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MEXICANGolfing2011 NorthernNewMexico2011 NorthernNewMexico

6The Notah Begay IIIFoundation takes aimat getting kids healthy.

8The Santa Fe CountryClub designer getting apush for Hall of Fame.

10Teenage golfers playa day of golf to benefita youth foundation.

12An updated list of theNorthern New Mexicocourses to play.

9Three area golf-courseprofessionals offer threetips for success. 22

Find out where to playa round with our mapof top golf courses.


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NEWMEXICOWARRIOR

ByDanVukelich

PGA Tour and New Mexico profes-sional golfer Notah Begay III is fightingobesity and Type 2 diabetes amongNative youth through the sports heplayed during his childhood golf andsoccer.

By age 4, 31 percent of Native Ameri-cans are diagnosed as being obese double the rate of other ethnic groups.

Long-term effects of obesity and Type 2diabetes are heart disease, kidney prob-lems, nerve damage and blindness.

We believe that sports, coupled withhealth and wellness programming, canserve as a vehicle for social change,Begay wrote in an email while travelingand competing on the Nationwide Tour.

Crystal Echo Hawk, executive directorof the Notah Begay III Foundation, saidthe time is now to invest in preven-tion of these grave health risks before it

claims the future of the next generatof Native American leaders.

The foundations strategy is to getexcited about sports, get them outsidand running around, and to get theirheart rates up and, most importantlythem to change their diets.

The foundation has enrolled morethan 300 children at San Felipe Pueba soccer program.

Twenty Navajo children in ToHajon the Navajo Nation are enrolled in

Notah Begay III drives the second hole of Turning Stone Resort & Casinos Atunyote Golf Club at the NB3 Foundation Chlenge in August 2010 in Vernona, N.Y. The Foundation Challenge raises awareness and funding for the improved healthand wellness of Native American youth nationwide. HEATHER AINSWORTH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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olf program that has beeneatured onThe Golf Chan-nel.Golf clinics also havebeen

held at Laguna Pueblo andemezPueblo.Asmany as a dozen other

oundation golf clinics willbe held in 2011 elsewhere in

ndianCountry.Soccer is definitely the

astest vehicle for improve-ment of health, said KelliWilson, a dietitian and headf the foundations sportsndhealth programs. It isheaper, and easier to geteople involved, while theolf programs aremoreeared for leadership, con-idence anddeveloping lifekills.Rob Lowry, formerly an

nstructor at the Santa AnaGolf Academy and the FirstTee of Central NewMexico,rganizes the foundationsolf clinics.Like the First Tee, the pro-ram emphasizes life skills

personal responsibility,honesty and integrity.The nutrition side of the

oundations outreach aims toet Native kids to shun sim-le sugars andcalorie-richrocessed foods, eat smallerortions and add fresh fruitsnd vegetables to their dailyiets.Begay, who is half NavajondhalfPueblo (one-quarteranFelipe and Isleta), startedlaying golf and soccer aschild.Heplayed golf for

AlbuquerqueAcademy andaterStanfordUniversity,where hemet teammateTigerWoods,who remains alose friend.Begay, a three-timeAll-

American golfer, played

n Stanfords 1994 nationalhampionship team.In 1999 and 2000, hewonn the PGATour four times.His foundations efforts are

unded by the NB3 Challenge,n invitational golf event heldach summer at the Turningtone Resort on the Oneida

Reservation inNew York.The field relies on Begays

PGATour connections.Past players have included

Woods, RickyFowler, VijaySingh,Anthony Kim,AnnikaSorenstam,Morgan PresselandLorenaOchoa.Last years event raised

$1.4 million. Private and fed-eral grant proposals arebeingprepared to expand the foun-dations programs toOkla-homa, Arizona, SouthDakotaandpossibly thePacific

Northwest,Wilson said.SanFelipePueblo parent

BrianaSandoval,whose chil-dren Brennen, 11, and Brenna,9, enrolled in anNB3 Founda-tion-organized 3-on-3 soccerleague,noticed a differenceafter last summers events.

