Albuquerque Golf
The University of New Mexico offers some of the finest golfing in the Southwest. The
Championship
Golf Course, locally known as UNM South
or “the Monster,” is a complete golf
complex with an 18-hole course, 3-hole
beginner course and a driving range. It has
been ranked among the Top 25 public golf
courses in the nation by Golf Digest
magazine and has hosted several major
tournaments, including PGA and LPGA
qualifying events.
Designed by well-known
architect Robert “Red” Lawrence, The
Championship Course features rolling
fairways and undulating greens that offer the
player a unique golfing experience. You can
expect the unexpected on this course dotted
with traps, water hazards, elevated greens
and tees, gullies and ridges. It is a
meticulously maintained course that’s sure to
challenge even the most experienced golfer.
The course
commands a panoramic view of the city and
the
surrounding Rio Grande Valley. It is a truly
dramatic course, both aesthetically and in the
way it plays. In addition to the Championship
Golf Course, UNM offers an excellent nine-hole
course, conveniently located on UNM’s North
Campus.
Spectacular
views of the Sandia Mountains make Santa
Ana one of New Mexico's most dramatic golf
settings. The course was the home of the New Mexico Open
Championship and the 1999 Women's
Amateur Public Links Championship.
Following in the tradition of golf's first and
finest links-style courses, Santa Ana is
woven through the desert along the Rio
Grande river. Native grasses, subtle
mounding and eight crystal blue lakes will
inspire, encourage and challenge you to
play your best.
Santa Ana's designer, Ken Killian, was
selected primarily because of his previous work
with Tuckaway (PGA Tour Site) and Kemper Lakes (PGA Championship).
Ken's directive was to design a links-style, friendly golf course that not only
catered to the average golfer, but that could compete for a future USGA,
LPGA, or even PGA tour event.
Borrowing its name from
nearby Anasasi Pueblo indian ruins, the Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, sitting at 6500 feet
elevation on the eastern slope of the
Sandia Mountains, promises to be a
golf experience you won’t soon forget.
Surrounded by the mountainous terrain and vegetation of the New Mexican high desert, the layout features island
landing areas and greens separated by arroyos, native vegetation, and rock outcroppings. Each hole
in the upscale course has five teeing areas allowing play from 5,700 to 7,600 yards, and most of the
holes play downhill through ponderosa, pinon, and juniper.
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