Raccoon Creek Course History/Owner

 

 

Raccoon Creek Golf Course is named for the stream that meanders through the course.  It is built on the Old Grant Ranch; which was originally acquired by Governor James Benton Grant about 1878.  Grant was raised in the South, and brought the southern tradition of hunting and shooting with him to Colorado.  He soon established a gun club on the ranch.  Grant served as governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885.

 

The Grant Ranch has been active as a working ranch and enjoyed by the family for riding and equestrian pursuits.  During World War II the ranch raised turkey, sugar beets and helped produce milk.  It was also a breeding station for the U.S. Calvary Remount Service, with high quality stallions available to breed replacement horses for the war effort.  One of the most distinguished stallions was Granville, who was horse of the year in 1936.  Notable races for Granville that year included; running in the Kentucky Derby, winning the Belmont Stakes and finishing second in the Preakness.    

 

Raccoon Creek Golf Course was designed by noted architect Dick Phelps and opened for play in the fall of 1983.  It is an upscale, 18-hole championship golf course with a par of 72.  Water comes in to play on 14 of 18 holes, and there are approximately 50 bunkers.  In addition, over 2000 trees were planted in 1983 and 1984.

 

The Grant family owns and operates Raccoon Creek Golf Course.