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WE’RE QUITE HONORED to be a part of your Colorado golf experience, which is one reason why we’re always so excited to share the CAGGY Awards, our annual salute to the best of golf in the Centennial State. In more than 60 categories, you told us exactly what that means to you—for courses, clubs, instruction and getaways across our great state (and beyond). Of course, we’ve also provided our picks to help spread the love...thanks for voting and enjoy!
THE OFFICIAL 19TH HOLE OF THE CAGGY AWARDS
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2021 CAGGY AWARD W NNERS PUBLIC & RESORT COURSES BEST DENVER METRO COURSE
The Golf Club at Bear Dance, Larkspur 2. Arrowhead Golf Club, Littleton 3. CommonGround Golf Course, Aurora Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Bear Dance CommonGround Golf Course Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, Denver The Ridge at Castle Pines, Castle Pines
BEST FRONT RANGE/NORTHEAST COURSE Pelican Lakes Golf Club, Windsor
2. Mariana Butte Golf Course, Loveland 3. The Golf Club at Fox Acres, Red Feather Lakes PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF PREMIER AERIALS
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Fox Acres Pelican Lakes Golf Club TPC Colorado, Berthoud
BEST MOUNTAIN COURSE
Pole Creek Golf Club, Tabernash 2. Red Sky Golf Club–Norman, Wolcott 3. Breckenridge Golf Club, Breckenridge
The Ridge at Castle Pines
BEST EGO-BOOSTER
BEST OPENING HOLE
2. Applewood Golf Course, Golden 3. Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course, Castle Rock
2. Fossil Trace Golf Club, Golden 3. Arrowhead Golf Club
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Staff Picks (alphabetical) Applewood Golf Course Evergreen Golf Course, Evergreen Fox Hollow Golf Course, Lakewood
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Red Sky Golf Club-Norman Snowmass Club, Snowmass Village TPC Colorado
2. Walking Stick Golf Course, Pueblo 3. Patty Jewett Golf Course, Colorado Springs
BEST ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
BEST FINISHING HOLE
2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. CommonGround Golf Course
2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. Green Valley Ranch Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Bear Dance Green Valley Ranch Golf Club The Club at Inverness, Englewood The Ridge at Castle Pines
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course) Green Valley Ranch Golf Club The Ridge at Castle Pines
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Red Sky Golf Club–Fazio, Wolcott The River Course at Keystone, Keystone Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club, Steamboat Springs
BEST SOUTHERN COURSE Broadmoor Golf Club, Colorado Springs
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Kissing Camels Golf Club, Colorado Springs Rio Grande Club, South Fork Walking Stick Golf Course
BEST WESTERN SLOPE/SOUTHWEST COURSE Devil’s Thumb Golf Course, Delta
2. The Club at Redlands Mesa, Grand Junction 3. Lakota Canyon Ranch Golf Club, New Castle Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Bridges Golf & Country Club, Montrose The Club at Redlands Mesa Telluride Ski and Golf Club, Telluride Tiara Rado Golf Course, Grand Junction
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Eagle Trace Golf Club, Broomfield
Aurora Hills Golf Course, Aurora
BEST PRACTICE FACILITY
Broken Tee Golf Course, Englewood 2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. Green Valley Ranch Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Green Valley Ranch Golf Club Omni Interlocken Golf Club, Broomfield South Suburban Golf Course, Centennial
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The Golf Club at Bear Dance
Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course)
BEST PAR 3
The Ridge at Castle Pines, No. 12 2. Arrowhead Golf Club, No. 13 3. Mariana Butte Golf Course, No. 14 Staff Picks (alphabetical) Arrowhead Golf Club, No. 13 CommonGround Golf Course, No. 14 The Ridge at Castle Pines, No. 12
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2021 CAGGY AWARD W NNERS PUBLIC & RESORT COURSES BEST PAR 4
BEST CONDITIONS: RESORT
BEST APRÈS-GOLF EXPERIENCE
2. Riverdale Dunes Golf Course, Brighton, No. 15 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance, No. 6
2. Omni Interlocken Golf Club 3. Red Sky Golf Club–Fazio
