Fossil Trace Golf Club

Fossil Trace Golf Club is owned by the City of Golden, but is anything but your typical municipal golf course. Both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine voted Fossil Trace as one of the Top 10 new golf courses to play in the country in 2003.  Westword newsweekly also named Fossil Trace as the Best Golf Course in Denver in Spring 2004.  Ask anyone who has experienced the course and you’ll hear in great detail why it is the buzz of the Denver area, beginning with a bang on the first hole; voted best starting hole in Colorado two years in a row.

Designed by Jim Engh; arguably the hottest golf course architect in the country and 2003 Golf Digest Architect of the Year, the course offers every level of player a challenge that is unique and rewarding. Engh’s true test for even the most accomplished player comes from the fairway and greenside bunkers and undulated greens. However, any level of player will find each hole a challenge in itself from the simplicity of a 100-yard par 3 to the cruelty of the 659-yard par 5. 

The golf course opened to the public 64-million years after the first dinosaurs walked where holes 11 through 15 now sit. Triceratops footprints, as well as other prehistoric creatures’ fossils can be viewed adjacent to the 12th green, which can also be accessed from the corner of Sixth Avenue and 19th Street for the non-golfing public. “Teri,” as she is affectionately called, is a life-size copy of a triceratops skull that greets you as you enter the clubhouse. Also located just inside the main doors is an exhibit that details the rich history of the property and shares information about the dinosaur tracks and other important fossils uncovered on the site.

Contact Us:
Fossil Trace Golf Club
http://www.fossiltrace.com/
golf@cityofgolden.net
 
3050 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-277-8750
Fax: 720-497-0690

You can learn more about Fossil Trace, including tee times, driving directions, the restaurant menu and more, by visiting the Fossil Trace website.