Reviews of Fossil Trace Golf Club (Golf)

Boun S

Nice course. Everybody on course very nice and professional. Club house guys n gals are very nice. First time playing there and guy showed me around. Great experience. Purchased a glove with fossil trace ball marker. Will play there agian soon loved it.

Patrick Kuretich

Went here for lunch with a friend. Have to say it was great. The munch menu had good options, staff was nice, and view was great. Had the pork belly Reuben and I would recommend it! I actually forgot some personal items here and staff was very helpful in holding them for me. Even if you don’t golf, check out the food here.

Flannel Cockerspaniel

So much fun, what a beautiful golf course!

Frank Hanou

Fossil Trace is beautiful but very quirky. There are some very unique holes and the tees and fairways are in excellent condition. Not so much the greens, however. And they're ridiculously contoured for a public course. There are also several blind holes. They have kind of a strange arrogance about themselves. Not sure why they think the green fees need to be that high. It's like they're a country club that always wanted to be but never was. Nice to play once or twice but not worth the bucks for a lot of rounds. $$$$orry.

Michael Gochis

Great golf. Driving range was awesome. The sun sets behind you on the range so you don't have two worry about seeing the ball as the sun goes down.

Larry Wagner

Schneph's restaurant, Fossil Trace GC, Golden, CO. Wonderful, great service and excellnt atmosphere. Definitely will be back!!

Mrs.patatohead NOT MR

One of the best courses in Denver

Bryan Broyles

5 stars for course conditions and layout. 1 star for course management. Non-existent marshalls, a pace of play that incorporates about 30 minutes of waiting into the round. If the course is going to have a stated pace of play of 4:30 (stupidly slow for a course with this little trouble), then they at least need to enforce that pace. They refuse to. Made the turn 10 minutes over expected pace, per their GPS. No marshall responds to calls. Spoke to starter at the turn to raise the issue: "What can we do, you have a group of seniors in front of you?" How about making them skip a whole, or let us play through, per USGA rules?

R. Marti Banks

Beautiful course. This place eats me up. Pretty tough course for an average golfer. But the views are worth the extra strokes! Incredible panoramic views of the entrance to the Rockies as well as both Table Mountains. Also love golfing through the canyon on the Back 9. I play here every Wednesday for a work League and have a great time no matter what I shoot. Just gained a new appreciation for the staff as well after losing a pretty pricey wireless speaker either on the course or left in the car last week went to the Pro Shop after golfing this week and they had it ready for me in the drawer. Impressive links and impressive staff five stars.

claude burg

Great food! Wonderful course! And great service!

Ryan Kirchoff

Fantastic course. Great service. Everyone was very accommodating and hospitable to us. The views alone make it worth every penny. The course is very challenging but a blast to play.

Spence McCallie

Great public course. This par 72 has three par 5s on the back nine, so bring your big sticks. The course requires some precision play, and you will definitely want to avoid the greenside bunkers on #1 and #7 (Glaciers have shallower crevasses). The course tends to be crowded in the afternoons and on weekends, but I have rarely exceeded the 4 hr 20 min pace of play. Since you have five par 3s in a round, you can expect to spend a little time waiting at these spots. The restaurant has good fare for lunch, and there is a hot dog stand in front of the clubhouse.

ed redford

Always a great round, good course to play with visiting friends

August Baker

The Pebble Beach of Colorado public courses.

Chris Pino

Amazing. One of the best golf experiences in Colorado

Conrad Miller

Waited on the phone for 4 minutes. Nobody picks up. The normal call to just press 2 and then wait for for golf shop is 1:47. Why make it difficult to speak to someone??

Gary Mansfield

Had a great time golfing! Brunch was great and inexpensive which was nice. We ordered food from hole nine in the carts and didn’t realize we had to stop at the club house the folks on the cart were kind enough to bring it out to us! Course was quite challenging but a ton of fun thanks again!

Rae Harris

1st birdie. Under 50 on front 9!!!