After their first season ofplaying soccer, I noticed adifference in all areas, San-doval wrote. Themajor partwas theirweight. My son lost

weight after his first season.And hehad raised his grades.

He went froma 2.1 GPAtoa 3.3 GPA.My daughterwas also losing weight. Hergradeswere also improving I was so amazedto see howtheywere improving.Something every parent

would hope for in their child.Formore information

about theNB3Foundation,visit www.notah.com.

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PGA Tour and

New Mexicoprofessionalgolfer NotahBegay III, right,with his caddie,brother ClintBegay, wowedthe crowd atthe 2010 NewMexico Openby sinking a30-foot puttfor an eagleon the finalhole at SantaAna Golf Club in

Albuquerque.COURTESY PHOTO

Webelieve that sports, coupledwithhealthandwellness programming, can serve asa vehicle forsocial change. Begay III, in anemailwhileplayingon theNationwide Tour


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BUILDINGALANDMARKSantaFeCountryClubcoursedesignedbygolfinglegend

ByDanVukelich

The Santa Fe CountryClub course is the handiworkof a man renowned as theJohnny Appleseed of Ameri-can Golf.

Tom Bendelow (1868-1936)was a Scottish-born golfarchitect, who designedabout 600 courses across theUnited States and Canada,spanning a 35-year careerthan began in the late 1890s.

He specialized in build-

ing courses along, or not farfrom, newly laid rail lines. Atthe time, the train was NorthAmericas dominant form oflong-distance travel.

Several golf-history bookssay Bendelow designedthe SFCC course in 1930as a nine-hole layout, butland acquisition delays, theDepression and the outbreakof World War II delayed thecourses opening until 1947.

The Santa Fe Country Club

course remained a nine-holecourse until the late 1960s,when some of the members,and the golf professional atthe time designed a secondnine.

Stuart Bendelow, thearchitects grandson, is lobby-ing for his grandfather to beinducted into the World GolfHall of Fame in St. Augustine,Fla.

There is some merit to theclaim that Tom Bendelow

deserves a place in the sportshistory books.Bendelow wasnt just

prolific, he designed somethe finest courses in theUnited States during the era,including Olympia FieldsCountry Club and MedinahCountry Club near Chicago,

both repeat U.S. Open ven-ues.

Prolific golf-course architect Tom Bendelow, who lived from 1868-1936, is responsiblecarving out nine holes of the Santa Fe Country Club course in 1930. COURTESY PHOTO


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TIPSFROMTHEPROSSwingmove, locationkeep impact constant

Is your problem inconsistent contactwith your irons thatmanifests itself as fatr thin shots?Research reveals that PGATourplay-rs golf swings bottomout a full fournches in front of the golf ball, whileveragegolfers swingsbottom out

nearly two inches behind the ball.A swing that bottoms out behind theallmeans that the playerwill hit every

shot either fat or thin.The solution is to

move the bottomof theswing.

The bottompoint,which iswhere the clubhits the ground andtakes a divot, needs tobe in front of the golfball.

Weight distributionat impact is thegreatest factor in determiningwhere thedivot will occur.To practice improving divot location,

drawa line on the ground perpendicularto the target line and play that line in themiddleof your stance.Then, at the top of the backswing,

make the firstmove toward the target aweight shift back to the left foot, usingthe lower body.With practice, thedivot should start

moving in front of the lineon theground, thus improving your consistencyof impact.

Ross Nettles is director of golf atMartySanchez Linksde Santa Fe.

Dont let chip shotsdamage your gameFor occasional golfers, one persistentroblem is chipping something I have

witnessed atmany pro-am competitions.The most glaring error I see is incon-

istent contact.

The stroke is either too flat, resultingn thin shots that go rocketing pastour playing partners, or the stroke is tooteep, resulting in fat shots that barelymake it out of your own shadow, alsonown as the dreaded chili dip.

