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GRAND COUNTY /// STEAMBOAT SPRINGS /// COLORADO SPRINGS /// RED FEATHER LAKES /// SOUTH FORK
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MAKE GRAND ELK YOUR HOME COURSE
Koelbel’s Grand County community puts mountain golf at your doorstep.
COLORADO SPRINGS The Best 99 Holes in Colorado Golf
HOLES ON THE RANGE Rollingstone Ranch & Haymaker
WEST SIDE STORIES Redlands Mesa & Rio Grande Club
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Rendezvous
Grand Elk
Rendezvous with a Grand Elk JUST AS THE pandemic created unprecedented
north of Winter Park Ski Resort in Fraser, the 565-
stories and custom lots winds seamlessly through
demand for golf, it also sparked a rise in mountain
home master-planned Rendezvous community
the rolling fairways of Grand Elk Golf Club with
home purchases. In 2020, 47 percent of Koelbel
delivers all that—plus groomed cross-country ski
stunning views of the Continental Divide.
& Co.’s residential sales were in its Grand Coun-
trails and access to complimentary lockers and ski
Koelbel is currently building two models for
ty communities of Rendezvous Colorado and
storage at Club Rendezvous at the base of Winter
its new Arrowhead Semi-Custom homes and has
Grand Elk—a trend that continued in 2021. After
Park Resort. Rendezevous properties range from
eight new Arrowhead homes under construction.
all, if you had to work from home, why not make it
townhomes and paired cabins to single-family
These occupy generously sized lots on the Craig
a glorious mountain residence with easy access to
cabins and custom homesites—all at a variety of
Stadler/Tripp Davis-designed golf course and come
a trout-rich river, four golf courses, infinite open
price points. Koelbel is developing an adjacent 600
in two floorplans—a 1,976-sq-ft ranch and 2,623-
space, snowcapped peaks and miles of hiking and
acres that lie within the Winter Park boundaries.
sq-ft two-story. Homes lie steps from hiking trails,
Northwest of Rendezvous in Granby, Koelbel’s
biking trails? Set on 1,100 spectacular acres just 10 minutes
520-acre Grand Elk community of ranches, two-
a spa, outdoor pool and the rustic elegance of the Grand Elk clubhouse and Grille. koelbelco.com
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THE GOLF
Grand Elk is one of four Grand County courses. The others are Pole Creek Golf Club, Granby Ranch Golf Club and Grand Lake Golf Course. Learn more at golfgrandlinks.com
DON’T CONFUSE the Rendezvous Center (left) with the Rendezvous Event Center (right). The former houses Rendezvous Colorado’s Residences, real-estate sales office and the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce; the latter, the product of a partnership between Koelbel and Winter Park, is a permanent stage and event area in Hideaway Park that hosts art and cultural events events such as Blues from the Top (June 24-26), Winter Park Jazz Festival (July 16-17) and many others. playwinterpark.com.
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GRAND COUNTY/STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
A Tale of Two Nines
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True West FOR ALL ITS champagne powder and the upscale trappings of its Mountain Village, Steamboat Springs remains an authentic Western town. Its rich cowboy heritage coexists with the town’s century-old skiing legacy and endures in the form of an annual summerlong rodeo, dozens of working ranches and a Main Street—Lincoln Avenue—wide enough to drive
LAST MAY the entire Granby Ranch Ski and Golf property sold for $29
cattle down and cool enough to sport
million to Missouri-based GR Terra, which “has invested heavily in our
western haberdasheries.
maintenance budget and equipment upgrades,” says General Manager
Steamboat’s pride in authenticity
and Head PGA Professional Jeff Wilcinski, who has worked at the course
also expresses itself in Haymaker
for eight years. “Our cultural practices have gotten much better, especially
Golf Course, regarded as one of Colo-
around the greens. The course came out of winter looking great.” Situated
rado’s top municipal layouts. Although
across U.S. 40 from Grand Elk, the 7,123-yard, par-72 Granby Ranch Golf
it only opened in 1997, the 7,308-yard
Course opened all 18 holes 20 years ago with a layout by Seattle-based
Keith Foster design blends seamlessly
architect Mike Asmundson. Renovations by Nicklaus Design followed. The
into a lush, 233-acre valley five miles
nines could not be more different: The front navigates native grasses and
south of downtown. Nary a home lines
wetlands along the meandering Fraser River, while the back tightropes
the fairways—just the occasional stone
the ridgeline of the property’s ski resort, featuring precipitous elevation
wall and haybale.