John Mclean

Nice municipal golf course. Check in staff great and friendly to deal with. On the down side expect to only get about 20 range balls without paying extra. As far as the course it is really tricked up with lots of blind tee shots and extreme slope on the greens. The course GPS system on the carts was weak and did not give you suggestions on how best to play the hole. This is needed for first time players. Pace of play was also on the slow side with the Marshalls doing little to speed up play. Based on the reviews I was expecting a better experience but it is certainly a nice municipal course

Caleb Joseph

Great track! Staff does a really fine job!

Brent Harmes

Great environmental scenery and challenging layout. A real gem! A must play!

James Gabriele

One of the most beautiful courses you'll find.

Steve Lamp

A course not to miss when you are in the Denver area.

Jody Martin

My absolute favorite course in Denver. I love the variety of terrain, the dinosaur theme, the non-stuffy vibe and the scenery. Hard to believe it's a public course!

Alex Wernimont

Beautiful golf and a great twilight . I played today starting at 330. Still played the whole 18. I was walking and at first it was a bit odd. Pushing me to the second hole but I got paired with great people twice and had a great time . And that is saying nothing of the course. The whole thing is either tough or spectacular. And usually both . Great conditions and a great layout. Lovely course wish I could play again now

Scott Mckernan

One of 2 courses I bring clients from California to play. (the other one is Arrowhead). While the views at Arrowhead are amazing, I actually prefer the layout of Fossil Trace. The course is always in great shape and the holes are challenging but not impossible. The staff is very helpful and friendly and a special kudos to Adam Fitch - the best golf manager I have ever dealt with. And stay for lunch, the restaurant is fantastic.

Brian OReilly

I love oplaying this golf course. There are so many good reviews here on actually playing the course. The problem I have is trying to call to make a tee-time. After waiting and listening to what is perhaps THE most irritating on-hold message for 37 minutes, I gave up. It's not always like this, but if someone in Golden is actually looking at their phone statistics, this would tell them that they have a problem at certain times in the day; maybe a parttime person(s) to man the phones during busy periods - it's what a normal business would do. Ugh!!!

Aaron Kerkhoff

We had a two groups for our Saturday outing. The staff was very helpful and very accommodating. The course was very cool, well maintained, and challenging. I would highly recommend this course to anyone visiting the Denver area.

Lloyd Wilcox

Great course but very unfriendly check in staff. I have played here a few different times and the course was always great but every time I have played, both the person behind the check in desk and the starter have been very rude. Definitely worth checking out but this course could be a lot better experience if some of the staff had better customer service.

Nathanael Martin

Above average course with some interesting features.

Kevin Dufficy

Went for a lunch on the patio. Showed up and they had the roof being repaired. Patio was closed. Inside was absolutely hear-shattering loud from the hammering. Totally understand that works needs to be done, but odd that they kept the restaurant open for business. They even charged full price for some beers we had to chug due to the noise. No discount for the ridiculous eating environment. The managers need to consider that people are spending their money here and a lunch with a thunderstorm inside shouldn't be the same cost as a normal lunch!

Robert Wesley

We had a networking social/dinner here after a long day. Lovely course and surrounding scenery. One of the employees was kind enough to let us hit a few balls on the driving range right before closing.

Keith Quimby

Enjoyable day of golf. Great staff.

Ronnie Mullis

Don't go here unless you want your 18th hole brawls posted on Instagram.

Jason Eagleson

Definitely the coolest course I've ever played. The rocks and views right on the course are second to none.

Kevin Shop

Stupid design. Who build greens like this??? Oh putt putt does. Lots of holes built in a valley form where the fairway is at the bottom and rough and cart paths are high above that. Several other blind shots and the annoying carts with GPS remind you of that. Staff was nice and the condition was great. 64 million years in the making but I would play CommonGround or Green Valley 1st. Just did not like the way it played.

