{"id":719965,"date":"2026-06-22T22:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/719965\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T22:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:10:15","slug":"rodeo-dunes-nations-hottest-new-golf-course-is-in-remote-colorado-locale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/719965\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodeo Dunes, nation’s hottest new golf course, is in remote Colorado locale"},"content":{"rendered":"

I never thought my golf addiction would take me to Roggen, Colorado. But last month I made the trek to Weld County to this semi-ghost town, the home of Rodeo Dunes<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“What we look for isn’t a market,” said Tom Ferrell of Vice President of Communications Michael Kaiser properties. “We weren’t looking for a spot in Colorado. We were looking for sand.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

And developer Michael Kaiser found exactly that. It began with a Google Earth search, then he trespassed on the property and — after years of relationship building with the land owners, the Cervi Family, who are big producers of rodeo events — Kaiser finally convinced the Cervis to build a golf course in their backyard.<\/p>\n

“This kind of connection between golf and rodeo, that might be the most surprising thing of all,” Ferrell said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Maybe the second most surprising, because back in the fall Rodeo Dunes hosted the”Duel at the Dunes” — a rodeo competition 100 yards from the first tee. A definite first but not the last; Duel at the Dunes 2 is a go.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s the final points-earning event of the rodeo season,” Ferrell exclaimed. “So the guy who (is) on the bubble to qualify for Vegas, this is a big deal.”<\/p>\n

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Rodeo Dunes will open for public play in 2027.<\/p>\n

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And this land and this new golf course is a big deal to golfers. Rodeo Dunes will open for public play next year and has already received 300,000 submissions for tee times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s off the charts. People want to come here,” Ferrell said. “I’ve been to all the great places in this Sand Hills region: Ballyneal, Sand Hills, Prairie Club and Dismal River — and they’re all wonderful and have something similiar to this approach. But none are within 45 minutes of Denver.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

So when Rodeo Dunes officially opens for public play, what can golfers expect from this latest Ben Crenshaw\/Bill Coore design?<\/p>\n

“I’m standing here and looking down the first hole,” Ferrell said. “I see these 2 bunkers on left side. You’re standing on tee asking yourself ‘Can I carry those bunkers?’ There are bold decisions out here that you have a reasonable chance of pulling off.”<\/p>\n

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CBS Colorado’s Eric Christensen tees off at Rodeo Dunes.<\/p>\n

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“Rodeo cowboys are tough. I’ve talked to em. Double bogeys out here aren’t like getting thrown from a horse. But it’s a lot of fun.”<\/p>\n

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