Beat courses between Grand Junction and Denver?

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Right now I plan on playing Redlands Mesa and Devil's Thumb on my way to Denver in July. Is there anything elae along I70 worth jumping out of the car and playing???

[snoofer]

Lakota Canyon in New Castle....Which is just west of Glenwood Springs.

 

[007iron]

The conditioning is hit or miss at Lakota imo. It's a fun course with beautiful views - same architect as Redlands.

 

My home course is Ironbridge in Glenwood springs. It's awesome- challenging. And has some amazing alpine holes and views as well. Let me know if you you're interested in checking it out and having someone to join you.

 

Eagle ranch in eagle is a great Palmer course.

 

I haven't played much in the vail or frisco/Breckinridge areas.

 

 

 

 

[golfdaddy01]

i say red sky or ironbridge in my opinion. I really like iron bridge. My folks live in grand junction and i love Redlands mesa , got a hole in one on 14 there.

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i say red sky or ironbridge in my opinion. I really like iron bridge. My folks live in grand junction and i love Redlands mesa , got a hole in one on 14 there.

 

Have you played Devil's thumb in Delta???

[007iron]

I have. Great course with some good risk reward holes. interesting par 3s - crazy black rocks littering the desert-scape and a lot of antelope running around. It does get hot in the summer in delta. Early would be best.

 

 

[golfdaddy01]

i played it when it first opened up so long time ago. i rather play down I70 but if you are in that area there is course in ridgway call divide ranch. goofy little track but has some really good holes and the scenery is as good as it gets

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Has anyone played Battfield Mesa???

[I_HATE_SNOW]

Has anyone played Battfield Mesa???

 

Do you mean Battlement Mesa at Parachute? Nice course, reasonable green fees. Love Redlands Mesa (top 10 course for us), Devil's Thumb and Lakota. Not too crazy about Breckenridge or the Raven as I don't like target golf to blind targets.

 

Where are you coming from?

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Has anyone played Battfield Mesa???

 

Do you mean Battlement Mesa at Parachute? Nice course, reasonable green fees. Love Redlands Mesa (top 10 course for us), Devil's Thumb and Lakota. Not too crazy about Breckenridge or the Raven as I don't like target golf to blind targets.

 

Where are you coming from?

 

Yes! We will coming from Utah. Already plan on playing Redlands Mesa and Devil's Thumb before driving to Denver.

[I_HATE_SNOW]

Sandhollow near St. George? It is also in my top 10. I like links courses which Devil's Thumb and Redlands are. The mountain courses can be fun but they are pricey. Moab has a nice 18, gave me fits with its little greens.

[deadsolid...shank]

Bend, I'd be curious. What's your itinerary so far? It looks like a fabulous road trip with lots of good golf.

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Cincinnati and back 17 days:

 

Gateway National (IL)

Fort Leonard Wood GC (MO) nostaligia

Some where in Oklahoma City?

NM Military Institute GC (NM)

Paako Ridge GC (NM)

Univ of NM GC (NM)

Black Mesa (NM) or Marty Sanchez

Pinon Hills (NM)

Hideout GC (UT)

Moab GC (UT)

Redlands Mesa (CO)

Devil's Thumb (CO)

Fossil Trace (CO)

Cheyenne CC (WY)

Wild Horse (NE)

Willow Lakes GC (NE)

Swope Memorial (MO)

 

I think that's it!

[deadsolid...shank]

Cincinnati and back 17 days:

 

Gateway National (IL)

Fort Leonard Wood GC (MO) nostaligia

Some where in Oklahoma City?

NM Military Institute GC (NM)

Paako Ridge GC (NM)

Univ of NM GC (NM)

Black Mesa (NM) or Marty Sanchez

Pinon Hills (NM)

Hideout GC (UT)

Moab GC (UT)

Redlands Mesa (CO)

Devil's Thumb (CO)

Fossil Trace (CO)

Cheyenne CC (WY)

Wild Horse (NE)

Willow Lakes GC (NE)

Swope Memorial (MO)

 

I think that's it!

