Golf

Golf fits Windsor to a tee. While that may come as a surprise to firsttime visitors to Windsor, it is no shock to those who have come to know and enjoy the nearly year-round golf that can be found in the region. There are five local courses to choose from, and another in the future plans, leaving golf novices and professionals alike a chance to play a round that is as challenging as it is enjoyable. Offering two of the premier golf experiences in Colorado is the Pelican Lakes Golf Club. Located in the serene setting of the Water Valley master-planned community, the Pelican Lakes Golf Club is an 18-hole semi-private championship course that has been given a four-star rating by Golf Digest, as well as being highly rated by Colorado Golf Magazine. Ted Robinson Sr. is the original architect and his design meshes the course superbly with the meandering Cache la Poudre River. In the spring of 2014, Limon-based architect Mike Hines, the designer of the 9-hole, par 34 Pelican Falls course, completed a remodel of the first six holes at the Lakes

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following a devastating flood in September of 2013. Pelican Lakes offers golfers views of the beautifully manicured foliage, several man-made lakes, native wildlife and the wonderful tall trees that propagate the landscape.

In addition to the 18-hole course, Pelican Lakes also boasts a 9-hole course, Pelican Falls. Pelican Falls offers golfers all the challenges of a traditional 18-hole course and then some. “It has to be the nicest 9-hole in the state,” exclaims Pelican Lakes Head Golf Pro Stacy Kleve. Showcase holes are the par 3 No. 7 which features the largest manmade waterfall in the state, located in front of the tee, and the 174-yard, par 3 No. 9 hole with its island green. The Pelican Falls course promises to be one of the most challenging 9-hole courses in the country, and one of the more serene. In 2015, AlwaysTimeFor9.com awarded Pelican Falls as its 9-Hole Course of the Year.

Featuring stunning views of the Rocky Mountains and magnificent sloping fairways, the Highland Meadows Golf Course offers weekend warriors and skilled players alike a golf experience that is memorable for its beauty and challenges. Golf Digest rates the Highland Meadows Golf Course as “#5 of America’s best new affordable public golf courses.” With its championship golf course, restaurant, banquet facilities and full practice and teaching staff, the Highland Meadows Golf Course offers players of every skill level amenities usually found in more exclusive private golf clubs.

Sand, sand and more sand. That was Jack Nicklaus’ thinking when he designed Ptarmigan Country Club nearly 30 years ago. A challenging course that can border on frustrating for even the most seasoned golf pro, Ptarmigan is undoubtedly one of the toughest courses in the area to play. Period. Besides the over 100 carved out bunkers in this hillside course, Ptarmigan also features some narrow fairways, blind shots over ridges and tight greens. But for those who appreciate the challenge this course offers, there are many rewards as well. Impeccably landscaped homes flank the fairways and a creek winds its way through eight of the 18 holes, and those features are only further accentuated by the tremendous view of the mountains. Ptarmigan is a course that offers just as many perks as it does challenges.

RainDance National Golf Club is the next course that will join the Windsor family. RainDance National will be a sister course to Pelican Lakes as the Water Valley Land Company in Windsor will develop it. Groundbreaking is planned to take place in 2020.

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