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Sonoma Ranch - Award Winning Golf on the New Mexican Desert

 ... a Golf Digest "Best New Course" Nominee. Built in 2000 - Designed by Cal Olson Greens: Bent Grass - Fairways: Bluegrass Dress code: No denim, collared shirt required
Season: Open all year

For great golf in the Southern New Mexico desert, there is one top course to play -- Sonoma Ranch. Opened in 2000, this spanking new course offers challenging golf and spectacular scenery amidst the mesquite and brush covered desert. It won a Best New Course nomination from Golf Digest in 2000 and holds a 3-1/2 star ranking in its Places to Play list. "Incredible views ... tough greens ... every hole a challenge," Golf Digest says. Designed by Cal Olsen, an internationally-known architect with courses from Singapore to Canada, the Sonoma Ranch Golf Course is a longish course with rolling hills, strewn with bunkers and best know for its undulating bent grass greens. With five tee boxes, it offers a stimulating challenge for all levels of golfer. Nestled in the heart of the Mesilla Valley, adjacent to the Organ Mountains, there are exceptional views from the tops of the hills. You may even see coyote, doves and other desert wildlife while you play.

The course is in Las Cruces, New Mexico's second largest city, yet you'll feel removed from the bustle in the desert environ. Feel the desert air and soak up the sun ... there are 350 sunny days a year in the area. Sonoma Ranch has been compared to courses in Scottsdale, AZ, yet it's priced much lower, so it's a better value. 

 Feel the desert air and soak up the sun ... there are 350 sunny days a year in the area. Sonoma Ranch has been compared to courses in Scottsdale, AZ, yet it's priced much lower, so it's a better value. It's desert golf New Mexico style, a championship caliber municipal course that ranks among the finest in the Southwest.

CONTACT INFO
Sonoma Ranch Golf Course
1274 Golf Club Rd.
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone: (575) 521-1818
www.sonomaranchgolf.com    Get directions - View larger map

New Mexico State University Golf Course   

Home of the "Aggie" Golf Teams

NMSU Golf Course
Built in 1961 - Designed by Floyd Farley
Greens: Bermuda Grass - Fairways: Bermuda Grass
Dress code: No dress code
Season: Open all year

The New Mexico State University Golf Course opened in 1963 and is located on the beautiful campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Our championship, 18-hole golf course is open to the public year round for your golfing enjoyment. The NMSU Golf Course offers a number of options for hosting tournaments, group outings or a league. 

The golf course plays host to NCAA men's and women's championships and tournaments. Our practice facilities are the some of the best in the area with a large driving range, contoured putting greens and a new short game practice area that recently opened in the fall of 2007.  Recent additions to the course include a pavilion that seats 200, new cart paths and carts. Food services and catering are also available.

The New Mexico State University Golf Course has long been a favorite of area golfers, so whether you are a regular customer or just visiting, we hope you will be joining us soon for a round of golf in the majestic surroundings of Southern New Mexico.

This is an interesting desert course where all eighteen holes are visible from the clubhouse. The club played host to the 1968 NCAA men's and 1988 NCAA women's championships. Water hazards (ponds) come into play on two holes. The greens are undulating and well guarded by sand bunkers. "Golf Digest" rated this course as the 2nd "Best Public Course" in the state for 1996. In addition, "Golf Digest" rated this course as the 27th best out of "America's Top 75 Affordable Courses" from their list of "America's Best Golf Courses Everyone Can Play" for 1996 and as the 84th best under the 1996 category of "Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the U.S."

CONTACT INFO
3000 Champions Dr.
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: (575) 646-3219
Fax:(575) 646-8128
Email : golf@nmsu.edu
http://www.nmsugolf.com/golf/proto/nmsugolf/  

Picacho Hills Country Club                       

Picacho Hills Golf Course
Built in 1979 - Designed by Joe Finger
Greens: Bluegrass - Fairways: Bluegrass
Dress code: Collared shirt, no cutoffs, denim OK
Season: Open all year - Guest Policy: Reciprocal

Picacho Hills Country Club is a two time host of the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA). The only private golf course in Las Cruces offers paved cart paths, a driving range and putting greens. This course provides bent-grass greens and tees, bluegrass fairways, and a desert style course. The country club offers a snack bar and grill for dining accommodations. For groups there are four meeting rooms, including a lounge, main dining room that seats 100, and two breakout rooms that can accommodate up to 50 people each. Full service catering and dining are offered.

