Experienced golfers will not enjoy this course. Lots of blind tee-shots, incredibly short golf course and greens were poor. Staff was very friendly though and 19th hole lunch at JJs was very good.Driving range was a bus parking lot hitting off mats. $85 a round with cart. This course is easier than Breckenridge and Raven it's cheaper but you get what you pay for!
We have played this course quite a few times over the last 10 years and we keep coming back to the same conclusion - while the price is very good (for the area), course maintenance and amenities are below what you'd expect. They have the most problems maintaining their greens of any course we've seen in the high country - very often the greens have a lot of bumps and dead grass areas - we know that the climate at 9,500 makes it difficult to keep the greens in good repair but, for whatever reason, all of the other courses within a 20 mile area (including the "bare bones" Mt Massive course), keep their greens a lot better. Good points include (1) since it's a very short course you can usually play in less than 4 hours; and (2) staff is very amenable. Overall, it's an entertaining course but definitely not in the upper echelon of area course
Liked playing at Copper Creek, lots of wildlife and some nice altitude changes also can say that I've teed off from the highest tee box in North America.
In the really nice town of Copper Mountain. Golfing along the ski slopes is very scenic and challenging. It may seem flat at first but it is not, you will be challenged with the elevations. First time here golfing in Colorado. They have a couple water holes and they have some high grass that eats golf balls so bring extra. A couple fairways are close, so you if you are a semi straight shooter that helps.Loved the winding fairways on many holes, let you wonder just where are you headed. It was a little difficult finding the driving range, it is a ways away from the first tee. 4 hour round, not bad, moved along well. Porta potties and water tankers on the course.
Played 7-3-13. Pace of play was very slow ( 4hrs 45 mins). Lots of blind shots-some drivable par 4's so is sort of a "gimmicky" course. Some of the greens are in rough shape. Restaurant/bar is good and staff are friendly. I would drive 90 minutes West and play Lakota Canyon which is a far superior course for less money. A course similar to this would be Evergreen about an hour to the East ( you will pay 1/2 the price and I think Evergreen is a better course).
I live in Copper and this course has potential if Copper was willing to invest some money. My biggest complaint is the noise from the freeway on the front nine. It's hard to talk to your fellow golfers on some of these holes. They need to put up a earth berm to deflect some of the noise. The putting practice green is a joke. The front nine is not that long but requires accuracy and good iron play. The back nine in my opinion is a lot nicer and a lot funnier to play. This course as a whole is nice for the average golfer because it is not that hard and play moves along fairly quickly. It is also the most affordable mountain course around.
Tried Copper Creek for the first time this trip out. After seeing this course from I-70 for many years, it was quite a disappointment.The so called driving range is actually a parking lot with about 8 mats and orange cones for distance markers. Friendly starter and on course beverage cart. Overall I give it a 4 out of 10.
We played at Keystone for $69 a person (by using a 4 pack) and played here for $71 a person (Golf Now). There was no comparison. The course at Copper is short and is in very bad shape. The driving range is no where near the course, and the putting area is quite poor. Their excuse is it is early in the season. But Keystone was fabulous so I don't really understand this.
Getting to the course is easy by IS 40, but then the fun starts. Hole #12 has the highest tee box in NA and it feels like it. Best part is the green fees - about half the cost of other courses but well worth while. I played with some of locals who were very pleasant and technically helpful. A very enjoyable 2 days as we were rained out the first day but got rain check to play the back 9 next morning. Highly reccommend to play this course and is about 25 minutes drive from Breckenridge.