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Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
3.0
Amenities
4.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7201 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.8

The golf course at Thorncreek Golf Club is a public, 18-hole course in the city of Thornton. The course features 7,268 yards of golf from its longest tees, playing to a par of 72. Designed by Finger Dye Spann, Inc., the course has a links-style layout. A unique aspect of the course is that a street separates the front nine holes from the back nine. Lakes that are situated on the course create water hazards that come into play on a few holes. Thorncreek Golf Club's signature hole is the par-4, 18th hole, which has a fairway with a water hazard along one side.

Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Year round. Weather permitting.
Architect Finger Dye Spann (1992) Finger Dye Spann (2018)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $18
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.9
180 Reviews (180)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 20
Undulating Greens 14
Water Hazards 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 16
Advanced Golfers 11
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 16
In the 'Burbs 9
Worth the Drive 9

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Handicap 15-19
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4.0
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Excellent weather
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user friendly

good time at a good venue at a place that is very easy to get to from Denver

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
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Great round at Thorncreek

Had a great time and the round went right on pace. Thorncreek has many challenges! Long Par-3's and 4's! Always enjoy the degree of difficulty and the course length. Looking forward to playing again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

BAD

This was one of the worst experience, iI have ever had in Colorado and I have been traveling there for over 10 years now. Played a lot of courses all over Colorado. Was never told about the tournament of retired firefighters was going on. Took over 5 hours and only made it to the 13th hole.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

A great course for intermediate players and up!

We're only able to play 10 holes as it atarted pouring rain. Very disappointed not to see back none as enjoyed front nine do much. They will give us a rain check for the back 9 so we are very happy!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
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4.0
First Time Playing

A solid test

Really fun course that provides a solid test of golf. Bring your course management and green reading skills. Plenty of risk/reward situations. Huge greens with lots of undulation. Pace was right at 4 hours on a Sunday afternoon. Food was good too.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

A breakdown from someone who is here daily...

So I hang out here (practice and/or play) a minimum of 6 days a week, so I know the ins and outs of this place. Let me preface this by saying that I grew up in the cornfields of Illinois playing ummm...interesting...back-woods courses.

Let's start with the bad:

- The green speeds can fluctuate daily. It's frustrating because if you play there frequently you spend the first 3 holes trying to figure out how hard to hit your putts and how much break to play.
- The range is pretty sandy and soft, and the tee boxes on the range aren't mowed as tightly as you might prefer. This is easily resolved by packing down a small area to hit a few shots off of a realistic feeling lie from the fairway.
- The chipping green is small. Like, the size of your kitchen table pushed next to your coffee table.
- People are poor, getting better, but poor at fixing their ball marks. When other people are lining up putts I typically fix 4-5 just to try and keep the greens running smooth.
- Because green fees are so cheap, you get a very wide variety of players, from the average player, the beginners, the general riff-raff, to the serious player who would golf for a living in a heartbeat.

So why would I give this place 5 stars?

-The green fees are cheap. Like really cheap. Especially if you are on their practice program, which allows you to play at volume to work on your game if you don't make 6 figures.
- The staff there is extremely nice, and have a good sense of humor. I don't exactly look like your average golfer. At all. And a lot of places I go to they instantly treat me like a hack...at least until I start swinging a club. The staff will take the time to know your name, ask how your doing, and crack a joke or two with you when they are cleaning up the range.
- Literally every green here is multi-level, some of them even 3 levels. This is a bummer, and the best way to describe it is gimmicky, and the staff is realistic about it...however, this makes shot making and hitting to the correct level imperative to putting up a good score. Some pin placements are downright nasty, and for someone who is working to compete, its fantastic for developing your accuracy and distance control with your irons.
- There's some real risk/reward holes out here, and plenty of holes you have to be realistic with and take your par and walk away...but there's also a handful of scoring opportunities and you can really go after some of the holes.
- The back 9 especially, will force you to keep your driver in your bag outside of 3 holes (12, 14, 18), and target golf is good golf. It will teach you to play to yardages, not just pull your driver and play your giant banana slice.
- Despite being different speeds, the greens roll pretty smooth and true.
- Outside of holes 12 and 14, there are no holes that play back on each other, forcing you to actually pay for hitting the ball 50 yards offline. And deservedly so.
- While I've witnessed a lot of people get frustrated with kids at golf courses, I personally love this and encourage it by giving away buckets of range balls to kids and offering lessons. For example, there was a kid trying to hit out of the practice bunker the other day, I asked: 'Has anyone ever taught you how do to that?' 'No, but I REALLY want to learn how.' So I gave him a quick lesson. Golf is starving for kids to get involved, and it makes me happy to see kids who are hungry to learn the game. In 15 years, those are the players who will be keeping our game alive, they should be encouraged and having a course that kids feel comfortable at the very least practicing at is a necessity. This is one of the few places in Denver I've seen it.