changes and abundant wildlife. golfgranbyrgranbyranch.com
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Haymaker sports few trees. Particu-
larly on the outward nine, the course truly does suggest a traditional links— albeit one not near an ocean, but surrounded by Mount Werner, Flat Tops Wilderness and Rabbit Ears Pass. “That Scottish-style links is unique in the mountains,” says PGA Professional Cody Hasten. “You get those fun bounces, and each hole looks and plays differently from every tee box.” Savor a glorious sunset from the Haymaker Patio Grill patio with a pint and take in the long shadows before heading into the unpretentious town that owns the course. haymakergolf.com
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS/RED FEATHER LAKES
Roll the Stone
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This Fox Rocks DEVELOPED BY Ray Stenzel with a course designed by fellow Colorado Golf Hall of Famer John Cochran, The Golf Club at Fox Acres encompasses more than 450 acres in Red Feather Lakes, a 75-minute drive northwest from Fort Collins. You’ll find the 6,500-yard course, which sits 3,000 feet above Denver, a blissfully hermetic experience. It threads through the pine forests and around many of the property’s 15 fishing lakes. Grab a bite at the Fox Grille, bed
TUMBLING DOWN the flanks of Mount Werner, Robert Trent Jones Jr.’s Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club has set the standard for mountain golf since it debuted as the Sheraton Steamboat Golf Club in 1974. Open to the public, the spectacular 6,920-yard course remains an amenity of the Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas. The course’s Fish Creek Grill is the perfect après-golf spot, or try the Saddles Bar and Grille at the Sheraton. Starting June 30, you can ride Steamboat Ski Resort’s eight-passenger gondola to the top of Mt. Werner. The gondola runs 9-5 daily through Aug. 27, and on weekends through Sept. 24. rollingstoneranchgolf.com
down in one of 16 Stay & Play club rooms, and then take an early-morning hike through a flowering meadow where deer graze. Consider catch-and-releasing trout on-property or simply bask in the idyllic splendors of nature. Off-property, head to the Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forest or the Cache de Poudre Wilderness. Both boast some of the most scenic and accessible hiking trails in the area. Roosevelt favorites include Dowdy Lake (2.3 miles), Blue Lake (10.3), and North Lone Pine (8.9). Mt. Margaret (7.2) tops the list of Cache de Poudre trails, followed by Lady Moon and Molly Moon
(6.5). After an afternoon of forest bathing, visit one the of the area’s most serene and impressive structures, the 108-foot-tall Great Stupa of Dharmakaya. which rises above wooded hillsides to crown a meadow at the Shambhala Mountain Center. golfclubatfoxacres.com
DISCOV ER
rollingstone ranch golf club
A spectacular 18-hole course, designed by Robert Trent Jones II, features
To experience Rollingstone
incredible views of the Yampa Valley, while Fish Creek winds its way through
Ranch Golf Club, please visit
seven of the holes. The 66 bunkers and large, undulating bent grass greens make
RollingstoneRanchGolf.com
this a truly championship-caliber course to be enjoyed by players of all skill levels.
or call 970.879.1391.
Year-over-year, Rollingstone Ranch has received multiple CAGGY awards from Colorado AvidGolfer, including “Best Mountain Course.”
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COLORADO SPRINGS
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COURTESY PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB
June 26 marks the 100th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), brought to you by Gran Turismo—a 12.42-mile race of 156 turns and 4,720 feet of elevation gain to the top of “America’s Mountain” that France’s Romain Dumas covered in less than eight minutes in 2018. Learn the colorful history of the “Race to the Clouds” at The Broadmoor’s Penrose Heritage Museum. ppihc.com; elpomar.org
An Icon in Our Midst NOW IN ITS second century of providing impec-
beat the Sunday brunch, the spa treatments,
cable service, unparalleled luxury and unique
the pools, the art collection, the 10-zip-line Soar-
guest expereicnes, The Broadmoor consistently
ing Adventure, falconry, tennis and pickleball
and justifably earns five stars from Forbes and
courts, bowling and, of course, the yards of ale at
five diamonds from AAA. With two courses de-
the Golden Bee. Did we mention the 360-degree
signed by Donald Ross and Robert Trent Jones,
views at Cloud Camp, which sits 3,000 feet above
it’s no wonder Golf and Golf Digest have also
The Broadmoor? Or the Will Rogers Shrine of the
ranked it as the top golf resort in the U.S. The
Sun? The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo? Seven Falls?
