Conquering Colorado
WHERE TO PLAY
- Aspen Glen Club,
Carbondale
par/yardage: 73, 7,455
architects: Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II
phone: 970-963-4536 - Aspen Golf Course,
Aspen
par/yardage: 71, 7,165
architect: Frank Hummel
phone: 970-925-2145 - Beaver Creek Golf Club,
Beaver Creek
par/yardage: 70, 6,784
architect: Robert T. Jones Jr.
phone: 970-845-5775 - Breckenridge Golf Club,
Breckenridge
par/yardage: 72, 7,276
architect: Jack Nicklaus
phone: 970-453-9104 - The Club at Cordillera,
Mountain/Valley/Short courses, Edwards
par/yardage: 72, 7,413 (Mountain); 71, 7,005 (Valley); 27, 1,252 (Short)
architects: Hale Irwin (Mountain); Tom Fazio
(Valley); Dave Pelz (Short)
phone: 970-926-5100 (Mountain); 970-926-5950 (Valley); 970-926-5550 (Short) - Cotton Ranch Club,
Gypsum
par/yardage: 72, 7,052
architect: Pete Dye
phone: 970-524-6200 - River Valley Ranch Golf Club,
Carbondale
par/yardage: 72, 7,348
architect: Jay Morrish
phone: 970-963-3625 - Roaring Fork Club,
Basalt
par/yardage: 72, 7,240
architect: Jack Nicklaus
phone: 970-927-9000 - Sonnenalp Golf Club,
Edwards
par/yardage: 71, 7,059
architects: Jay Morrish and Robert Cupp
phone: 970-926-3533 - Vail Golf Club,
Vail
par/yardage: 71, 7,024
architect: Ben Krueger
phone: 970-479-2260
WHERE TO STAY
- Beaver Creek Resort,
Beaver Creek,
800-859-8242 - Hotel Jerome,
330 E. Main St., Aspen,
970-920-1000 - The Little Nell, 675 E. Durant Ave.,
Aspen,
970-920-4600 - The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera,
2205 Cordillera Way, Edwards,
970-926-2200 - Sonnenalp Resort of Vail,
20 Vail Rd., Vail,
800-654-8312 - St. Regis Hotel,
315 E. Dean St., Aspen,
970-920-3300
WHERE TO DINE
- Breakfast in America,
53 El Jabel Rd., #2, El Jabel,
970-963-2739 - Campo de Fiori,
205 S. Mill St., Aspen,
970-920-7717 - Chaparral Steakhouse
at Cordillera, Cordillera Valley Club, Edwards,
970-926-5988 - Grouse-on-the-Green,
Cordillera's Short Course Clubhouse, Edwards,
970-926-5788a - Kenichi,
533 E. Hopkins Ave., Aspen,
970-920-2212 - The Left Bank,
183 Gore Creek Dr., Vail,
970-476-3696 - Minturn Country Club,
131 Main St., Minturn,
970-827-4114 - Piñons,
105 S. Mill St., Aspen,
970-920-2021 - Restaurant Conundrum,
325 E. Main St., Aspen,
970-925-9969 - Restaurant Picasso,
The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera,
970-926-2200 - Sweet Basil,
193 E. Gore Creek Dr., Vail,
970-476-0125 - Woody Creek Tavern,
2 Woody Creek Plaza,
Woody Creek, 970-923-4585
WHILE YOU'RE THERE
Aspen Central Reservations can arrange Aspen festival tickets and activities (800-262-7736).
- Yoga for Athletes,
Avon, 970-845-0507
ITINERARY
DAY ONE:
Play Cordillera's Short course to get altitude
adjusted. Lunch at Grouse-on-the-Green. Go to free Tuesday-night concert at Gerald Ford
Amphitheater. Dine at the Left Bank.
DAY TWO:
Play Cordillera's Valley course. Lunch at
Chaparral Steakhouse. Play Cordillera's Mountain course. Take in watsu therapy at
Cordillera's spa. Dine at Restaurant Picasso.
DAY THREE:
Play Sonnenalp Golf Club. Lunch in the clubhouse.
Stretch out at a Yoga for Athletes session. Eat dinner at Sweet Basil or grill your own
steaks at Minturn Country Club.
DAY FOUR:
Play Beaver Creek Golf Club. Drive to Aspen via
Glenwood Canyon with a bag lunch. Go for a swim at the world's largest hot springs pool
and visit Doc Holliday's grave, in Glenwood Springs. Check in at the Hotel Jerome or the
Little Nell. Eat dinner at Piñons.
DAY FIVE:
Eat at Breakfast in America. Play the Aspen Glen
Club. Lunch in the clubhouse. Browse Aspen's galleries and high-end emporiums (along Main Street)
or take the chairlift up Aspen Mountain for a killer view of the surrounding peaks. Attend the
Snowmass Balloon Festival. Dine at the Little Nell.
DAY SIX:
Breakfast at Hotel Jerome. Play River Valley
Ranch. Lunch at Woody Creek (look out for Hunter S. Thompson). Attend Aspen Music
Festival. Dine at Restaurant Conundrum.
DAY SEVEN:
Play Roaring Fork Club. After lunch in the
clubhouse, rent a fly rod, a pair of waders, some woolly buggers and nymphs and cast for rainbow trout
along the Roaring Fork River. Dine on Asian cuisine at Kenichi.
