Colorado GC

Colorado GC- hole 9 & clubhouse

It was 26 degrees and sunny with a gentle zephyr in Denver, Colorado on a Sunday.

I braved the freeway system for about 40 minutes south to Parker, where I eventually found the Colorado GC (unfortunately not quite where the GPS thought it should be!)

Colorado GC was designed by Coore & Crenshaw.

I have played quite a number of their courses over the years- including Sand Hills, Bandon Trails, Streamsong Red, Cabot Cliffs, Friar's Head and more- so I had high expectations..

I have yet to come across a course of their's I didn't like.

The club played host to the Senior US PGA only weeks before my visit (won by Tom Lehman from Freddie Couples)

It also hosted the Solheim cup in 2012.

So it is no stranger to championship golf.

I was fortunate enough to play with member Michael Kang (who is a musician).

His band is called the String Cheese Incident, and is popular all over the world (look him up on youtube)

Apparently his group is more of a stage group than recording artists...

He plays quite well- off a 3 handicap, and we had a good time

The course was every bit as interesting as the other Coore & Crenshaw courses I have played with a succession of visually dramatic, yet strategic holes

The par 3's were all class- attractive and testing your competence at different yardages.

Colorado GC- hole 2

Colorado also boasts some nice short par 4's- something the great courses always do

The third hole is a good example- you take on as much of the hazard as you dare off the tee, before the forced carry over the barranca on the approach...

And all of the par 5's were fascinating- split fairways, gullies to carry, cross bunkering- strategic and just generally fun to play.

Notable holes include:

- hole 2, a short par 3 over a chasm to a tiny green- it's pretty and no pushover (see pic mid page)

- hole 3, a short par 4 with a barranca to carry on the approach

Colorado GC- hole 3