2. Arrowhead Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Bear Dance, No. 6 City Park Golf Course, Denver, No. 18 Riverdale Dunes Golf Course, No. 15
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club The Club at Inverness Kissing Camels Golf Club Omni Interlocken Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Breckenridge Golf Club Green Valley Ranch Golf Club The Ridge at Castle Pines Vail Golf Club, Vail
BEST PAR 5
BEST COURSE FOR FAMILIES
BEST FOOD
2. Green Valley Ranch, No. 18 3. TPC Colorado, No. 11
2. CommonGround Golf Course 3. Foothills Golf Course, Denver
2. Broadmoor Golf Club 3. The Golf Club at Bear Dance
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Fossil Trace Golf Club, No. 12 Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, No. 18 TPC Colorado, No. 13
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broken Tee Golf Course City Park Golf Course Fox Hollow Golf Course South Suburban Golf Course
Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Bear Dance Colorado National Golf Club The Club at Inverness Vail Golf Club
The Ridge at Castle Pines, No. 1
Fossil Trace Golf Club, No. 12
Broadmoor Golf Club
Applewood Golf Course
Broadmoor Golf Club
Topgolf, Centennial
BEST WEDDING/PARTY VENUE Arrowhead Golf Club
2. Broadmoor Golf Club 3. Raccoon Creek Golf Course, Littleton Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Keystone Ranch Golf Course, Keystone Omni Interlocken Golf Club Raccoon Creek Golf Course
BEST VALUE
Coal Creek Golf Course, Louisville
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2. Applewood Golf Course 3. CommonGround Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) City Park Golf Course Fox Hollow Golf Course Riverdale Golf Club, Brighton Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, Westminster
BEST TO WALK
Broadmoor Golf Club
Aurora Hills Golf Course
BEST CONDITIONS: PUBLIC
BEST COURSE FOR WOMEN
2. CommonGround Golf Course 3. Riverdale Golf Courses
2. Aurora Hills Golf Course 3. CommonGround Golf Course
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Colorado National Golf Club, Erie The Ridge at Castle Pines TPC Colorado
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club, Aurora Homestead Golf Course, Lakewood The Links Golf Course, Highlands Ranch
The Golf Club at Bear Dance
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2. CommonGround Golf Course 3. Applewood Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) Haymaker Golf Course, Steamboat Springs Littleton Golf and Tennis Club, Littleton Meadow Hills Golf Course, Aurora South Suburban Golf Course
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BEST COURSE FOR SENIORS Broken Tee Golf Course
2. Applewood Golf Course 3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broken Tee Golf Course Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club Homestead Golf Course Indian Tree Golf Club, Arvada
BEST COURSE TO HOLD A TOURNAMENT The Golf Club at Bear Dance
2. Arrowhead Golf Club 3. Colorado National Golf Club
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Aurora Hills Golf Course
Best Course to Hold a Tournament Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Golf Club at Bear Dance Green Valley Ranch Golf Club Omni Interlocken Golf Club The Ridge at Castle Pines
BEST PACE OF PLAY
Aurora Hills Golf Course 2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. Bella Rosa Golf Course, Frederick
BEST SERVICE
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Aurora Hills Golf Course CommonGround Golf Course Snowmass Club
2. The Golf Club at Bear Dance 3. Broadmoor Golf Club
BEST GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY
Coal Creek Golf Course
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Buffalo Run Golf Course, Commerce City Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club Raccoon Creek Golf Course
MOST UNDERRATED COURSE Coal Creek Golf Course
2. Applewood Golf Course 3. CommonGround Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) Haymaker Golf Course Lone Tree Golf Club, Lone Tree Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course Walnut Creek Golf Preserve
The Ridge at Castle Pines
2. Broadmoor Golf Club 3. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club Staff Picks (alphabetical) Colorado National Golf Club Green Valley Ranch Golf Club Heritage Eagle Bend Saddle Rock Golf Course, Aurora