So sure, it's not the greatest course you'll ever play, but play here. The fundamentals of golf are this: hit it in the fairway, get on the green in regulation, and make a couple putts...and you can do that anywhere. The views are phenomenal, the rates are unbeatable (literally), and I've never once ran into a rude player or staff member. I'm not sure what else you could ask for.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Decent

The course is nothing spectacular, decent but probably wont go back. Mondays is senior day and course was really slow.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Drunken Golfer Encounters 2 Different Times

Two different times I played here @ ThornCreek and on both occasions have encountered drunken people 1 time it was a foursome the guys could not even stand much less hit a golfball , on Sunday we ran into a threesome that was also drunken stupid.
I do not know if there is a limit from cart girl to serve but , I know an accident happens after leaving golf course and they say where were you drinking there could be a problem. Just thought I would mention this 2 times there and 2 times drunken golfers - it was not even a tourney

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day of golf

Had a blast. Staff was laid back, friendly, and the course was not busy at all

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for the money

This is an amazing course for the value. Pace of play was great on Sunday afternoon, challenging target golf. I've paid triple at lonetree and no where near as good . Will be back !!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great public course

Golf now.com had a can't beat deal for a Friday afternoon. Course is difficult with some well placed bunkers and marshes. Will go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Thorncreek is a great! place to play!!

Thorncreek is a hidden gem of a course. Each hole is designed to make you think before you hit, all the way to the green. You have to plan your way to the cup. Additionally, almost every green has some form of intrigue. Pin locations were thoughtfully chosen to make you earn your putts. I will definitely plan to visit Thorncreek as often as I can this summer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Course

Some of the fairways are still a little rough but overall in good to excellent shape. Greens I excellent shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much better than last year!

Compliments to the grounds crew! Keep up the good work!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth 25$

This course was 50$ on golfnow so we thought we'd try it. Every other hole is a blind shot. Most holes had dandelions in the fairways. If they had grass at all. The greens were very slow, but in decent condition. 18 had hard pan dirt up the fairway which my playing partners ball landed in. The maintenance staff had no clue we were there, except when we helped push one out of a hole his mower got stuck in. No need to play this course. The surrounding area has many more to play in better condition. After the round we drove to Indian Tree in Arvada to play some better conditions. 28$.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

played well

good condition shot 41 front 35 back I was pleased

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value, slow pace

Course was in pretty good shape for April. Staff was great and rangers did a good job until about hole 14 where there was multiple groups backed up. The price per round was the same to the general public as it was on golf now so I over paid by having to pay a booking fee.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Awesome

I loved playing here. The course was very nice and and the staff was awesome. I will definitely golf here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

fun a little raggedy on the fairways

Greens are tough and undulating , but in good condition . Fairways are a little shabby, and they just aerated the fairways. Rough is unplayable in many areas. Traps are nice , and decent sand.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Still recovering from greens aeration

Challenging and fun. Great shape except the greens were shaggy and slow but should improve daily. Staff was great and snack at the turn was nice. Time was a little long but mostly because of our 4 some make up. 4 people 3 different t boxes. Still had a really nice round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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