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Sonoma Ranch Golf Course ... a Golf Digest "Best New Course" Nominee
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 MesillaValley, adjacent to the OrganMountains,
there are exceptional views from the tops of the hills. You may even see coyote,
doves and other desert wildlife while you play.
You'll feel removed from the bustle of the city in the desert environ.
Feel the desert air and soak up the sun. 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
calibre municipal course that ranks among the finest in the Southwest.
They're open year round,come out any day for great golf in the beautiful desert landscape at Sonoma Ranch.
CLICK HERE for more information about Sonoma Ranch and the golf course.
The nearly 7,000 yard, par 72 Golf Course at Picacho Hills is sure to impress you.
Pro Turf Magazine described this course's lush bluegrass fairways and bentgrass greens as follows: "Picture an emerald lying on a mound of sand...a 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 over-crowded courses throughout the Southwest,this course permits members to play almost whenever they wish.
Also, during an average year, inclement weather closes the course less than three days. Picacho Hills is many years away'from being crowded.
Our weather and superior course are two good reasons why Picacho Hills Golf Course are often chosen to host many prominent events: 2003 Sun Country Amateur, 2004 US Open Qualifier, 2004 AJGA Nike All Star Classic, 2004 Sun Country Mid- Amateur, 2004 Sun Country Challenge Cup.
In addition to the Country Club with its golf, tennis, pool, and dinning room and lounge Picacho Hills is one of the reasons that Money Magazine ranks Las Cruces in top 8 "Best Places to Retire." This master-planned golf course community has ideal mix of retirement living and younger families..
for more information CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNTRY CLUB AND GOLF COURSE.
Details about the surprisingly affordable Country Club membership are available from Picacho Hills Country Club at www.picachohills.com
The University Golf Course is located on the beautiful campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
One of the few places in the country with a Golf Course Management Degree Program, they have just built this spectacular new club house and there are superb practice facilities.
New Mexico State University is proud to acknowledge Larry Beem as its former Mens Golf Coach and Rich Beem, winner of the the PGA championship as its former golf star. You'll enjoy year-round golf on a challenging 18-hole course.
Open - All Year
Yardage: 7040/5858 Par: 72/74 Rating: 74.1/70.7 Slope: 133/121
Good layout, tight with difficult greens. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Painted dunes is a unique 18 hole course located in El Paso. Painted Dunes has been rated among the "Best Municipal Golf Courses in the US" by Golf Digest.
This desert style layout, designed by Ken Dye, is wrapped around desert dunes and winds into large undulating bentgrass greens. Five different sets of tees offer golfers a choice of how much they want to tackle.
Host to several PGA Tour qualifying events, Painted Dunes is a favourite amongst professionals and amateurs alike. The fairways provide playability due to slopes toward the middle, but the greens tend to be deceiving and fast. The friendly and professional staff is ready to make your day one to remember. CLICK HERE for more details
Even though this course is located on the military base at White Sands Missle Range it is open to public play.
It is located just over Las Cruces' majestic Organ Mountains, it plays along the back side of the mountains.
You will love the beauty of the mountains and desert and the challenge of the course.
for more information CLICK HERE.
LAS CRUCES COUNTRY CLUB
The Las Cruces Country Club was originally built in 1928, and consisted of Six (6) holes. 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 providing a more than challenging round of golf and fellowship. what best defines this Club is the hospitality. The founders wanted this club to be affordable, and the membership has kept it so for seventy-five years. Some things that might be of interest to you include the men's and wormen's golf associations. Come and join the festivities at Southern New Mexico's oldest and friendliest Country Club. For more information CLICK HERE
DOS LAGOS GOLF COURSE
is a quaint desert course in Anthony, NM. about 30 minutes south of Las Cruces. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
INN OF THE MOUNTAIN GODS
Located on the Mescalero Apache Reservation at their exclusive resort of the same name.
The spectacular Inn of the Mountain Gods Championship Golf Course is nestled among tall pine trees under majestic Sierra Blanca Peak. The 18-hole mountain course features an island fairway and fast-breaking greens. Keep a close watch for native wildlife in the surrounding forests.
In 2003, the readers of 'Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine' named our Golf Course the most underrated in the Southwest. The course was also rated one of the 35 best in the country by Golf Week Magazine in 2002 and is host to the New Mexico Pro-Am Golf Tournament beginning in September 2005. The course is truly one of the most beautiful and challenging in the state. For more information CLICK HERE
DESERT LAKES GOLF COURSE
Located in
Alamogordo, NM about an hour east of Las Cruces,
Desert Lakes Golf Course is a true 'desert' beauty with the Scramento Mountains in the background. The views and the golf are spectacular at this 18-hole, par 72, championship golf course, including ten beautiful lakes.This is quickly emerging as one of the finest 18-hole golf courses in southern New Mexico. It recently was renovated to make it a more challenging and beautiful course. For more information CLICK HERE
Few things achieve "classic" status ' a fine wine, a vintage car and now New Mexico's premier public golf course ' the Links at Sierra Blanca. Golf Digest Magazine was so impressed with the well manicured greens and fairways that they ranked the links at Sierra Blanca "6th best course in New Mexico Specializing in group and corporate outings, Ruidoso's Championship Scottish Style Golf Course has a world class practice facility and is open year 'round (weather permitting).CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
LODGE AT CLOUDROFT
At 9,000 feet, The Lodge Golf Course beckons you with mountain bluegrass fairways, bent grass greens and 80's summer temperatures. Governed by the Scottish tradition of playing different tees and separate flags on each hole, this nine-hole course, when played twice, becomes a challenging 18-hole round. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE