Valley at The Club Cordillera

The Valley Course at The Club Cordillera sits at approximately 7,500 feet elevation in Edwards, Colorado, part of the Vail Valley's high-altitude golf landscape. Tom Fazio designed this course as one of three layouts at the Cordillera property, routing it through terrain that combines mountain meadows with stands of aspen and evergreen. The elevation produces dramatic carry distances and crisp air, while the natural topography creates rolling fairways and elevation changes throughout the round.

Fazio's design here emphasizes playability relative to the more severe mountain courses in the region, though the altitude and mountain setting still demand adjustments in club selection and strategy. The routing takes advantage of views toward the surrounding peaks and valleys, with holes moving through varied terrain that includes some water features and strategic bunkering typical of Fazio's approach to framing landing areas and greens. The course serves as part of a private club community that developed during Colorado's mountain resort expansion in the 1980s and 1990s.

The Club Cordillera property caters to a membership drawn to the Vail Valley's year-round mountain lifestyle, with the Valley Course offering a more accessible option within the club's multi-course facility. The high-altitude conditions mean a relatively short season, typically running from late spring through early fall, and the course requires specific maintenance practices suited to the mountain environment and growing conditions at elevation.