I haven’t played a Nicklaus Design course I haven’t liked, and The Bridges was no exception. The layout was challenging but fair, with nice landing areas and danger lurking if you strayed too far from the intended path. The greens were superb, fast and hard but playable and extremely true. I had only 28 putts…

The Omni Interlocken Golf Club is a nice 27 hole course in Broomfield, CO – in between Denver and Boulder. I’ve played there twice and have gotten in all 27 holes now. The Vista and Sunshine 9′s are preferable to the El Dorado 9 in my opinion. The course is generally in good shape, with…

Vista Ridge Golf Club is a higher end public golf course north of Denver. I’ve played the course three times, and each time I’ve been impressed by the course conditions and the courteousness of the staff. This is a good combination. The course plays long, you can hit driver on most of the par 4s…

It’s a bit of a drive from Denver to Grand Elk golf course in Granby, CO and we did it twice this summer. This is a beautiful golf course up in the mountains that is just starting to have housing built up around it. The course isn’t a traditional mountain style course, it is much…

I’ve only played Deer Creek Golf Club once, but the course definitely made an impression on me. The front nine runs up and back along the sides of a little canyon. Everything slopes to the right with OB left and junk on the right. The back 9 is a little more traditional and more forgiving.…

I’ve played Hyland Hills a few times now and I have to say I’m not terribly fond of it. The course is hard, and skinny, and uncomfortable until you’ve played it enough times to know what is around the blind corners. It’s also been slow when I’ve played there on the weekend, and the staff…

Riverdale Dunes is a Pete Dye course north of Denver. Like most Pete Dye courses, this is a links-style, “target golf” course. I’m not sure why, but I’m getting more and more comfortable with courses like this. The course isn’t overly long, but it you miss the fairway in the wrong places you probably will…

The Heritage at Westmoor is a course I play fairly regularly; it is the sister course of Legacy Ridge. It is a well maintained track (even in the winter) that has a bit of a links feel to it. The driving range is normally somewhat bare, but the short game practice area is probably the…

I played Indian Tree for the first time today. I’d driven past it a number of times, and my impressions (looks hilly) were pretty accurate. It was also the first time in a while that I’d walked and carried my bag instead of riding or using my push cart. The course was in good shape…

I had an opportunity to play Glenmoor Country Club this summer and found it quite challenging. The course was designed by Pete Dye and has features you’ll find on many of the courses he’s designed. To play well here, you have to hit the ball straight. You can be out of bounds or in the…

I think Legacy Ridge is one of the toughest public courses in the Denver West area. The course is farily long (the par 3 16th is 220-240 from the blue tees) with some difficult landing areas. The par 5′s in particular are difficult driving holes. There is a first cut of rough (several inches long)…

I played 18 at Bear Dance this afternoon. This course had been highly recommended by the pro I take lessons from and I’d heard nothing but good things about it. Unfortunately, it’s an hour plus drive to get there, but I’d say that it is worth it every so often. When we got there, the…

Indian Peaks Golf Course is a short drive north from Denver in Lafeyette. The course was in fantastic shape, the best I’ve played since last summer. The course has a mix of tough driving holes and some wide fairways. I didn’t spring for the $5 course book, but I wish I had. I put one…

I played Green Valley Ranch a couple weeks back. The weather made it quite an interesting day, it was nice and warm but extremely windy. The course is out towards the Denver airport so there is a bunch of open land and not much to break the wind. We had dust blowing in our face…

The Homestead at Fox Hollow is a fun par 65 course. It is set up like a links course with fescue and very long rough if you get too far astray, but it also has some wide fairways and some very short holes. I played from the blacks and hit a few 52 degree wedges…

Eagle Ranch Golf Course is an Arnold Palmer designed course about 20 minutes west of Vail. There are five sets of tees, I played from the gold tees (7186 yards) and it was a very good challenge. There is a stream that meanders along most of the holes and there are ponds on many of…

Park Hill Golf Course is just north of City Park Golf Course. This is a generally flat course that is pretty wide open without too much trouble. This is a good course to bring new golfers too, similar to the Palo Alto Golf Course back in the Bay Area. The green fees are reasonable and…

I’ve played City Park Golf Course a couple of times. There isn’t much trouble on the course but it is pretty long from the tips. I’ve had good success walking on as a single during the week. There is a driving range, but it is irons only and you hit from mats. A local high…

We played Mountain View Golf Course during a nice warm spell two weekends ago. We were just going to go hit some range balls, but for $9 – why not… The course wasn’t in great shape – at least partly (I’m sure) due to the time of year. The grass was on the brown side…