Braden Hanson
Four Mile Ranch Golf Club
Four Mile Ranch Golf Club
3501 Telegraph Trl
Canon City, CO 81212-2772
United States
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Overview
There are no bunkers on this Jim Engh design that is framed by mountains all around. Shale mounds take the place of sand on many holes, including many other unique Engh design features, such as several punchbowl greens, blind shot and wild green slopes. As one of our panelists put it: "vastly underrated among the state's public courses."
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
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“Four Mile Ranch occupies rugged land well suited for golf. The course is a topsy turvy adventure ride with many forced carries, blind or partially obscured shots, and wildly undulating greens. Some greens are so heavily contoured that they present some minor maintenance challenges in terms of growing enough grass on severe slopes or growing too dense of grass in depressions. Engh's decision to create a bunker-less course was a good one given the severity of the sandscape features on the property."
Read More2026
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“Four Mile Ranch occupies rugged land well suited for golf. The course is a topsy turvy adventure ride with many forced carries, blind or partially obscured shots, and wildly undulating greens. Some greens are so heavily contoured that they present some minor maintenance challenges in terms of growing enough grass on severe slopes or growing too dense of grass in depressions. Engh's decision to create a bunker-less course was a good one given the severity of the sandscape features on the property."
Read More2026
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“Fun fun fun! However, too many blind shots and punch bowl greens but a fun course to play every once in a while."
Read More2025
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“One of Jim Engh's best designs and I've played almost all of them. Unfortunately, he overdid blind shots and punch bowl greens here that the layout variety score was hurt. But at the end of the day, such a fun course."
Read More2025
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“A fun, entertaining and unusual layout, with sharp dog legs, inverted shale bunkers, amphitheater greens, blind shots, forced carries mounds and humps to go over and narrow approach corridors makes each hole an enjoyable and completely different encounter."
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“Some of the most over sized and contoured greens in Colorado, with humps, valleys ,low and high spots, ensure a daunting and exciting outcome of each putting stroke."
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“A tale of two nines, each designed differently in terms of layout [relatively flat and mountainous]. If you like some of the old Scottish designs this is a course for you."
Read More2023
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“One of America's great public golf values! This design is avant-garde to the max, but most modern courses that push the envelope do so with difficulty. Four Mile Ranch does so with playability, as the course is full of punchbowl greens, forgiving fairways, and 6800y at altitude plays very short."
Read More2022
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“An interesting track with lots of variety. While not for everyone, I enjoyed it. Not somewhere you should play without a local to guide you as many obstacles and hidden greens exist."
Read More2021
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“Such a fun and wild golf course to play with amazing green complexes with great opportunities for a hole in one on the par threes if you hit the right shot. It feels like you’re in Arizona, but you’re in southern Colorado."
Read More2019