Rather than flash back to embarrassing

flubs of the past eachtimeyou get over a chipshot, try this:

No. 1: Tryusing adifferent club. Theobjective with this shot

is to get the ball just tothe green and rollingas quickly as possible. Ilike touse an 8-iron, butyou can fool around at

the practice area to identifywhich clubworks best.

No. 2: Get your stance a little morenarrow, nomore than shoulderwidth.Now, openyour stance, just a little,

with your left foot turnedslightly toward

your target (for right-handed players),and play the ball no farther forward inyour stance than themiddle.

No. 3: Choke downon the grip. Prac-ticeuntil you find the optimal point.

No. 4:Just take the club back 10 to

15 inches, depending on the length of thechip, andexecute a putting stroke.Keep the club head low to the ground

and stroke the ball at the hole. By rollingthe ball rather than flying it, with prac-tice, youll get the ball closermoreoften.Closer to the holemeans shorter putts,

morepars and thats a good thing, right?

MarkSwanson is anassistant profes-sional at the Santa AnaGolfClub.

Ross Nettles

NoIPTC

MarkSwanson

NoIPTC

Three steps togettingout of tough bunkers

One of the most troublesome shots inolf is the bunker shot. Everyone knowshe first objective in any sand shot is toet the ball out of the bunker.The second is toget the ball on thereen and finally, you hope to get theall close to the pin.Here are three easyteps thatwill haveyouout, and onyourway.

Step 1:Openyour clubface andyourtance (feet andbody aimed left of target)

Ona bunker shot, use the bounceofhe club toget through the sand. Thenlyway to use the bounce correctly iso open the clubface at address and holdt open through the shot.

Using thebounce prevents the clubromdigging in the sand and allows youo accelerate through the shot.

Step 2: Setyourwrists earlyFormost shots, you

want tohit the ballfirst, but this iswherebunker shots differ. Ona bunker shot, you wantthe sand tocarry theball out of the bunker,not the clubface.This is accomplished

by entering the sand a couple inchesbehind the ball andaccelerating throughthe sands resistance. Controllingwherethe clubface enters the sand is the key.Youcan do this by cocking yourwrist

and setting the club early in the swing.

This helps control the clubface effec-tively anddetermineswhere the clubenters the sand.It also helps keep the clubfaceopen

through the shot and use the bounce ofthe club.

Step 3: Accelerate through the shot

Accelerate, accelerate, accelerate Icant stress this enough. Most problemsI see in bunker playstart with decelera-

tion through the shot. Weve all done it.You take your backswing, thinkI am

going tohit this too hard and hold back losing the force needed to propel thesand, and the ball, out of the bunker.The best thing about the bunker shot

ismaking contact with the sand and notthe ball.Youdont have to be as preciseas a normal shot, and youcan use thesand surrounding the golf ball to youradvantage.This iswhy weposition the clubface to

enter the sand a couple of inches behindthe ball and use that sand tohelp get the

ball out, instead of fighting against it.So remember, open, set andaccelerate.I hope this helps the next timeyou

find yourselftrapped in a bunker.

DavidNowell is director of golfat theSanta FeCountryClub.

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SWINGINGFORCHARITYSt.Michaels teensplayall day forSunCountry foundation

ByDanVukelich

Young Marty Sancheztook to Marty Sanchez Linksde Santa Fe recently in anattempt to play 100 holes in aday he made it to 63, rais-ing $300 in the process.

Marty, the teenager, is thenephew of Marty, the formercity champion, for whomMarty Sanchez, the course,was named.

The younger Marty is amember of the two-time

Class A-AAA state championSt. Michaels High SchoolHorseman golf team.

In the early 1990s, Martythe uncle was the citysdominant amateur player andtwo-time winner of the citychampionship. He died ofcancer in 1992.

