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Aspen Valley is a private, 18-hole golf club nestled in the ponderosa pine forest of Flagstaff. Designed around the iconic Rio De Flag just east of downtown, the 6,889-yard layout showcases the rolling topography of the site along with unfettered views of nearby Mount Elden in the foreground and the San Francisco Peaks in the distance.

Since its founding in 1993, the Aspen Valley membership has been focused on building a culture that celebrates the traditions of golf. No frills. No pomp. No circumstance. Just a well-designed, well-maintained golf course that’s easy to walk, and enough food & beverage to complement the round. It’s a simple formula but it works incredibly well.

For many years the club has been at its capacity of 400 members. That said, each year a limited number of memberships become available for purchase.To learn more about whether membership might be a fit for you, please visit our Membership page  for further information.

Golf Course

While Aspen Valley was founded in its current form in 1993, the course was originally constructed nearly a half-century ago and was routed before housing was a consideration. The result is a layout which utilizes the best aspects of the site without any compromises. Holes move left and right, up and down, with a variety of distances and orientations. The result is a course which is both visually stunning and imminently playable.

The elevation in Flagstaff provides an ideal growing environment, so the course is lush and green from late spring through early fall. Bentgrass greens are a luxury rarely provided in the Valley, but they are fast and true all summer long at Aspen Valley.

A majority of the golf course is lined by tall ponderosa pines, framing tee shots and approaches in a way only provided by mountain golf. When the holes do traverse the meadows, the tests created by trees are replaced by natural wetlands. Importantly though, the design does an effective job of challenging the accomplished player while still accommodating the novice.

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Dining

The Aspen Valley Clubhouse is a throwback to an earlier time. Some might call it small, but those who know appreciate the charm of a space that isn’t big for the sake of being big.

The bar & restaurant sit directly adjacent to the golf shop, practice green, and first tee, meaning that even while you’re enjoying a cold drink or a nice meal, you’re never far away from the golf action. In fact, it’s not uncommon to hear great opening drives rewarded with praise and other shots, well, they elicit a reaction from the diners as well.

Much of the seating is outdoors under the towering ponderosas, but there is plenty of room inside if you want to watch the game. For most of the summer, the doors are wide open, and members are traversing from table-to-table connecting with friends

Our History

Each club has a story all its own, but the history of Aspen Valley is truly distinct. The golf course was originally created in 1973 as part of a larger, 36-hole project that included Continental Golf Course and what was then called Elden Hills Golf Course. In hindsight, the project was a bit ambitious for its time, and after some notable ownership changes (including a group involving the infamous Charles Keating at one point), an opportunity was presented to the “regulars” at Elden Hills: if they could gather the money, they could buy the golf course, convert it to a private club, and re-open with a new vision, a new direction.

To make a long and very interesting story short, in 1993 a group of 315 charter members each contributed $7,000 and the current iteration of Aspen Valley was born. Since that time, the club has grown to its cap of 400 members and basically stayed there. The club is operated by the members, under the direction of an annually elected board and executive staff.

There are many charter members from 1993 who remain today, and they will tell you that the club has largely lived a charmed life. There have, of course, been challenges along the way, but the compelling layout, highly desirable location, and committed series of boards have allowed the club to be as strong today as it was when it was formed nearly three decades ago