renowned Penrose Room, Ristorante del Lago
There’s even a Wild West Experience so you can
and Summit represent just three of the dozen-
sharpen your bow-hunting, tomahawk-throwing
plus distinctive dining experiences. You can’t
and pellet-gun-shooting skills. broadmoor.com
The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway has been climbing Pikes Peak since 1891, and thanks to a four-year $100 million renovation, it repoened last summer with new tracks, new trains new depot and a new cog. The three-hour round trip on the world’s highest cog railroad includes time at the new Pikes Peak Summit House. cograilway.com COURTESY COG RAILWAY
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Just up the mountain from The Broadmoor, sits The Ranch at Emerald Valley, a luxurious 13-cabin enclave surrounded by more than 100,000 acres of national forest. Fly-fish in mountain lakes, ride horses and hike along scenic trails. Then unwind in a hot tub while a Broadmoor chef prepares your five-star meal. broadmoor.com
A private, five-mile stretch of the famed Tarryall River located 75 minutes west of the resort in the Lost Creek Wilderness serves as home to The Broadmoor Fly Fishing Camp. Expert guides, comfortable lodging in seven guest cabins, stellar cuisine and wilderness hikes enhance the angling experience. broadmoor.com
PLAY WHERE
THE LEGENDS PLAY.
The Broadmoor Golf Club has hosted some of the greatest golf legends of all time. Join the ranks on two iconic, championship courses then relax each night with The Broadmoor’s unmatched hospitality and spirit of the American West.
UNLIMITED GOLF PACKAGE • Classic accommodations (upgrade options available) • Unlimited golf for each person on the package, including cart rental • Personal locker, club storage and range balls • Suites available at 25% off of published rates • Rate starts at $795 per night, based on double occupancy
Visit broadmoor.com to plan your trip. Offer valid May 1 – October 31, 2022. Limited availability. Not applicable to groups. Rates do not include applicable taxes and fees. Available for Sunday - Wednesday nights.
855.319.5588
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Come fall, the luxe Lodge at Flying Horse will have 56 additional guest rooms, conference spaces and a new resort dining facility. Located immediately east of the existing lodge, the new structure will bring the total number of rooms and villas to 104. lodgeatflyinghorsecom
Twice the Golf WITH ITS PALATIAL Tuscan-style clubhouse, refined steakhouse, sprawling aquatic complex, views of Pikes Peak and expansive spa
Flying Horse’s 55,000-square-foot Athletic Center & Spa features multiple indoor and outdoor pools, indoor basketball and volleyball courts, indoor red-clay tennis courts, outdoor tennis courts, acres of athletic equipment, a spa, studios and more. lodgeatflyinghorse.com
and athletic facility, The Club at Flying Horse remains one of Colorado’s most impressive private enclaves. In 2020, its 17-year-old Tom Weiskopf-designed golf course—7,301 yards of split fairways, inventive bunkering, water and multitiered greens on sloping, tree-lined terrain—was joined by the 7,100-yard Flying Horse North (above). Located in the Black Forest, six miles northeast of the original course, and designed by former Weiskopf associate Phil Smith, the newer course roller coasters dramatically through
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Two courses apiece at Flying Horse and The Broadmoor plus three nines at The Garden of the Gods adds up to more golf than one back can possibly handle.
