GC at Heather Ridge
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4.1
1043 Reviews (1043)
5 Stars
327
4 Stars
497
3 Stars
128
2 Stars
39
1 Stars
52
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
89.9%
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910 out of 1043 reviews
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4.3
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
2
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2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.8%
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36 out of 41 reviews
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4.1
126 Reviews (126)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
49
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
89.7%
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113 out of 126 reviews
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Course Highlights
Heather Ridge consistently impresses with well-maintained conditions, fast greens, and a tricky layout featuring water and elevation changes. Friendly staff and strong value make this a favorite among repeat golfers in the Denver area.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 5876 yards
Slope 128
Rating 69.0

The golf course at Heather Ridge provides not only a good game but also spectacular views overlooking the Rocky Mountains. The former private, 18-hole course is 6,106 yards at its longest tees and plays to a par of 70. Renowned golf course designer Richard Phelps designed the course, which opened in 1972. The small greens are undulating and extremely sloped. The course also features narrow fairways and water hazards. The most difficult hole on the Heather Ridge Golf Course is the 10th hole, which is a par-5 that covers 506 yards.

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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dick Phelps (1972)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $20
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Lounge
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4.1
1043 Reviews (1043)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 48
Undulating Greens 37
Narrow Fairways 36
This course/club is great for:
Locals 41
Walkers 31
Seniors 25
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 62
In the 'Burbs 14
Near the Airport 9

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Meh

Unimpressive staff. Horrible pace of play with no marshal appearance on the back nine. Nice greens with funky breaks.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
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Commented on 05/30/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Heather Ridge Golf Course. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Memorial weekend golfing

Had a blast golfing with my best buddy Brian and a 1st timer Meagan which btw did awesome as a virgin golfer. Love the course, I play there as often as possible, and will for a long time to come!!

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

4-26-19

Course was challenging and still growing in. Greens are tough and fast. We were able to play on Friday as a twosome with no pressure from behind. Tees are still sandy and growing in. Good mix of long and short holes. I will go back

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Good value and friendly staff

Heather Ridge gives you good bang for your buck. The staff is friendly and accomodating and given it is March I felt the course was in pretty good condition. Ponds and streams had water in them which is rare this time of year and the greens were actually pretty nice. Give them a try!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great condition for December!

Staff was great, course is better shape than you’d expect for December. Greens were good, they are still watering on the warm days so greens are much better than some of the others I’ve played recently. Fun quirky course, pace of play was great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Shot Makers course

Shorter but very fun course. Definitely a shot makers course on some of the par 4 holes. Course was in great condition considering middle of December. Greeens in excellent shape except for people not fixing ball marks. No tee markers for some reason? Really enjoyed it. Staff very nice! Will definitely play itt again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 116
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Colorado Advisor
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Experience with the course helps to make for an enjoyable round

This was my 3rd and my wife's 1st time here. One thing to note, the course from the scorecard is 6106y blue, 5727y white, and 5204y red. Red tees play 70.9/127 with a bogey rating of 100.7 (cogolf.org) for a par 70 course for ladies, beware!

A great deal beckoned, and we opted in. Some of the tee boxes may not be flat for the red tees, beware. The front 9 allows for some drivers, unless you're a bomber or hooker/slicer. Experience may help you relax a bit, as the houses are actually far enough away to be generally harder to hit. Wind can bring a lot more water into play, know your distances.

Holes #4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, and 15 really try to tug your driver out of your hands, unless you're a straight hitter.

As far as course conditions, the staff has really kept it in good shape. Sure, there are some leaves, but it isn't too bad. The greens are playing very well. The staff is friendly and welcoming. The course is fairly flat and quite walkable, which may be preferable as the temperatures dwindle, though they do have some covered carts it appeared. Call ahead if that's desirable for you.

