Saddle Rock Golf Course

Don’t believe the reviews that post four or five stars. This is a typical public course — although it could be awesome to play it isn’t. Very nice layout — good challenging course but slow — slow — slow and they do nothing to increase the pace. Four hours and fifty minutes is ridiculous. … and you wonder why golf is losing its appeal… it is because they take a potentially beautiful course and make it painfully slow to play. THAT is Saddle Rock.

For a public course this is a 5 star course all of the way. The pro shop is super friendly and the course well taken care of.
This is a challenging course with a lot of native grass. However, the views are spectacular and the ground crew keeps the fairways and greens much better then most private courses I’ve played.
They have a nice chipping, putting, range area where you actually hit off of grass, not turf.
If you hit balls in random directions come prepared and bring a ton of extra balls. Other than that it’s a great challenging course.

I live very close to this course and thoroughly enjoy it. The course is usually in great shape and has some very long and challenging holes. I cannot tell you how important it is to keep your ball on the fairway here — the rough is THICK in certain spots. Some of the greens can be quite tricky as well (hole 17 in particular has a wicked green). The course is walkable, but i would recommend that you have some decent level of physical fitness as the course is quite hilly and there is very little shade from the sun on a hot day. The staff is generally very helpful and accommodating when needed. I’ve never been to the patio/​grill inside the clubhouse so I can’t really comment on that. Overall, I highly recommend if you’re looking a fun afternoon on the course!

I was here a couple weeks ago for a golf tournament, and this course is awesome! Before you read further, I am around an 18 handicap and shoot in the mid to high 80’s at an average course, and low to mid 90’s at a tougher course.
Granted, I did not have to pay normal greens fees since we were playing in a best-​ball tournament, but it’s right around $ 40 for a round to walk. For the quality of the course, I would be willing to come back for this price. I will say that there are some pretty good climbs and distance between certain holes (crossing the road on a few) so if you don’t usually walk, I would suggest getting a cart. The range doesn’t look like much when you are approaching it, but it is very large and well-​marked with yardage signs.
The layout of the course is great, with challenging, long holes even from the white (middle) tees. Just to give you an idea, on one of the par 5’s a teammate drove it nearly 360 yards (downhill all the way) and we were still sitting around 230 – 240 into the green. Also, you definitely have to be able to control your ball off the tee, because you will not find it if you hit through the rough. With that being said, there are a few shorter holes (300 – 350 yards) that will give you a couple of options leading up. You can try and drive it close for an easy pitch, or play it short and leave yourself an easy wedge into the green. Speaking of greens, they are TOUGH. Our team couldn’t seem to make many putts that were over 15 feet. You definitely want to be conscious of the green before hitting your approach shot because the greens have a lot of break to them. For us it seemed really easy to 2-​putt because we’d get the speed down, but the ball would always seem to end up just a bit above or below the hole, even after reading each other’s putts.
The staff was really accommodating for us as a group and the food that we had for lunch was great! Our group wound up winning so we had some gift cards to the pro shop. They had 30% off of all apparel and 20% off of shoes, and some really good brands. Obviously not a huge selection, but pretty good prices. I picked up a Titleist glove and some Footjoy shoes for around $ 110.
Overall, I was really happy that I got to play in the tournament we held at this course. You only get one chance at a first impression, and this course left a great one on me. I plan on being back again this summer!

Course is in nice shape usually, and affordably priced. Some challenging holes and nice scenery. Also walkable which is nice. The staff here is always very friendly and helpful. Nice and spacious driving range for warming up as well.
Recommended

Could have been better, could have been worse… the Golf Course staff and course were great, the bar/​restaurant area could use some polishing up on their service skills…

I was impressed. Really solid place. Course is very challenging and in good condition. Some nice elevation changes and good views of the mountains out here. I wouldn’t recommend walking it. Decided to do that over ride on a 100 degree July afternoon and lost about half of my body-​weight. Lot of gaps between holes and a few road-​crossings as well. Friendly and helpful staff though. Had no problems there. I’ll return here without a doubt.
P.S Not the best course to play if you’re afraid of snakes.

Stopped by this course just to hit a few ball and the guy in the Pro Shop gave me the entire rundown of 4 more courses in the area. Super helpful and very friendly!
Can’t wait to go back and play the course!

Great course layout! Lots of elevation changes and challenging tee shots. I had never played this course and got paired up with a couple who hadn’t either. This was definitely a disadvantage as there are many blind shots. Course knowledge would have shaved off a few strokes fa sho.
The greens had just been punched and they were slow so that is why I gave it 4 stars. Otherwise, it was a great course especially for $ 35 during twilight!

I haven’t actually golfed here, but I’ve been to the clubhouse and the driving range.
It’s an open course, which is nice. You have to go up to the club house and buy tokens ($ 4 for 35 balls) to go to the range. It always looks busy but there’s tons of space to go hit balls. It’s nice and quiet here, tucked between the road and some nice houses. If I knew how to really golf, this would definitely be the top of my list!

This is a driving range review only.
I live near Saddle Rock and since I recently decided to take up golf, this is my go-​to driving range. The range itself is nothing spectacular, but fairly big and does the job. It did seem that the greens around it were a bit beat up, but its a driving range it comes with the territory. You get views of houses in the distance and a road behind you, but it is tucked away enough that it a good spot to focus. Plus the prices are not bad, $ 4 a token will you get 35 balls, so under $ 10 you can go crazy.
I did notice that there are a lot of people who seem to just come up and hit a couple balls and leave. So it is hard to gauge how busy it is at any given time. Not to mention there were a lot of kids hitting balls on the range, which is fine, but you have to watch out! Still, it is a-​ok.
Other notes: Decent golf shop inside the clubhouse and bar/​grill seemed a bit nicer than others I have seen at other courses, so that is plus! Oh and decent parking too, you might have to get a spot around back, but there is plenty of it!

Excellent golf course, two different nine hole tracts. The front is the highest point in the course with wide open fairways and little around ecxept houses and great views of the mountains. It is a bit of walk as the first few holes climb to the high point overlooking the entire area. Holes, fairways and greens are well layed out, so it is not boring with the same look on every hole. Greens are challanging but fair. Views of the Rocky Mountains are stunning and you can see all the way to Pikes Peak. The back nine is down amongst the houses and there is vegatation and many environmental sensative areas. Again, the holes, fairways and green as well layed out and you wind you way around the track rather than going up one hole then back down the same way. The course is not difficult although the day I played the wind was blowing briskly and it always seemed to be blowing either in your face or a cross wind. Funny how the wind never seems to help you on a golf course.
Nice clubhouse, friendly staff and good practive facility. I will definately go back to this one again and again.