From the Rocky Mountains to the valleys of the Western Slope and the plains out east, Colorado has some of the most desirable private golf courses in the country.
We already shared Colorado’s top-ranked public courses in 2026. If you’re looking for a more exclusive round — or just want to see which high-end clubs made the cut — Golfweek, part of the USA TODAY Network, has also released its yearly rankings for the top private courses in each state.
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That includes Colorado. The Centennial State has many familiar names in the latest rankings, featuring courses that have hosted premiere PGA and USGA events like the 2024 BMW Championship and the 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship in recent years.
The 10 clubs stayed the same from the 2025 edition, though the exact order has a few changes. The 2026 U.S. Open champion (Denver native Wyndham Clark) even grew up playing at the No. 3 course on this list.
Here are Golfweek’s top 10 private golf courses in Colorado for 2026:
Note: All of these courses are member-only and don’t accept daily-fee or resort play.
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2026 rankings: Colorado’s top 10 private golf courses10. Roaring Fork Club (Basalt)9. The Glacier Club, Mountain course (Durango)8. Frost Creek (Eagle)7. Maroon Creek Club (Aspen)6. Country Club of the Rockies (Edwards)5. Castle Pines Golf Club (Castle Rock)
Aug 25, 2024; Castle Rock, Colorado, USA; Sepp Straka and Nick Dunlap cross a bridge on the 17th fairway during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club.
4. Cornerstone Club (Montrose)3. Cherry Hills Country Club (Cherry Hills Village)
John Marshall Butler of the United States putts on the sixth green during the 123rd U.S. Amateur Championship Semifinal at Cherry Hills Country Club on August 19, 2023 in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.
2. Colorado Golf Club (Parker)1. Ballyneal Golf Club (Holyoke)
Ballyneal in Colorado (Autumn Hartshorne)
Where these top Colorado courses are located
View the map below to see where Golfweek’s top 10 Colorado private golf courses are located across the Centennial State:
Read more about the top-rated venues across the country in Golfweek’s 2026 rankings of the top private golf courses in every state.
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USA TODAY Sports and Golfweek editor Jason Lusk contributed to this article.
Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.
This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Ranking Colorado’s top 10 private golf clubs for 2026