country Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club The Club at Flying Horse Kissing Camels at Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs)
BEST CLUBHOUSE Perry Park Country Club
1. Cherry Creek Country Club 2. Cherry Hills Country Club 3. Colorado Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Club at Flying Horse Colorado Golf Club Columbine Country Club
BEST CADDIES 1. Cherry Hills Country Club 2. Cherry Creek Country Club 3. Colorado Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club Cherry Hills Country Club Castle Pines Golf Club Colorado Golf Club
The Club at Flying Horse
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BEST FOOD
BEST PAR 5
1. Blackstone Country Club 2. Cherry Creek Country Club 3. Broadmoor Golf Club
1. Cherry Creek Country Club, No. 16 2. Colorado Golf Club, No. 16 3. Perry Park Country Club, No 11
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cherry Hills Country Club Denver Country Club Glenmoor Country Club The Ranch Country Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cherry Hills Country Club, No. 18 Colorado Country Club, No. 16 The Club at Ravenna, No. 14
INSTRUCTION BEST INSTRUCTOR FOR JUNIORS 1. 2. T3.
Matt Schalk Dennis Murray Michael Pope Rick Timm
Cherry Creek Country Club
BEST INSTRUCTOR FOR MEN 1. Cherry Creek Country Club 2. Castle Pines Country Club 3. The Club at Ravenna (Littleton Staff Picks (alphabetical) Blackstone Country Club Colorado Golf Club The Club at Ravenna
BEST COLORADO BUCKET LIST COURSE 1. Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club 2. Sanctuary 3. Cherry Hills Country Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club Castle Pines Golf Club Sanctuary
BEST PAR 3 1. Cherry Creek Country Club, No. 17 2. The Club at Ravenna, No. 16 3. Colorado Golf Club, No. 2 Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club, No. 16 Cherry Hills Country Club, No. 12 The Club at Rolling Hills, No. 17 (Golden)
BEST PAR 4 1. Cherry Creek Country Club, No. 11 2. Perry Park Country Club, No. 14 3. Cherry Hills Country Club, No. 14 Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club, No. 10 Country Club at Castle Pines, No. 15 The Club at Flying Horse, No. 14 COLORADO AVIDGOLFER | Spring 2019
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE NEW MEXICO 1. Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club (Sandia Park) 2. Sandia Golf Club (Albuquerque) 3. Twin Warriors Golf Club (Santa Ana Pueblo) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club Rockwind Commmunity Links (Hobbs) Sandia Golf Club
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE NEVADA
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Drew Fournier Ed Oldham Rick Timm
BEST GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Pelican Hill Golf Club (Newport Beach) Pebble Beach Golf Links Torrey Pines Golf Course
1. Dennis Murray 2. Chris Schultz 3. Nathan Morris
1. Wolf Creek Golf Club (Mesquite) 2. Shadow Creek Golf Club (Las Vegas) 3. Bear’s Best (Las Vegas) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cascata (Boulder City) Conestoga Golf Club (Mesquite) Rio Secco Golf Club (Las Vegas)
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE UTAH
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Alex Fisher Eli Haskell Lauren Howe Jason Witczak
BEST INSTRUCTOR FOR WOMEN 1. Dennis Murray 2. Jim Owens 3. Lana Ortega
1. Sand Hollow Resort (Hurricane) T2. Coral Canyon Golf Course (Washington) Entrada At Snow Canyon (St. George) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Entrada At Snow Canyon Country Club Sand Hollow Golf Resort Thanksgiving Point Golf Club (Lehi)
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE U.S.
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Sherry Andonian Elena King Ed Oldham Lana Ortega
TRAVEL BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE ARIZONA 1. TPC Scottsdale (Scottsdale) 2. Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) 3. The Boulders (Carefree) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ak-Chin Southern Dunes (Maricopa) We-Ko-Pa Golf Club (Ft. McDowell) Troon North Golf Club (Scottsdale)
1. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Oregon) 2. Pebble Beach Resorts (California) 3. Pinehurst Resort (North Carolina) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Princeville Makai (Hawai‘i) Sea Pines (South Carolina)
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL 1. St. Andrews Old Course (Scotland) 2. Cabo Del Sol (Mexico) 3. Royal County Down (Northern Ireland) Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cabot Links Resort (Canada) St. Andrews Old Course Tara Iti Golf Club (New Zealand)
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE CALIFORNIA 1. Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach) 2. Torrey Pines Golf Course (La Jolla) 3. Spyglass Hill Golf Course (Pebble Beach)
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