Jason Scott Deegan recalls the highs of his most recent Colorado golf trip, which included rounds at Redlands Mesa in Grand Junction, Red Sky in Wolcott, and Vail Golf Club.
The best golf courses in Colorado, according to your ratings and reviews in 2016, come from metro Denver, the Front Range and top resorts in the Rocky Mountains. View the full ranking here.
Driving the Rockies in search of Colorado's Western Slope golf gems is a scenic adventure. Cedaredge Golf Club is just down the Grand Mesa slope in Cedaredge, and award-winning Devil's Thumb Golf Club is minutes away in Delta. In Montrose, look for the Bridges Golf and County Club, the Links at Cobble Creek and well-traversed municipal Black Canyon Golf Club, among many others. And what many travel golfers don't know is you can play these courses nine months or more out of the year.
We looked at your ratings and reviews in the state of Colorado in 2017 to determine which courses received the best ratings. Here is the annual top 20 determined by golfers like you.
This month, we wrap up our swing through Vermont with a visit to Burlington for a fall foliage favorite. The charming Essex Resort & Spa, located about 10 miles from downtown in Essex Junction, calls itself “Vermont’s culinary resort.”
Award-winning Devil's Thumb Golf Club in Delta, Colorado was built on an ashen clay backdrop -- a stark contrast from the mountain, coniferous golf you find on the I-70 golf corridor in places like Keystone, Breckenridge or Silverthorne. Devil's Thumb is bizarrely beautiful, with solitude and pure boondocks golf, David R. Holland writes.
Since Jason Scott Deegan played so many cool courses (19 five stars on Golf Advisor) and visited so many exotic resorts, castles, estates and hotels, the competition for his 2015 travel awards has never been tougher.
The all-inclusive theme of the Riviera Maya in Mexico has bled into the area's golf clubs over the past few years. Leading the charge are the Iberostar Resorts and the Palace Resorts. Guests at these high-end resorts get premier pricing playing golf, but anybody who wants to go all-inclusive on the course can get the same experience for a surcharge. Jason Scott Deegan has more from Cancun.
There are many brand-name golf course architects out there. While they're great, there are more whose work is also worthy of your attention. Here they are.
Better hurry and play Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club, because the goal is to return to private status as soon as more memberships are sold. It's not a hard sell. The two Nicklaus-designed 18s, named Prospector and Lost Gold, are award-winners and have hosted professional events. Play both courses, and you will get a feel for what the pros face every week -- superb conditioning and lightning-fast greens.
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