stands of ponderosa pines, with four holes spilling into the prairie on the other side of the Palmer Divide before returning to the trees. A par-3 19th hole provides a bet-settling finishing note. Guests staying in the luxurious Lodge at Flying Horse or its four resort Villas can make tee times at both courses. The two courses counterpoint each other beautifully, providing utterly different but equally enjoyable playing experiences. flyinghorseclub.com
The open-to-the-public, top-rated steakhouse in the Springs, The Steakhouse at Flying Horse pairs swoon-worthy steaks, seafood and sides with sophisticated décor, glorious mountain views and award-winning selection of wines housed in a multistory, glass-enclosed, spiral-staircased turret. flyinghorsesteakhouse.com
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ONE LUXURIOUS RESORT TWO CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSES ut of the heart of a legendary landscape comes a champion— Flying Horse, featuring two private 18-hole golf courses, one designed by the legendary golfer, Tom Weiskopf, and the other by renowned golf course architect, Phil Smith. Flying Horse offers the ultimate Colorado golf experience with luxuriously appointed guest rooms, a European-inspired clubhouse and athletic club & spa, world-class dining, and Southern Colorado's only Golf Channel Academy golf instruction facility. Lodge Reservations: 844-768-2684 - LodgeAtFlyingHorse.com Membership Opportunities: 719-487-2660 - FlyingHorseClub.com Golf Academy Lessons: 719-201-0240 - FlyingHorseGolfAcademy.com 1 8 8 0
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Named for one of the iconic sandstone formations in the Garden of the Gods Park, Kissing Camels Golf Club spans 27 holes of mature pine-lined fairways and fiddly greens set against a backdrop of roseate foothills. Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Press Maxwell designed the first 18 in 1961; Mark Rathert added nine in 1998. Any 18-hole combination can stretch to 7,000 yards. gardenofthegodsclub.com
Strata Strategy INSPIRED BY THE powerful beauty of the surrounding environment, the Garden of the Gods Resort and Club encourages guests to maximize their own wellbeing. The Fitness Center offers group and individual exercise classes featuring everything from yoga, Pilates, Nia and Zumba to aquatic moves, TRX and more. The resort’s Strata Integrated Wellness Spa takes that commitment to wellness to another level, restoring your mind, body, and spirit balance—layer by layer. The staff achieves this through the integration of modern and healing medicine, innovative functional fitness and a luxurious spa to create immersive, memorable, high-touch
HISTORY LESSON
Kissing Camels Golf Club came along 10 years after Garden of the Gods Club opened in 1951. In 1982, the course hosted the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur, won by Edean Ihlanfeldt.
Whether you’re savoring an impeccable Double Bone-In Pork Chop in the Grand View Dining Room or tapas in The Rocks Bar & Lounge, a meal at the Garden of the Gods Resort and Club comes with a rocking view. gardenofthegodsclub.com
concierge experiences for every patient. Strata’s personnel are experts in medicine, exercise physiology, nutrition, spirituality and other wellness specialties from both Eastern and Western disciplines. Using advanced diagnostics and exhaustive patient assessment, Strata’s expert team of physicians, nurses and clinicians collaborate to deliver cutting-edge treatments and design personalized healthy living plans. Strata serves Garden of the Gods Resort and Club guests and the public by appointment. gardenofthegodsclub.com
Each of the 56 Club Rooms and Suites in the Garden of the Gods Resort and Club’s main building offer breathtaking front-row views of the Garden of the Gods Park with its spectacular natural formations, sheer cliffs, abrupt towers, balancing rocks, and oak-covered valleys — all framed by snow-capped Pikes Peak. gardenofthegodsclub.com
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Discover the Be nefits of Me mbership More than ever, life is not meant to be rushed. It is something to savor. To sip. To enjoy. We invite you to claim your home-away-from-home with a Garden of the Gods Club Membership. Choose a membership category fit just for you. Enjoy world-class activities, amenities, social calendar of events and parties, luxury accommodations, and countless other exclusive benefits including STRATA Integrative Wellness and Spa. Garden of the Gods Resort and Club was built surrounded by natural wonders in a one-of-a-kind setting providing for the senses while inviting you to become part of our social community.
