The Breckenridge Golf Course is situated in the breathtaking, glacier-sculpted Upper Blue River Valley with spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. Breckenridge is only town in the world to maintain a Jack Nicklaus-designed 27-hole golf course, which sits at an elevation of 9,324 feet. Visiting golfers get an immediate confidence boost as the golf ball flies farther and straighter than at lower elevations due to less air resistance. Ready to tee up? Here’s everything you need to know about golf in Breckenridge.
Breckenridge’s Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
The Breckenridge Golf Club has three championship nine-hole courses: The Bear Course, The Beaver Course and The Elk Course. All three nines are Jack Nicklaus signature courses. Panoramic views of the snow-capped Colorado Rockies can be seen from every hole, and dense wooded areas give way to open native grassland and wetland areas where it’s not uncommon to spot wildlife during your round. Seeing a beaver, elk, an occasional moose or bear, or the abundant red fox and red tail hawks can be chalked up to just another day on the greens.
The Breckenridge golf course has four sets of tees so that each golfer may select the challenge equal to their game. From the most advanced Nicklaus Tees on the Elk/Beaver rotation, the course plays 7,145 yards and has a course rating of 72.8 with a slope rating of 150. This set of tees has the second most difficult course rating in the state of Colorado – a challenge for even the best golfer. Each set of tees throughout the Breckenridge Golf Course plays to a par 72.
The course typically opens around Memorial Day weekend and closes in early October, depending on conditions. Check out twilight or happy hour tee times for the best discounts.
