The Ridge at Castle Pines (Colorado)

I love this course it’s a difficult course that challenges every part of your game. However the pace of play was horrendous. I’m not a fan of 5 hours rounds, Definitely when its in the 90’s outside and you just sit while 3 other groups have to tee off in front of you, 3/4 of your way through your round. The Marshalls did come out and offer water and tried to move the groups along but what are they really going to do. 18 holes should never take more than 5 hours to play and we played it in 5:15 min. The only other thing and this was because I found this annoying was their carts. Constantly offering food and warnings about wildlife on their GPS screens which would constantly freeze and not work properly to get back to the “golf screen” So, at least our cart wasn’t working properly and seemed like it was about to die. Can’t say the same about other carts.

4pm twilight round is perfect. Can get in all 18 with no issues.

Everything was just right. Great conditions and friendly helpful staff. Course has good balance of difficulty. Loved it.

Great shape. Great track. Looking forward to playing again.

Castle Pines Golf Club – Real Golfer Review

Castle Pines is what you imagine when you dream about the perfect Colorado round—immaculate greens, tree-lined fairways, and a layout that makes you feel like you’re in a private forest hideaway. This course is stunning, and the maintenance crew clearly treats the place like Augusta West.

Now for the truth: it’s been cart-path only lately, and if you’re walking more than playing, you’re not imagining it. Hope you wore comfortable shoes and didn’t skip leg day. It slows the pace and adds extra hustle between shots—so just be prepared.

On the upside, shade is everywhere. Unlike most exposed courses where you’re baking by hole 6, Castle Pines offers plenty of natural cover to keep you cool even on hotter days. That’s a huge bonus in the Colorado sun.

Cart girls? Scarce. If hydration (or swing juice) is important to you, load up early and again at the turn. Don’t rely on the beverage cart fairy—she’s probably on hole 17 and nowhere near you.

Pro tip: Order your food before hitting the 9th green. Timing is everything here, and placing that order early means you’re not waiting forever before heading back out.

Plus the free driving range balls are a plus!

As for the neighborhood feel—yes, there are houses around the course, but with how the trees and terrain are laid out, you’d have to really shank one to nail a window. If you do, congrats—you’ve got a great story, and probably a repair bill.

Bottom line: Castle Pines is a premium course. Even with cart-path-only restrictions and rare beverage sightings, it’s absolutely worth it for the views, the greens, and the atmosphere. Just come prepared, and it’ll be one of your best rounds of the season

Pace was terrible - especially for a Thurs. We call for a ranger and none came. I left after the 10th hole it was so bad. I was told on the 1st tee that it was cart path only ... and there was no reason for it. They had very heavy duty construction equipment ranging all over the coarse so why not carts. Should have been told BEFORE I even bought the round. I will never come back to this coarse. Many better choices for this cost.

Course was under major reconstuction. Cart path only rule (which golfnow does not tell you!). I'm too old for all that walking, kinda ruined the experience of the course.

The staff here is aweful. They are much more concerned about the tournaments then those that are playing after. They said, sorry you will have to play the 1st 9 twice and when I asked why, they indicated we are working on out sand traps. Okay, but I was expecting to play all the holes and the response was too bad get your money back, but I couldn't because I booked through Golf Now! I will never go back and being a country club in Denver, this place is a disgrace. The bartender ladies were very nice, but I will never go back and they just lost my sons 1 of 3 places where we were going to do the wedding rehersal dinner for 70 people, but not now. The Avalanche organization should find somewhere else to go, they don't know what they are missing.

Loved our time at the Ridge at North Castle Pines. We had a great time playing a challenging course, but got our steps in as the rules were "golf cart path only". The elevations gains and losses are extreme but that's what makes the course so interesting. Well worth the money.

I drove a long way and paid a lot of money to play a course that never advertised they would be cart only. The pace of play was terrible as the groups in front of us had to walk endlessly to find their balls instead of driving their cart to them. I got through nine holes and couldn’t stomach another nine. Will it play there again… great course, poor business practice.

Played the Ridge in mid May and the condition of the course was exceptional. In fact, I was surprised that it was cart-path only as the grass seemed fine and healthy. The course itself has challenges, views, and opportunities to go for it. It was well worth the price and we enjoyed ourselves.

We were given warning that some of the bunkering on the front was still being worked on but would be finished in a week. The management also acknowledged that the course wasn't up to their standard, so they gave each person a $25 shop credit. I figured there would be several bunkers that looked finished but just weren't supposed to be played out of yet. I was wrong. There were still a bunch of bunkers that had no sand nor sod around them. If that was the only issue, my review would have been better. the condition of the course left a lot to be desired. You can see from the attached photos that the tee boxes and fairways on certain holes were unplayable. The overall routing of the course was fine. It's a prototypical mountain course that requires you be accurate off the tee and is more forgiving around the greens. The course had just seen a few days of rain, so in certain parts it was very soft. It was cart path only, so pace of play was about 5 hours on a Wednesday. I walked but the course isn't set up for that. There are very few (if any) walking paths from tee to fairway. most of the time you're just walking on the cart path anyway. Overall it was a bland course in terrible condition that I was charged $100 to play. Wouldn't go back, too many other options in the area.

Just a great place to play beautiful scenery interesting and challenging but not overly difficult course. People are super friendly and very helpful when we played they were still working on rebuilding their traps and we knew that when we booked the tee time but still gave him a five-star rating cuz we know when they're done the front nine traps will be as good as the back nine and the boot they gave us a $25 credit even though we knew that traps were under construction when we booked her tee time can't really ask for more than that