FAVORITE COLORADO AVIDGOLFER GOLF PASSPORT COURSE Buffalo Run Golf Course
2. The Broadlands Golf Course, Broomfield 3. CommonGround Golf Course Staff Picks (alphabetical) All of them!
PRIVATE CLUBS BEST DENVER METRO CLUB Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village
2. Denver Country Club, Denver 3. Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Pines Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club Cherry Creek Country Club, Denver Cherry Hills Country Club The Country Club at Castle Pines, Castle Pines
BEST MOUNTAIN CLUB Red Sky Golf Club
2. Country Club of the Rockies, Edwards 3T. The Club at Cordillera, Edwards Roaring Fork Club, Basalt Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Club at Cordillera Frost Creek Golf & Fishing Club, Eagle-Vail Red Sky Golf Club Snowmass Club
BEST FRONT RANGE/NORTHEAST CLUB
BEST SOUTHERN CLUB
2. Fort Collins Country Club, Fort Collins 3. Greeley Country Club, Greeley
2. The Club at Flying Horse, Colorado Springs 3. Colorado Springs Country Club, Colorado Springs
Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club, Holyoke
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club Fort Collins Country Club Harmony Club, Timnath Ptarmigan Country Club, Fort Collins COLORADO AVIDGOLFER | Spring 2021
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Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club The Club at Flying Horse Kissing Camels Golf Club Rio Grande Club, South Fork
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The Club at Cordillera
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2021 CAGGY AWARD W NNERS PRIVATE CLUBS BEST WESTERN SLOPE/SOUTHWEST CLUB Telluride Ski & Golf Club, Telluride
2. The Glacier Club, Durango 3. Bookcliff Country Club, Grand Junction Staff Picks (alphabetical) Bookcliff Country Club Cornerstone Club, Montrose The Glacier Club Telluride Ski & Golf Club
BEST VALUE
Black Bear Golf Club, Parker 2. Valley Country Club, Centennial 3T. Fort Collins Country Club Perry Park Country Club, Larkspur Staff Picks (alphabetical) Black Bear Golf Club Blackstone Country Club, Aurora Perry Park Country Club
BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE
Telluride Ski & Golf Club
Cherry Hills Country Club
BEST CLUB TO HOLD A TOURNAMENT
BEST WOMEN’S LOCKER ROOM
2. Valley Country Club 3. Colorado Golf Club
2. Cherry Hills Country Club 3. Castle Pines Golf Club
BEST FOR FAMILIES
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Colorado Golf Club The Club at Cordillera The Country Club at Castle Pines Sanctuary Golf Course, Sedalia
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Castle Pines Golf Club Cherry Creek Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club
2. Valley Country Club 3. Fort Collins Country Club
MOST COVETED INVITATION
BEST CLUBHOUSE
2. Cherry Hills Country Club 3. Castle Pines Golf Club
2. The Country Club at Castle Pines 3. Cherry Hills Country Club
MOST UNDERRATED CLUB
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Castle Pines Golf Club Cherry Hills Country Club Sanctuary Golf Course
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club The Club at Cordillera The Club at Flying Horse Sanctuary Golf Course
2. Valley Country Club 3. Perry Park Country Club
BEST MEN’S LOCKER ROOM
BEST CADDIES
2. Cherry Hills County Club 3T. Colorado Golf Club The Country Club at Castle Pines
2. Cherry Hills Country Club 3. Castle Pines Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Broadmoor Golf Club Cherry Hills Country Club Colorado Golf Club The Club at Flying Horse
Columbine Country Club, Columbine Valley
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Blackstone Country Club The Club at Flying Horse Glenmoor Country Club, Cherry Hills Village Pinehurst Country Club, Denver
Black Bear Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Fort Collins Country Club Perry Park Country Club Red Rocks Country Club, Morrison
Cherry Hills Country Club
Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club
Castle Pines Golf Club
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Broadmoor Golf Club
Castle Pines Golf Club
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2. Colorado Golf Club, Parker 3. Broadmoor Golf Club
Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club Castle Pines Golf Club Cherry Hills Country Club Colorado Golf Club coloradoavidgolfer.com
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2021 CAGGY AWARD W NNERS PRIVATE CLUBS BEST PAR 3
BEST PAR 5
2. Valley Country Club, No. 8 3. Castle Pines Golf Club, No. 11 Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Country Club at Castle Pines, No. 17 The Club at Ravenna, Littleton, No. 16 The Ridge at Castle Pines, No. 12
2. Valley Country Club, No. 18 3. Castle Pines Golf Club, No. 1
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Denver Country Club, No. 12
Perry Park Country Club, No. 11
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club, No. 1 Perry Park Country Club, No. 11 The Club at Pradera, Parker, No. 16 The Club at Ravenna, No. 18
