Sun Country Golf

They came, they played. They loved it.

To see what GOLF magazine’s golf-travel writer, Josh Sens, thought about golf in New Mexico, click here.

Sens played Isleta Eagle Golf Course, Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, Black Mesa, Pueblo de Cochiti Golf Course and the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course.

To read an earlier post about GOLF Magazine playing golf in New Mexico, click here.

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Led by Jodi Ewart’s 4-under 68 and second-place individual finish, the 21st-ranked University of New Mexico women’s golf team ended in sixth place at the Bruin Wave Invitational in Santa Clarita, Calif.

Ewart had five birdies and a bogey in tying a career-low round.  She finished at 5-under 211, three shots behind Pepperdine’s Danielle Kang. [Read more →]

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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 →]

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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 →]

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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.

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