 The nearly 7,000 yard, par 72 Golf Course at Picacho Hills is sure to impress you. Pro Turf Magazine described our course ‘s lush blue grass fairways and bent grass greens as follows: "Picture an emerald lying on a mound of sand...dark green, shining jewel in striking contrast with it's surroundings. That's the first impression of the Picacho Hills Country Club golf course."                      

But what good is a great course if you can't play on it, right? Well, unlike overcrowded courses throughout the Southwest, our course permits members to play almost whenever they wish. Also, during an average year, inclement weather closes the course less than three days. 

CONTACT INFO
Picacho Hills Country Club
6861 Via Campestre
Las Cruces, NM
88007-4955
Phone: (575) 523-2556
www.picachohillscc.com

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Las Cruces Country Club

Las Cruces Country Club Golf
Built in 1929
Greens: Bent Grass - Fairways: Bent Grass
Dress code: No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required
Season: Open all year - Guest Policy: Reciprocal

The Las Cruces Country Club located in the City of Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico was originally built in 1928, and consisted of Six (6) holes and fairways designed by Al Valestino an El Paso golf professional. An additional three (3) holes were added in 1929. In 1953 the additional Nine (9) holes were added.

Las Cruces Country Club is a semi-private Country Club and Golf Course located at the juncture of North Main St. and U.S. 70. The 18 hole course is a traditional format with challenging green, bunkers and fairways lined with trees. Driving Range is available along with chipping areas and putting greens. Las Cruces Country Club has always been one of the friendliest golf course in New Mexico having a long tradition and many long-time members. What best defines Las Cruces Country Club is the hospitality to new members and the broad spectrum of membership which cuts across all racial, ethnic, and economic lines. The founders wanted this club to be affordable, and the membership has kept it so for seventy-five years.

CONTACT INFO
2700 N. Main
P.O. Box 876
Las Cruces, NM
88004
Main Office (575) 526-9723
Pro Shop (575) 526-8731
Fax (575) 526-8723
www.lccc-golf.com 

Sierra del Rio     

Snuggled just six miles from the base of Turtleback Mountain and sprawling throughout the wide open landscapes of the high desert, Sierra Del Rio honors the majestic spirit of the wild southwest. Located in Elephant Butte, NM within the 1,000 plus acres of Turtleback Mountain Resort, Sierra Del Rio Golf Course, is an 18-hole championship daily fee facility with full amenity clubhouse.

In New Mexico we appreciate our natural resources-both for their beauty and for the life they give. For this reason, we have designed a course that is unique not only in its play design but also in it limited impact on our environment. At Sierra Del Rio, we use environmentally safe organic products throughout the property to protect our water shed and abundant wildlife.

Our beautiful southern New Mexico climate combined with our draught tolerant grasses allows the course to maintain its green coloring throughout the year. The organically grown greens are covered with "bent" grass that offers some of the smoothest putting surfaces found in this part of the country.

At Sierra Del Rio, we believe that playing golf should be a beautiful experience-one that allows you to immerse yourself in a game among a unique design of greens, fairways, and teeing grounds but also one where you will bask in the natural and abundant landscapes that quietly and majestically surround your play. Our design team has created a premier course with 18 memorable holes while preserving the natural environment that has existed here for ages. At Sierra Del Rio, not only will you savor each minute of play, you will find peace in the awesome vistas as you lose yourself in our high southwestern desert oasis.

Public Course-18 Holes. Open year-round. Tee times are recommended.

Facility/Services: Putting Green, Pitching Green, Practice Range, Instruction, Snack Bar, Restaurant, Bar, Pro Shop, Carts, Pull Carts, Tournament Services, Club Rental

Fees: Call for seasonal rates.

Getting There: Halfway between Albuquerque and El Paso. Take I-25, exit at either #79 or #83 to Elephant Butte Lake.

  Sierra del Rio

101 Club House Road
Elephant Butte, NM 87935
(575) 744-4653
www.sierradelrio.com/

Experience New Mexico golf in one of the most spectacular golf courses in the country. Nestled among tall pine trees under the majestic Sierra Blanca Peak is the impressive Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort Championship Golf Course. Designed by Ted Robinson, this New Mexico Golf course features an island fairway as well as fast breaking greens that are not only beautiful to see but also quite challenging to play.

• Call the Pro Shop for tee times at (575) 464-7941 or (575) 464-7945
• Hotel guests can make tee times three months in advance
• Non-Guests can reserve tee times up to two weeks in advance.