Tim Askey

Course was great. The food was good, but service was slow. Overall 4 outta 5

Kyle Holderness

Beautiful course, incompetent course marshall. Course Marshal Bob needs a refresher on how to treat guests. 1st, we visited from outta state and were not warned about rattle snakes until we removed a semi-dead one from the cart path IN FRONT OF BOB and disposed it in the public trash. Then, Course Marshal Bob met us on the back 9, made a snotty comment about something he accused our party of doing, which was untrue. Then, Before I could explain what he saw he drove off as I was speaking, which is very rude and unprofessional. In Bob's defense, the course was overbooked and that could have put him on the edge. I can only assume Course Marshal Bob is the brother or drunk uncle of the course owner(s). However, it was a beautiful and challenging course and the rest of the staff was very helpful and accommodating.

Paul Jensen

Excellent golf track

Mark Chiappetti

Close to home,clean course

Emiliano Lozano

Great course!

Dalton Fox

I love this course, and while a little on the expensive side it is well worth it. The people are always nice, plus I love their practice chipping and putting greens.

Anthony H

Awesome!

Robert Head

Beautiful!

Jim Green

Beautiful course!

Kathleen Bennett

Country club style at municipal rates

John Donnelly

Wonderfully fun and unique golf course. The practice facilities are great as long as their isn't a tournament going on, but that's the case anywhere. The staff was friendly and were happy to have us at the course. Find a good deal through their website and play twilight or other discounted rates for the best deals.

Nate Richardson

Most amazing course I've ever played. They let me play with my daughter, Wich was a very hard thing to find. Thank y'all from Texas with love.

Debbie Sayre

Great golf course, enjoyed everything.

Matt Dwyer

IMHO - best 18 hole course the front range has to offer. Incredible views. Great greens. Challenging yet scoreable. Love this track.

Mark Eldring

I love this course so much and all the friendly staff that work at it. Im a regular out here so i may be a bit bias! I wish they would do a locals punch card or membership options but other than that, i cant say a bad thing about fossil trace! Go there, do it!

Mark Smith

The range is very nice and the price for balls is better than I've seen elsewhere.

Jana Rae Finholm

Beautiful course and restaurant with amazing views!

derek freeman

Incredible course for the rate. Great course to impress and take in the views. Located very close to the coors brewery it might be the best way to finish your round.

R Beach

One of my favorites if you're on the west side of town. Nice layout and usually in very good shape. Some call out a few holes as tricked out because of the obstacles in the fairway, but you know they are there so just need to play around them like any other hazard.

Zach Kiehne

I was driving through from Maryland to CAli. Made a Pit stop in Boulder to check it out and on my way out I passed this course and veered left immediately. Played 18 holes by myself and loved everything about this course. The layout, the views, everything was perfect. Easily one of my favorite courses ever

Albert Race

Beautiful area

travis pratt

Great course!

Jason Murray

They only pair you with other golfers because it’s so busy. So you have to play with random people if your down for that. Not something you want if your just trying to relax from out of town.

Betsy Hill

Had an awesome day playing golf at Fossil Trace. The food in the restaurant was delicious and the service was great!

Chad Cressey

...above average service, well above average course and conditions, great customer service , this place is a must play, Period.

Brendan Neaton

Beautiful course, unique layout. Had a wonderful experience with the staff, not sure about the reviews that say the staff is rude. Please don't listen to Kevin Shop, his review reflects a low level understanding of the game, and course design. Yes, the greens can be tricky, as they have many undulations. Look at this as a fun challenge. Spend a moment to analyze the read, and give it a go! My only critique would be that the ball was bouncing around a bit on the greens yesterday (5/4/2017). Seems like they can use a little work in terms of condition. I'll be back a few more times this season and will adjust my review if the condition improves. The rest of the course was in pristine shape. Overall, wonderful experience.

Kevin Audino

Beautiful course!! Great staff!! Very helpful in all aspects!!!

erik solter

Fun course the play even in the Winter

Timothy Strong

Some sweet shots were had today

Bill Weiss

Beautiful course, great staff, good food, what's not to like? Go play a round as soon as you can!

Ecto1

staff and getting ready was great. Very nice practice range and greens. This course is one of the hardest I have ever played. No fairways are even if seems and the greens have different slopes with a high grade. Make sure you are on point and ready to be humbled.

