The Ridge at CPN - Review

October 25th, 2006 by mulligan

Overview

Located in Castle Rock, The Ridge at Castle Pines North is a Troon owned and operated Golf Facility. Now when you hear the name Troon, most people immediately think “expensive”. However what you should think of when you hear Troon is “quality golfing experience”. The Ridge at Castle Pines fulfills that thought completely. Set in the rugged terrain of the foothills, this course offers some amazing views of the Bear Valley area, at times makes you feel like you’re hiking in the woods. There are numerous elevation changes and sloping fairways that will make you stop and think before teeing up on almost every hole. Most Colorado Golfer’s like to compare this course to Bear Dance which is about 15 miles south of Castle Pine’s. While it’s true that both courses offer a great Colorado Golf experience, the key difference between the two courses in my opinion are the greens. The greens at CP are a bit easier to putt on while recently Bear Dance has done some renovating to make it’s greens somewhat more forgiving. The signature hole (17) is a shorter par 3 and is made even better by the closing hole with a tee box that overlooks the green (pictured here). It’s a great way to close out a wonderful round of golf. All in all, this course can be a great deal with a coupon and would be a wonderful course to hold an event on to show how beautiful Colorado is.

Playability

The keys to this course is driving accuracy and putting. Number nine is a somewhat blind tee shot from the tips, but plays 100% downhill, and does so in dramatic fashion. Number twelve is a long Par 3 made incredibly short by yet another elevation change. Look for the slope in the fairway to tell you where you should be placing your shots. On your approaches be sure and find the proper landing area on the greens as some of them appear flat but actually undulate quite a bit.

Conclusion

The course is not cheap to play. However, this doesn’t seem to keep anyone away which should tell you something. Of course it carries the “Castle Pines” name which might lead you to believe you are playing the same course that the International is played on, but make no mistake that while it isn’t the International, it does play in the same general area. It is well worth playing at least once per year.

How others rate this course:
(3 votes, average: 4 out of 6)
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Location

Phone: 303-688-4301
Link: The Ridge at Castle Pines North Website

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