Summer 2012 Golf Announcement
The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera is looking forward to the 2012 Golf Season. The Lodge will be providing access to all 3 Cordillera Championship Golf Courses as well as The Short Course and can assist at booking tee times at Red Sky Ranch and others golf courses in the Vail Valley. The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera is an ideal golf getaway. Play in the Vail Valley and experience a golf adventure you'll never forget.
Lodge guests can play beginning at 11 a.m. daily. For earlier starting times, experience the challenging and incredibly scenic Greg Norman and Tom Fazio Signature courses at Red Sky Ranch, just a short drive from The Lodge.
We are proud to share with you...
Colorado Golf Magazine 2008 Honors:
The Club at Cordillera:
#1 Best Teaching Facility
#1 Best Practice Facility
#1 Best Golf Course Food (Resort and Public)
#3 Best Golf Shop
Links Magazine, Top 100 Best Golf Communities 2007
Mountain Living Magazine, Top Golf Communities 2007
Links Magazine, America’s 100 Premier Properties 2006
Closed for the Season. Open date approximately June 15, 2012
A Hale Irwin Signature Design
-18 holes
-7,457 yards
-Par 72
Three time U.S. Open winner Hale Irwin has designed the resort’s 18-hole Mountain Course situated on the Ranch at Cordillera. The 7,457-yard, par 72 course follows the natural mountain terrain and brings into play a variety of challenges; elevated trees, narrow fairways, and rolling, high alpine meadows.
Closed for the Season. Open date approximately June 15, 2012
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
-18 holes
-7,530 yards
-Par 72
The Golden Bear brings 30 years of design experience to Cordillera with The Summit Course, a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course. The 18-hole looped course unquestionably establishes Cordillera as the premier golf community in the Rocky Mountains, showcasing some of Cordillera’s most stunning vistas.
Closed for the Season. Open date approximately May 1, 2012
A Tom Fazio Signature Design
-18 holes
-7,091 yards
-Par 71
Considered to be one of the best course designers in the world today, Tom Fazio has sculpted the 7,091-yard, Par 71, 18-hole Valley Course into the high mountain desert topography of the Cordillera Valley Club. The primarily southern exposure and low elevation allows this spectacular course to remain open for an extended playing season.
Closed for the Season. Open date approximately June 1, 2012
A Dave Pelz Signature Design
-9 holes
-1,257 yards
-Par 27
A well regarded short game teaching professional, Dave Pelz has created a unique golf amenity for The Club at Cordillera. Poised to grace the high alpine terrain of the Divide, the 10-hole short game course is sophisticated enough for serious golfers who wish to develop a stronger short game, and relaxed enough for the whole family to enjoy.
Closed for the Season. Open date approximately June 1, 2012
Tom Fazio Course
-18 holes
-7,113 yards-Par 72
Greg Norman Course
Open date approximately June 1, 2012
-18 holes
-7,580 yards
-Par 72
Located just 15 minutes from Vail, Red Sky Golf Club features two signature courses designed by some of the best in golf. 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.
Tom Stickney Golf School
Ranked by Golf Magazine as one of the Top 100 Teachers in the Nation, Cordillera is proud to announce Tom Stickney as Director of Golf Instruction.
Using the most up to date instructional technology, Tom will help you become a 'student' of the game at any level. The Learning and Performance Center at Cordillera is equipped with a four camera digital video system, a center of gravity motion, and the latest 3D biomechanical motion analyzer tracking every move in your golf swing. This technology, coupled with a ball flight launch monitor, provide Tom with all the facts necessary to understand your individual motion. This information gives a blueprint of your individual golf swing from top to bottom allowing Tom to customize your instructional needs right from the start!
For more information on instruction, go to www.tomstickneygolf.com, or let The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera coordinate a personalized golf instruction vacation today by calling (970) 926 – 2200.