Inn of the Mountain Gods

Rt 4
Mescalero, NM  88340
United States
Toll Free: (800) 446-2963
F: (505) 464-7942
http://www.innofthemountaingods.com

Dos Lagos Golf Course

Dos Lagos Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Anthony, New Mexico. This short layout has 3 sets of teeboxes for a fun, but challenging golfing experience. 

 Dos Lagos Golf Course

1150 Duffer Lane
Anthony, NM 88021
(575)882-2830

 http://www.doslagos.com 

Painted Dunes Golf Course

 Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course, designed by architects Ken Dye and Jeffrey Brauer, offers 27-holes of championship style golf. Since its inception in 1991 and the addition of nine holes in 1999, Painted Dunes has received accolades from Golf Digest, Texas Golfer, United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Dallas Morning News as being one of the premier facilities to play golf in Texas and the Southwest. Undulating greens and rolling hills put a premium on shotmaking and putting. This championship layout rewards those individuals who can manage their golf game around the penalties that await the overly aggressive golfer. Carved out of the Chihuahan Desert, the East, West and North courses at Painted Dunes sit at the foothills of the Franklin Mountains offering scenic beauty of native foliage and desert wildlife. Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course offers tournament services, food and beverage amenities, fully stocked proshop, PGA certified golf instruction and customer service that is unparalleled by any other golf facility.

Painted Dunes Golf Course

12000 Mccombs St,

 El Paso, TX 79934

915-821-2122

 www.painteddunes.com 

http://www.golftexas.com/departments/coursereviews/painted-dunes-golf-club.htm

 Butterfield Trail Golf Course

Welcome to Butterfield Trail Golf Club, where the old history of the western frontier meets the new exciting design and economic development plans for the future of El Paso, Texas. 

Butterfield Trail Golf Club provides the perfect addition to Sun Country Golf in West Texas, providing 18 championship holes designed by world-renowned architect Tom Fazio.  

This Par 72 premium daily fee public Texas golf course is highlighted by natural sand dunes, and native flora and fauna. Butterfield Trail Golf Club features over 55 feet of elevation changes and avails itself to drama and relief with vertical transitions, making each and every hole a "signature hole."  Offering Dominant Plus Bent grass greens, Butterfield Trail provides an unmatched golfer experience and the perfect addition to Sun Country Golf.

Located just a long iron shot away from the El Paso International Airport and a planned 150-acre industrial park. Adjacent to a planned hotel resort site, the new golf course is like nothing El Paso has ever seen. 

The overall 18-hole Tom Fazio design elaborates on natural topographical features to "keep the golfer's ball into play" and negotiates El Paso's formidable wind with "uphill holes, downhill holes, and carvings into the ground."

The play space is forgiving and playable for everyone regardless of skill level, as it features wide swaths of turf estimated at a little over one hundred acres, and 5 sets of tees.

Enjoy the clear blue skies, and scenic natural vistas at Butterfield Trail...Old West.  

Butterfield Trail Golf Course

1858 Cottonwoods Dr
El Paso, TX  79906-3406
United States
Toll Free: (800) 687-1557
http://www.butterfieldtrailgolf.com

 http://www.butterfieldtrailgolf.com/butterfieldindex.asp?id=172&page=3494

The Links at Sierra Blanca

In 1990, owners R. D. Hubbard and Ed Allred of All-Hub Investments undertook the task of converting the old Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (pictured above) into The Links at Sierra Blanca.  With Senior PGA Tour Player Jim Colbert and architect Jeff Bauer at his side they tore up the tarmac and removed the old hangars and buildings.  Using great land management as they built the signature high rolling mounds throughout the golf course there was not any dirt brought onto or off of the property. 

On March 1, 1991 the Links at Sierra Blanca was open for business and is continually rated as one of the top golf courses in the State of New Mexico.

The 120 acres are now the home to The Links at Sierra Blanca, The Lodge at Sierra Blanca, the Ruidoso Convention Center,  and a paved 2.9 mile public walking path that traverses along the outside of the golf course.

The Links at Sierra Blanca is a classic Scottish style course that has consistently been ranked as one of the Best Courses in New Mexico by Golf Digest Magazine. Known for our outstanding staff, you'll discover why we think the Links should be ranked Ruidoso, New Mexico's #1 golf course for friendliness.

