summit course at cordillera

This is a truly beautiful course set in a planned community. The fairways are generally wide and forgiving and the scienery is spectacular

Course was a nice challenge and the views were spectacular, everyone treated you with courtesy. Would go there again for sure.

Great golf course design by Jack Nicklaus. Third time to play this and each time becomes a better experience. Staff is excellent.

I tend to like courses designed by Jack and I did like this one, but it is a real challenge and what I call a member's course. There are enough blind tee shots to give a member or return guest a distinct advantage. If you're a traveling golfer and love playing new courses, this is a great course with amazing views, but you will be frustrated at times trying to figure out what line to take off the tee boxes. The yardage book will be your best friend. The course was a fun challenge and I look forward to having another crack at it. The 16th par 3 will remind you of #5 Pebble without the ocean.The course is beautifully manicured and the staff is friendly and a great host. The ranger made our day providing hot chocolate on a cold rainy fall day.

Beautiful views, lots of wildlife and it was a tough course. Staff very friendly and hlpful. Be acclimated to the altitude before you try and play this course

If you like to beat yourself up, play this course. The views are nice, and course in great shape. Just way too hard for a fun day of golf.

The Club at Cordillera has re-opened the Summit Golf Course. You can arrange to play if you know a member or stay in certain hotels. The most convenient hotel is the Lodge at Cordillera. They can assist you in getting a tee time. Guest fee to play is less than $200, which is lower than the guest fee at Red Sky ($250). The Summit course is in remarkably good condition considering it was not open in 2012. On the course, we saw a lot of deer and one fox. The course is very difficult. I suggest playing a shorter tee than you would normally expect to play. Be careful of the two tier greens and the speedy down-mountain putts. The course is at a very high elevation (approx. 10,000 feet) and is a very unique golfing experience. The staff treat visitors very nicely and were helpful. After your round, the grill and bar are nice too.

Because of the ongoing dispute in Cordillera, the Summit course is not open this summer (2012). However, if you live in Cordillera or stay at the Lodge, you have access to many trails within Cordillera. For those folks who would rather walk on paved paths, consider walking the Summit Course cart trails. It is a supreme workout. We hike a lot and it took us 2 hours to walk all 18 holes. The path goes up and down a lot and the views are great. We saw many deer and a coyote. When playing the course in prior years, I have seen foxes and a variety of birds and woodpeckers. One advantage of the course being closed ---- no golfers to avoid. I would suggest parking at the clubhouse and walking the course backwards (starting up the 18th hole fairway). However, hole #9 does not come back to the clubhouse. The halfway house at #9 green is very far from the clubhouse. So --- if you don't want the 2 hour hike, you will need to take some shortcuts off of the cartpath. If and when this course re-opens, be sure to play it. For now, the hike is very nice!