Haystack Mountain Golf Course

For the past 35 years, the course has been rooted in the family history of the Ebel family. The children, Autumn, Julia, Shauna, Heather, Zhanna and CJ, have held every position imaginable at a golf operation, from running the restaurant to washing balls and filling buckets. They all helped build and make Haystack the success it is today.

A remarkable sense of humor has carried Lois through thirty-five years of ups and downs. The downs were weathered only because of the unrelenting dedication of the family and close friends.

Lois’s fifth daughter, Zhanna, grew up working at the course’s famous Et Yet? Inn. After living in California and Missouri, Zhanna returned to Colorado in 1996 with her husband, Adam, to work for Haystack as an administrative assistant. Her endurance and enthusiasm has allowed her to work her way up to her current title, General Manager.

Zhanna’s husband Adam stepped in, while working full-time at another company, to assist with the clubhouse renovation in 1996. He joined the Haystack team full-time in 1997. His diligence and focus on customer service quickly led him to the Clubhouse Manager position, overseeing the day-to-day clubhouse operation.

As an honorary family member for his support and devotion, Clay Johns has been with Haystack Mountain for over twenty years, becoming an invaluable asset to the family as the course’s Superintendent. He continues to make the course a wonderful environment to play the game of golf.

Lois, Zhanna, Adam, Clay, and pro Rick all work as a team to provide excellent customer service and a relaxing atmosphere for golfers of all abilities and playing levels to enjoy the game. The family tradition continues to be passed down to third generation, as Zhanna and Adam’s young girls, Aspen and Adara, just love to help with the “inventory” of the clubhouse candy. Julia and Scott’s children, Aaron and Sheah, spent a summer of grounds clean-up and Heather’s daughter, Daralynn, seems to have a knack in the sales department, selling cold lemonade to thirsty golfers.

With over 63 courses in the Denver/Boulder area today, the Ebel’s have carved out a niche as a teaching course that caters to a broad range of golfers while focusing on course improvements rather than expansion, and remaining a friendly, family-oriented, and relaxing place to enjoy the game of lifetime.