Five New Mexico Must-Plays
The resort’s Sandia Golf Club boasts a challenging Scott Miller-designed layout, which stretches from 5,112 to 7,755 yards and this September will again sponsor and host the $85,000 New Mexico Open.
Where to Play New Mexico
All of the best courses and clubs to play in New Mexico.
5 Fabulous Finds in the Land of Enchantment
It’s easy to become enamored with New Mexico golf. Colorado’s southern neighbor is rife with high quality and surprisingly affordable courses. Most of them lie on the Albuquerque-to-Santa Fe corridor, where you can’t go wrong with top-ranked clubs like Sandia Resort, Towa, Paa-Ko Ridge and Twin Warriors. Those are New Mexico’s greatest hits. But … Read more
Great Golf Awaits in New Mexico
The waning days of September mark a sweet-spot time for playing golf in New Mexico — when daytime temperatures are cooling the great outdoors, fall monsoons are nourishing high desert courses, and enticing events are luring visitors. For Coloradans looking to hold off winter a bit longer, it’s an ideal time for a road trip … Read more
Is it Time for a Santa Fe Spring Buddy Golf Trip?
Above: Towa Golf Club With summer coming fast — and with it all those cantankerous, time-consuming home projects and family obligations — it’s high time to schedule a Spring Buddy Golf Trip to one of our favorite destinations, sensational Santa Fe, New Mexico. The City Different is a popular choice, no question. This four-centuries-old, high … Read more
Four Corners Courses are Celebrating in Style
An unseasonably warm late winter throughout the Four Corners region is offering no-snow recreationalists an early jump on their favored outdoor pursuits. That’s tempting news for golfers, who are taking advantage of short-sleeve weather that has greened up fairways and cranked up player counts. In Durango, Hillcrest Golf Course (pictured above) is debuting newly constructed tee … Read more
Hobbs’ Rockwind Community Links: A New Mexico Miracle
One of the country’s best municipal courses, Hobbs’ Rockwind Community Links is the blueprint for golf’s future. Jon Rizzi | Golf Photography by Tony Roberts “The pumpjacks were our trees,” remembers Stan Sayers of the oil-rich badlands near his hometown of Hobbs, New Mexico. He laughs. “That sounds like it could be right out of … Read more
Start Planning for Southern New Mexico
South of Santa Fe and Albuquerque, a world of golf awaits Chris Duthie Sure, with current daytime temperatures hovering in the mid 90s, playing golf in southern New Mexico can hardly be considered enticing. Yet in a few short months—when much of Colorado is beset with frost delays and early-winter snow—high-desert destinations like Socorro, Roswell, … Read more
Road Trip: Albuquerque & Santa Fe
Central New Mexico is More Than Great Golf Chris Duthie So much has been written about Albuquerque and Santa Fe’s remarkable golf properties. Be it the majestic surrounds of Paa-Ko Ridge, Twin Warriors (aerial video below), Sandia Golf Club or University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, or the prestigious Las Campanas, Towa Golf Club or … Read more
Fulfill Your Four Corners Travel Bucket List
Four Iconic Destinations To Stay and Play Right Now Chris Duthie | Photos: © Chris Duthie More than a quirky point on a Rand McNally roadmap, the Four Corners is a vast regional representation of Native American culture, mind-bending landscapes, geological treasures, centuries-old villages, Old West Americana and some of the most astonishing outdoor recreation … Read more
Fore! in the Four Corners
Where to tee it up in Durango and Gunnison Colorado AvidGolfer The 20-mile section of U.S. 550 that connects Glacier Club in the north of Durango to Hillcrest Golf Club in the south isn’t part of the fabled “Million-Dollar Highway” popularized in Jay Grant’s song. But that costly section of 550 between Ouray and Silverton … Read more
