Pine Creek, Bear Dance, Four Mile Ranch and Walking Stick with two hotel rooms in Colorado Springs are the plan. A rental car for the long drives to Larkspur, Cañon City and Pueblo, golf bag fees and a Broadmoor stay if you want to play its East or West course are what push the total up.
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15 courses around Colorado Springs that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
The area's top-ranked course and host of nine USGA championships, with the U.S. Senior Open coming in 2031 and 2037; you must be an overnight Broadmoor guest (or a member's guest) to play.
broadmoor.com broadmoor.comTighter and more tree-lined than the East, with steeper greens and more doglegs; it is also open only to Broadmoor overnight guests and members' guests.
broadmoor.com broadmoor.comTwenty-seven holes beside Garden of the Gods with red-rock and Pikes Peak views; play is for resort guests and members only, booked by calling the golf shop.
gardenofthegodsresort.com pueblo.usA Pete Dye course at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain, five minutes from the Broadmoor; you must stay at Cheyenne Mountain Resort or be a member.
cheyennemountain.com troon.comA north-side daily-fee course with canyon-style front nine and links-style back nine, and Pikes Peak views from every hole.
golfnow.com greenfeetracker.comA city-owned 27-hole course that opened in 1898, one of the oldest in Colorado, a short drive from downtown.
coloradosprings.govAn easy-walking, inexpensive city course on the southeast side, about 15 minutes from the Broadmoor.
coloradosprings.govA long, hilly mountain-view course halfway between Colorado Springs and Denver, about 45–55 minutes north of the Broadmoor.
golfdigest.com golfpass.comA dramatic Jim Engh design ranked No. 5 among Colorado public courses by GolfPass golfers in 2026, about 50 minutes southwest of Colorado Springs.
golfpass.com golfpass.comVoted the best public course in southern Colorado in 2026 and a former USGA Women's Public Links host, at a city-course price about 45 minutes south of the Broadmoor.
pueblo.us coloradoavidgolfer.comPueblo's other city course, a shorter tree-lined par 70 with a nine-hole executive course alongside.
pueblo.us pueblo.usA wide-open prairie-links course that stretches past 8,000 yards from the tips, with six sets of tees so everyone can find a fair length.
golfnow.com greenfeetracker.comA quiet, well-bunkered course in a pine-and-meadow neighborhood north of the city, with a private-club feel.
coloradoavidgolfer.comA hilly mountain course at about 8,500 feet west of Pikes Peak, open roughly late May to mid-October.
gazette.comA long, open desert-style course west of Pueblo that plays over 7,300 yards from the back tees.
coloradoavidgolfer.com golflink.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($6,516) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,660, about 41% more for this trip) are the fees, taxes, tips and extras listed in the calculator. Prices were last checked on October 17, 2026.
Share of the $9,176 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
13 of this trip's numbers link to a published price or rate. The rest are our estimates, and each one says what it is based on. You can also read how we calculate every trip.
