(SILVERTHORNE, CO.) — Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks — the golf course in the famed Rocky Mountain ski resort region of Summit County — closed for the year last week after a banner season in which it received numerous national accolades, forged accommodation partnerships for stay-and-plays, and launched a series of successful programs targeted to Front Range golfers.
GOLF Magazine and Golfweek named Raven at Three Peaks to their best in state lists and Mountain Sports + Living selected it as one of the country’s “10 Killer Mountain Courses.”
“Raven at Three Peaks’ dramatic, mountain-golf playing experience and private-club level service and amenities have made it one of Colorado’s most popular and highest-rated golf courses,” says Rhonda Boutelle, General Manager. “Our value-rich programs and promotions make Raven at Three Peaks the perfect home course, and the accommodation partnerships create a mountain golf destination for people from around the state and Western U.S.”
The course’s new “Links and Lodging” partnership with Key to the Rockies added to a list of best-in-class accommodation partners including Main Street Station; Grand Timber Lodge; Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center; and Resort Quest, Breckenridge.
Raven at Three Peaks reinforced its reputation as the place to play for Summit County and Front Range golfers through various seasonal promotions and creative programs such as the “9 & Dine Fridays,” during which golfers played nine holes and dined on cuisine from featured regions of the world.
For more information about Raven at Three Peaks visit www.ravenatthreepeaks.com, or call 970.262.3636 / 877.296.3636.
About Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks
Opened in 2000, Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks was designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry (Hurdzan/Fry Environmental Golf Design) and British Open and Senior PGA Champion Tom Lehman. It was the fourth “Raven” branded course in America and remains the only Raven facility in Colorado.
Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks is a rare combination of a championship layout set against a panorama of towering pines, snow-capped mountains, crystal clear streams and wildflower meadows. In creating one of the great golf experiences in the American West, Hurdzan/Fry and Lehman utilized the routing of the former Dick Phelps-designed Eagle’s Nest Golf Course to create a playing surface on which every hole, landing area and shot value maintains its design integrity and takes advantage of the site’s natural terrain.
The front nine climbs toward the upper reaches of the golf course, culminating at the 533-yard, par-5 sixth hole (“Warriors Mark”), the highest point on the golf course. In plain view from the tee box are the signature “Three Peaks” for which the course is named. The back nine flows across the distinctive mountainous terrain, leveling off relative to the roller-coast ride out, yet still choc-full of dramatic shot-making.
Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks closes with one of the strongest finishing stretches in Colorado, with the final four holes providing a PGA Tour-level ending to an unforgettable round of golf. The 601-yard, par-5 16th features a 150-foot drop from the tee to the landing area below. It is an unforgettable prelude to the two final par 4s, stout two-shotters measuring 468 and 448 yards, respectively.
Unique to the region, Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks’ bunkers are patterned after the distinctive style first introduced by Alister Mackenzie at Cypress Point, Royal Melbourne, and Kingston Heath. Steep faces and deep furrowed edges give way to native grasses perched at the edge of the sand. In addition to being visually dramatic, the “Mackenzie bunkers” frame the golf course and help contain tee shots that can have up to a 10-percent increase in carry due to the course elevation.
Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks 12,400-square-foot clubhouse features a strong and clean Alpine architectural style with a mountain lodge post-and-beam pine interior. It houses a fully-equipped pro shop, the “Raven Grill” serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, a member’s locker room with ample space for meetings and special events. A variety of membership levels are available for golfers desiring the benefits of a semi-private facility.
Accolades for Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks include:
GOLF Magazine 2010, “No. 6 Best in State”
Golfweek 2010, “Best Courses You Can Play, No. 7”
ZAGAT “America’s Top Golf Courses 09/10, No. 2 in Colorado”
Golf Digest 2009, “Best in State, No. 19”
Golf World 2009, “Reader’s Choice Awards, 75 Points”
Colorado Avid Golfer, “No. 1 Mountain Course in Colorado”
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381 (cell)
ssharp@billycaspergolf.com
Jonathan Williamson
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3346
jwilliamson@billycaspergolf.com
