About this course
The Golf Club at Bear Dance is a public course in Larkspur, Colorado, between Denver and Colorado Springs. It sits on 753 acres of mountain terrain at an average elevation of about 6,800 feet, opened in 2002, and plays through Ponderosa pines, oak ridges, and native grasses. Elevation change defines the routing, including a drivable par 4 protected by bunkers shaped like bear paws. The par-4 16th hole offers a view of Pikes Peak from the tee. The course plays to a par of 72 with a course rating of 73.8 and a slope of 138 from the back tees.
Type
Parkland
Region
Mountain West
Holes
18
Par
72
Yardage
7,344
Established
2002
Course rating
73.8
Slope
138
LooperScore
86.0
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Design & architects
- Jack Nicklaus, architect
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Nearby courses
Courses within 150 miles of The Golf Club at Bear Dance, by true distance.
Plum Creek Golf & Country Club
Castle Rock, CO · 4.1 mi away
Plum Creek Golf Club is located about 20 minutes south of Denver in Castle Rock, Colorado. Designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1984 as a Tournament Players Club stadium course, it hosted the Senior PGA Tour's Denver Post Championship of Golf for several years in the 1980s. The course features Dye's signature railroad-tie bunkering around greens, dramatic elevation changes with mountain views, and native grasses contrasting with bent grass fairways. It operates under Heritage Golf Group and is open to public play, with an annual membership option available.
Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course
Castle Rock, CO · 6.8 mi away
Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course opened in 1999 in Castle Rock, designed by Jim Engh across a dramatically rolling site south of Denver. The par-72 course stretches to nearly 6,942 yards from the back tees, with steep elevation changes, bluegrass fairways and native rough that give it a rugged, high-desert character. Views extend across the surrounding foothills, and the terrain regularly brings local wildlife into play alongside golfers. It operates as a municipal public course.
The Ridge at Castle Pines North
Castle Rock, CO · 10 mi away
The Ridge at Castle Pines North is a public course in Castle Rock, Colorado, south of Denver, cut through a forest of Gambel oak and ponderosa pine in the foothills of the Front Range. Open stretches of the course offer views toward Pikes Peak, Devil's Head and downtown Denver. The course was designed by Tom Weiskopf and opened in 1997, featuring roomy fairways, shaped bunkers and large rolling greens characteristic of his design style. The Ridge operates as a daily-fee public facility managed by Troon Golf, with tee times available directly through the club; a clubhouse patio overlooking the Castle Rock valley is a noted amenity after a round. It has been recognized multiple times as a top Denver-area course by regional publications.
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