The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa

Jim Engh's 2001 design at Grand Junction, nestled among dramatic red-rock mesas with views of Grand Mesa and Colorado National Monument from nearly every hole. Nine holes play downhill from elevated tees. Verdant fairways against a 'moonscape' of desert scrub and rocky outcrops, a landscape unlike anything else in public Colorado golf. The par-3 17th is the signature, a large green set in an amphitheater of natural rock with a mountain backdrop and an elevated tee that restores the drama Engh built in. Holes 14-17 form the back-nine crescendo, with standout par-3s at #8 and #17 (both described as 'all-world attractive') and strong two-shotters at 4, 6, and 11. 7,007 yards par 72. Consistently Colorado's #1 public course, Golf Digest America's 100 Greatest Public #17 (2005-08, 2015-16, 2023-24), #18 (2025-26). Golfweek's top public course in Colorado (2015). Golf Magazine #95 in the US (2014). A bucket-list Western Slope round that pairs cleanly with a Moab detour.