If you’ve ever wanted to pay $76 to play golf in a post-apocalyptic pasture, Antler Creek is your dream come true. Tucked away in beautiful Peyton, Colorado—where elevation is apparently code for “we stopped trying”—this course offers the full experience: dead grass, crusty dirt, and bunkers that double as rock gardens. Let’s talk course conditions. The fairways are patchy mosaics of dead turf and weeds, and the greens? Oh, you mean the goose poop gardens. They were so littered with droppings it felt more like playing through a bird sanctuary than a golf course. As a bonus, the geese will glare at you like you’re trespassing on their tee time. Which, honestly, you probably are—since there’s no starter, no check-in, and tee times seem to be more of a suggestion than anything official. The bunkers are a joke—if you’ve ever hit out of a sandbox full of weeds and concrete, then congratulations, you’ve been here before. The layout is confusing, with entire parts of the course roped off randomly like they’re under quarantine. The only thing more useless than the layout were the marshals, who zipped around the course like bored mall cops, overseeing the slowest pace of play imaginable without actually doing anything about it. And when we asked the pro shop staff why the course looked like it hadn’t seen water or effort in a decade, their answer was, “It’s because of the elevation.” Ah yes, the classic “blame the altitude” defense—because apparently gravity pulls grass quality downhill here. There are other courses in the area, at the same elevation, for less money, that actually have grass and functioning staff. I live nearby and I’d still rather drive an hour than ever come back. If they offered a free round with a cart, lunch, and a foot massage from Rory McIlroy, I’d still politely decline. If you’re feeling nostalgic for that abandoned lot behind your old high school, but wish it had more goose feces and disappointment—Antler Creek is calling.

Worst course I've ever played. For the money we were expecting much more and the crazy course conditions ruined the day. Colorado springs city courses are much cheaper and 10 times better maintained.

Hands down the worse course I’ve played in Colorado. Lump uneven greens, unkept fairways and bunkers and just terrible service all around. At most they should be charging $20 a round. Do not waste anymore money over that.

The way the older dude in the clubhouse talks to people I'm surprised somebody hasn't waited for him in the parking lot. If I wanted someone to treat me like crap over wanting to play golf, I'd get married. He acts like it's still 1963. News flash, heavily tattooed people also play golf. Clown. Oh ya, and the course is terrible. Sad to see how far downhill it's gotten. I'll gladly take my money elsewhere.

Friendly pro shop attendant Not so friendly bartender The course itself was in horrendous condition. Only rocks, weeds and a little grass in the bunkers. Huge dirt patches in the middle of the fairway. Greens rolled like you were putting a bouncy ball. Some tee boxes were ok, others just dirt. Not to mention the almost 6 hour round because the group in front of us. The layout is amazing, and has potential to be a great course! It just needs to be maintained.