The best public-access and private golf courses in Colorado, ranked

Looking to play the best golf courses in Colorado? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.

Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.

The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.

KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.

* indicates new or returning to the rankings

Best public-access courses in Colorado

The Broadmoor’s East in Colorado (Courtesy of the Broadmoor)

1. Redlands Mesa
Grand Junction (m)
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2. Red Sky (Fazio)
Wolcott (m)

3. The Broadmoor (East)
Colorado Springs (c)

T4. RainDance National*
Windsor (m)

T4. Red Sky (Norman)
Wolcott (m)

6. Haymaker
Steamboat Springs (m)

7. CommonGround
Aurora (m)
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T8. TPC Colorado
Berthoud (m)

T8. The Broadmoor (West)
Colorado Springs (c)

10. Bear Dance
Larkspur (m)
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Best private courses in Colorado

Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado (Courtesy of Cherry Hills/Brian Walters)

1. Ballyneal
Holyoke (4m)

2. Colorado GC
Parker (27m)

3. Cherry Hills
Cherry Hills Village (63c)

4. Castle Pines
Castle Rock (57m)

5. CC of the Rockies
Edwards (m)

6. Maroon Creek
Aspen (m)

7. Glacier Club (Mountain)
Durango (m)

8. Frost Creek
Eagle (m)

9. Roaring Fork Club
Basalt (m)

10. Denver CC*
Denver (T183c)