Sun Country Golf

Here are the latest rates from the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course. They became effective March 1, making the UNM one of the best buys in golf in New Mexico:

Monday through Friday, $50 to ride ride, $34 to walk

Weekdays after 1 p.m, $38 to ride, $26 to walk

Monday through Friday, three hours before dark, $20  to ride or walk

Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, $62 to ride, $46 to walk

Saturdays, Sundays holidays  after 1 p.m., $38, $26 to walk

Saturdays, Sundays holidays , three hours before dark, $20 to ride or walk

Discount cards are available. Rates are for New Mexico residents.

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The University of New Mexico Championship Golf Club has set its 2010 tournament schedule, which features 10 events starting Feb. 1.

Click here for the full schedule.

Click here for information about the UNM CGC.

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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.

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The University of New Mexico Championship Course is adding a new set of tees to bring the length of the course from the tips to 7,557 yards — an increase of 233 yards.

The new tees, dubbed “Lobo tees,” are being built on Nos. 5, 7, 11, 13 and 18. The biggest change comes on No. 7, where 54 yards are being added to bring the hole’s total length to 522 yards.

Other changes:

No. 5, a par 4, will get longer by 45 yards and play 487 yards;

No. 11, a par 3, will get 16 yards longer, playing 220 yards from the back.

No. 13 will get 44 more yards to become a 505-yard Par 4.

No. 18 will have 38 yards added and become a 562-yard uphill Par 5.

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