Murphy Creek Golf Course

Please don’t bother coming to this pretentious golf course community. The people who run it are awful, choosing to gas and poison a community of prairie dogs nearby because They find them a nuisance. They were given the option to relocate the animals free of cost but they’re choosing not to listen to concerns or offers and go ahead with their heartless decision. If you play here, remember that you’re supporting a group that doesn’t truly love Colorado nor what makes it special and beautiful.
Shame on you Mr. Lyon.

This is a nice golf course for the area. Of course, I’ve been to better but this has a nice play to it. It is well maintained but there have been a few times that I found the course to be overcrowded.

Great course. Murphy Creek has quite a few challenges, especially the back nine. Keep an eye on where storm shelters are since weather is ever changing. (6, 10, 16 that I remember).

Probably the best overall facility I’ve ever seen. Challenging, links-​style, and the course is unbelievably hard when the winds kick up. The practice facility is probably the best I’ve ever seen, and if I’m ever in Denver again, I’ll be back.

Great Course — very well maintained and great practice area. One of the best tracks around — and can be very long (& hard) from the tips. I’ve played a lot of courses in the area and this one stands out as being one of the best.

Fun course! Every hole is interesting in its own way, and you’ve got to play a lot of shots that make you think hard about what you’re going to do. I played the course recently after they aerated the greens, so my experience with the greens wasn’t spectacular, but the rest of the course was in really good shape. I walked it which wasn’t the smartest move since there are several holes that require a good load of walking between green and tee. In the middle of nowhere, but a course I’d like to play again now that I know where it is.

I played Murphy Creek for the first time last Friday and I was very happy with the course. This course is in spectacular shape, as good as many of the private courses in the area. Murphy Creek is irrigated entirely with reclaimed water, so it’s nice to know that all the green is actually «Green». Because their water is recycled, they are free from water restrictions that other local courses have to endure, thus ensuring that the course is well watered and in great shape.
I was especially impressed with the fairways and the well manicured short rough. Because it’s a «links style» course, you pay for it when you get in the tall grass, but this is also what makes the course beautiful and challenging. Lots of approachable greens that are challenging, but not crazy (like South Suburban).
The staff in the pro shop and the restaurant were very nice and cheerful people (extra thumbs up). Prices are inexpensive for what you’re getting, and I would agree with the other reviews that you should pay for the cart. Having a good range finder /​skycaddy will save you some strokes as you are often shooting a blind shot on your approach.
The only reason that I am not giving Murphy Creek 5 stars is that the greens were just punched before we played (don’t see that too often in the middle of August) and no one let us know. I personally feel that you should get a discounted rate when the greens have been freshly punched, and since we were playing for cash it does matter.
Overall I was very happy to have played this course and I feel it’s one of the nicest public courses in the Denver area. I would happily play here again and plan to soon.

Very nice course for the money. The course is kept in good condition and not too bad to walk (about 7mi.). Mornings are best for playing here as the wind often picks up in the PM.

This is a great golf course for the price… After all, all these evaluations are in relation to price… They have lowered the green fees to 30 bucks to walk… You know it is a very good course if the USGA has held a tournament there… The USGA mid Amateur was there in 2008.
Great design and maintenance… Greens are fun but not IMPOSSIBLE like Common Grounds… More variety and hazards than common grounds. And Common Grounds costs 52 dollars !!!
Murphy Creek is a great bargain at 30 dollars…
City of Aurora is doing things right. pricing things correctly and the golf course is fun, scenic, and challenging… It is great exercise to walk. You may want an electric cart, but why not get some good walking in and appreciate nature ??. and get in shape !! … This is in the top 3 public courses in the Denver region… and the most affordable… Murphy Creek is worth it. Give it a whack !!!

This course is literally out in the middle of nowhere, although there is a budding housing development around part of the course. The pro shop, starter, restaurant and other workers are friendly, knowledgeabl e and helpful which is a plus to how I view a golf course. Green fees are moderate and less if you are a resident of Aurora, CO.
My advice would be that if you are going to play this course, pay the extra little bit and take a cart. I did not do that and here is what I found. Walking, the course is a bit over 7 miles. In part this is due to a vast amount of space between greens and the next tee box. I was the lone walker playing with three riders and I spent the entire day trying to keep up (no way to play good golf). At times I thought I was playing polo not golf as I would scurry up, hit a shot an then scurry to keep up. The cart paths are mostly unpaved and if you walk directly from the tee to the fairway you are walking through heavy grass that is well above your ankles. So, first suggestion… ride.
Next, play with someone who knows the course. On 75% of the holes you cannot tell where to hit you tee shot because of the layout. You could probably get around this by buying a course book ($ 6.00) but still it is hard to tell where the fairway is, how wide it is, how far the bunkers are away, etc. So, second suggestion… course knowledge is a good thing or shell out $ 6.00.
The course itself is moderately challangeing, Fairways in prettty good condition, greens also good. I do not believe there is one tree on the course so bring your sunscreen. Scenery is almost non existant except for housing development on part of the course. The sky does have it’s share of entertainment as the couse seems to be on the flilght path of an military air base. Loud, fast jet fighters are continually zooming overhead one after the other (just kids having fun with their multi million dollar machines). Some the the take offs were quite spactular, hit the afterburner and go almost straight up. Fun to watch but the noise is annoying as I do not think this is «the sound of freedom», it is just noise.
Clubhouse is quite nice and restaurant is above average.
Overall, a nice place that I will return to.