 

Awesome. Too bad you couldn't fit in Four Winds. But I would choose Wild Horse too. Where is Willow Lakes? Omaha maybe?

[I_HATE_SNOW]

Go north after Wild Horse, catch Prairie Club, Dismal River and Sandhills. Looks like a great trip!

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Cincinnati and back 17 days:

 

Gateway National (IL)

Fort Leonard Wood GC (MO) nostaligia

Some where in Oklahoma City?

NM Military Institute GC (NM)

Paako Ridge GC (NM)

Univ of NM GC (NM)

Black Mesa (NM) or Marty Sanchez

Pinon Hills (NM)

Hideout GC (UT)

Moab GC (UT)

Redlands Mesa (CO)

Devil's Thumb (CO)

Fossil Trace (CO)

Cheyenne CC (WY)

Wild Horse (NE)

Willow Lakes GC (NE)

Swope Memorial (MO)

 

I think that's it!

 

Awesome. Too bad you couldn't fit in Four Winds. But I would choose Wild Horse too. Where is Willow Lakes? Omaha maybe?

 

I may play 4 winds instead of Cheyenne CC. Wilow Lakes was a Air Force base course a bit South of Omaha.

 

Go north after Wild Horse, catch Prairie Club, Dismal River and Sandhills. Looks like a great trip!

 

That is next time, WIThOuT the wifey!

[deadsolid...shank]

Cincinnati and back 17 days:

 

Gateway National (IL)

Fort Leonard Wood GC (MO) nostaligia

Some where in Oklahoma City?

NM Military Institute GC (NM)

Paako Ridge GC (NM)

Univ of NM GC (NM)

Black Mesa (NM) or Marty Sanchez

Pinon Hills (NM)

Hideout GC (UT)

Moab GC (UT)

Redlands Mesa (CO)

Devil's Thumb (CO)

Fossil Trace (CO)

Cheyenne CC (WY)

Wild Horse (NE)

Willow Lakes GC (NE)

Swope Memorial (MO)

 

I think that's it!

 

Awesome. Too bad you couldn't fit in Four Winds. But I would choose Wild Horse too. Where is Willow Lakes? Omaha maybe?

 

I may play 4 winds instead of Cheyenne CC. Wilow Lakes was a Air Force base course a bit South of Omaha.

 

Go north after Wild Horse, catch Prairie Club, Dismal River and Sandhills. Looks like a great trip!

 

That is next time, WIThOuT the wifey!

 

Kind of similar courses. A bit of rolling terrain, lots of trees. CCC obviously is a little better condition wise.

 

Both fun courses. I think CCC plays a quite a bit easier when it's a person's first round there. It plays pretty much how it looks, Four Winds has a little more "deception". A couple of greens roll completely opposite of how it looks like they should.

 

But you won't go wrong with either choice.

[I_HATE_SNOW]

Bayside, near Ogallalla NE is a nice course, especially if they have the greens sped up. I'd play it over 4 winds but I hate trees.

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I am actually pretty excited about this road trip, my wife is pretty cool for going along, she'll play most of the courses too.

[deadsolid...shank]

Bayside, near Ogallalla NE is a nice course, especially if they have the greens sped up. I'd play it over 4 winds but I hate trees.

 

Personally I think 4 Winds is a much better course, and a much better test. But as I've said I'm not near as high on Bayside as many others.

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

Cincinnati and back 17 days:

 

Gateway National (IL)

Fort Leonard Wood GC (MO) nostaligia

Some where in Oklahoma City?

NM Military Institute GC (NM)

Paako Ridge GC (NM)

Univ of NM GC (NM)

Black Mesa (NM) or Marty Sanchez

Pinon Hills (NM)

Hideout GC (UT)

Moab GC (UT)

Redlands Mesa (CO)

Devil's Thumb (CO)

Fossil Trace (CO)

Cheyenne CC (WY)

Wild Horse (NE)

Willow Lakes GC (NE)

Swope Memorial (MO)

 

I think that's it!

