The executive course opened in 1986 with nine holes, later expanded to 18, and in 2012 contracted into a nine-hole regulation course. A budding industrial park now sits on the site.
Antelope Hills Golf Course (Bennett) Opened in 2002 as part of an upscale housing development 30 miles east of Denver, the 7,315-yard Dick Phelps design was literally too hard; a long-drive contest that year produced a 510-yard winner. By 2007, deer and antelope were the only players there.
Appletree Golf Course (Colorado Springs) Nary a tree appeared on this 6,407-yard Lee Trevino-designed course that opened in 1973 and closed in 2009, three years after a Colorado Springs developer purchased it. A recession-related foreclosure would follow, and efforts by the City of Fountain to purchase it failed.
Gleneagle Golf Club (Colorado Springs) Forty years after opening in 1973, the 7,276-yard Frank Hummel layout in the Gleneagle community closed, as its out-of-state owners cited year-over-year loss of money. A developer bought the 130-acre property, building on 35 acres and giving the rest to the civic association.
The scenic, nine-hole, par-34 public layout spanned 2,854 yards. Hazards included Barnard Creek, Niblick Lake and gopher holes, which by 2005 made maintaining the course untenable for the volunteer staff.
Japanese owner Hisayoshi Ota hired Dick Phelps to add this 18-hole amenity for guests staying in the log cabins at his Great Sand Dunes Country Inn 30 miles northeast of Alamosa. Also open to the public, the challenging 7,006-yard layout debuted in 1989 and closed in 2004, five years after Ota sold Zapata Ranch to The Nature Conservancy, which has returned the land to its native state.
A stellar Jack Nicklaus Signature layout featuring views of the Sangre de Cristos, Spanish Peaks and Fisher’s Peak, the 7,669-yard resort course with black-sand bunkers and photogenic holes earned wide acclaim when it opened in 2007. By 2010, it had filed for bankruptcy. It closed for good in 2012.