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GRAND JUNCTION
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Grand Junction’s Grandest EVER WONDER WHAT it would be like to play golf along the bottom of the Grand Canyon or in the Garden of the Gods? The opportunity awaits at The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa. Using the maPHOTO BY DICK DURRANCE
jestic Colorado National Monument as a backdrop, Golf course architect Jim Engh seemingly painted this surreal 7,007-yard layout onto a vertiginous high-desert canvas of jagged buttes and sandstone formations south of Grand Junction. Redlands Mesa earned Golf Digest’s Best New Course of
She’s accomplished this by moving the golf
cent to the clubhouse, expanded event lawn,
2001, and it remains one of the foremost courses
shop from the clubhouse into its own building
alfresco dining, golf simulators and an overall
in the state and country. Sandra Weckerly, who
“with a better view of the first tee,” and completly
upgrade in the level of service. The Weckerlys
owns the course with her husband David and has
renovating the dining area. The result, Ocotillo
also plan to build on-premises lodging for their
been its general manager for the last five years,
—an “upscale casual dining experience” with
many destination golfers, but for now, stay-and-
has helped polish this jewel by making “it feel like
white-linen tablecloths and a wide-ranging menu
play deals with local hotels help keep the tee
a vacation resort experience whether you’re a lo-
—has proved wildly popular with both golf-
sheets full—as do the brisk home sales in the sur-
cal or visitor,” she says.
ers and nongolfers. So has the new pool adja-
rounding enclave. redlandsmesa.com
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A SMOOTH 84
The 84th Sinclair Rocky Mountain Open, Colorado’s oldest open championship, takes place Aug.25-27 at Grand Junction’s Tiara Rado Golf Course. rmogolf. golfgenius.com
THE GRAND JUNCTION area deserves its stellar reputation for hiking, camping, mountain biking and wine making. It’s also the home to some memorable craft breweries (Kannah Creek and Gemini among many), distilleries (Highland, Peach Street), restaurants (Ocotillo The Winery, Citrolas, Bin 707) and the inimitable Kulina Lani Organic Sourdough bakery. visitgrandjunction.com
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SOUTH FORK
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Rio Grande’s golf course is open for public play, but the club’s pool, tennis and pickleball courts and a fishing lodge are only available to members and their guests. However, if you stay in one of the 24 riverfront townhomes owned by a member, you assume the renter’s membership status (golf, angling and sport, or social) or can pay extra for the “Rio Grande Club Experience” package. riverclubvacationrentals.com
Its Name Is Rio
are a couple of ‘angler beware’ holes,” superin-
the semi-private Rio Grande Club and Resort
tendent Bill Tanner jokes, singling out the par-3
in tiny South Fork. The former activity takes
sixth, which requires a long-iron carry over the
place on more than a mile of private Gold Med-
rushing waters. The layout shifts from riparian
al waters near where the Rio Grande and South
to alpine as it climbs a verdant ridgeline on the
Fork rivers meet; the latter on a 7,155-yard
back nine. Plunging tee shots await on the par-4
course designed by Ric Buckton and Jay Benson
11th, par-3 12th and drivable par-4 17th. All of it
of Redstone Golf. Framed by ponderosa pines,
foreshadows the 200-foot drop from tee to fair-
scrub oak and aspen, Rio Grande’s front nine
way on the long, par-5 18th that curls sinisterly
flows along and across the club’s trout-filled
around the lake fronting the clubhouse.
namesake on holes three through eight. “There
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FLY-FISHING AND GOLF take center stage at
The Rio Grande Club and South Fork are located beautifully along a 20-mile section of the Rio Grande between Creede and Del Norte that is the longest stretch of Gold Medal fly-fishing waters in Colorado. This designation from the Colorado Division of Wildlife means the best chance for catching—and releasing—a trophy trout. riograndeclubandresort.com/fishing
RGC&R’s 25,000-square-foot clubhouse gives diners in the Big River Grille (lunch) and The Timbers Restaurant (dinner) big views of the San Juans and the Rio Grande National Forest. Big River Grille serves straightforward fare, but The Timbers pulls out the stops with a mouthwatering array of specialties, ranging from ahi nachos to chicken-fried steak to ancho salmon, shrimp risotto and hand-cut grilled ribeye. riograndeclubandresort.com
South Fork makes a great basecamp for adventures like horseback rides into the Rio Grande Forest or day trips to the cool mining (and theater) town of Creede; the spires of the Wheeler Geologic Area and drifts of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument; Pagosa Springs; the 1874 Distillery in Del Norte; or any number of trails climb into the San Juans. southfork.org
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