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.
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 →]
Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club is No. 11 on GolfWorld’s magazine’s Readers’ Choice List of the top 50 public golf courses in the United States. It is the only Sun Country region golf course on the annual compilation of the magazine’s readers’ favorites among public, private and resort courses.
In the public category, Forest Dunes Golf Club in Roscommon, Wis., is No. 1, followed by Orange County National in Winter Garden. Fla. In the resort category, Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina was No. 1, followed by Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon. Among private courses, Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., was No. 1, followed by Augusta National in Georgia.
Paa-Ko scored highly in overall value and quality of golf, but lost points for its lack of a clubhouse, nearby off-course amenities and dining.
The full list can be found here.
In a state-by-state ranking, the following New Mexico courses also scored highly:
Black Mesa Golf Club, La Mesilla.
Twin Warriors Golf Club, Santa Ana Pueblo.
University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course, Albuquerque.
