GRAND COUNTY, COLORADO: MOUNTAIN GOLF AT ITS FINEST Grand County, Colorado - Just a 90-minute drive from Denver is a place where golfers passionate about their games are finding their dream vacations and getaways. In Grand County, not only will you find challenging layouts, but at 8,000 feet above sea level, the ball flies 15 percent farther. A better game, and scenery too – this is destination golf at its finest! Four distinctively different mountain golf courses—all within 25 miles of each other—give golfers a variety of terrain and exciting layouts, all framed with spectacular mountain views: Pole Creek Golf Club, located 12 miles north of Winter Park, offers tree-lined, links-style holes with breathtaking views of the Continental Divide. At 8,600 feet above sea level, it’s one of the highest 27-hole courses in North America. Golf Digest rated this 10,709-yards, Par 108 course “Best New Golf Course in America” in 1985 and “Number One Place to Play in Colorado” in 1998. (www.polecreekgolf.com or 800-511-5076) At Grand Lake Golf Course adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park, you may be sharing the tee with some of the native elk, deer, fox and red-tail hawk that roam this tight, tree-lined course. Each hole of this 6,650 yards–Par 72 course offers a view of Grand Lake, Colorado’s largest natural lake, and the surrounding snow-capped peaks of the Continental Divide. (www.grandlakegolf.com or 970-627-8008). Tucked between the sparkling waters of the Fraser River and the mountain splendor for which the Rocky Mountains are famous, Headwaters Golf Course at Granby Ranch offers golfers of every level and interest an exceptional experience. The front nine of this 7,200 yards–Par 72 course serves as a warm-up to the back nine, where golfers will encounter several memorable holes incorporating lakes, wetlands, elevated tees, and large, deep bunkers. (www.headwatersgolfcourse.com or 888-283-7458). Located south of Granby, Grand Elk Ranch & Club is the newest golf course addition to Grand County. The 18-hole, 7,200 yards–Par 71 course is Colorado’s first Heathland-style golf course. The course sits at an elevation of 7,935 feet, and offers views of federally protected wetlands that are habitat to hundreds of birds. (www.grandelk.com or 866-227-4268) For more information about Grand County, including stay-and-play lodging specials and a free vacation guide, visit the website at www.grand-county.com or call 800-729-5821.