Altitude golf. · Vol. 01

The Ultimate
Colorado Golf Trip.

Colorado golf plays a club shorter at 5,000 feet and a club shorter again above 7,000. Cherry Hills (1960 US Open, the Arnold Palmer drive on 1), Castle Pines, Ballyneal in the Pawnee Grasslands, the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The mountain courses (Red Sky Ranch, Roaring Fork) are open June through September only.

Above · Castle Pines Golf Club

IFront Range Classics IIPawnee Grasslands IIIHigh Country Resort Trip

Route I of III · Denver Metro

The Front Range Classics

Cherry Hills + Castle Pines + Denver CC

Duration3 days

Total drive35 mi

Tariff$$$$

Approx. $4,200 / person, 3 days. All sponsored-play. Cherry Hills + Castle Pines are major-host private clubs.

Day
1
Cherry Hills Country Club
Day 1 · Cherry Hills
Fly into DEN. Stay in Cherry Hills Village. William Flynn 1922. 1960 US Open (Palmer drive on 1), 1985 + 1993 PGAs.
- Cherry Hills Country Club
  Cherry Hills Country Club, William Flynn 1922.
Day
2
Castle Pines Golf Club
Day 2 · Castle Pines
Jack Nicklaus 1981. International host through the 2000s, BMW Championship 2024.
- Castle Pines Golf Club
  Castle Pines Golf Club, Jack Nicklaus 1981.
Day
3
Day 3 · The Broadmoor
Drive south to Colorado Springs. Donald Ross / RTJ Sr. East course. Public-resort.
- RainDance National Golf Course
  The Broadmoor East, Donald Ross 1918.

Route II of III · Northeast Colorado

The Pawnee Grasslands

Ballyneal + the Northeast plains

Duration3 days

Total drive220 mi

Tariff$$$$

Approx. $4,800 / person, 3 days. Ballyneal is sponsored-play. Three hours from DEN.

Day
1
Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club
Day 1 · Ballyneal
Fly into DEN, drive 2.5 hours northeast to Holyoke. Tom Doak 2006 in the sand dunes.
- Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club
  Ballyneal Golf Club, Tom Doak 2006.
Day
2
Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club
Day 2 · Ballyneal replay
Single course; play 36. Stay on the property. Two days at Ballyneal is standard.
- Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club
  Ballyneal, take two. The course rewards a second loop.
Day
3
Colorado Golf Club
Day 3 · Denver pivot
Drive back to Denver for the final round. Colorado Golf Club (Coore & Crenshaw 2007) is the closer.
- Colorado Golf Club
  Colorado Golf Club, Coore & Crenshaw 2007.