Golden

Golf

Fossil Trace Golf Club. Created by James Engh, this spectacular 18-hole course is set into an old quarry. You play along fairways that have been set into deep gouges in the earth created when the quarry was mined and hit past pillars of sandstone to reach some of the greens. Along the way, players can stop to look at fossils of triceratops' footprints in an aeons-old rock wall, and relics of old clay-mining equipment. The course is consistently ranked among the top courses by ESPN, Golf Digest, and local publications. 3050 Illinois St., Golden, CO, 80401. 303/277-8750. www.fossiltrace.com. Yards: 7,000. Greens fee: $79 with cart, $62 walking.

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