South Suburban Golf Course

Played with a group of guys on the par three course. The course rushed our gourp until hole 5 and made us skip holes. Would not recommend this course. There are plenty of other courses that are more accomodating.

Recently played golf at The Meadows golf course off of Simms, don’t waste your time or money. We were told upon arrival that you had to walk the front 9, carts only on the back 9. The front 9 holes are in horrible shape, we walked thru 3“of water, some traps are full of water and if they weren’t full of water they were hard as concrete. When we finished the front 9 and went to get carts one of the employees working the pro shop asked how it was, when we suggested that they should let players know when they make tee times about the conditions he got very adversarial and argued with us, all we were suggesting was let players make there own decision if they want to play under the conditions. There was absolutely no customer service, they just want the money. We play all over the Denver area 3 times a week and have never run into such rude people, and we do realize that May has been a very rainy month, but
We played Fossil Trace the day before and Todd Creek before that and they had no idle water issues. We will never play The Meadows again especially when there are so many courses in the Denver area.

An otherwise nice course ruined by silly greens. They seem to think making greens so sloped that nothing can hold makes for a challenging game. On some of the greens you must drain the first attempt, regardless of distance, or you will be off the green.
This is really too bad because it is a pretty course with a good layout.
Save your money and time. Play one any of the scores of great public courses in the Denver metro area. Leave this one alone and maybe they will get a new greens keeper.

I usually play the Par-​3 as I am still in the beginning stages of golf. Depending on the day/​time, the Par-​3 course can get backed up a bit. The fees are reasonable, especially for residents and the course is well maintained. This is more of a community golf course so don’t go in with the expectation that you are going to be blown away by the courses. For what it is, I am a fan. They usually have 2 for 1 coupons on the South Suburban web-​site for the Par-​3 which equates to $ 5/​person walking on weekdays and $ 6/​person weekends which you just can’t beat for a quick round.

I have been playing this golf course since I was a kid, and I always have loved this course. For the 18, the fairways are wide but the holes still provide a challenge. The par 3 is a nice mix of distances and types, with only one hole less than 100 yards (depending on which tees you play from). The course is always in good condition and provides both challenge and forgiveness for your average golfer.
If there is something to critique, it is that it is easy for the rounds to get behind as the fairly beginner course sees a lot of beginners. Marshals could do a better job of trying to keep the pace up so that people don’t get hours behind. Goes for both the 18 hold course and the par 3. All in all, this is a great course that I love to play any chance I get.

This course is what I learned to play on. The 9 hole is a great beginner course and is a good course to have a relaxing game on. The 18 hole is pretty challenging for what it is. If your clubs aren’t good, you can rent some really good ones for free. The cart rental price and the price to play are very reasonable. I must also mention that the food is top-​notch.

I have only played the par 3 course here, but I have to say that I was fairly impressed by it. I feel like a lot of par 3 courses are just a side note at most facilities and therefore can be either hit or miss on the maintenance of them. This one seemed very well kempt. Also, it wasn’t quite so bland as a lot of others could be. Good mixture of trees, water hazards, bunkers, and flowing greens kept it somewhat challenging even for a par 3.
Pace of play is a little slow, but if you’re going to be that uptight about it, then don’t play a par 3 at a municipal course! Anyone complaining about a pace of play on a par 3 (I’m talking to you Greg Q) needs to remember that you weren’t pushed out of your mom’s womb with a 7-​iron in hand, shooting 70s! How else are beginners supposed to learn? You can only do so much on the driving range/​practice facilities. At some point you need to get out there and play on a real course! Would you rather they be on a full length course holding you up even more? I’ve discovered over my years of playing that a lot of times you can actually play a true 9 with a cart in very close to the same amount of time as walking a par 3, because there are always going to be people learning on a par 3 course; especially at a municipal course like this. If you want to be one of those uptight snobs, then go pay $ 80-​$ 100 for a round with your fellow snobs. I guarantee that no one still learning the game is going to pay $ 80 for a round of golf, so you won’t have to worry about that. But if you’re going to come play a par 3 at a municipal course for $ 10, well then you’re going to run into beginners! Remember: this is a municipal course! This is where people go to learn how to play! So pull the PW out of your a** and remember what it was like when you were learning!
If you’re trying to learn/​teach someone how to play, or want to get some good short-​iron practice in, I would recommend the par 3 here. Just be aware that there will be people out there trying to learn, and try to be understanding to that fact! If you’re someone who does not possess the skill of empathy, then do us and yourself a favor and just stay off of the par 3!

