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3.4
588 Reviews (588)
5 Stars
135
4 Stars
181
3 Stars
146
2 Stars
76
1 Stars
50
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
64.0%
Recommend this course
381 out of 588 reviews
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3.1
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
62.5%
Recommend this course
10 out of 16 reviews
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3.3
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
61.8%
Recommend this course
42 out of 68 reviews
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Course Highlights
Buffalo Run's staff consistently earns high praise for friendliness, and the course layout offers strong value for the price. Ongoing improvements signal a promising future for this well-regarded local track.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7411 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.7

Buffalo Run Golf Course is a locally acclaimed 18-hole, municipal course in Commerce City. The links-style layout covers 7,411 yards from its longest tees with a par of 72. Designed by Keith Foster, there are challenging elements such as water hazards and bunkers that come into play on the course. The wind creates difficulty on this golf course. Buffalo Run Golf Course's front nine is less challenging than the back nine but it builds up good practice for the second half of the game. One hole to note is the demanding 13th hole. It is a par-3 that has a well-placed bunker near the green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Keith Foster

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $17
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code T-shirts, tank-tops, gym clothing and excessively worn clothing is not permitted.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant
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Reviews

3.4
588 Reviews (588)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Thick Rough 7
Bunkers 6
Plays Long 6
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 6
Locals 6
This Course's Location is:
Near the Airport 8

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was being worked on so cart was waste of time and money. Hopefully it will be better next time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun to play, but upkeep was poor

For the most part, this is a fun course to play. That said, the upkeep this time around left a lot to be desired. Some of the fairways are absolutely destroyed with sand/seed essentially making up the majority of the space. The rough is extremely long. The other part was the pace of play. Both times I've played, 18 holes has taken almost five hours. I'm not sure if it's because of start times or what, but it is brutal. That said, the staff and marshalls were very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wait till next year

Could be a fun course. But it’s all torn up and fairways are full of sand. I will wait till next year before I play it again.

Also had a very slow group in front of us. Marshalls didn’t speed them up or let us play through.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

under repair

They still work on the water project.

I played 17 holes.

Once it is done, it will be great golf course.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Terrible fairways

All I can say is MOW you can;t even see the fairways because of the high grass.Fairway # 9 closed and fairway #8 you have to walk it. I used to love this course and I hope they can turn it around by next year.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough time. Know what to expect

Even reading the reviews before hand, didn’t expect it to be this rough. Maybe that time of the year, but rough time. Hole 9 closed, slow play, multiple holes essentially just sand being regrown. The list goes on, but maybe the thing that twisted me the most was that a third of my range balls look like they had been whacked with a mower. Poor overall but I expected it looking at the reviews. Would hate to book a tee time as an out of state or out of town player because it would be a waste of time. And not to mention the rough and tee boxes that hadn’t been mowed anytime recently.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not recommended

Course was in terrible condition- pace of play was so bad we skipped 2 holes to move past group of 5- hole 9 closed- played here 2 years ago and it was great- whoever is maintaining this course should find a new profession

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad Experience

I don't usually write reviews, but was really disappointed in the course conditions. They're in the process of installing a drainage system, but to have fairways where there's little grass, numerous holes not allowing carts, carts directed back to paths 100 yds from the green, first cut aeration with such holes you can't find your ball...just toooo much!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
1.0
First Time Playing

This course is terrible

Don’t waste your money, course sucks, Terrible condition, and the staff are not friendly at all, stay away!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

The course was entirely torn apart. On hole 2 the entire fairway was sand. I understand aeration but this was unplayable.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 92
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good day

Had to play the back nine twice since the front nine was closed due to aeration. We were notified of this ahead of time and it was fine. The back nine was in very good shape so we had a good day. Can't wait until they get the 2 or 3 holes open for carts on the back nine!! This will make playing there much better like it was in the past.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Under Maintenance - but discounted pricing = great value!

The course has been under maintenance the past year+ while they renovate the irrigation/drainage on the course. As a result, there are some pretty rough fairways with either bare dirt, over-grown fairways (as they can't cut them) or sand to repair the maintenance.

But - the greens are in really good shape. My buddy and I would adjust our lies in the fairways when it was reasonably acceptable to expect a good lie from a shot.

The rough here is no joke - it's thick and you need to watch your ball closely when not in the fairway. I lost 2 balls where my partner and I both saw the ball land in the rough, but we couldn't find it. Similarly, I found 5 balls today that were in the rough and likely lost by someone in a group in front of us. To be clear, the lost/found balls were in the rough, NOT in the hazard.

Would I play it again? At $45 (including cart), yes - I would. Buffalo Run realizes the course is under construction and is pricing it accordingly.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent Course

It is a decent enough course, nothing particularly special about this course that would make me come back other than the fact that it is now the closest course to my house. Food is ok at the restaurant and the course could have definitely been in better condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Buffalo run

There were a few holes that is under construction and in extremely poor shape. On top of that it was cart path only I would of been ok if the holes that were under construction were path only. But the whole course was path only. I love the layout but I wish they can maintain the course better. I haven't played this couse in 3 years because of the course conditions and it maybe another 3 years before I go again

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Good Course, Rough Shape

Worst course conditions I've played in years - IMO the course should be shut down for maintenance or at least keep the rough mowed.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff

Course was in a state of flux but staff was great and fun day.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Wrong review entered

I tried to write a review about Heather ridge after we had a really bad experience with the ranger. I accidentally wrote it about this course which i didn't even end up playing. Golf now has a link under contact us that doesn't work so i can't undo it. Hopefully this is at least something - the review calling the Marshall a jerk was NOT meant for this course. I'm so sorry.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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