The Town of Breckenridge can boast that it is the only municipality in the world to own a Jack Nicklaus designed, 27-hole golf course. The course opened for play in 1985. During the summer 2001 golf season, the Town opened another nine holes also designed by Nicklaus and every bit as challenging as the original 18-holes. The new Elk nine as it is named, offers more elevation change than the Bear and Beaver nines.Work out when and for how long to visit Breckenridge Golf Club and other Breckenridge attractions using our handy Breckenridge online holiday planner.
Since the opening of the course, national and regional honors have been bestowed on Breckenridge. Honors awarded by the Colorado Golfer (the State Golf Newspaper) have included; Best Mountain Course, and Toughest Mountain Course. Golf Digest "Places to Play" rates Breckenridge as a 4 1/2 Star Facility, and as one of their top "Upscale Places To Play" in the nation. In May 2011, Golfweek rated Breckenridge as one of the "Top 50 Municipal Courses" in the nation. The course is also Zagat rated.
The golf course is situated in a beautiful mountain valley. The clubhouse sits at an elevation of 9,324 feet. At this elevation the golf ball flies farther and straighter than at lower elevations, as there is less air resistance. The air not only allows you to hit the ball farther, but also offers temperatures that make you forget about the heat of the summer. Typical daytime summer temperatures range from 65 degrees to 80 degrees. Quite rarely will the temperature exceed 80.
The course has five sets of tees so that each golfer may select the challenge equal to their game. From the Nicklaus Tees on the Beaver/Bear rotation, the course plays 7,266 yards and has a course rating of 73.9 with a slope rating of 147. A challenge for even the best golfer. Each set of tees plays to a par 72.
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Breckenridge Golf Club reviews
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Played all three courses in early September and all were in excellent shape. Busy course as you can imagine but the pace of play was reasonable. Nice pro shop and I found the staff to be quite... more »
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We had the best time on the Beaver and Bear nines. A course that is not shoehorned into the landscape. Jack Nicklaus really made a beautiful course in the mountains. A good variety of holes. Highly..... more »
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The course is pretty and well maintained with mostly forgiving fairways. The course wasn't the problem though, the customer service started out great but ended poorly to say the least. Once they had our money their treatment dropped immediately.
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A great golf course. The fairways are in better shape than many greens elsewhere. We golfed the Beaver and Bear courses. Lots of great and beautiful holes. A very physically demanding choose even with carts. I've only given 4 stars for a small but important reason. There is very little drinking water on the course. With the strenuous nature of the course, frequent Igloos of waterwould be very helpful.
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