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Vail is Colorado's premier mountain-golf escape, anchored by Red Sky's Fazio and Norman courses at altitude where summers run cool while everywhere else bakes, 9 courses in our catalog, $$$$ pricing, fly into EGE, best played April through October.
High-altitude mountain golf with 70° summer temps while the desert bakes. Red Sky Golf Club (Fazio & Norman, top 2 public in CO) is the anchor, accessible only via Vail/Beaver Creek resort partner stays. Add the Vail Golf Club and EagleVail munis for affordable rounds, plus Nicklaus's unique Breckenridge muni (9,324 ft, highest in the world).
What are the top golf courses in Vail?
9 courses
Vail has 9 courses in Scramble's catalog, anchored by Red Sky Golf Club: Fazio Course, Red Sky Golf Club: Norman Course, and Beaver Creek Golf Club. Red Sky Golf Club: Fazio Course is nationally ranked, a destination-quality round on its own. All three play within a normal trip itinerary out of the same lodging base.
$$$$Red Sky Golf Club: Fazio Course
Tom Fazio (2002)
$$$$Red Sky Golf Club: Norman Course
Greg Norman (2004)
$$$Beaver Creek Golf Club
Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1981)
$$Vail Golf Club
Ben Krueger (1962)
$$EagleVail Golf Club
Bruce Devlin and Robert Von Hagge (1974)
$$Breckenridge Golf Club
Jack Nicklaus (1985, third nine 2001)
$$$Keystone Ranch Golf Course
Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1980)
$$$The River Course at Keystone
Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry (2000)
$$$The Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks
Tom Lehman and Hurdzan/Fry (2000)
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How much does a 3-round Vail golf trip cost?
A 3-round, 4-golfer trip to Vail runs about $1,519 per person with mid-range ($$) lodging. That covers 3 peak-season green fees, lodging at roughly two golfers per room, and a daily food + ground-transit allowance. Flights are excluded since they depend on your home airport. Adjust the round count, group size, or tier on the trip calculator to see how the number moves. See the full breakdown →
Where is Vail and how do I get there?
Vail sits in Colorado. The closest major airport is Vail (EGE), which serves as the primary hub for most visitors. Most groups fly into EGE, rent one or two SUVs, and base out of a single resort or hotel for the entire trip.
What's the best month for golf in Vail?
The strongest months for golf in Vail are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, based on 20-year playability scores combining temperature and precipitation. Vail averages a 43°F high in January and a 84°F high in July, so playable conditions cluster in the shoulder months. Book early in those windows. Rates and tee-time inventory tighten as the season firms up.
Best months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Vail data is part of Scramble's catalog of 128 destinations and 971 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published June 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.