When most people think of the Vail Valley, one image pops into their heads. Skiing! And while most folk originally visited Vail for the snow, and while that is still true, people are now looking forward to the summer. Over the last several years, Vail has worked very hard to turn itself into year round destination, and one of the major reasons they have succeeded is the development of a plethora of golf courses. The Vail Valley has been so successful that in 2006 the area was named No. 1 on Golf Digest/BusinessWeek's list of the 18 hottest retirement destinations for Golfers. Below you will find a brief description of some of the more popular courses in the valley starting in Vail and traveling all the way down to Eagle Ranch.
Vail
For almost 40 years, the Vail Golf Club has been offering guests the chance to play golf at over 8,200 feet in elevation in one of the world's most prestigious resorts. Located just east of the Vail Village, this traditional 18 hole tree lined public golf course has spectacular views of the Gore Range and Gore Creek. Let us show you what summer in Vail is all about.
Beaver Creek
The Beaver Creek Golf Club, nestled against the slopes of Beaver Creek Mountain, is one of the longest established golf courses in the Vail Valley. Opened in 1982, the course was designed by noted course architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and is known and respected for its long, narrow challenging fairways and its stunning scenery.
Beaver Creek Golf Course has seen its share of famous golfers. In 1977, President Gerald R. Ford created the Jerry Ford Invitational Golf Tournament. The pro-am attracted Jack Nicklaus and other golfing luminaries and raised $200,000 for Vail Valley charities.
Singletree
The 7,100-yard championship links style course of the Sonnenalp Golf Club is perfectly located in the sun drenched valley of Edwards, 13 miles west of Vail Village. This down valley location gives our members and guests an extended playing season stretching from late March to early November.
Site of the 1987 USGA Boy's Junior Amateur, the Sonnenalp Golf Club has been recognized by Golf Digest magazine in their "Top 100 Resort Courses" and consistently ranks as one of the state's top three courses in Colorado Golf Magazine.
Cordillera
Four acclaimed handcrafted golf courses maintained with exquisite care, provide a mountain and high desert golf experience available only at Cordillera.
The Summit, Mountain, Valley and Short Courses represent golf at its finest, providing the most balanced, challenging, and enjoyable mountain golf in the world. Situated on widely varying terrains in four microclimates, that range in altitude from 7,150 feet on the valley floor to 9,200 feet at Cordillera’s Summit, these courses reflect the best thinking of the greatest course designers at work today and have received, time and again, golf’s greatest accolades.
The Summit Course, situated at 9,200 feet along the spectacular upper reaches of Cordillera, represents Jack Nicklaus at his minimalist best. Nicklaus took extraordinary measures to see that the course fit seamlessly into the existing terrain. Hale Irwin’s 7,444-yard Mountain Course provides players with tree-lined fairways and sharp changes in elevation. Laid out on the warm valley floor with its sage, arroyos and mountain streams, Tom Fazio’s Valley Course stretches over 400 acres of beautifully groomed high-mountain desert. The Valley Course is open from April to October and offers Members enjoy one of the longest playing seasons in the Vail Valley. As magnificent as it is unusual, the Dave Pelz Short Course is sophisticated enough for serious players wishing to develop a stronger short game, while providing a relaxed golf experience for every ability level.
Red Sky Ranch
Red Sky Golf Club is a private membership club with limited access for guests of Vail Resorts' family of destination lodges and other select hotels. Tom Fazio and Greg Norman have each sculpted a piece of Colorado into an alpine playground that rewards your highest expectations. Two masterful courses weave through 800 acres of historic ranchlands filled with sage, aspen groves, and spectacular mountain vistas. Red Sky Golf Club features two Clubhouses, Silver Sage Restaurant, two driving ranges, and a golf academy. The Tom Fazio course: 7,113 yards, Par 72 (elevation 7,650) The Greg Norman course:7,580 yards, Par 72 (elevation 7,880) While only 15 minutes from the base of Beaver Creek, 25 minutes from Vail and just 20 minutes from the Vail/Eagle County airport, Red Sky Golf Club is conveniently nestled in the mountains, high above the busy world below.
Eagle Ranch
If you are looking to golf on a Majestic Rocky Mountain Masterpiece, then this is the course for you! You're invited to enjoy stunning panoramic views of the Rocky Mountains on every one of our holes. Engineered as an Arnold Palmer Signature Designed course, the Eagle Ranch Golf Course is a golfing experience you will never forget. Five sets of tees ranging from 5400 yards to 7500 yards provide an enjoyable and challenging design for golfers of all skill levels. Make sure and visit our clubhouse full of value and selection featuring an expansive golf shop, changing facilities and a grill room which serves a savory lunch and offers fabulous views.
Eagle Ranch's tranquil but competitive atmosphere makes it a truly unique golfing location at an altitude that's a first for most golfers. We invite you to share the positive energy that this course transcends to all our visitors.
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