Detailed description of Mad Russian Golf & Country Club, The
Mad Russian Golf & Country Club, The, previously named Jack Rabbit Trail Golf Course, is a Public, 18 hole golf course located in Milliken, Colorado.
The Mad Russian Golf Course first opened for play in 1979. The course was the dream of a rather eccentric Russian gentleman by the name of Ted Blehm. Looking to make even more money than his few million, he imagined a golf course/real estate development near Milliken, just north of Denver and east of the Rocky Mountains. Blehm knew nothing about golf, so he hired Dave Tooley to design the layout. Blehm and a crew of Mexican immigrants built Jack Rabbit Trail Golf Course. "A novelty," Tooley calls it. It's 5,641 yards with two lakes and small greens.
The dream died in bankruptcy and Jack Rabbit Trail sat idle for several years.
In 1986, a new owner rechristened it in Blehm's honor, branding it with a Cossack dancing with a rifle and golf club and naming the course "The Mad Russian Golf Course." The course re-opened to play on August 1, 1987 and every year theycelebrate the date as Mad Russian Day
This unique Par 70, 18 hole public course will challenge your game with rolling hills, water features and demanding greens. The Mad Russian Golf Cours has stunning views of the Rocky Mountains and the Front Range. The tees are set from 4,126 to 5,641 yards, sure to challenge players of all levels.
The Mad Russian Golf Course plays to a par-70 and a maximum distance of 5,641 yards. The course rating is 66.4 and it has a slope rating of 121.
$61 (cart included), played on Sunday, May 2011 at 2pm
Was excited to start the round, but that excitement was soon overshadowed by the golf marshal. Two holes into the round my son, wife who are beginner golfers and myself were approached and lectured by the marshal regarding our pace of play. It was a Sunday late afternoon on a holiday and there were not many golfers there. We were in no way slowing down the round for anyone as the closest golfer was 2 wholes behind us. Later on the 7th hole, the marshal was rude and unprofessional enough to drive up right behind me as I was getting ready to take a second shot and again with no one behind us or waiting we were lectured about pace of play. I submitted a complaint to management and they assure me they are beginner and kid friendly, however the actions of their staff and based on other comments on other sites seem to disagree completely with that. Beautiful course, good value, but due to the lack of respect for the golfers, and future golfers I will never go here again nor recommend it to any of my fellow golfers.
$26 (cart included), played on Monday, October 2009 at 6am
Strange layout that would need to be played several times to get used to. Several blind drives. You can play 9,11,or 18 holes. It is a long way to the club house from #9.
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$41 (cart included), played on Sunday, October 2016 at 2:00 PM
Down side is the Clubhouse is over two hundred yards from the 9th green. The first 11 holes are a little above average with several greens that are not visible from the tee box.. The holes from 12 through 18 are a real challenge with several more holes where the greens aren't visible from the tee box. Most of the greens are fairly easy to read but have some nice contours that will test most golfers.