BEST PAR 4
Perry Park Country Club, No. 14 Blackstone Country Club
BEST FOOD
Blackstone Country Club 2. Broadmoor Golf Club 3. Fort Collins Country Club
2. Denver Country Club, No. 11 3. The Country Club at Castle Pines, No. 15 Staff Picks (alphabetical) The Club at Cordillera, No. 2 Red Sky Golf Club–Fazio, No. 16 Snowmass Club, No. 18
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Castle Pines Golf Club The Club at Cordillera The Country Club at Castle Pines The Club at Flying Horse
BEST GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY Castle Pines Golf Club
2. The Country Club at Castle Pines 3. Colorado Golf Club
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Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cherry Creek Country Club Colorado Golf Club The Club at Cordillera The Club at Pradera, Parker
Perry Park Country Club, No. 14
INSTRUCTION BEST INSTRUCTOR FOR JUNIORS
BEST INSTRUCTOR FOR MEN
BEST INSTRUCTOR FOR WOMEN
2. Nathan Morris, GOLFTEC Westminster 3. Tara Morris, The Country Club at Castle Pines
2. Nathan Morris 3. Tristen Fay, Fort Collins Country Club
2. Tara Morris 3. DeDe Cusimano, Aspen Golf Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Matt Lodwick, Inverness Golf Club Ed Oldham, The Ranch Country Club Keith Rogers, Green Valley Ranch Will Ulatowski, GOLFTEC Highlands Ranch
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Sherry Andonian, Valley Country Club Alexandra Braga, Denver Country Club Stef Ferguson, ExperienceGolf Elena King, ExperienceGolf
Craig Salib, Fort Collins Country Club
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Nathan Morris Matt Schalk, Colorado National Golf Club Trent Wearner, Trent Wearner Golf Academy COLORADO AVIDGOLFER | Spring 2021
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Megan Hunter, Fort Collins Country Club
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2021 CAGGY AWARD W NNERS TRAVEL BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE: ARIZONA Desert Mountain, Scottsdale
2. Quintero Golf Club, Peoria 3. Seven Canyons Golf Club, Sedona Staff Picks (alphabetical) Desert Mountain, Scottsdale Troon North Golf Club, Scottsdale We-Ko-Pa Golf Club, Ft. McDowell
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE: CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF ST ANDREWS LINKS
Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla
2. Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach 3. Cypress Point Club, Del Monte Forest Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cypress Point Club, Del Monte Forest Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach Pelican Hill Golf Club, Newport Beach Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla
St Andrews Old Course
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE: HAWAI‘I
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE: NEVADA
2. Princeville Makai Golf Club, Princeville 3. Waikoloa Beach Resort, Waikoloa Village
2. Edgewood Tahoe, Stateline 3. Wolf Creek Golf Club, Mesquite
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Kapalua Golf Mauna Lani Golf, Waimea Princeville Makai Golf Club Waikoloa Beach Resort
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Cascata, Boulder City Coyote Springs Golf Club, Coyote Springs Shadow Creek Golf Club Wolf Creek Golf Club
Shadow Creek Golf Club, Las Vegas
Kapalua Golf, Lahaina
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE: NEW MEXICO Piñon Hills Golf Course, Farmington
2. Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, Sandia Park 3. Sandia Golf Club, Albuquerque
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Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes
Staff Picks (alphabetical) Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, Sandia Park Sandia Golf Club, Albuquerque Towa Golf Club, Santa Fe Twin Warriors Golf Club, Santa Ana Pueblo
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE: UTAH
Wasatch Mountain State Park Golf Course, Midway 2. Sand Hollow Resort, Hurricane 3. Willow Creek Country Club, Sandy
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Best Utah Experience Staff Picks (alphabetical) Coral Canyon Golf Club, Washington Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club, St. George Sand Hollow Golf Resort
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE: OVERALL U.S. Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina
2. Broadmoor Golf Club 3. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Oregon Staff Picks (alphabetical) Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Broadmoor Golf Club Pebble Beach Golf Links Pinehurst Resort
BEST GOLF EXPERIENCE: INTERNATIONAL
St Andrews Old Course, Scotland 2. Muirfield, Scotland 3. Royal County Down, Northern Ireland Staff Picks (alphabetical) Royal County Down Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia St Andrews Old Course
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