Best golf courses: USA - Rockies

USA - Rockies: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Coeur d'Alene
Engh, Jim

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Coeur d'Alene

Designer

James "Jim" Engh

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Missoula
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Missoula

Designer

Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Coeur d'Alene
Bates, Gene

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Coeur d'Alene

Designer

Gene Bates

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Coeur d'Alene
Miller, Scott

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Coeur d'Alene

Designer

Scott Miller

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Private club
Rapid City
Phelps-Atkinson

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Rapid City

Designer

Phelps-Atkinson Golf Course Design (Rick Phelps & Kevin Atkinson).
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Missoula
Hull & Nicklaus

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Missoula

Designer

William Hull designed the original 18: Eagle-nine (1984), Osprey-nine (1988). Nicklaus Design laid out and built the Nicklaus-nine (1995).

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Coeur d'Alene
Fazio, Tom

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Coeur d'Alene

Designer

Tom Fazio

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jackson
Jones II, Robert Trent

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Jackson

Designer

Original course designed by Bob Baldock and son (1965). Redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr (1973) and a full renovation by him in 2007.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Boise
Knott, Donald

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Boise

Designer

Donald Knott of Knott-Brooks-Linn Golf Course Design.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Missoula
North & Packard

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Missoula

Designer

Andy North & Roger Packard

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Missoula
Nicklaus, Jack

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Missoula

Designer

A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
(Closed in 2014)
Boise
Jones II, Robert Trent

Visitors?

(Closed in 2014)

Nearest city

Boise

Designer

Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Casper
Bailey, Dick

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Casper

Designer

Dick Bailey designed the Mountain & Stag nines (1997) and Eagle-nine (2002).
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Boise
Devlin & von Hagge

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Boise

Designer

Bruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Casper
Kavanaugh, Ken

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Casper

Designer

Ken Kavanaugh
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Missoula
Doak, Tom

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Missoula

Designer

Tom Doak

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Boise
Jones, RT Sr & RT Jr

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Boise

Designer

Opened in 1974, Robert Trent Jones Sr designed the front-nine, and his son Robert Trent Jones Jr designed the back-nine.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Boise
Jones II, Robert Trent

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Boise

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jackson
Palmer & Seay

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Jackson

Designer

An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Jackson
Jones, Rees

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Jackson

Designer

Rees Jones

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Casper
Jones II, Robert Trent

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Casper

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Missoula
Steidel, John

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Missoula

Designer

North course: original course dates from 1936; updated by John Steidel (1983) / South course: designed by John Steidel (1994)
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Rsrt guests only
Boise
North & Packard

Visitors?

Rsrt guests only

Nearest city

Boise

Designer

Andy North & Roger Packard

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Missoula
Faldo & Schmidt-Curley

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Missoula

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design), with input from Nick Faldo.

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