Skiing may be Park City’s calling card, but with 17 golf courses in and around the area, golf is a popular pastime for residents and visitors alike once the resorts close for the season. Join Chin|Fleming|Harris team members Jacquelyn Harris Grayson, Dena Fleming, Cameron Chin and Justin Fleming for a round at Park City Golf Club, an 18-hole gem nestled in the heart of town.
“One of the best kept secrets is at the end of ski season, typically you can catch a day where you can ski in the morning and play golf in the afternoon,” says CMFH senior partner Dena Fleming.
By today’s standards, the Park City GC may not be a very long golf course – the par-72 track plays 5,485 yards from the forward tees and 6,662 yards from the tips – but head professional Vaugh Robinson notes that “with its tree-lined fairways and tricky-to-read greens, it creates a great balance between long hitters and those that hit it straight.” Originally designed by Utah landscape architect William Neff in 1965, the layout offers minimal carries off the tee and opportunities to run the ball up onto the green if necessary, with six new forward tees available for golfers unveiled two seasons ago.
World-famous designers have created courses around the Park City area that offer a multitude of challenges, a few confidence boosters and price points for every pocketbook. Not to mention the added bonus of teeing it up in Park City: cooler temperatures, spectacular views and that extra 10-percent carry off the tee that’s sure to satisfy every golfer. Be sure to check out these other public courses around Park City:
- Opened in 2015, Canyons Golf features more than 550 feet of elevation changes that provide brilliant backdrops perfect for your vacation selfie.
- Located just nine miles down I-80 toward Salt Lake City, Mountain Dell sits at 6,000-feet elevation in Parleys Canyon and offers two 18-hole layouts, a full-size driving range with grass tees—not mats—and twilight rates starting daily as early as 4 p.m.
- The Outlaw Golf Club, the area’s only public nine-hole executive course, sits along the eastern foothills above the sparking Jordanelle Reservoir in Hideout Canyon.
- “Vacation mode” is just a stone’s throw away at Homestead Golf Club, located at Homestead Resort in Midway. The resort was built in 1886 and is home of to the iconic Homestead Crater, a geothermal spring hidden within a 55-foot-tall, beehive-shaped limestone rock that’s open for soaks, snorkeling and scuba diving.
- With its gorgeous mountain setting in Wasatch Mountain State Park, Wasatch Mountain Golf boasts 36 holes set at extra elevation that provide a welcome respite during the dog days of summer. The courses are teeming with wildlife including deer, elk, wild turkeys, squirrels, multiple species of birds and the occasional moose.
- For those looking to test their skills against the game’s best, tee it up at Soldier Hollow’s Gold Course, site of the 2012 USGA U.S. Amateur Public Links, the only USGA event ever held in Utah. The course measures a whopping 7,719 yards from the back tees, but for those looking for a little more tame track, try the open, parkland design of the Silver Course.
