PGA TOUR’s Korn Ferry Tour Returns to Berthoud, CO
By Jordan Waters, TPC Colorado
TPC Colorado’s
par-72, 7,991-yard golf course was designed by Arthur Schaupeter Golf Course Architects and is the only PGA TOUR-managed golf course in Colorado. The 18-hole golf course is located in northwest Berthoud and was built around the natural landscape of three reservoirs: Lonetree, McNeil and Welch. The total development covers 865 acres with a portion of the property dedicated to the Heron Lakes Community and over 130 acres of permanent open space dedicated to the preservation of natural lands and native wildlife. TPC Colorado features the longest hole for any PGA TOUR event, hole no. 13 named “Longer Still” sitting at 773-yards and features a legendary “Hell Bunker” that is 108 yards in length. The full course offers a range of short and long holes played from elevated ridges with panoramic views of Longs Peak, Mount Meeker and the entire Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The course is designed after the oldest style of golf courses, Scottish Links, with stacked sod pot bunkers and fescue-lined fairways alongside the sandy soiled shoreline of the large reservoirs. While the course design might seem challenging to 12 THE ASCENDANT PRESENTED BY BLUE
recreational golfers, the seven sets of tees allow the golfer multiple options of play to their own strength and desires at any length. Upholding the PGA TOUR’s commitment to environmental excellence and sustainability of its golf courses, TPC Colorado has joined the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program and is committed to operational plans that practice mindful environmental management. Audubon International is a prestigious program that recognizes golf courses that uphold the highest standards to protect the natural environment and heritage of their course. Our property is home to one of the largest Great Blue Heron rookeries in the state of Colorado, and in an effort to protect the natural habitat of these birds and all wildlife, the agronomy team has planted hundreds of acres of milkweed, native grasses and plants, built bird boxes, installed water diffusers for natural algae reduction and other measures to reduce the use of chemicals and actions to conserve the amount of water used in course maintenance. TPC Colorado also participates in the Monarchs in the Rough program designed by the Audubon and the Environmental Defense Fund to augment natural occurrences of milkweed and other
TPC COLORADO’S AWARDS AND ACCOLADES INCLUDE: • Ranked No. 89 on America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses by GolfDigest (2021) • 4th Best Courses You Can Play in Colorado by GolfWeek (2020) • Best Golf Course in the Front Range Caggy Award by Colorado AvidGolfer (2020) • Development of the Year by Golf Inc. Magazine (2020) • Golden Fork recipient for Best New Food and Beverage by Golf Inc. Magazine (2020) • No. 3 Best New Private Course by GolfDigest (2019) Loveland Reporter-Herald – ReporterHerald.com
