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.

Absolutely love, Antler Creek Golf Course. They’re always Major supportive of our VFW organization and a critical part of our community!!!

Extremely challenging and long course depending where you play from. Greens are tricky, but overall had a good experience. I’m here to refute a lot of the poor reviews that say this place is some sort of apocalyptic wasteland. Sure there’s grass growing in some bunkers, and the course could definitely be maintained better. But honestly after playing a full 18 I hardly even noticed it. It’s a golf course, go play it. The greens, fairways, rough, and tee boxes were all great as far as I’m concerned. The staff were friendly. It had nice views. I’ll definitely be returning, even if it isn’t “perfect.” If you go in with the expectation that things are a little overgrown and quirky, there’s absolutely no reason to be pissed off after your round.

Worst golf course I’ve played. Way over priced at $76 for rock hard fairways and greens that feel like concrete. Fairways were a mixture of dead grass, gravel, and dirt. When you hit a green, it bounces off like you’d hit a cart path. Antler Creek, do better with maintaining your course. Either lower your prices to match the conditions, or maintain the course to match the price. Absolute waste of money here.