The Links at Sierra Blanca

105 Sierra Blanca Dr
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575)258-5330

http://www.thelinksatsierrablanca.com/Home.html

 The Lodge Golf Course

Cloudcroft's Lodge golf course is unique. It is the highest elevation golf course in America. It only has 9 holes, but in the Scottish tradition, they are double flagged and holed, and you play the course backwards after you're finished with the first 9 to produce a very challenging 18 holes.

 Being built on a mountain, the vertical drop is extreme, so the course is evidently pretty tough.  This is a quote from golfer Jeff Hayden: "This course provides a golfing experience that every avid golfer should have before they die. There are a lot of courses that have better amenities, better playing surfaces, and more holes, but there are very, very few courses that make you feel so at peace and so relaxed that you really don't care what your score is. This course WILL challenge you as no other course ever has. The vertical drop on the first hole (reachable in 1 shot) must be around 120'. The opposite is true on the 9th. WOW. You can BLAST drives like Tiger in the ultra thin air at 9,200' in elevation. Watch out for bears, seen sometimes trying to play a hole or two, (silly bear, golf is for kids). In early spring or late fall the greens may freeze rock hard so set your trip between May and September and you should have a great time."

 The Lodge Resort & Spa at Cloudcroft

1 Corona Place
Cloudcroft, NM 88317
866.595.6343
www.thelodgeresort.com

 Desert Lakes Golf Course

Desert Lakes is a quality public facility that is located at the base of the Sacramento Mountain range. Remodeled in 1996-97 by Williams & Gill the course features four sets of tees to cater to all levels of play. The front nine is a tree-lined, parkland-style layout that highlights large greens with subtle undulations. The back nine, "the desert nine", is cut out of the southern New Mexico desert. The large, subtle greens make for a unique coupling of contrast and consistency. The course also features numerous water hazards that come into play on eleven of the eighteen holes. This makes the course challenging yet interesting and fun to play for all levels of golfers. Alamogordo delights in year-round golf, with summer highs in the 90's and moderate winter temperatures.

The course is an ideal host for all golfing events, specializing in tournaments and outings, and features a full service golf shop with expert club repair, club fitting as well as a comprehensive instruction program directed by PGA Professional Grant Dalpes.

Desert Lakes has played host to the Sun Country PGA's Bull & Durham and Top Gun Junior Golf Academies as well as Performance Golf Schools and their own academies and clinics for adults, seniors, women and juniors.

When the golf is over, try the 19th Hole to enjoy your favorite beverage and the best burger in Alamogordo. The area also offers some prime sight-seeing with the White Sands National Monument just 15 minutes to the west, and the Old West-style Oliver Lee State Park just 15 minutes to the south. Cloudcroft is just 30 minutes up the mountain and Ruidoso is only a 45 minute ascension into the cool pines. In Alamogordo, visit the Space Hall of Fame or the IMAX theater. In early fall, colorful balloons fill the sky as Alamogordo hosts the White Sands Balloon Festival.

Desert Lakes Golf Course

2351 Hamilton Rd
Alamogordo, NM 88310-7734
(575) 437-0290

http://www.desertlakesgolf.com

White Sands Missle Range Golf Course

The White Sands Golf Course, also known as the White Sands Missile Range Golf Course, is located in White Sands, NM. This course, once a private facility for the White Sands Missile Range personnel, is now open to the public.One of the most popular spots on post is the Golf Course, adjacent to the Frontier Club, Building 1330. This Golf Course is set at the base of the Organ Mountains the White Sands Missile Range Golf Course has been rated one of the best 9-hole courses in the Sun Country Section. The Golf Course is known for it's fast greens and majestic views. Come and enjoy the "Best Kept Secret in the Southwest". Facilities include a driving range plus putting and chipping greens. Motor Carts and hand pulled carts are available to rent. A yearly family membership entitles the entire family to enjoy golf without a limit on the number of rounds played. The Pro Shop at White Sands Missile Range Golf Course carries a full line of the latest and greatest brands of golf equipment and apparel. Names such as Nike, Callaway, Cleveland, Ping and Titleist to name a few. The WSMR Golf Course has a wide variety of men's and women's apparel such as Tommy Hilfiger, Callaway, Nike, Fidra, just to name a few. Our friendly, courteous and professional staff is available to assist you with any of your golfing needs. We can special order any golf product that you may desire. While in the Pro Shop you can make your next tee time, purchase gift certificates, sign up for golf lessons or set up your next corporate, organizational or unit golf tournament. We strive to make your golfing experience a pleasant one and look forward to serving you.