CASTLE PINES#85 in the U.S.
Founder Jack Vickers may have lost
his PGA Tour stop, but the course that
played host to the International from
1986 to 2006 is basking in renewed
appreciation. It was never an easy walk
at this hilly 1981 Jack Nicklaus design
south of Denver, which climbs to
6,600 feet, but the course was always
loaded with stunning par 4s, notably
the watery uphill ninth, the downhill,
Augusta-like 10th, and the colorful
12th, with its flower-edged cascades to
the left of the green. Vickers' constant
tweaking has apparently paid off,
especially on the par-5 eighth, with
its redesigned green leading to
more options, and on the par-5 14th,
where a lake added to the left of the
green has amped up the excitement
quotient.

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