Eamon Prendeville

The instructors are really experienced and kind , and the course of fun and gorgeous.

Sam Sherstad

An update: Our annual Colorado Golf Binge group of 8 guys played Fossil Trace again last Thursday and it was super fun. The course is great. The service is super. It's still a 5-star. This was my prior review.....I just played Fossil Trace again on the afternoon of March 20, 2014 after skiing the morning at Arapahoe Basin. What a wonderful day! My nephew and I had a great lunch at the course's Three Tomatoes restaurant. Then played 18 very fun holes that are in surprisingly good condition for March in Colorado. Fairways and greens are already green and lush. And conditions will be better this summer. Give it a try. Just west of Denver in the foothills of Golden you’ll find an incredibly unique golf course. Fossil Trace Golf Club lies right behind that big golden domed government building in Golden north of I-70. Their slogan is “Escape the Ordinary, Experience the Extraordinary” and they claim their course was 64 Million Years in the Making! They’re right on their first claim. The experience is Extraordinary…especially for a Texas Flatlander. I’ll just have to trust them on their 64 million year claim. But this is also probably true because the walls of the cliffs on the back nine contain fossils of prehistoric creatures and plants that have been studied for years by students of the Colorado School of Mines. In fact two walls by the famous 12th hole are set with lights for students and tour groups doing evening studies of the fossils. Before you head to Fossil Trace check out their great website and their helicopter fly over. It's a terrific way to get a feel for what you'll experience. I’ve been able to play this course seven times and have improved progressively as I’ve learned how to play Colorado golf course designer, Jim Engh’s bowl greens and sloping fairways. Some golf purists criticize Engh’s designs as being too golfer friendly but I find them to be great fun. In fact on my last round I got a hole-in-one on the uphill par 3 third hole by using the backstop. I was hosting a group of my TX and IL buddies and we had fun celebrating the special day at Fossil Trace's Three Tomatoes bar/restaurant overlooking the course. Head Golf Pro, Jim Hajek, will warn you not to bite off more of the course than you can handle. But in 2009 we didn’t listen. We played from the tips (Black tees) for 18 holes. The 6,831 yards at a high altitude with a 72.5/139 rating/slope didn’t seem too tough to handle but the narrow 480 yard par 4 4th and the 659 uphill into the wind 9th hole proved too much for us. So we squeezed in another nine holes after a great lunch at Fossil Trace’s Three Tomatoes Restaurant on the deck over looking the beautiful 10th and 18th holes. This time we played the Blue tees at 6,241 yards with a 69.3/131 rating/slope and found it much better for our game and egos. Another option would be to play the "T-Rex" tees (a combination of the Black and Blue tees measuring 6,577 yds and 71.2/135 rating/slope). Before you go check out Fossil Trace's great website including very well done videos of holes 1, 10, 12 and 15. These will give you a good taste of what you'll experience on a golden day in Golden. Have your cameras rolling when you play the unique 12th and 15th holes. Both are par 5s. The 12th makes you feel like you’re the ball in a pinball or bumper pool game as you pick your route through tall rock formations in the fairway. Golden is a fun town to visit après-golf. You’ll see some of the Coors Brewery near the Fossil Trace Golf Club - a tempting tour after 18 holes on a 64 million year old golf course!

Anna Kelbert

There is a trail with amazing dinosaur footprints, just need to find it and that's not easy. Starts around the corner of 19th and 6th.

Fred Wilson

Good food, good service, great location, somewhat pricy.

Sean Rosen

Realy nice course watries in the restruan had a terrible attitude and was rude. Very offputting. At the end i was not givven my full change after i paid the bill and after i asked for it i was told she had rounded the bill up i asked agian and she said water ever dude and walked away. Very terrible to be told i was not going to begive my correct change.

Isabel Diaz

The bartender Richard is amazing he has great customer service he knows how to please his customers. I am a regular and he knows what beverage I have and keeps it coming. I also love Stephanie she also is great. I live 5 min from here and I must say it's my favorite bar.