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July August 2011 Departments Contents Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club ON PAR GAME PLAY FRIENDS FORE THE HOSPICE OF SAINT JOHN PUBLISHER’S NOTES .......................................................8 The Hospice of Saint John and Lakewood Country Club invite you to get in on the ground floor of a new tradition—a fabulous charity tournament ON COVER benefitting a highly worthwhile cause. ................18 COLORADO’S ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLAYGROUND Mountain communities offer great golf, superb HOT GEAR dining, grand vistas and a wealth of attractions THE BEST EQUIPMENT FOR WOMEN ........................20 to keep you busy ....................................................12 GAME PLAY MAP AND DIRECTORIES JOE SAKIC -14 YEARS OF FEEDING HOPE FOR COLORADO PLAYER PROFILES ................................22 COLORADO KIDS Hockey great Joe Sakic is committed to fighting COLORADO MAP AND GUIDES ..............................24 hunger through Food Bank of the Rockies, and PRIVATE CLUB DIRECTORY .......................................38 you can join him this August at the 14th CHARITY TOURNAMENT REGISTRY ..........................39 Annual Joe Sakic Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament ....................................................14 Cover:Vail Golf Club July August 2011 • ColorAdo golf MAgAzine 5 July August 2011 Lifestyles Contents The Club at Cordillera COLORADO GOLF REALTY STYLE REPORT SPLASH INTO SUMMER: THE LATEST IN THE GOOD LIFE SWIMWEAR FASHION The beach or pool is just the place to sport LIFE ON THE LINKS IN COLORADO today’s vibrant colors and sexy styles ..................50 Golf villas at Pradera offer resort-style living at its best ........................................................36 SUMMER MEANS MOUNTAIN GOLF AND COLORADO GOLF MOUNTAIN ESCAPES MOUNTAIN LIVING Head west from Denver to three mountain SUMMER PLEASURES AT KEYSTONE RESORT communities that feature superb golf and Golf, fine dining, a spa—and that’s real estate that reflects the best of the just the start .............................................................54 Colorado high-country lifestyle .............................40 VAIL GOLF CLUB—AFFORDABLE, FRIENDLY, FUN Iconic municipal course defies perceptions with COLORADO GOLF LIFESTYLES walkable, scenic layout and surprising value ......58 LUXURY AUTOS GOLF COURSES OF COLORADO’S ROCKY MOUNTAINS .............................................................60 GETTING A GOOD LIE WITH THE BMW 760LI BMW’s luxury sedan raises the bar in the STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE V-12 market ..............................................................46 New upgrade puts spotlight on sports performance studies in Vail ...................................66 FINE JEWELRY 8TH ANNUAL VINCE GILL & AMY GRANT GOLF BRACELETS WITH CHARM CLASSIC Do you have a story to tell? A special someone Star-studded tournament, gala and concert or something to commemorate? Let a charm are positively lyrical for Challenge Aspen ...........68 bracelet speak for you ...........................................48 2011 ASPEN JUNIOR GOLF HIGH COUNTRY SHOOTOUT Chris DiMarco returns to host, but this year’s event changes to a more personalized format ....72 July August 2011 • ColorAdo golf MAgAzine 7 July August 2011 Publisher’s notes By timothy J. Pade • [email protected] As the summer season gets well under way, we still to pick one up at area King Soopers stores or by going have many golf facilities in our state struggling. Many online to coloradogolf.com . It will be the best $30 private clubs have lowered their initiation fee or, in you spend on your golf game all year! some cases, waived the fee entirely. Public golf courses Long at the forefront of discount golf programs in are extremely competitive in Colorado, but they’re all this state, Colorado Golf Magazine is working with looking for ways to maintain or increase their rounds many golf courses to provide offers to our readers and played. Colorado Golf Pass members through a variety of With rounds down across the country, and by as programs. If you are not already following us on much as 20 percent in Colorado, retaining players has Twitter or Facebook, I would highly recommend that never been more of a priority. Colorado has been you do so to keep abreast of the latest discounts fortunate that only a few facilities have had to close, available. You’ll find more ways to save than ever some temporarily but others, unfortunately, before. To sign up, just send us your email address or permanently. log onto coloradogolf.com and click on the Twitter Given the current economy, golf-course operators and Facebook tabs on the home page. have tried to reinvent themselves, often by offering We