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2 days ago | coloradoavidgolfer.com | Jim Bebbington

The Golf Club at Fox Acres makes mountain golf accessibleMay 1 is the unofficial kick-off of golf season for many of the higher-elevation courses, and The Golf Club at Fox Acres in Red Feather Lakes is ready for the season to begin. The 18-hole course in the front range north of Fort Collins has long been a summer escape. Their season begins in May and the Red Feather Lakes region will begin to jump into action as the temperatures warm.

2 days ago | coloradoavidgolfer.com | Jim Bebbington

Golf boom: growth in play and dissatisfactionBy Jim BebbingtonWith tee boxes regularly packed to the gills, the golf industry is asking whether customer loyalty even matters anymore. One golf industry organization is saying it is time courses and golf businesses start paying more attention to their customers. The National Golf Foundation last month released the results of a survey that found very few ‘core golfers’ feel their regular courses or golf businesses make them feel recognized.

4 days ago | coloradoavidgolfer.com | Jim Bebbington

Colorado touring pros have a good weekendBy Jim BebbingtonThis past weekend showed several touring golf professionals with Colorado ties are gaining traction on their 2025 seasons. PGA Tour rookie Jeremy Paul, his brother Yannick – both CU golf team alumni – DP World Tour rookie Davis Bryant and Denver native Mark Hubbard had their best pro-golf finishes of the season.

1 week ago | coloradoavidgolfer.com | Jim Bebbington

The Aurora course is aging like a fine wineThere is something special about CommonGround Golf Course. The course entered the stratosphere of public golf attention after the Colorado Golf Association purchased it and put through a full renovation of the former Mira Vista Golf Course in 2009. The Tom Doak-led redesign created a simple, beautiful, minimalist experience that has stood the test of time.

1 week ago | coloradoavidgolfer.com | Tony Dear |Brendan O'Keeffe

New cavity-back wedges from Wilson will tolerate off-center strikesBy Tony DearWhen cavity-back wedges first appeared in 2017 (Cleveland CBX), golfers were a little bemused as perimeter–weighting wasn’t considered necessary for shots of 100 yards or less. The feel a blade or muscle-back wedge gave you for short-game shots was considered more important than forgiveness. Who needed a club to be forgiving when they were so close to the green?