 

Awesome. Too bad you couldn't fit in Four Winds. But I would choose Wild Horse too. Where is Willow Lakes? Omaha maybe?

 

I may play 4 winds instead of Cheyenne CC. Wilow Lakes was a Air Force base course a bit South of Omaha.

 

Go north after Wild Horse, catch Prairie Club, Dismal River and Sandhills. Looks like a great trip!

 

That is next time, WIThOuT the wifey!

 

Kind of similar courses. A bit of rolling terrain, lots of trees. CCC obviously is a little better condition wise.

 

Both fun courses. I think CCC plays a quite a bit easier when it's a person's first round there. It plays pretty much how it looks, Four Winds has a little more "deception". A couple of greens roll completely opposite of how it looks like they should.

 

But you won't go wrong with either choice.

 

What about the Air Force Base golf course right bext door to Cheyenne CC? Is it better or not worth playing????

[deadsolid...shank]

Haven't played that one Bend. You can see a little bit of it from CCC (they share a border). It looks like more of a prarie style, longish, wispy grasses and not a lot of trees. But it was a pretty limited area we could see.

[golfdaddy01]

when are you playing willow lakes, thats my home course

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when are you playing willow lakes, thats my home course

 

July 14th I think. How is the course????

[golfdaddy01]

course is better this year after down season. We got a new base commander and he and his wife play alot so conditions and clean up have been much better. The design is a good one , RTJ Sr. design. Rough will be thick in july so keep it in the short grass. few risk reward holes and some water around course. keep it below the pin in most cases especially 1 and 18.

 

course is better this year after down season. We got a new base commander and he and his wife play alot so conditions and clean up have been much better. The design is a good one , RTJ Sr. design. Rough will be thick in july so keep it in the short grass. few risk reward holes and some water around course. keep it below the pin in most cases especially 1 and 18.

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It is open to the public right??? If not, you may need to play a round w me!

[I_HATE_SNOW]

How does it compare to the Blue course at the Air Force Academy? I've only played it once but just loved it.

[deadsolid...shank]

Bend, we played Four Winds yesterday and I'm sorry to say, but it's not in very good condition. It's really dried and baked out, which is surprising with the amount of wet snow we've had. And an abundance of dandelions that have gone to seed make finding a white ball difficult in a lot of places. Grass is pretty sparse in a lot of fairways and around greens in several spots.

 

That being said, I still love the layout. The greens are decent but not great. They were slower than normal but rolled ok.

 

It's still a good play, a lot of several really good holes, just right now not very pleasing to the eye aesthetically.

[I_HATE_SNOW]

Bend, we played Four Winds yesterday and I'm sorry to say, but it's not in very good condition. It's really dried and baked out, which is surprising with the amount of wet snow we've had. And an abundance of dandelions that have gone to seed make finding a white ball difficult in a lot of places. Grass is pretty sparse in a lot of fairways and around greens in several spots.

 

That being said, I still love the layout. The greens are decent but not great. They were slower than normal but rolled ok.

 

It's still a good play, a lot of several really good holes, just right now not very pleasing to the eye aesthetically.

That's not good. We haven't played there in several years, hoping to do Wild Horse in 10 days.

[deadsolid...shank]

Bend, we played Four Winds yesterday and I'm sorry to say, but it's not in very good condition. It's really dried and baked out, which is surprising with the amount of wet snow we've had. And an abundance of dandelions that have gone to seed make finding a white ball difficult in a lot of places. Grass is pretty sparse in a lot of fairways and around greens in several spots.

 

That being said, I still love the layout. The greens are decent but not great. They were slower than normal but rolled ok.

 

It's still a good play, a lot of several really good holes, just right now not very pleasing to the eye aesthetically.

That's not good. We haven't played there in several years, hoping to do Wild Horse in 10 days.

 

Yeah, I was disappointed. But not terribly so since conditions are pretty far down my importance list (unless they're really, really bad). I would hate for someone to miss the course due to conditions, because I still think its a terrific layout, but since I'm usually promoting it here I thought it was only fair to put that out there too.