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October 26, 2026
The best golf courses in Colorado, according to golfers on TheGrint, are Cherry Hills Country Club (98.1), Castle Pines Golf Club (97.5) and Colorado Golf Club's Colorado 18 course (96.2). Colorado has four courses on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100: two on the U.S. Private list, led by Cherry Hills at No. 8, and two on the U.S. Public list, led by Red Sky Golf Club's Norman Course at No. 30.
This guide covers all four, the highly rated public courses just outside the Top 100, and how hard each one plays. Rankings come from golfers who played the courses, not a panel.
Every course links to its page in TheGrint's directory of 284 Colorado golf courses, with the full scorecard for every set of tees.
Four Colorado courses made TheGrint's 2026 Top 100. Here they are with their list and rank, TheGrint Rating out of 100, and TheGrint Difficulty:
| List and rank | Course | City | TheGrint Rating | Plays harder than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Private No. 8 | Cherry Hills Country Club | Englewood | 98.1 | 96% |
| U.S. Private No. 35 | Castle Pines Golf Club | Castle Rock | 97.5 | 99% |
| U.S. Public No. 30 | Red Sky Golf Club: Norman Course | Wolcott | 95.0 | 99% |
| U.S. Public No. 84 | Broadmoor Golf Club: East | Colorado Springs | 93.3 | 98% |
Cherry Hills and Castle Pines are also the two highest-rated courses of any kind in Colorado on TheGrint.
Just behind the Top 100 courses is a group of private clubs, from the Denver suburbs to the Western Slope:
| Course | City | Type | TheGrint Rating | Plays harder than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Golf Club: Colorado 18 | Parker | Private | 96.2 | 99% |
| Cornerstone Club | Montrose | Private | 96.1 | 99% |
| The Roaring Fork Club | Basalt | Private | 96.1 | 97% |
| Frost Creek | Eagle | Private | 96.1 | 79% |
| Sanctuary Golf Course | Sedalia | Private | 96.1 | 79% |
Four of the five rate 96.1, so the order among them is close. Most are member clubs, so access usually means playing with a member or as a guest.
Colorado's top-rated golf sits in two places: the Front Range around Denver and Colorado Springs, and the mountain resort towns.
Resort and club courses can have booking rules for guests, so check each course's page and the course itself before you plan around it.
These public and semi-private courses rate highly with golfers on TheGrint but aren't on the 2026 Top 100. Each ranks in the top 33 of the 247 well-reviewed courses in Colorado:
Castle Pines and Red Sky's Norman Course are the hardest of Colorado's Top 100 courses, each playing harder than 99% of rated courses on TheGrint. Colorado Golf Club's Colorado 18 and Cornerstone Club also play harder than 99%.
Among public courses, Breckenridge's Elk/Beaver nines play harder than 98%, the same as the Broadmoor's East course. For more, see the hardest golf courses golfers rank among the best, and check what tees to play before a hard course.
TheGrint Rating is a score out of 100 built from golfers' reviews and their head-to-head course rankings on TheGrint. TheGrint Top 100 uses those signals, including the Course Ranking Game, and gives more weight to golfers who have played more courses.
How we counted: ratings, difficulty and state ranks come from TheGrint's Colorado directory and course pages on October 26, 2026. Ratings update as golfers add reviews and rankings. For more on the lists, see how TheGrint Top 100 works.
TheGrint has the scorecard, ratings and difficulty for every course before you go, and GPS and scoring when you get there.
Cherry Hills Country Club in Englewood is the best golf course in Colorado according to golfers on TheGrint, with a TheGrint Rating of 98.1. It is a private club and No. 8 on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Private list. Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock (97.5) is next.
Red Sky Golf Club's Norman Course in Wolcott is the highest-ranked Colorado course on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Public list, at No. 30, with a TheGrint Rating of 95.0. The Broadmoor's East course in Colorado Springs is No. 84. The Club at Crested Butte and The Snowmass Club (92.8 each) are the next best-rated public and semi-private options.
The best-rated courses near Denver on TheGrint are private: Cherry Hills Country Club in Englewood (98.1), Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock (97.5) and Colorado Golf Club in Parker (96.2). The best-rated public options nearby are TPC Colorado at Heron Lakes in Berthoud (92.5) and Fossil Trace Golf Club in Golden (92.4).
TheGrint's golf course directory lists 284 golf courses in Colorado: 161 public, 61 semi-private and 62 private. Denver has the most of any city with 22, followed by Aurora and Colorado Springs with 18 each. Each course page has a free scorecard for every set of tees.
Castle Pines Golf Club and Red Sky's Norman Course each play harder than 99% of rated courses on TheGrint, the most of any Colorado Top 100 course. Colorado Golf Club and Cornerstone Club, both private, also play harder than 99%. Breckenridge Golf Club is the hardest public course in this guide, at 98%.
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