would like to take this time to thank all the more incentives. Several public facilities have offered great facilities that offer discounts with us online and programs such as “all inclusive golf” under which in our Colorado Golf Pass. More than 62 golf courses your golf cart, food and drinks are all included in the participated this year—and you can look for us to cost of your round. While many of the incentive include even more next year. Thank you all. programs do not include alcohol, you may find that breakfast, lunch and more are part of the deal. The best value of all is our own Colorado Golf Pass. If you haven’t yet purchased yours, you still have time 8 ColorAdo golf MAgAzine • July August 2011 OLORADO OLF CJuly August 2011 24th Annual Vol.XXiV, no. iii G magazine Editor/Publisher: TIMOTHY J. PADE Executive Manager : KIM SAUVÉ Deputy Articles Editor: CHRISTINE LOOMIS Writers: AARON ATWOOD DANA LAUREN BERRY CHRISTINE LOOMIS JOHN MARSHALL SCOTT MARTIN LISA PERRY FRANÇOISE RHODES Art Director: MICHAEL UNGER Photography: DICK DURRANCE II KEN E. MAY JOHN HENEBRY DAVID SLATER TOM TRAVIS Marketing/Promotion: TIMOTHY J. PADE JIM CARPENTER WAYNE MCCOLLUM MARKETING PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION STEIN SWENSON BEND, OR 97702 541-318-5155 [email protected] Colorado Golf Magazine is published under ISSN No. 1099-7776 quarterly by Pade Publishing, Inc 559 East Second Avenue, Castle Rock, Colorado 80108 All contents of this magazine are copyrighted 1987-2011 by Pade Publishing Inc., all rights reserved. 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S ASS’N R O E F T I A R M W E R F I L C O A G National Photography Award 1st Place International Network of Golf Awards 2004, 2005 & 2008 Follow us on facebook at: facebook.com/golfmagazines Search “Colorado Golf” on facebook and become a fan for updates and golf promos Follow us on twitter at: twitter.com/coloradogolfguy 10 ColorAdo golf MAgAzine • July August 2011 By Christine Loomis Mountain communities offer great golf, superb dining, grand vistas and a wealth of attractions to keep you busy on Cover t’s summer and that means it’s time to head to Colorado STEAMBOAT high country where the air is crisper, the peaks are closer— It’s still got its cowboy vibe and come summer weekends, the and golf balls fly farther. Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series is a must-do. A different I kind of culture is on display on Mt. Werner, home of the Strings And when you’re not on the course, there’s even more to do: Music Festival that entertains locals and visitors alike with more eat, drink, raft, ride, hike, bike, fish, shop—all in the consuming than 70 performances all summer long. August 4-7 you can take beauty of Colorado’s mountain communities. Here are half a in this year’s Steamboat Wine Festival, and whether you visit dozen of our favorite high-country destinations, all offering great Steamboat in summer or winter, a soak in Strawberry Park Hot golf and a whole lot more. ( For a roundup of the best golf courses in Springs, just outside of town, will sooth your soul. But of all these areas, turn to our special Mountain Escapes section, p. 53.) Steamboat’s enticements, Dig This may be the most unusual; the “heavy equipment playground” is where you can test your skills ASPEN operating massive bulldozers and excavators. Yes, the earth really Originally a summer hunting camp for the Ute Indians, will move. Aspen saw days of boom and bust as silver came and went, but the arrival of skiing in the 1940s changed everything. In addition SUMMIT COUNTY to a collection of fine golf courses, there’s the Roaring Fork River Summit County was named for the many summits within its to entice fly-fishing and rafting enthusiasts. Outdoor lovers — boundaries, a swath of mountain terrain that includes the towns and who isn’t in Colorado? — have a choice of iconic vistas: The of Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, and Silverthorne. Also in Summit Maroon Bells reflected in the idyllic alpine lake below them is County are a few of Colorado’s most famous ski resorts— arguably the most photographed scene in the state, and Copper, Keystone and Breckenridge among them. The area’s experiencing the views, weather and not-for-the-faint-of-heart enticements range from outlet shopping in Silverthorne to drive on Independence Pass is the stuff vacation memories are boating on Lake Dillon, home to world’s highest yacht club. In made of (even if it’s August, take layers). While skiers beg to differ, spite of its mega-upscale neighbor, Vail, Summit County exudes we vote summer as Aspen’s best season, not just for the golf but a relaxed and casual ambiance, punctuated by such sophisticated for the rich cultural offerings, from music to art to literary and definitely upscale dining options as Alpenglow Stube in pursuits.