The Scots developed golf to irk common loch pests, such as merats, locharoaches, and Nessie, who to this day rarely surfaces for fear of being beaned by a well-aimed ball. Brush up your monster-vexing skills with today's Groupon: for $29, you get one round of 18 holes plus a cart (up to a $64 value) at King's Deer Golf Club, located in Monument. Today's Groupon is only valid on tee times after 11 a.m.

For more than 10 years, King's Deer Golf Club's challenging Scottish-style, Redstone Golf–designed course has challenged the swings and putts of all levels of linksmen. A scenic backdrop, featuring 200 acres of rolling hills, lush wetlands, Pike's Peak, and the Rockies, is visible from nearly every corner of the course, which is open year-round. Teach your ball proper travel etiquette on King's Deer's large elevated practice range, putting station, or chipping area, then drive your electronic rickshaw to the well-kept course, its tee yardages averaging 5,054 yards from forward tees and 7,000 yards from professional tees.

Golf is one of the few sports a person can successfully play for a lifetime, and comes in handy for horror-movie auditions, weed whacking, and defending your home from a renegade windmill that can only be stopped by a properly timed ball that soars between the windmill's blades and lodges itself in its air-intake pipe.

Reservations are only valid if made 72 hours in advance, and walk-ons are honored on a first-come, first-served basis. Appropriate attire is required.

Reviews

King's Deer Golf Club is recommended by LastMinuteGolfer and Colorado Golfing:

• Located in Monument, King’s Deer Golf Club boasts of a “true” links style experience. It offers some excellent views of Pike’s Peak and the course definitely has a different feel about it. – mulligan, Colorado Golfing
• Open year round King’s Deer Golf Club offers a great escape from the urban atmosphere of Colorado Springs and Denver to the tranquility of open space and wildlife. – LastMinuteGolfer