Green Valley Ranch

Planning a visit to Green Valley Ranch? Below you will find course details, amenities, and upcoming tournaments and events hosted at this course, plus everything you need to book your next round. Book a tee time at Green Valley Ranch →

Venue Overview

Green Valley Ranch Golf Club is a public golf facility in Denver, Colorado, designed by architect Perry Dye, ASGCA, and opened in 2001. The championship 18-hole course plays to a par of 72 across 7,084 yards from the longest tees, alongside a separate nine-hole, par-3 course for shorter rounds and practice play. Dye's design incorporated the site's natural creeks, wetlands, and mature cottonwood trees rather than reshaping the land around them, and the club sits a short distance south of Denver International Airport, easily accessible from downtown Denver.

About the Course

Perry Dye's championship design at Green Valley Ranch stretches to 7,084 yards from the tips, weaving through natural creeks, wetlands, and cottonwood groves that Dye deliberately preserved rather than cleared during construction. That environmental approach gives the course a distinctive sense of place among Denver-area municipal-style facilities, with water and mature trees genuinely in play across the routing rather than added as decoration. The 18-hole championship course is complemented by a separate nine-hole, par-3 course, giving golfers of every level and time budget a way to play.

• 18-hole, par-72 championship course designed by Perry Dye, ASGCA, opened in 2001
• 7,084 yards from the longest tees
• Natural creeks, wetlands, and cottonwood trees preserved throughout the routing
• Separate nine-hole, par-3 course for shorter rounds and practice
• Host of the Colorado Open Championships
• Located a short distance south of Denver International Airport

A Design Built Around the Land, Not Against It

Perry Dye — son of golf design legend Pete Dye — brought his family's signature philosophy of strategic, character-driven design to Green Valley Ranch when the course opened in 2001. Rather than bulldozing the site into a blank canvas, Dye routed the course around the property's existing creeks, wetlands, and stands of mature cottonwood trees, preserving a sense of natural Colorado prairie that many purpose-built municipal courses lack. Perry Dye has designed more than 80 courses across 15 countries through Dye Designs, the firm founded by his father in 1984, and Green Valley Ranch stands as one of his more environmentally conscious Denver-area projects — a course that plays as a genuine landscape rather than a manufactured one.

Practice Facilities & Amenities

• Extensive practice facilities
• Green Valley Ranch Bar & Grill, the on-site restaurant
• Nine-hole, par-3 course for practice and shorter play
• Golf shop
• Group and individual lesson programs

Lessons & Instruction

Green Valley Ranch's golf operations, as of 2026, are led by:

• Matt Bryant, PGA — General Manager and Director of Golf
• Jason Franke, PGA — Head Golf Professional

Green Valley Ranch offers lessons for golfers of all skill levels alongside its extensive practice facilities and nine-hole par-3 course. Contact the golf shop at (303) 371-3131 to schedule a lesson or ask about current clinic offerings.

Tournaments & Events

Green Valley Ranch's championship-length layout and history hosting the Colorado Open Championships make it a strong host for golf tournaments, corporate outings, and group events, with a full PGA-led staff available to help coordinate bookings and tournament operations.

Planning Your Event Here

Green Valley Ranch's Perry Dye design, natural setting, and proximity to Denver International Airport make it a distinctive option for tournaments, corporate outings, and group events in the Denver area. Contact the golf shop to coordinate a booking. The course is located at 4900 Himalaya Road, Denver, CO 80249 (303-371-3131).

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