When the new municipalcourse was built west oftown in 1998, former SantaFe Mayor Sam Pick named itafter him.

The 17-year-old Marty, ajunior, along with a team-mate, Zach Berhost (Picksgrandson), decided to raisemoney for the Sun Country

Junior Foundation througha golf marathon. Berhost

brought in $350.I wouldnt be the golfer I

am without golf and withoutSun Country, Sanchez said,referring to junior eventsorganized by the states PGA

professional and amateursassociations he has played insince grade school. I have togive something back.

Sanchez picked up thegame from his father, repeatstate amateur champion LeeSanchez Jr., who is now dom-inating New Mexicos senioramateur play. His grandfa-

ther, Lee Sanchez Sr., 84, stillhas a hand in his training.

With a handicap index of1.2, the St. Michaels standoutis entering an important yearin his career, when he has anopportunity to catch the eyeof college golf coaches.

GolfWeek, a leading golfmagazine, ranks Sanchez in

the top 800 of the nationscholastic players.

A good showing at SunCountry amateur events

USGA qualifiers this sumcould mean a shot at a NDivision I golf career.

Golf is among the harsports because you can n

be perfect at it, Sanchez When my friends ask whIm going to take up a masport, I tell them Id like tsee a 300-pound linemangrab a golf club and do wwe do.

St. Michaelsjunior MartySanchez Jr.attempted toplay 100 con-secutive holesin one day to

raise money forthe Sun CountryJunior Founda-tion he madeit through63 holes, raisin$300 in theprocess.

COURTESY PHOTO

Golf is among thehardestsportsbecause you cannever beperfect at it. Sanchez Jr., St.Michaels senior

QUICKQ&AWITHAPRO

Whats your favorite thing aboutthe Santa Fe Country Club course?

Playability. It plays fair and is always agood time. Narrow fairways, long roughsand small greens make it just challeng-ing enough to keep your attention. Nottoo hard, but fun and a decent test of

your iron game. I truly enjoy playing hereevery time I tee it up.

David Nowell, SFCC director of golf

Whats your favorite thing aboutthe Towa golf course?

The incredible views and the layout.The fourth on the Boulder 9, only island

green in New Mexico, makes for a fan-tastic view from the tee box combinedwith a challenging shot.

Steven Moreno, Towa head golf pro-fessional and director of instruction

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2011GOLFCOURSELISTINGSPicturesque layoutshighlight NorthernNewMexicos gems

ANGEL FIRECOUNTRYCLUB

Acting head professional: Jon JaressAssistants: Rich Smith, Joel JaressLayout: 18 holes, mountainClassification: Resort, publicCity: Angel FirePhone: 575-377-3055 or 800-633-7463Address: 100 Country Club Drive, AngelFireWebsite: www.angelfireresort.comEmail: [email protected]

Course hours: Vary by season and avail-able daylight.Advance tee times: Seven daysWalking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: All majorCourse designer: Paul OrtizGrass: Bentgrass greens and bluegrassfairwayYear opened: 1961Other services: Separate putting andpitching greens, practice sand bunker,driving range, instruction

Club rental: 18 holes, $38; nine holes,$22Food availability: Snack bar and on-course food and beverage cartSignature hole: No. 6. This par 3 offersa dramatic 200-foot drop from tee togreenCourse opens: May 21-Closes: Oct. 17

18-hole rates: (including range balls,golf cart) vary by season (see below)Shoulder season: May 21-June 17, Sept.7- until close on Oct. 17:Shoulder, any day of the week: $65,$59 resort, includes cartIn-season, any day of the week: June 18-Sept. 6Summer season: $89, $79 resortTwilight: $48 shoulder and $57 highseasonYARDAGE,RATINGANDSLOPEBlue: 6,660 yards, 71.1, 137White: 6,319 yards, 69.6, 133Red: 5,390 yards, 70.3, 135

Gold: 5,208 yards, 65.1, 124Course tips: This challenging courswater on 16 holes. The course rewardaccuracy off the tee and accurateapproach shots to small greens. Moutainous: 8,100 feet above sea level, toto walk.

