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4.0
Value
3.2
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
3.2
Pace
3.2
Amenities
2.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7123 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.1

Nestled in the heart of the Rockies, Golf Granby Ranch boasts unbelievable mountain vistas. It consistently ranks as one of the top public golf courses in Colorado. Formerly known as Headwaters G.C., the course originally opened as a nine-hole layout in 2001 and has since expanded to a full 18 holes and underwent a renovation by Nicklaus Design. The golf course tumbles across dramatically hilly terrain that does more than offer great views, it also gives each hole a unique character. Sand traps can be found throughout, you'll even see some in the middle of the fairways, which is a Nicklaus signature. There are also natural lakes and ponds that come into play on several occasions. The golf course can be a tough but six sets of tees make it approachable for any skill level.

Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Seasonally
Architect Nicklaus Gage Davis

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes, Hitting Balls From Grass
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Granby Ranch Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Fishing, Skiing

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4.0
68 Reviews (68)
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Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Valley Challenge

Great summer option for golfers staying in the Winter Park/Granby area who have a discount card or use Golf Now or other reduced rate services. The course is challenging from all tee locations but has many open holes that give you a breather. Course knowledge though is a must on several tee shots as high brush obscures fairway/pin locations. Staff is helpful and the restaurant serves excellent food/CO craft brews.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course - Hidden Gem!

Really fun course that was challenging, but room to miss on several holes and still get up and down. Very well maintained course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Granby golf

Fun golf course. Hidden treasure. Well worth going out of your ways to find it. There is so much potential to be a great course when they make all their planned changes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic course

Great course conditions..it was the off season and no crowds. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Looking forward to seeing the new club house

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is located on the Colorado River.

Beautiful surroundings, beautiful flowers, lots of wildlife, friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Walked

Great Course at a bargin price

This is a drop dead gorgeous setting in a valley with the Colorado River running along a couple holes and the ski resort in the background. I spent as much time taking pics as playing golf. A typical mountain course with up and down terrain.
The course is immaculate, well kept, the greens are great and Grandby Ranch does a fantastic job of maintaining an outstanding golf course along with their other facilities. The driving range and putting and chipping areas are included in the green fee and our outstanding. I got a $25 price for a late afternoon tee time on Golf Now and quite frankly, it is the best course I have ever played for that price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

5 stars is possible

What a fun course! Lies in a valley and is quite picturesque. Staff out front was very courteous and informative. Proud of their course too. Clubhouse is nothing much at all and the food was an issue. We just wanted a breakfast burrito before we teed off and it took an act of congress to get it. Evidently they had to have it delivered from somewhere. This made very little difference though for the enjoyment of the course. I recommend it above Grand Elk which was pretty good and poor Grand Lake which has been decimated by Pine Beetle kill.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Scenery

Course is in immaculate condition, beautiful scenery, very friendly and competent staff. We'll be back and will recommend to our friends.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

New Favorite golf course

This place is awesome! From the moment you drive in and park, we were met with a friendly staff person with our cart. The Starter welcomed us and showed us where the practice area was and which holes had the most beautiful views. Inside staff just as friendly. A really good deal after 2pm $60 for 18 of the most beautiful, well/groomed holes of golf. Challenging, but fun!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Views Great Copnditions

The front well thought out and great views from all Tee boxes. Mountain backdrops were OUTSTANDING! Backside lay out questionable (double back on cart paths). Course in EXCELLENT condition.
Fun to play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Long Day

My second time playing at Granby Ranch, both were great. The starter greets you with a cart, jumps out and grabs another if your party needs one.
We had a late tee time and arrived 20 mins before time to tee off. I wanted to swing my driver a few times before the round, thanks to the unlimited practice balls they provided, I warmed up! Off to the course and a great round!
The only problems I noticed are the fairway near the greens are extremely wet(no puddles), a few blind greens(its handy to have someone spot you) and we never saw a drink cart(once again we did have a 3:30pm tee time). Other than that.. Fantastic day!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

beautiful course

Great course with awesome views of the mountains. Front nine along the Frazer river. Back nine is in mountain valley with elevation changes. The course has 5 sets of tees for all skill levels.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Very enjoyable golf

My son and I had a great day at Granby Ranch. Fairways and most greens were in good shape. A few greens on the back nine were rough and bumpy , but course was in good condition overall.
Keep the ball in play. The rough can eat golf balls if you stray too far away from mowed areas.
We were well taken cared of by the staff and will be back for more.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Good course, but new and needs time to mature

Can be difficult to find, no club house and just because the greens are new golfers feel they don't need to repair ball marks, come on man, bend over and fix your ball mark.

Great staff, very helpful and pleasant.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

odd design

Very spreadout, carts only, flat front 9 hilly blind back 9, greens rough and bouncy

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Incredible!

Tee time: 9:10 am. Conditions: rained for 12 hrs night before so Extremely wet...cart path only. Overall, the course was great; definitely the best in Grand County. Staff was very helpful and friendly. For warmup, there were plenty of range balls and beautiful practice facilities for putting and chipping. Greens were just punched but still managed to putt rather true; to be expected this time of year. Fairways were well kept as are the rough and traps. I had such a great time on this course that I played another 18 that afternoon. Not to be Missed!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fantastic conditions

Granby ranch is in the best shape of almost any mountain course in the area and for less money too. I almost feel bad telling others about it. Greens and fairways are in great shape. No snow rot like many other courses. It is a great test of golf. By far my favorite course and a great value. Staff is super friendly. Do yourself a favor and play Granby Ranch.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lots of sand traps.

If you do not hit straight you will lose many balls inthe tall grasses that surround the fairways.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

excellent views

Stay out of the ruff tough to get out of. Greens rolled great. Bunkers had rocks in them. Staff was very friendly . Worth all that we played for a mountain course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course, maybe not $90 nice

Enjoyed the course, and had one of my best rounds ever. Expected more challenge for a mountain course. Course was in great shape, and while not over-challenging, there were some very nice holes. For $90, I probably wouldn't play again, but for the $40-$50 in the afternoon, it's a great deal, and I'd definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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