Lakota Links Golf Club

Pace of Play was a problem as pro shop allowed a six-some on a Saturday, which included two children aged 6 and 12. Delayed 45 minutes on back 9. Twosome in front of our foursome quit playing around #11.

The course is very nice, but there are a fair number of brown spots. The greens have a lot of undulations. May be too hard for high handicappers.

The course is situated in several canyons on the front nine, and steep hills on the back. Every tee shot has carry and most have big elevation changes. It is very difficult to play both mentally and physically. Its in very good shape. Tons of blind shots, greens that make a potato chip look flat, and severe slopes on the cart paths. The carts says to be careful as Lakota is a dangerous course. I would agree. Don't bother with this one.

Lakota Links is my favorite golf course that I’ve played. Every hole is picturesque and has a completely different stunning view. The course layout is unreal. The front goes up into the mountains with an alpine landscape while the back nine has more of a links landscape with tall grass down in the valley below. There are very few table top greens at all. I thought a cool feature were the bowl-like green complexes. I ended up playing this course twice during my stay in CO because it was so enjoyable the first time.

This was the first time playing at Lakota Links and the course was unbeatable in terms of views! Outstanding course layout and was a great challenge. The tee placement made for a great experience as well!

Would highly recommend and look forward to going again.

This course will challenge every aspect of your game from tee to green. Many tees are seriously elevated. Most greens are a stairmaster workout from surface back to cart. A few forced carries, rolling greens, bunkers and waters hazards complete the test of skill. At 7,000', flat land visitors should bring a can of oxygen.

Course conditions were good overall but the bunkers were pretty shaggy and placing a post to aim at off the tee would be helpful to those not familiar with the course.

Because of the high lost-ball potential, pace of play can be a little slow. Worse was that two different singles were sent out behind our foursome, so we had to wait in order to let them play through.

Still, it is a must if you can play it. The staff couldn't be nicer or more helpful. The restaurant was closed but the clubhouse is very nice.

Outstanding course, beautiful conditions, whoever set the pin placements is the goat .

Loved the course … the design, the condition and the challenge. I’ve been playing golf since 1987, and after Oakmont, Bethpage Black and Koo’lau in Hawaii, it is the most difficult I’ve ever played. It’s a good bucket list course if you find yourself on I-70 and you want to stop and play before staying in Glenwood Springs or moving onto Denver.

We play this course once or twice a year. Long but fun course. Gloves and hats in the pro shop are almost twice the typical prices. Fees have risen a good amount since last year

What a course!! I have wanted to play this course for a long time and finally did. This place was worth the wait!! It was the funnest course I’ve played in Colorado, and I’ve played some good ones. I love courses where you can’t play driver off of every tee box and have to play the course. The layout was amazing!

The views were spectacular! The staff was awesome! The GPS on the carts was very accurate and it even flagged you at the 8th hole if you wanted to order food for the turn.

Bring cash with you to tip the guys at the front. They load your bag and clean your clubs after the round. I rarely carry cash and wish I would have known this. There’s no ATM at the course.

If I had to list a negative, it would be the bunkers. Try to avoid them at all costs. They are hard and they seemed to be more dirt than sand thankfully I was only in 1 but they are noticeable.

Other than that, it is a fantastic course and one everyone in Colorado should play. It is worth the drive and you will no be disappointed.

I had to leave after 9 holes-way too slow. It was 4 groups at #7and #8 at one time. Then 2 groups ( besides me) on #10

Greens are too dry and on slower side. Bunkers has no sand but a lots of dirt. I was a big fan of the course but done coming for now.