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Scott Stearns

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Denver Golf
« on: July 22, 2012, 04:10:14 PM »
I have some travel to Denver coming up and iam trying to figure out where to play.

Cherry Hills is closed while iam there, and Colorado Springs and Ballyneal are both too far to go.

Heard abt a Jim Engh course in Parker--is this worth playing?

any suggestions are welcome.
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Doug Wright

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2012, 05:11:14 PM »
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Jerry Kluger

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2012, 03:29:34 PM »
CommonGround
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Matt Bosela

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2012, 04:08:43 PM »
Quote from: Jerry Kluger on July 23, 2012, 03:29:34 PM
CommonGround

As someone who just returned from a few days in the Denver area, I wholeheartedly second this recommendation.  You can't beat the value - great architecture at muni prices.
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Jeremy Rudock

Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2012, 04:22:46 PM »
Decent chance that CommonGround is closed if Cherry Hills is closed because it's the companion course for the US Am.
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Tim Leahy

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2012, 05:48:33 PM »
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David Harshbarger

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2012, 06:51:35 PM »
CommonGround is a treat.  I enjoyed Fossil Trace and am glad I played it, as I understand it is representative of Engh's work.  I would play it again, but not after playing some other courses in the area.  My 10 round split would be CommonGround 2, Fossil Trace 1, and find 7 other courses in the area to try.
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John Shimp

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2012, 10:45:20 AM »
Colorado golf club in parker
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Howard Riefs

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2012, 10:53:07 AM »
Another fan of CommonGround and Murphy Creek. Two public courses 11 miles apart to host USGA championships during the last four years. Not bad.
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Tim Pitner

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2012, 11:20:40 AM »
It tends to be overwatered in the summer because of the bent grass, but, among Denver-area publics, Riverdale Dunes is second best to CommonGround in my opinion. 

Fossil Trace is like playing golf in a funhouse.  (From Wikipedia:  "Incorporating aspects of a playful obstacle course, funhouses seek to distort conventional perceptions and startle people with unstable and unpredictable physical circumstances within an atmosphere of wacky whimsicality.").  It's not my cup of tea at all.   

Assuming access, Colorado Golf Club is the easy call.
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Dean Burke

Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2012, 11:57:22 AM »
agree that Commonground a treat and certainly best bang for buck.  recently was out at bear creek golf club - another good one assuming access. 
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Ross Harmon

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2012, 04:46:42 PM »
I prefer Riverdale Dunes to CommonGround, but either is a fun 18.
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2012, 05:24:58 PM »
Riverdale Dunes is well above Murphy Creek, IMO. 

Bart
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Sven Nilsen

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2012, 05:40:10 PM »
Quote from: Dean Burke on July 24, 2012, 11:57:22 AM
agree that Commonground a treat and certainly best bang for buck.  recently was out at bear creek golf club - another good one assuming access. 

Dean:

Interested to hear what you like about Bear Creek.  I've played it, and thought the club atmosphere was great.  The course itself was bizarre, if anything.  I also found it strange that a Palmer course would have the word "bear" in its name.
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Matthew Petersen

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2012, 05:41:48 PM »
Quote from: Sven Nilsen on July 24, 2012, 05:40:10 PM
Quote from: Dean Burke on July 24, 2012, 11:57:22 AM
agree that Commonground a treat and certainly best bang for buck.  recently was out at bear creek golf club - another good one assuming access. 

Dean:

Interested to hear what you like about Bear Creek.  I've played it, and thought the club atmosphere was great.  The course itself was bizarre, if anything.  I also found it strange that a Palmer course would have the word "bear" in its name.

Bear Creek made me miserable. It's a nice club but the course offers some the most extreme penal shots and holes I've seen anywhere.
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Mark Saltzman

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2012, 05:44:16 PM »
The Golf Club at Bear Dance was recommended to me as the best public course in the Denver area...

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,48903.0.html
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Tim Pitner

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2012, 05:50:02 PM »
Quote from: Mark Saltzman on July 24, 2012, 05:44:16 PM
The Golf Club at Bear Dance was recommended to me as the best public course in the Denver area...

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,48903.0.html

It's not that, but it is a fun, mountain-type course near Denver with good scenery. 
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Matthew Petersen

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2012, 06:19:44 PM »
I enjoyed Bear Dance, though the best public option it is not ...
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Stephen Davis

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2012, 12:57:45 AM »
Anyone played at Broadmoor? I have to make a trip to Denver and Colorado Springs August 16-18. Would you suggest playing the East course or the West course? Also, is it worth it? Their website says that it is $245 for a round. That is what Bandon is at peak rates. Is it worth that?
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Tom_Doak

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2012, 06:38:27 AM »
Quote from: Jeremy Rudock on July 23, 2012, 04:22:46 PM
Decent chance that CommonGround is closed if Cherry Hills is closed because it's the companion course for the US Am.

CommonGround closes August 10th for the U.S. Amateur qualifying on the 13th and 14th.
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Keith Phillips

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2012, 10:18:54 AM »
My quick thoughts:

 - I have played Broadmoor (East) twice and really enjoyed it - a great walk, attractive bunkering, deceptively fast greens - conditioning is overly lush for my tastes, but make sense for a resort - I played a month ago at the twilight rate ($150?), and got around in a cart in a little over two hours
 - Bear Creek is an acquired taste - great staff and membership, but yes the course is penal - I was an out-of-state member for a couple years and found that the more I played it the more confidence I acquired - 'blind shots are only blind once', etc. - still, holes like 4, 12, 14 and 15 I really never figured out.
 - Colorado Golf Club is awesome and presumably accessible (at a price) while they fill in membership
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Stephen Davis

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2012, 12:06:19 PM »
Thank you very much Keith. Maybe I will have to get on at twilight and make it a little more reasonable. I am also grateful for the info on CGC. I have been wanting to get to play that course the last couple of times I have been in Colorado, but have yet to make it there. It  looks awesome!
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Stewart Abramson

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2012, 07:59:54 PM »
« Last Edit: August 01, 2012, 08:01:51 PM by Stewart Abramson »
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David Bartman

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Re: Denver Golf
« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2012, 08:28:50 PM »
I second or third Colorado golf club
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Still need to play Pine Valley!!
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