With a pair of courses in the Lido and Sedge Valley under various stages of development at Sand Valley, Michael and Chris Keiser continue to add to the already excellent golf offerings at their central Wisconsin resort. At the same time, they also have been looking to expand to other parts of the country. And with a recent announcement, the sons of Mike Keiser, who changed modern golf in America with the opening nearly 25 years ago of Bandon Dunes, revealed that their next move will be to Colorado, and a place they have dubbed Rodeo Dunes.
Located on what the brothers describe as “more than 2,000 acres of pure sand,” the site has all the earmarks of a classic Keiser creation, with well-contoured terrain, dunes that rise as high as 85 feet and awe-inspiring views, in this case of Colorado’s Front Range. And the initial plan is for the property to be home to a pair of links-style courses, both of which will be accessible to the golfing public. One is being designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, while the other represents the first solo effort of their longtime associate Jim Craig.
But what makes Rodeo Dunes different from previous Keisers projects, whether led by father or sons, is its proximity to a major metropolitan area, for this one is located just 50 miles northeast of Denver near the town of Roggen – and a mere 42 miles from Denver International Airport.
Construction will begin this summer, with the courses expected to be ready for play in 2025. There are also plans to craft a short course and Himalayas-style putting course soon after those come on line. As for building other tracks at Rodeo Dunes, the Keisers say the property is big enough to support another four 18-hole layouts.
“The moment I set foot on this land, I knew this was the place,” said Michael Keiser, who visited the site on multiple occasions over the past four years and then settled on the designers of the first two layouts after waking the property with a number of prospective architects and then reviewing their proposed routings. “The dunes are perfect, tall and rolling with unlimited possibilities for great golf holes."
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