Golf Courses

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Golf in the Carbondale area offers you a chance to relax and perfect your game with the magnificent backdrop of breathtaking mountain views. There are three 18-hole and two 9-hole courses within 10-miles of Carbondale, and several more within a 30-mile drive. Golfers of all abilities can find a course suited to their liking, with most courses available from April through October.

Aspen Glen: Jack Nicklaus and his son Jack Nicklaus II co-designed Aspen Glen's private 18-hole championship golf course which Golf Digest named one of the Top 10 new private courses in the U.S. in 1998. The 6,000-foot elevation of the 7,400-yard, par 72 course provides a moderate Rocky Mountain climate and approximately eight months of play. The Roaring Fork River winds through Aspen Glen and eight holes play along its bank. Dramatic views of snow capped 13,000-foot Mt. Sopris and red clay bluffs provide stunning backdrops. Aspen Glen's western-style lodge clubhouse is the community's hub for fine dining, social gatherings, and special events. Aspen Glen is a 938-acre private country club community with exceptional golf and fly-fishing.

Glenwood Springs Golf Course: It is a mature and affordable public facility, and it was voted the best nine-hole course in the State of Colorado in 2001. Amenities include a full-service pro shop, lessons, golf club repair, a restaurant, and practice putting and chipping greens. Yearly memberships or daily greens fees are available. Come play the hill!

Ranch at Roaring Fork: It is a good bet for the beginner or for experienced players looking for a casual outing at a good price, and a par-3, nine-hole course with a hole worth mentioning -- #6. Away from the rush of traffic along Highway 82, #6 has a tree line and houses on the left side, and a tee shot over water with more trees and bunkers protecting the green.

River Valley Ranch: Situated at the foot of Mt. Sopris, RVR is a 520-acre residential golf and resort community nestled in the Crystal River Valley. The rolling valley floor and banks of the Crystal River unite to create a prime landscape from which to craft a magnificent mountain golf course. With the natural palette of the valley's riparian corridors, wetlands, grasses and rolling topography, RVR was heralded as "the new jewel of the Rockies " by Golf Magazine. This Jay Morrish-designed championship course is cradled in the Crystal River Valley and includes four holes along the banks of the Crystal River, including the course's famous #7. The award-winning design also features striking bunkers, large greens, elevation changes and water features created to take full advantage of the breath-taking mountain and Crystal River Valley views. There is a driving range, putting and chipping green, practice green, and pro shop. RVR is built on what was once a working ranch, amidst pinion trees and sagebrush, with Mt. Sopris breathing down the neck of every shot. Click here for live web camera images.

The hole-in-one remains golf’s magical accomplishment
- by Jeff Caspersen . . .The Post Independent, July 22, 2008
With every swing from the tees, the slight possibility of that elusive hole-in-one lingers, if only for a matter of seconds. This player’s bright red tee can be spotted in the air just below the skyline as he tees off on the third hole at the Glenwood Springs Golf Club recently. This course has three par-3 holes, with the third hole being one of the most known for its hole-in-one possibilities.