Grand Lake Golf Course An 18-hole championship golf course, carved out of the woods at an altitude of 8,420 feet, located at the base of the Never Summer Mountain Range. The Challenging fairways are bordered by tall lodgepole pines, which surround the well-tended, subtle greens. Majestic mountains, some still capped by the winter snows, tower high above you. It’s all yours for the taking at the Grand Lake Golf Course, where your approach shot just might be checked out by a curious elk, mule deer, or fox.
For sharpening up your skills, a driving range and putting green are also available. There is a staff of golf professionals available for lessons if you so desire.
Facilities include a well-stocked pro shop, complete with clubs, balls, and a large selection of clothing and accessories.
Grand Elk Golf Course. The Grand Elk Golf Course, Colorado's first Heathland-style course, was designed by championship golfer Craig Stadler, known affectionately to the sport as The Walrus, and premier course architect Tripp Davis. A par 71 masterwork playing 7,144 yards from the back tees, the landscape echoes the attributes of many traditional Heathland courses. It features an environmentally conscious design characterized by open, gently rolling land dotted by shrubs and grassland. Designed to work within the existing topography and to minimize disturbance to the land, the layout preserves adjacent wetlands and the natural course of Ten Mile Creek that meanders along the fairways.
At Grand Elk, greens will vary in size and pitch, and the course tends to give the visual impression that a shot will be challenging. But this is more of a perception than reality and makes for an exciting play.
With the Continental Divide as the backdrop, the Grand Elk Golf Course is challenging to the low handicapper while providing high scorers with a memorable game.
Headwaters Golf Course. Headwaters’ scenery – mountains, wetlands, trees, and alpine meadows – make for a secluded golf getaway, where your biggest competition for the greens will come from the occasional elk, deer or grouse. Don’t let the pretty scenery fool you, though – we take golf very seriously up here, and the course was designed with something for everyone in mind. The Headwaters experience has been described as “an adventure that continues to build throughout the round.” The front nine is forgiving when played from the front tees, but those wanting more of a challenge can choose the championship tees, which require long accurate shots. The front nine serves as a warm-up to the back nine, where golfers will encounter several memorable holes incorporating lakes, wetlands, elevated tees, and large, deep bunkers. One Headwaters golf professional says of the back nine: “It has a lot of different shots to offer. The yardage is shorter but it plays two to four shots harder than the front nine.”
Pole Creek Golf Club. Award-winning, Pole Creek Golf Club is one of the few public 27-hole courses in Colorado and the only one in Grand County. Pole Creek’s 7,107-yard course meanders through lush fields replete with native wildflowers, drastic elevation changes, vast bent greens, and water challenge shots over two ponds and five lakes. The Ridge 9 course challenges experts to a rigorous game with 3,603-yard shots and tree-lined holes, while the mellower Meadow 9 and Ranch 9 – indulge all playing levels. All three courses play to par 36. Pole Creek Golf Course is a member of the Colorado Golf Association.
