Where to play, stay, and celebrate
A compact list of Colorado courses with great group/outing options, on-site dining or nearby lodging, and a mix of public & resort play—followed by a Handicap Delta Estimator to project how many rounds you’ll need to shave off strokes before the big weekend.
Top 12 courses (good for groups & bachelor weekends)
Handicap Delta Estimator — How many rounds to drop your handicap?
Use the simple estimator below to project how many full rounds it might take to reduce your handicap by a target amount. This is a heuristic tool — personal results depend on practice, lessons, course difficulty, and playing frequency.
Current Handicap
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Target Handicap
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Estimated Rounds Needed
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Estimated Months (at chosen frequency)
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Enter your current handicap index (e.g., 18.2).
Enter the handicap you want to reach before the bachelor party.
Pick a conservative or aggressive improvement per round (strokes saved per 18 holes).
How often you play (used to estimate calendar time).
Estimator results
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Handicap | - |
| Target Handicap | - |
| Handicap Delta | - |
| Estimated rounds needed | - |
| Estimated months (at selected frequency) | - |
This estimator uses a simple linear heuristic: rounds needed = ceil(delta ÷ improvement_per_round). Individual results vary — combine lessons, focused practice, and course management for faster improvement.
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