Windsor, Colorado
RainDance National is a Colorado destination for players who crave dramatic yardage, panoramic mountain vistas, and the stamina test of a resort-scale modern layout. It's regionally ranked, brutally long from the tips, and offers a bold and memorable Front Range golf experience.
RainDance National is a modern epic: routed across open Colorado Front Range terrain, it sprawls boldly over 250 feet of elevation change with dramatic, ravine-crossing holes, strategic risk/reward options, and huge fairways framed by native grasses. The scale is immense—505-yard short par 4s give way to 747-yard par 5s—so each hole demands thoughtful tee selection, control, and endurance. Fred Funk and Harrison Minchew married tour-level challenge to visual drama, making tee shot strategy and approach versatility central to the experience.
Harrison Minchew, in collaboration with PGA Tour major champion Fred Funk, brought experience in shaping tour-level tests and modern resort drama.
At 703 yards from the Tour tee, this three-shot par 5 stretches across wind-exposed high ground and demands both power and placement. Wide landing zones give way to a strategic layup area before a large, defendable green.
Lay up smart from any trouble and position your second for the perfect angle into the green—trying for more risks leaving a nightmarish approach.
Miss left off the tee and recovery gets long; challenge the second shot and you risk tough angles or native-grass penalties.
Well-conditioned fairways and big, true greens. Expect firm ground, especially in summer.
A full, deliberate round—especially at the extreme yardage and with walking-only policy.
Big Colorado energy: modern, ambitious, and more resort excitement than old-school private exclusivity.
The temptation to take on the full Tour yardage is strong, but smart golfers will play the tee best suited to their game for a much more enjoyable experience.
You'll be walking major elevation swings and distance; hydrate well and pace yourself as there are few shade breaks.
Most approaches call for mid- to long-iron control, and par 3s can stretch to 260+ yards. Practice your hybrids and fairway woods before your round.
RainDance National opens for play
Debuts in Golf Digest Colorado rankings
Hosts Colorado Golf Association State Amateur
Multiple college tournaments played at RainDance
Tied 4th on Golfweek's Colorado Public Ranking
RainDance National was conceived with ambition: a place where the tip yardage smashes expectations and lets players experience one of the world's longest daily-fee tests. The collaboration of PGA Tour winner Fred Funk and architect Harrison Minchew transformed rolling Colorado plains into a resort-scale destination.
The course wasted no time breaking into the tournament scene, hosting the 2023 Colorado State Amateur and seeing elite local and college players set new marks and records. The challenge and setup drew immediate respect regionally.
RainDance mandates walking-only play, melding classic golf values with a routing that sprawls across native grassland, ravines, and open sky. The breathtaking panoramas inspire—while 250 feet of elevation change and some of America's longest holes demand stamina.
RainDance National is among the five longest courses in North America.
The course features 250 feet of elevation change, making stamina a key part of the round.
Golfers are required to walk the routing—no carts allowed except for medical exemptions.
The par-5 13th regularly plays over 750 yards from the back tee, one of the world's longest regulated holes.
RainDance began hosting statewide championship golf in its very first eligible season.
Tour-caliber, acclaimed public course just south of Windsor—stunning setting and another major challenge.
Local Windsor course with water-heavy holes and a softer playability profile.
Classic Arnold Palmer design, great mountain views less than an hour away.
Value play on the Front Range with strong conditions and accessibility.
Consistently named among Colorado’s top publics with a strong layout.
Windsor or nearby Fort Collins/Loveland for convenience to both RainDance and other regional courses.
Courses with the most similar DNA profile — matched by deviation shape across all eight playing characteristics.
Why it matches: If RainDance National Golf Course is your kind of course, Diamante Country Club is worth a look because it brings a comparable level of challenge.
Why it matches: If RainDance National Golf Course is your kind of course, The Cobb Course at the Resort at Glade Springs is worth a look because it brings a comparable level of challenge.
Why it matches: There is real overlap here. Musgrove Mill Golf Club asks for the same disciplined decision-making, making it a compelling counterpart to RainDance National Golf Course.
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