BLACKMESAGOLFCLUB

Director: Tom VelardeAssistant professional: Heath Wad

Layout: 18 holes, desert linksClassification: Public, resortCity: EspaolaPhone: 505-747-8946Address: 115 N.M. 399 (Take U.S. 84toward Taos from Santa Fe, then takeN.M. 399 west.)Website: www.blackmesagolfclub.cEmail: [email protected]: Daily, dawn to dusk, weather mittingAdvance tee times: 14 days

Black Mesa Golf Club near Espaola, has held a spot in Golfmagazines Top 100 You Can Play almost since it opened,thanks to a challenging design and spectacular high-desert landscape.. COURTESY PHOTO


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Walking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: All majorCourse designer: Baxter SpannGrass: Bentgrass greens and Kentucky

luegrass faiwaysYear opened: 2003Other services: Teeing area, target

reens, instruction and practice facility.ractice range, all-grass driving range,

ree practice chipping and putting areaClub rental: TaylorMade, $55, includes

olf teesood availability: Short-order food, fullarignature hole: No. 16

8-hole rates: (cart included): Week-nds and holidays, $87; weekdays, $82

New association membership programs,all for details; senior rates for associa-on members

uniors: any day, $21 walking; $41 withart, must play with an adult

YARDAGE,RATINGANDSLOPE

Black: 7,300 yards, 73.9, 141

Blue: 6,700 yards, 70.5, 136White: 6,300 yards, 68.6, 130Green: 5,800 yards, 71.2, 125Gold: 5,200 yards, 66.9, 125Course tips: Bring your short game forhis golf course, rated as the Best New

Course to Open in the United States in003, and still among Golf Digests top00 public courses in the United States.e prepared for some wild putting. Links

magazine ranks Black Mesa No. 4 on itsmost spectacular in the world list.

GENETORRESNEWMEXICOHIGHLANDSUNIVERSITY

GOLFCOURSEGeneral manager/director of golf:Vacant at press time)

Clubhouse manager: Wayne Ueckertayout: Modified parkland/desert links

Classification: PublicCity: Las Vegas, N.M.Phone: 505-425-7711Address: Country Club Drive, Las Vegas,N.M. 87701: Mailing address: P.O. Box

000, Las Vegas, N.M. 87701Website: www.nmhu.eduOpen: Year-roundAdvance tee times: 14 days, walk-inswelcome

Walking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: All majorCourse designer: Jeffrey BrauerGrass: Bentgrass greens, Kentucky blue-

rass fairways and fine fescue roughYear opened: 2008 (after redesign)Other services: Putting and pitching

reens, driving range, club rental, prohop, instruction

Club rental: TaylorMade, $30ood availability: La Piedra Grillignature hole: No. 8; par 5, requires

an angled approach between two largemounds to the greenNine-hole rates (cart not included):seven days a week. $15; seniors (60 andolder) $12; juniors (17 and under) $718-hole rate (cart not included):seven days a week, $25; seniors (60 and

older): $20; juniors (17 and under): $12Twilight all days at applicable nine-holerateCart fees: 18 holes, $14 per person; nineholes/twilight: $8


Par 72 (play nine-hole course twice)Black: 7,080 yards, 71.4, 125Gold: 6,772 yards, 70.2, 122Blue: 6,380 yards, 68.2, 119White: 6,036 yards, 66.6, 114

Womens white: 6,036 yards, 72.0, 127Womens red: 5,218 yards, 67.2, 121Course tips: This links course with tall,native grasses off the fairways places apremium on shot placement and driv-ing accuracy and the ability to adapt tochanging winds, especially in the spring.

