Excerpt from: Visitor's Guide to the Colorado Rockies
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| September 11, 2008 | | Vail Golf Club is operated by the Vail Recreation District, and is nestled at the base of the Gore Mountain Range and presents golfers with a unique 18-hole, par 71 experience at 8,200 feet elevation. | Vail Golf Club Offers Great Play at Great Prices
Fall rates are in full swing at the Vail Golf Club with some of the best rates for play in the Vail Valley. Golfers can enjoy 18 holes for $64 or nine holes for $42, including cart. Those wishing to walk the course can play 18 holes for $45 or nine holes for $30. Beginning at 3:30 p.m., twilight rates are in effect with play available for $42, including cart. The Vail Golf Club is scheduled to close for the 2008 season in late October, depending on the weather.
Aerification Work Scheduled
Aerification work is scheduled at the Vail Golf Club mid-September through mid-October. Golfers will experience limited impacts Sept. 15-19 during back nine aerification, Sept. 22-25 during front nine aerification and Sept. 29-30 during tee box aerification. The Golf Club will be closed Monday, Oct. 6 for additional work, weather permitting. Only nine holes of play will be available Oct. 7-8. All 18 holes will reopen for play Oct. 10.
Happy Valley Grill at the Vail Golf Club
Happy Valley Grill at the Vail Golf Club is the perfect venue to enjoy great food at great prices after a game of golf or for lunch and dinner. The restaurant prides itself on offering a breadth of culinary choices, from world-class cuisine to Colorado mountain favorites. In 2003, owner Marc DesRosier, who was the co-founder of Denver's elite catering company Whirled Peas, was voted into Denver's Business Journal for the elite award of entrepreneurs' under 40 in 2003.
Clinics and Lessons
Ladies' Clinic, 5:15 to 6:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 12
These weekly classes are limited to 16 women and offer a variety of instruction including short and long game, equipment needs and course management.
Coors Coaching Hour, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 12
This weekly program is limited to 25 people and includes unlimited range balls, two drink tickets and instruction from the Vail Golf Club professional staff.
League Play
League play, including senior, men's and ladies' will end in mid-September. Check with the Vail Golf Club for details.
Visit http://vailgolfclub.net for more information.
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