Ready to practice your drive or putt for that hole-in-one while imbibing? Here are your options:
Traditional Golf Bars
The Back NineThe Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut Street
720-683-0284
Baere Brewing, 320 Broadway
303-733-3354
The pub-like Back Nine launched in what used to be the music area at the Walnut Room in RiNo. That space now features two virtual golf bays with Trackman 4 technology. While you're playing, order food and drinks from the Walnut Room's full menu, which includes pizza, sandwiches and an extensive cocktail menu. Last year, the Back Nine also debuted at Baere Brewing.
Hanger Club
7600 East First Place
720-500-1141
This 22,000-square-foot venue includes ten Trackman simulators that allow guests to choose from over 270 golf courses and more than fifty tour venues including St Andrews and Pebble Beach. It also serves a full menu of cocktails, high-end whiskeys and beer, plus food options that range from charcuterie and ceviche to quesadillas and flatbread.
The Local Drive
3503 Brighton Boulevard
720-672-2802
The 5,200-square-foot Local Drive has three standard golf simulators and two oversized options with larger screens, as well as a full bar and plenty of comfortable couch seating for a lounge feel. “The space is designed to be warm and welcoming,” says co-owner Joe Lynch, who adds that the space is for everyone, whether they love golf or just a good cocktail, and is a great option for large parties and corporate events. At the bar, the name “local” translates to an emphasis on Colorado breweries, distilleries and wineries, with a goal of at least 80 percent local products served. The Local Drive also offers a portable TrackMan golf simulator that can be delivered to any event. Its first location has proven to be so successful that the team added a second in Longmont last year.
One Shot Back
2134 Curtis Street
720-524-6353
One Shot Back features top-of-the-line golf simulator technology — two TrackMan simulators that offer a range of courses and games for golfers of every skill level to enjoy. Golf-inspired cocktails include the Masters, made with Maker's Mark, peach schnapps, creme de cassis and lemon; and the vodka-based Mule-igan with St. Germain, lemon juice,
blackberries and ginger beer.
Over Flyte
3120 Uinta Street
FlyteCo Brewing's newest addition is part event space, part adult-friendly playground where you can not only sip beers while practicing your swing on its state-of-the-art simulators, but also get in a round of ax throwing, ping-pong and digital games like Connect Four and tic-tac-toe. A full food and drink menu is available from FlyteCo below, and it also offers happy hour specials from 2 to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
The South Broadway Country Club
2265 South Broadway
720-389-7811
4200 Tennyson Street
720-398-9799
The South Broadway Country Club is part indoor golf instruction facility and part full-service cocktail bar with beer, wine and golf-inspired cocktails, including the Scotch-based Hole in One. Both locations offer golf lessons (thirty minutes or one hour) by appointment, simulator rentals and a TrackMan course library with 125 of the world’s most famous golf courses. At the Tennyson Street outpost, you can also grab libations in the upstairs bar, the Crow's Nest.
Stick & Feather Golf Bar & Lounge
3851 Steele Street
720-900-2292
When four avid golfers and friends decided they wanted to make golf more accessible to everyone, the idea for Stick & Feather was born. The 6,000-square-foot space in the up-and-coming York Street Yards development includes golf simulators that allow guests to play almost any course in the world, along with GCQuad sensors. There's also non-golf fun with a large patio, a pool table, board games and shuffleboard, as well as a Gatsby-inspired bar and lounge with plenty of space for conversation.
Topgolf
16011 Grant Street, Thornton
303-785-6350
10601 East Easter Avenue, Centennial
720-880-3151
Probably the most well-known of the bunch, Topgolf offers climate-controlled hitting bays with televisions in each. The high-tech balls score themselves while you’re aiming at outfield targets. Both locations have three floors, a rooftop terrace with fire pits, pub food and a big drink menu.
Mini Golf Bars
Holey Moley1201 18th Street
720-360-3020
In 2018, the former Spaghetti Factory space became an indoor mini golf bar called Urban Putt. After closing in June 2023, it reopened that September under new owners as Holey Moley, the first U.S. location from the Australia-born concept. It boasts three nine-hole courses "inspired by popular themes inspired by pop culture, nostalgia and childhood memories," it says. It also serves a full food and drink menu.
Rino Country Club
3763 Wynkoop Street
Handsome Boys Hospitality added this bar complete with a nine-hole mini golf course in May 2022. It's a great place to pre-game for shows at Mission Ballroom, thanks to its solid drink specials; you can also grub at Dalton’s, the walk-up window inside that slings one of the best burgers in town. Pay per game, or opt for a no-brainer of a deal: a lifetime membership for $10.
Puttshack
2813 Blake Street
720-833-7888
Puttshack, which has locations in Chicago and Atlanta, brought its upscale, tech-infused mini-golf experience to Denver in May. The 24,500-square-foot, one-floor space has four custom-made mini golf courses with Trackaball technology, which includes automated scoring, the opportunity for bonus points, and interactive games at each hole. There is also a full cocktail bar and a large, globally inspired food menu that includes vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free items.