LOSALAMOSGOLFCOURSE

Head professional: Donnie TorresCourse manager: Steve WicklisseAssistant professional: Michael Phil-lipsLayout: MountainCity: Los AlamosPhone: 505-662-8139Address: 4250 Diamond DriveWebsite: www.losalamosgolfcourse.com

Shaine Hersey drives a hole of Gene Torres Golf Course at New Mexico High-lands University in Las Vegas, N.M. CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN


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2011GOLFCOURSELISTINGS

Email: [email protected]: Daily, call for hours of serviceAdvance tee times: Three days inadvance. Wednesday morning for theweekendWalking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: Visa and Mas-terCard onlyCourse designer: William TuckerGrass: Kentucky bluegrass fairways andbentgrass greensYear opened: 1947Other services: Lessons for adults,junior groups and private. Tournamentsand special eventsClub rental: 18 holes, $26.25; nine holes,$19Pull-cart rental: 18 holes, $6; nineholes, $3Food availability: Snack bar underconstruction. Pre-prepared sandwiches,snacks, beverages

Signature hole: No. 1718-hole rate (cart not included): Mon-day-Thursday, $31.50; weekends, $33.50Nine-hole rate (cart not included):weekdays, $19; weekends, $20Senior rates: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. only18 holes: $34.50 (includes cart), nineholes: $20 (includes cart)18 holes: $24 (without cart), nine holes:$14 (without cart)Children (under 18): 18 holes week-days, $14.70; weekends, $15.75; nineholes, $9.45 any dayCart fees: 18 holes, $14.75 per player;

nine holes, $8.50 per playerPractice range: $7, $3.50, $1.75


Gold: 6,700 yards, 71.2, 124Blue: 6,500 yards, 69.7, 120White: 5,500 yards, 64.7, 108Womens white: 5,500 yards, 69.0, 123Womens red: 5,200 yards, 67.1, 120Course tips: This is not your typicalmountain course. Theres lots of room.The Jemez Mountains and the Valle Cal-dera serve as backdrops. Small greensare hard to hit but easy to one-putt. Likeso much about Los Alamos, this golfcourse has remained a well-kept secret.

MARTYSANCHEZLINKSDESANTAFE

Head professional: Ross NettlesAssistant professionals: Tom Watts,J.D. DaigleLayout: Championship 18, modifieddesert links; par-3 nine-hole course,parkland.Classification: PublicCity: Santa Fe

Phone: 505-955-4400

Address: 205 Caja del Rio Road (nearN.M. 599 and Caja del Rio Road onemile north of the Santa Fe Animal Shel-ter)Website: www.linksdesantafe.comOpen: Daily, dawn to dusk, weather per-mittingAdvance tee times: Seven daysWalking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: All majorCourse designer: Baxter SpannGrass: Bentgrass greens and bluegrassand fescue fairwaysYear opened: 1998Other services: Two putting and

pitching greens, practice and sand bun-ker, driving range, professional shop,instructionClub rental: Cobra, $20Food availability: Beer and wine bar,grill and on-course food cartSignature hole: No. 18. When driving offthe tee, keep to the right of the fairway tohave a decent shot to a water- and bun-ker-defended finishing hole18-hole rate (carts not included):Weekdays, $32.75, weekends, $34

Players Pass cardholders: Weekda

$24.25; weekends, $26.25Nine-hole rate for the Great 28par-3 course: Weekdays, $17; weeke$18.25Seniors 60 and older: Monday-Frid$25.50 walking, $33 with cart; weeke$35.25 with cartJuniors: 18 holes, weekdays, $12.75;weekends $14.75Cart fees: 18 holes $16; nine holes $


Gold: 7,415 yards, 73.0, 129Black: 6,735 yards, 70.3, 123Blue: 6,095 yards, 67.5, 117White: 5,540 yards, 70.7, 136

Red: 5,045 yards, 67.0, 126Nine-hole course (not rated)Gold: 1,615 yardsBlack: 1,475 yardsBlue: 1,320 yardsWhite: 1,200 yardsRed: 1,030 yardsCourse tips: Santa Fes high elevatiomakes for longer drives than at sea leStick to the fairways. Greens are dectively subtle. No. 18 is one of the statgreat finishing holes.

