Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club
Holyoke, CO
Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club is a private 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Holyoke, Colorado, playing 7,130 yards with a course rating of 73.9 and slope of 129. It is ranked #34 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Tom Doak
Ballyneal sits on sand dune formations in the high plains of eastern Colorado, near Holyoke. Local golfer Jim O'Neal saw the area's Chop Hills dunes as a site for an inland links in the style of Ireland and Scotland. The club is private and also has The Commons and The Mulligan Course, along with lodging and caddie services. Golf Digest ranks it 36th among the top 100 courses in the US.
Accolades
- Ranked #34, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #1, Best in Colorado (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #35, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #37, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 1 Ballyneal Ln, Holyoke, CO 80734
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 4, 578 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 5, 146 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 4, about 80 ft downhill from tee to green
- Doglegs: 3 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 387 | 8 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 2 | 4 | 494 | 7 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 3 | 3 | 150 | 9 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 4 | 5 | 578 | dogleg right, 7 bunkers, plays about 80 ft downhill |
| 5 | 3 | 146 | 6 bunkers |
| 6 | 4 | 443 | dogleg left, 8 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 344 | 9 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 8 | 5 | 504 | 8 bunkers |
| 9 | 4 | 368 | 9 bunkers |
| Out | 36 | 3,414 | |
| 10 | 4 | 513 | 14 bunkers, plays about 50 ft downhill |
| 11 | 3 | 207 | 8 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 375 | 8 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 431 | 11 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 14 | 4 | 365 | dogleg left, 8 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 15 | 3 | 231 | 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 16 | 5 | 547 | dogleg left, 12 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 17 | 4 | 482 | dogleg right, 6 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 449 | 7 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| In | 35 | 3,600 | |
| Total | 71 | 7,014 |
Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wray Golf CourseWray | 22.7 | 9 | 70 | 68.2 / 123 | Municipal |
Straight-line distance from this course.
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