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Few golf settings in Colorado match the sheer drama of playing at 8,200 feet in the heart of the Vail Valley. The Vail Golf Club runs along Gore Creek through the East Vail corridor, with the jagged peaks of the White River National Forest rising on all sides — a layout where the mountain scenery competes aggressively with your ability to focus on the shot at hand. The thin air adds real distance to every club, and the afternoon thunderstorms that roll in over the Gore Range from late July onward are a genuine strategic consideration, not just local color.
As a municipally operated course open to the public, Vail Golf Club serves as the everyday home track for a resort town better known for its ski slopes than its fairways. That contrast gives it a particular charm — a place where serious golfers, vacationing families, and ski-bum regulars share the same tee boxes.
The short par-71 layout rewards shotmaking over raw power, and the creek comes into play repeatedly, keeping scores honest regardless of the altitude boost. It's a genuine mountain track, unhurried and scenic, built for the place it occupies rather than for tournament prestige.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,739 | 71 | 136 | 71 |
| Black · women | 6,739 | 77.5 | 154 | 71 |
| Black/Blue · men | 6,363 | 68.9 | 128 | 71 |
| Black/Blue · women | 6,363 | 75.6 | 149 | 71 |
| Blue · men | 6,252 | 68.3 | 124 | 71 |
| Blue · women | 6,252 | 74.8 | 147 | 71 |
| Blue/Gold · men | 5,898 | 67 | 122 | 71 |
| Blue/Gold · women | 5,898 | 72.9 | 144 | 71 |
| Gold · men | 5,570 | 65.7 | 115 | 71 |
| Gold · women | 5,570 | 71.2 | 138 | 71 |
| Gold/Green · men | 5,387 | 64.6 | 111 | 71 |
| Gold/Green · women | 5,375 | 70.2 | 132 | 71 |
| Green · men | 5,142 | 63.5 | 108 | 71 |
| Green · women | 5,142 | 68.5 | 131 | 71 |
| Purple · men | 3,924 | 60 | 92 | 71 |
| Purple · women | 3,924 | 61.4 | 100 | 71 |
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