Arrowhead Golf Club

This time of year Arrowhead offers a decent value. One of Colorado's most famous (and beautiful) courses, Arrowhead is especially appealing with the Fall/Early Winter rates. The downside of playing Arrowhead now is the greens have been plugged, so putting is bumpy.

The course was in good shape for the time of year but for the money I expect everything to be perfect, no excuses. The range is free, but only 180 yards deep. My cart was duct taped together, had engine problems and the GPS only worked on hole 1 and hole 15. These do not make the game impossible and to be honest are window dressing, but for the kind of scratch they ask for I ask for some pretty darn nice drapes in return.

This was the second time I have played Arrowhead. After driving over an hour to get there I was greeted by a staff member and was told we are aerating the front 9, you can only play the back 9, which was aerated YESTERDAY. Had I known this I would have scheduled a different date to play this awesome course.

The course (front nine) was in good shape, but they were aerating the back nine and we were unable to play the back nine. We played the front nine twice.

It would have been nice if they had made us aware of this prior to booking the tee time or us paying for the round. They did however give a discount for us to play the course again (before 12/31/13) so if we're lucky we can play it if the weather holds up.

Arrow head has a medium length, but a challenging in term of elevated holes and hard to read greens. It is hard to judge the distance due to elevation and hard to read the green due to its location next to the mountain and speed.

Arrowhead is perhaps one of the most scenic public courses in Denver (incl. the private courses...check out its website photos). 1/2 a dozen blind holes make shot choice a challenge (fortunately, I'd played there before). Water &/or very thick rough/scrub bush makes an errant ball tough to find. Expect wind (though we had zero until maybe the 17th hole!). At $115 pp, a bit dear for a public course in Denver (yes, there are top 100 course in US that go for $200-$500pp!). Range is 180 yds long so tough to warm up with the woods (which manifested on first tee!)

Arrowhead is one beautiful golf course! It played very challenging as the rough was very deep. The recent monsoon rains prevented the staff from mowing the fairways or rough. The greens on the other hand, had been mowed and they were super fast! The greens are always difficult to putt due to the speed and the fact that they are almost impossible to read at times. I swear that several times my putts were breaking up hill!! I enjoy the challenge though!! I really enjoyed my day at Arrowhead!!!!!

Everything was perfect. Greens like billiard tables, fairways were excellent, sand traps were filled with water due to a heavy rain throughout the evening...Staff was super friendly.

Play was incredibly slow. 5+ hours for a twosome in a cart. GPS doesn't give much info, other than distance to green from current position (no information available on distance to hazards or bunkers ) and the scorecard doesn't have a picture of the course layout on the back.
Had a foursome behind us that knew nothing about golf etiquette, they shouted, squealed brakes, cursed. Ranger did approach us on the 15th hole and we expressed our dismay and he spoke to the offending party.
Would love to refer my friends to the course as the course is beautiful and probably fun to play, but the cost of the round, the inadequate playing information and the pace of play makes me reluctant to do so.

You won't find many courses as aesthetically appealing as this one. You spend more time taking pictures than reading your putts. Greens are super fast.

Arrowhead has the most gorgeous scenery (seriously) that you will find on any course in Denver. It’s stunning. It continues to also be however the most grossly overpriced and poorly run course in Denver. Their tee-sheet is always overbooked. Whether its booking tee times starting at 5:30 when the sun doesn’t come up until 6:30 or cramming in midday tee times between morning and afternoon tournaments, the pace of play is always slow. I’ve walked off after a 4 hour 9 hole round on a Saturday. Adding to the disappointment are the facilities for the price. Again, with the rates they charge you would tend to expect more than hitting off of mats on an 180yd range. Tee boxes were shaggy, maintenance was just average. The staff is usually good to deal with. Just know what you are getting into and expensive, slow, round on an average greenery, with spectacular surroundings.

Really enjoyed the incredible scenery and cleverly designed holes. Several large bucks had to be navigated on a few holes, and we stood inches from them to get some picures. Well worth playing.

The conditions were great. The views almost take your focus away from your game the place is so beautiful. I would play there a lot more often but it's expensive. Don't get me wrong it's worth the money, I just can only afford it when it's a hot deal. I will be looking more closely the rest of the year to see if I can do it again. Bring your camera, your iPhone wont do it justice.

Course has gone down hill over the past 2 yrs. It is not in bad shape, just not what it use to be. Still a bit pricey; suggest finding a good rate on golfnow.com. Views are great as the course meanders through steep vertical red rocks. A must play at least once. If you like to hit the 19th hole after your round; might suggest traveling to a local pub. Beer here is a bit pricey.

Played an early Sunday Morning round, we were the 3rd pairing of the day. Pace of play was terrible definitely needed a marshal. We waited 35 minutes one hole and 20 minutes another hole for the pairings in front of us to finish. Normally wouldn't be a issue but they were terribly slow and ruined the flow of the game. Course is always gorgeous and makes for a fun round.

Used a BOGO coupon to play this course with my wife on her birthday and we enjoyed it very much. The views were spectacular as we thought they'd be. We got on early and finished within four hours. Had nobody in front or behind the whole round. The wind was a significant issue on the front nine but a good trade off for no waiting. There were many opportunities for lost balls and I think I'd take a more conservative approach on many holes if I were to return (which I hope to). All in all a great experience at a 'must play' course in this area.

The course is in great shape but lets be honest you golf here for the views. On the 16th green looking out to Chatsfield resevior and to downtown Denver was amazing!

Beautiful views and well maintained. Greens were healthy, but fairly slow.

I currently live N. Illinois but grew up in Denver metro area. Never heard of the course until I was web surfing one day. This last visit home I went and played the course. Every par 3 as the most stunning set up. a couple of Par 4's have dog legs around gorgeous rock formations. I was surprised that the ball did not fly farther because of the elevation. Down in Arvada I could maintain around a 300yd average. Up there 270 was a good drive for me. Very challenging course. The greens were a little rough in some spots but I imagine its very difficult to keep them pristine because of the location. worth the money.

This is a pretty course with some neat features. Irons only on the small driving range, and players must hit off of mats (ugh). The pace of play was really slow. We were behind a foursome that seemed to be playing a best ball or scramble and were still extremely slow. Zero marshall appearances all day.

The carts have a built in gps unit. Ours didn't work at all, the beer cart driver called in for us on hole 2, but no one came around. We changed it out at the turn. Overall a very average experience.