Golf the Rockies
Denver - Spokane
(DEN-SPO)
Motorhome, Fly-Drive
22 Days
There are hundreds of excellent golf courses throughout the region, and golfers are constantly surprised at what they can find in places they never thought possible. They’re also surprised to find out that they can play golf on many courses six to seven months a year amid national parks and spectacular scenery. But in addition to the variety of courses throughout the region, there are world-class resort courses rated in Golf Digest’s “America’s 75 Best Resort Courses” as well as by the National Golf Foundation.
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Days 1/2 – Arrive Denver
The city of Denver is blessed with an extraordinary landscape, perfect for dramatic golf courses. It offers plenty of golf in the summer months and has a solid mix of both municipal-run golf courses all the way up to very high-end, famous private clubs into the mountains such as Cherry Hills and Castle Pines. The area offers such a diversity of landscapes for the game, from drier and flat desert-type terrain, to foothills and mountain golf courses to the west.
Days 3/4/5 - Denver to the Black Hills
The Black Hills of South Dakota features several fine courses including the 18-hole par 72 Meadowbrook course in Rapid City that’s rated in the top 50 public courses in the nation. Southern Hills Golf Course west of Hot Springs is a nine-hole course chosen by the National Golf Foundation as one of the best in America’s heartland, and Dakota Dunes, designed by Arnold Palmer, has been named the best course in South Dakota by Golf Digest and Golfweek. Overnight Rapid City and Hot Springs.
Days 6/7 - The Black Hills to Sheridan
Once in Wyoming, the Powder Horn Golf Course near Sheridan is an 18 hole championship golf course designed by The Bailey-Isaksen Group. It boasts one of the best practice facilities in the US. Overnight Sheridan.
Days 8/9/10 - Sheridan to Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole boasts two top 50 courses in sight of the Grand Tetons, including the par 72 Jackson Hole course (#10) designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. & Jr., and the par 72 Teton Pines (#49) designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay. Overnight Jackson Hole.
Day 11/12/13 - Jackson Hole to Sun Valley
Although best known for world-class skiing, Sun Valley’s resort pleasures are alive all year. Golf can be played on four alpine courses, including two 18-hole, par 72 courses designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. These two courses in Idaho, Sun Valley and Elkhorn Resort, are rated highly every year in Golf Digest’s Top 75 in the country. Overnight Ketchum/Sun Valley.
Days 14/15/16 – Sun Valley to Anaconda
In south central Montana, the challenging Old Works golf course in Anaconda (designed by Jack Nicklaus) incorporates mining relics and black slag sands with premier facilities. Nearby, the Fairmont Hot Springs golf course boasts a ‘mile high, mile long’ hole, one of the most challenging in Montana. Overnight Anaconda or Butte.
Days 17/18/19 - Anaconda to the Flathead Valley
Destination golf vacations are a popular part of the many things Montana’s Flathead Valley area has to offer, as it has been named in the top 50 by Gold Digest. World-class courses include Buffalo Hill, Eagle Ben, Meadow Lake, Polson Country Club and Whitefish Lake, with over 10 courses to choose from.
Days 20/21 - Flathead Valley to Coeur d'Alene
In Idaho, the Coeur d’Alene Resort (with its now world-famous floating 14th green) is one of the most spectacular and scenic resort courses in North America. Overnight Coeur d'Alene
Day 22 - Coeur d'Alene to Spokane
Departure from Spokane.
