GOLF magazine’s April issue, due on newstands within days, features a centerpiece golf-travel package on Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
The piece is a coup for golf in New Mexico. Another piece scheduled for the the March 12 issue of Golf Week magazine details the affordability and quality of Albuquerque’s daily-fee golf. [Read more →]
Albuquerque has been named No. 3 on a list of the top 10 U.S. cities for livability – when golf is a core component of your life.
“Local courses can compete with well-known courses like Pebble Beach and Augusta,” says John Hood, Chief Livability Officer for Livability.com, the magazine that conducted the survey.
“We looked at criteria ranging from quality of life and cost of living to the number of public and private courses. Not only are these great golf cities, these are some of the best places to live in America,” he said.
Here are the cities and their rankings: [Read more →]
The Rio Rancho City Golf Championship is back May 8-9 at Chamisa Hills Country Club after a 15-year hiatus.
The club has undergone course improvements and a clubhouse overhaul. Play will begin on the East and West nines at 7 a.m. on both days. There will be scratch and net flight divisions for both men and women. Chamisa Hills has three nines designed by Lee Trevino, Gene Sarazen and Desmond Muirhead.
All male participants must be from Sandoval or Bernalillo County. All women must be from Sandoval County. The entry fee is $85 for non-Chamisa Hills members and $60 for Chamisa Hills members. Contact Erik Harp at 505-896-5024 or harp@spinn.net.
Entry applications for the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links, the U.S. Women’s Open at Oakmont Country Club and the U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash., are now online.
In the ensuing weeks, entry applications for the 10 amateur competitions conducted by the USGA, including the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur, will also be available online. In 2009, 91 percent of all USGA applications were filed online.
For a complete list of USGA championships, click here.
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