Broadlands Golf Course Truly a Mixed Bag
By Lynn Zmistowski
RockiesGolf.com Reader Review
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - The Broadlands Golf Course in Broomfield is
another great addition to Colorado's list of new courses. It is
easy to get to The Broadlands,…., I-25 to 120th west, to Lowell
north, to 144th west and you are there. Cost is $28 for non-residents
on weekends.
There are 4 sets of tees, forward at 5,500 and all the way back to a fine championship length of 7,200. The fairways at Broadlands are wide, very wide. They are in excess of 40 yards wide, something that the new courses seem to have (Heritage, Interlocken, Ute). This gives a lot of room for error. But if you hit one wild enough to leave the fairway, again the bunkers and extreme rough are there to penalize. I would say the main feature at The Broadlands is the water. There is a lot of water and it comes into play on #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 17, 18, and on these holes it is quite significantly in play. Most of the water is along the sides of the holes (not carries). The bunkering at The Broadlands is pretty good, but not deep and difficult. The greens are very large and do not have too many undulations. They are smooth, nice speed (about 9' on the stimp) and in very good condition. The shaping of the course is excellent (large scale) and the corridors are very wide, about 350 feet (this means the width from the housing built along the sides of the fairways). The entire course has cart paths that have been done well and do not interfere with holes. I thought it is a very nice course but not in the same category as Fox Hollow, Saddle Rock or Riverdale Dunes as far as championship quality or golf hole excitement. Sort of ho-hum as far as golf hole value. The practice area at The Broadlands is excellent. The driving range is large and there is a nice putting green and a nice chipping green with a bunker. The clubhouse and landscape area around it is definitely the worse new public clubhouse in Colorado. It has a poor entrance, terrible windows, no view of golf course, poor area for deliveries and trash, no charm. The pro shop is ok and has nice things and the prices in the pro shop are the best I have seen. I noticed they had a fall line of women's Ashworth and the same women's shorts cost $49 at Broadlands, $63 at The Ranch, $67 @ Lakewood. The same Ashworth vest cost $60 at Broadlands, $68 at The Ranch, $83 at Lakewood. The choice isn't the largest, but what they do have is nice and the best price I have seen. The service at the Broadlands is - no service. It is a public golf course with no service. You are on your own to handle your own clubs, no one to wash your clubs at the end, no one to put your clubs on/off the cart. Speaking of carts,…., this is a very good course for walking. It is relatively flat and distances between greens and next tees isn't too bad. If you have an electric pull cart, they will be great for this course.
I enjoyed playing at The Broadlands. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10
the best, I would give the Broadlands a 5, but including the clubhouse
experience I would give it a 4.
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