Country Club of the Rockies
nine-holer at Cordillera, then Eagle
OPPOSITE:
Springs, and Eagle Ranch.” Adds Tofferi:
The approach to the par-5 penultimate hole; members Sherry Smith and Cindy Parker.
“We evolved from one course to seventeen total in less than twenty years. So this whole valley really took to golf. People started coming to these public and resort courses to play golf and experience all the valley has to offer, but they said we would love a private club experience.” The original developer, Jen Wright, wanted to offer that. The site he settled on in the early ’80s
Also involved in the early days was tain Division, which trained during World War II at nearby Camp Hale in
ABOVE:
(Clockwise from upper left) Elk herds have been known to appear as the snow melts and also can be found in the form of napkin rings in the dining room; tee markers bear the club’s insignia; the outdoor patio of the Fitzhugh Scott-designed clubhouse overlooks the ninth hole; “Scotch on the Rockies” uniform.
was originally a lettuce ranch. “He said,
Pete Seibert, a member of the 10th Moun-
Leadville. Says Tofferi: “He always wanted to start a ski resort in the area, and he knew the snow was great. He and another member of the 10th Mountain Division, Earl Eaton, basically founded Vail. When Seibert saw the back bowls around here, he knew this was it.” Wright and his group later sold the
‘we’re going to build the best course you can build,’ and
CC of the Rockies/Arrowhead project to the Houston-
then he contacted Nicklaus,” Apple says.
based Wedge Group, owned by Issam Fares, who later be-
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