Colorado Golf Club When golf course architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw first walked the property at Colorado Golf Club, they found an undisturbed enclave naturally gifted for golf. The 7604-yard, par-72 course plays through open meadows, wooded hillsides, natural barrancas and streams. With an encompassing variety of hole orientations and intriguing mix of shots, short and long, uphill and downhill. Coore and Crenshaw have created a "journey" that engages all elements of the game. The absence of homes along the golf course - the course is surrounded by 1,100 acres of open space - allows golfers to fully experience the strategic choices and challenges that Coore and Crenshaw have laid out. Natural landforms seamlessly tie into the course design.The par-5 seventh features a bunker inspired by a spring snowfall. The bunker separates two levels of fairway, inviting the golfer to try a heroic tee shot for a shorter route to the green. Golfers will face such decisions repeatedly. | While many courses claim to require "every club in the bag," Colorado Golf Club demands imaginative shotmaking that will challenge every aspect of the golfer's game. The natural flow of the land, the width of the fairways and the precise placement of hazards allow for multiple lines of play and ongoing development of strategies and execution. Temptation is a recurring theme at Colorado Golf Club. Inspired by the early 20th-century golden age of golf course architecture, Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw embody the timeless principle of strategy. They walk the land and integrate native features into their design and construction methods with the goal of simply finding the best golf. Their courses are exciting, challenging and fun for golfers of all skill levels. "We're extremely proud of what we've been able to accomplish here," Ben Crenshaw says. "There's so much randomness and movement in the property. This land is gifted for golf." |