Mount Vernon Canyon Club
Golden, CO · Founded
Mount Vernon Canyon Club is a private golf club in Golden, Colorado, designed by Russell Roberts in 1923. The club has 18 holes.
Russell Roberts carved this 1923 design through Rocky Mountain foothills, where dramatic elevation changes and thin air create golf unlike anything at sea level. The Golden location provides Front Range views that distract from some of Colorado's most challenging golf.
About Mount Vernon Canyon Club
Roberts designed this during the early era of mountain golf, when architects were still learning how altitude and terrain affected the game. The canyon setting creates dramatic elevation changes that turn routine shots into adventures, while the thin air adds distance that transforms club selection throughout the round. What makes Mount Vernon Canyon unique is how it has preserved the character of early Colorado golf, when courses were carved directly from mountain terrain with minimal earth moving.
Key Facts
- Mount Vernon Canyon Club is located in Golden, Colorado.
- Club type: private.
- Course architect: Russell Roberts.
- Year founded: 1923.
- Number of holes: 18.
- Alister Index score: 74/100.