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Green fees per golfer (whole trip) | $393 per traveler | Four peak (June–August) public rounds with cart: Bear Dance $145 (top of Colorado AvidGolfer's $69–$145 range; no rate card), Pine Creek $110 (GolfPass reviewers paid $100–$118 in summer 2026; no rate card), Four Mile Ranch $76 (weekend summer 2026 with cart, Green Fee Tracker) and Walking Stick $62 ($45 weekend, City of Pueblo, plus a $17 half-cart). Total $393. Judgment call. Source |
| Hotel, two rooms per night (whole group) | $340 a night | GSA FY2027 lodging rate for Colorado Springs (El Paso County) is $176 a room Jun–Aug; KAYAK's Colorado Springs double-room average is about $250. We use $340 for two mid-range rooms in summer. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $466 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic itinerary fare for Colorado Springs (COS), Q2 2026: $465.51 (Q1 2026 was $444.52). Source |
| Food per person, per day | $86 per traveler, per day | GSA FY2027 meals and incidentals (M&IE) rate for Colorado Springs (El Paso County): $86 a day. Source |
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag fees | $90 per traveler | Major US airlines charge about $35 to $50 for a first checked bag each way, so about $90 round trip. Source |
| Golf bag fees | $110 per traveler | American, Delta, United and Southwest treat a golf bag as a standard checked bag; a second bag is $55 each way. Source |
| Shipping your clubs Off by default | $108 per traveler | Ground shipping for a golf bag starts around $54 each way. Source |
| Lodging taxes | 10.2% of the hotel | City of Colorado Springs: combined sales tax 8.2% (state 2.9%, El Paso County 1.23%, PPRTA 1%, city 3.07%), plus the city's 2% Lodgers and Automobile Rental Tax (city code 2.9.105, https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-4290). Total 10.2%. The Broadmoor also adds a 2.95% public improvement fee to all purchases. Source |
| Rental car | $90 a day | KAYAK at COS (Nov 2026): SUVs average about $81–$83 a day; June is dearest at about $94, April cheapest at about $70. We use $90 for summer. Judgment call. Source |
| Broadmoor stay (to play East or West) Off by default | $1,350 a night | KAYAK's Broadmoor average is about $644–$732 a night a room (https://www.kayak.com/Colorado-Springs-Hotels-The-Broadmoor.8752.ksp); the Broadmoor adds a $45 daily resort charge and $35 self-parking (policies page) and a 2.95% public improvement fee. Two rooms at about $700 plus fees and taxes come to about $1,720 a night, about $1,350 more than the $340 hotel plan with tax. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental clubs Off by default | $280 per traveler | The Broadmoor rents clubs for $91 a round; Pine Creek $65 (course rates page); Kissing Camels and Cheyenne Mountain $75. We use about $70 a round for four rounds. Source |
| Drinks on the course | $80 per traveler | Our estimate of about $20 a round for beverage-cart drinks and snacks. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| Golf balls | $55 per traveler | A dozen Titleist Pro V1 balls lists at $55. Source |
| Tips for bag drop and cart staff | $20 per traveler | A few dollars at bag drop and the turn; we use $5 a round. Judgment call. Source |
| Side bets and prizes | $50 per traveler | Our estimate for skins, team bets and a small trophy. Our estimate |
| Lessons and extras you picked Off by default | $0 for the trip | Set by the extras you pick in the tee-time planner. Our estimate |
| Travel insurance | 6% of your plan | Squaremouth says a comprehensive plan averages about 6% of the trip cost, usually 4% to 10%. Source |
| Pre-trip shopping | $60 for the trip | Our estimate for travel-size toiletries, sunscreen and small things bought before a trip. Our estimate |
| Pet boarding or sitter | $50 a day, if you check Pets | Dogster puts regular kennel boarding at about $35 to $85 a night. Overnight sitters at home cost more. Source |
For 4 golfers spending 4 nights in peak summer season, with four rounds each, a hotel, two rooms, flights and food, plan on about $6,520. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $9,180, or about $2,290 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
No. You must be an overnight Broadmoor guest or a member's guest. From June 1 to September 8 the East Course is $361 and the West $305, with a cart, bag service and the range included. Rates drop to $285 until mid-October and $232 until the season ends around November 10. The upper holes of East and West are being renovated, so check which 18 is open when you book. Source
The city courses. Patty Jewett, which opened in 1898, is $48 to walk and $55 Friday to Sunday from May to October, and Valley Hi is $43 and $48; a cart is $20 a player at both. Walking Stick in Pueblo, about 45 minutes south, starts at $37 on weekdays and $45 on weekends. Source
June through September brings the best conditions and the highest rates. September and October are cooler and cheaper, and the Broadmoor cuts its rates after September 8. From November to March many courses close or open only on mild days, and the Broadmoor's season ends around November 10. Source
Colorado Springs Airport (COS), about 20 minutes from the Broadmoor. Its average fare was about $466 in mid-2026. Denver International is about 90 minutes north and often cheaper to fly into, and it puts you closer to Bear Dance. Source