PGA TOUR’ s Korn Ferry Tour Returns to Berthoud, CO

PGA TOUR’sKornFerry Tour Returns to Berthoud,CO

By Jordan Waters, TPC Colorado TPC Colorado’s

par-72, 7,991-yard golf course was designed by Arthur Schaupeter Golf Course Architects and is the only PGA TOUR-managed golf course in Colorado. The 18-hole golf course is located in northwest Berthoud and was built around the natural landscape of three reservoirs: Lonetree, McNeil and Welch. The total development covers 865 acres with a portion of the property dedicated to the Heron Lakes Community and over 130 acres of permanent open space dedicated to the preservation of natural lands and native wildlife.

TPC Colorado features the longest hole for any PGA TOUR event, hole no. 13 named “Longer Still” sitting at 773-yards and features a legendary “Hell Bunker” that is 108 yards in length. The full course offers a range of short and long holes played from elevated ridges with panoramic views of Longs Peak, Mount Meeker and the entire Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The course is designed after the oldest style of golf courses, Scottish Links, with stacked sod pot bunkers and fescue-lined fairways alongside the sandy soiled shoreline of the large reservoirs. While the course design might seem challenging to recreational golfers, the seven sets of tees allow the golfer multiple options of play to their own strength and desires at any length.

Upholding the PGA TOUR’s commitment to environmental excellence and sustainability of its golf courses, TPC Colorado has joined the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program and is committed to operational plans that practice mindful environmental management. Audubon International is a prestigious program that recognizes golf courses that uphold the highest standards to protect the natural environment and heritage of their course. Our property is home to one of the largest Great Blue Heron rookeries in the state of Colorado, and in an effort to protect the natural habitat of these birds and all wildlife, the agronomy team has planted hundreds of acres of milkweed, native grasses and plants, built bird boxes, installed water diffusers for natural algae reduction and other measures to reduce the use of chemicals and actions to conserve the amount of water used in course maintenance. TPC Colorado also participates in the Monarchs in the Rough program designed by the Audubon and the Environmental Defense Fund to augment natural occurrences of milkweed and other

TPC COLORADO’S AWARDS AND ACCOLADES INCLUDE:

• Ranked No. 89 on America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses by

GolfDigest (2021)

• 4th Best Courses You Can Play in Colorado by

GolfWeek (2020)

• Best Golf Course in the Front Range Caggy Award by Colorado AvidGolfer (2020)

• Development of theYear by Golf Inc. Magazine (2020)

• Golden Fork recipient for Best New Food and Beverage by Golf Inc.

Magazine (2020)

butterfly-attracting plants to provide a habitat for local monarch butterfly populations.

There are limited Membership opportunities that remain at TPC Colorado. Members have premier access to starting times, Member-only golf and social events, precedence to Clubhouse restaurants with designated discounts, a golf simulator center and golf training, private locker rooms and Member-only entertainment lounges and priority access to the Lonetree Lake Club. Inquire in the Clubhouse for more information.

TPC Colorado is a semi-private golf course with limited starting times available for non-members. Nonmembers of TPC Colorado may make a starting time four (4) days in advance, Monday through Wednesday; based upon availability. Thursday through Sunday are reserved to the TPC Colorado Membership and the TPC Network; any available starting times can be sold only 24-hours in advance, based upon availability.

To learn more, visit our website at TPC.com/Colorado.