As far as scores go, for guys, this course can be kind to your scorecard if you play it straight or smart. For ladies, the tee boxes may be a bit of a reach if you hit average distance or less, e.g. #2 is a 371y par 4 and #14 is a 153y par 3. Also, #4, 6, and #13 may get the driver out of your hands, too, if you hit 180-220y.

Overall, this is a nice, interesting course nestled in a neighborhood that will give you some different challenges than perhaps your typical Denver or Aurora city course. Enjoy!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging Greens

Great Golf Course to play. Greens are fast and challenging if you can put on these you can put on any golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Surprisingly challenging for the yardage

As the title suggests, this course is surprisingly challenging for the yardage. The white tees (mid level ability) play only 5727. At that kind of yardage, you'd expect to shoot below your average score quite easily. That is certainly doable if you hit your shots, but be prepared for some surprises.

Water "can" affect 11 holes. Though if you hit it correctly, it shouldn't affect any of them. The greens played true, but there is enough bend to most shots to make you question how much break you'll get on your shot.

Also, several of the holes have structures "in the way" of the ideal line you might take to the green, so you have to play a different line.

I came in expecting a fairly easy course and left wondering why more courses didn't use strategic placements to make the course more of a thinking game where you have to strategize what you need to do to get around the course.

My playing partner and both have 22-26 handicaps (depending on the year, it floats around). We ended up both shooting 49 on the front. He shot 44 on the back and fell apart for non-golf reasons and shot 55 on the back.

For a mid-October round, I was surprised how well the course was maintained. It was in great shape and exceeded my expectations.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff Rude

Had the desk yelling at us to hurry up between holes 6 and 7 yet there was nowhere to go the entire day... OVERPRICED. Rude staff. Lots of better values out there. Avoid this course at all costs!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 278
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beware of Houses/Windows along The Heather Ridge

1st: Really good staff -starter & cartgirls. Interesting layout, with great greens. They putted fast & held good incoming shots. The greens were really tough for me & had unusual amount of 3putts; but very undulating & some wicked pin-placements. The course was really soft this day & no roll-outs, which this old guy really depends on. This is a short course, but played longer; besides the fact #2 is 450yrd par4. The par 5s are good --#7 is great hole. The only major complaint is the houses along almost every hole --no buffer zone & very much "hit'able" to stray shots. One guy in my group (fairly new to golf) had a scary day with ricochets off houses/roofs (luckily no windows). I'd go back, just for the convenience, the greens, & the Hot Deal Special.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/18/2018:
Thank you for leaving us a great four-star review! We're so pleased that you enjoyed your day with us, despite some of the inherent challenges of our course. Please come and see us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time at Heather Ridge

Despite back nine being closed for aeration, still had enjoyable time playing front nine 2x. Jim at the pro shop was very polite, couteaous, and accommodating. Appreciate the fact that ice, cups and water are available for free... especially on hot day!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/18/2018:
We're so pleased that you had a great first round with us! We hope it's the first of many!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Hidden Gem

I haven’t played this course in more than 20 years and had forgotten how fun the layout was and the challenge it provided. Lots of over the water shots along with narrow shot windows. So for a shorter length layout it provides ample challenge and reward for for well placed shots.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I’m sorry

Love the course. Has a very nice variety of different holes. Some you need the big dog, some you need a fairway wood of the tee.

Dispite wandering thru condos on many holes, it’s very reasonable and challenging at the same time. Number 7 a par 5 that is a zig zag, requires a plan of attack on every hole.

Today I played with a group of three. Great guys but we were extremely slow. The ranger (yes a ranger) was on us a little. Rightfully so! One of the guys gave him a little unwarranted crap. I apologized to the ranger, then a few holes later, I smacked a pulled hybrid off a tree and hit the Marshal sign on the front windshield of his cart. I’m not sure I’ll be invited back. I don’t think he gets paid enough for this abuse.

But he took it quite well which is very surprising.

I apologized yet again and tried to save bogey! Lol

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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