I love this course. I live 10 minutes from here, so it’s convenient that my favorite course is the closest one to me. It’s a good challenge here. The greens are brutal though and require that you’re below the hole. If you’re going downhill, consider a 2 putt an accomplishment. It is slow pace-​wise, but you have to remember it’s a low priced public course in South Denver, so what else could you expect? Overall, I really recommend it. Nothing really bad to say about this course IMO.

This review is purely for the beginners golf lessons I took at South Suburban in July. 4 classes in total, they covered everything from proper grip, to swing, various clubs and putting.
The class was small (5 ppl) and it was pretty short (45 minutes a class), but it gave a great foundation if you want to start hitting the links. Plus they have a dedicated practice/​training section so you have some privacy and you won’t feel like you are going to take out a player on the course. Oh and best of all you don’t have to have your own clubs or even pay extra to rent them, Patty (our instructor) always had the necessary club at the ready for each class!
I really felt like I learned a lot and it even inspired me to get a set of clubs to start playing. For the price ($ 60/​in district & $ 90 out) it can’t be beat. If you want to get in the game, its a perfect way to try it out!

The best part of South Suburban is the early tee time and discount provided to South Suburban parks and recreation members. You get a full 4 days to register before opening up to the public if you are a member. AND you get pretty nice discount as well. In general, the path to the greens is relatively easy and course management is pretty straight-​forward. Pace of play is decent except when overly crowded, and South Suburban does a good job cramming as many into the course as humanly possible on the weekends. Those points considered, there are lots of other courses in the same price range of similar quality that you will likely have lower scores on. The issue is that the greens on South Suburban are wickedly difficult to judge and the placement of the pins can be downright ridiculous if the greens keeper is having personal issues. I personally believe that some of the greens have illegal slopes and it wouldn’t surprise me to see a volcano or windmill on them like in putt-​putt. Don’t be fooled into thinking that just because you missed that 2 footer on the practice green and it rolled all the way onto the driving range that the greens on the course will be any different. They are NOT!!! They DEMAND you hit below the hole in order to have any chance of a score under double bogey. If you are putting from above the hole — good luck. It is not uncommon to 3 or maybe even 4 putt. This would be a simple course to play since about 3 or 4 of the par 4s are reachable by big-​hitters and there are only a couple that truly challenge. The par five number 15 on the back nine can break your back if it’s windy (Of course you have an equal shot of breaking a window on the same hole). Number 7 is a just a bitch — even on calm days.
PS — The cart service is spotty so bring extra «ammo» if you know what I mean for the course!

There should probably be a separate listing for Suburban’s 9-​hole par 3 course, but I don’t have time to post it. I barely have time to write this review. I am still trying to make up for the time I lost playing that course on a Saturday afternoon in June.
It took us over two and a half hours to play 9 holes of par-​3 golf. All because the group ahead of us was averaging close to 18-​minutes per hole. 18 minutes! Often, to go a total of 134 yards. The pace of play was so slow that time slowed to a stop, and people outside of the time warp of the course began to move backwards through the continuum.
To make matter worse, a marshal rolled up on the whole proceeding on the third hole, when the idiots ahead of us were already four holes behind, took one look at everything and then nodded his approval. «Yup, looks about right for a par-​3. Best of luck to y’all.»
The course itself was ok: some decent variations on a few of the holes, but a whole bunch of similar shots. 8-​iron, 8-​iron, 8-​iron at one point. It would have been a lot more fun if the pace of play had been remotely realistic. As it was, I’m still trying to catch up with the time I lost out there.