Hole No. 4 at Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe is a par 3 that plays at 245 yafrom the tips, with water protecting the left side of the green. COURTESY PHOTO


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PAA-KORIDGEGOLFCLUB

uperintendent/general manager:ob Murray

PGA professional: Bob Bashamayout: 27 holes, mountain, modifiedesert links

Classification: PublicCity: Sandia ParkPhone: 505-281-6000

Address: 1 Clubhouse Drive, half a milewest of N.M. 14, nine miles north of Inter-

tate 40, 35 miles south of Santa FeWebsite: www.paakoridge.com

mail: [email protected]: Daily, March 1-Nov. 30, dawn to

usk, weather permittingAdvance tee times: One month in

dvance (a month plus seven days foraa-Ko lot owners). Further in advance,

with $10 pre-booking feeWalking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: All majorCourse designer: Ken DyeGrass: Bentgrass greens and Kentucky

luegrass fairwaysYear opened: 2000Other services: Putting greens, drivingange, chipping and pitching green, prac-ce bunker, instructions

Club rental: Cobra, $40ood availability: Restaurant (snackar, full bar) and on-course food cart.ignature hole: No. 17; Drive it between

he two ponderosas framing the fairway.heres room to the right for shorter hit-

ers to avoid the arroyo on the left. Thedeal line is toward the right greensideunker. The green slopes away whenpproached from the right side. The leftide offers the better angle

Green fees (carts and warmup rangeballs included):

8-hole rate: Monday-Thursday, $89;riday-Sunday, holidays, $114

Nine-hole rate: Monday-Thursday, $40eniors, 60 and older: Monday-Thursday,59

Twilight, after 2 p.m. every day: $59Children, 17 and under $12: if with

aying adult, one child plays free an hourefore twilight with paying adult

Cart fees: 18 holes, $20, nine holes, $10Practice range per half-hour: $8


Original 18 holes (built in 2000)Black: 7,562 yards, 75.2, 137Blue: 7,195 yards, 73.1, 134Green: 6,707 yards, 70.7, 130Brown: 6,210 yards, 68.6, 122Gray: 5,702 yards, 66.1, 119

hird nine holes (built in 2005)Black: 3,842 yardsBlue: 3,708 yardsGreen: 3,492 yardsBrown: 3,256 yardsGray: 3,020 yards

Course tips: Driver is not always the

best option from the tee. The coursedoesnt play as long as the yardagesindicate. Talk to the starter about yourtee choice. Playing the right tees for yourability will enhance your enjoyment ofthis scenic golf course, a true New Mex-ico gem and one of just 26 in the nationgiven a five-star rating by Golf Digest.The Zagat survey calls this golf courseextraordinary.

PENDARIESGOLFCOURSE

Head professional: Larry WebbAssistant professional: Suzy VeylupekLayout: 18 holes, mountain

Classification: Resort, publicCity: RociadaPhone: 505-425-3561, 800-733-5267Address: 1 Golf Drive, N.M. 105, at theentrance to Pendaries villageWebsite: www.pendaries.netEmail: [email protected]: April 16-Oct. 15Advance tee times: All seasonsWalking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: All major

Course designer: Don Burns

Grass: Bentgrass greens and Kentuckybluegrass fairwaysYear opened: 1972Other services: Putting and pitchinggreens, driving range, club rental, profes-sional shop, instructionClub rental: Hippo, $15Food availability: Restaurant, snack barand full barSignature hole: No. 1; Requires a longapproach shot to a tiny green.18-hole rates (cart not included):Monday-Thursday, $40; Friday-Sunday,$50Nine-hole rates: Monday-Thursday,

$25; Friday-Sunday, $30Juniors, 17 and younger: all day,$10 (cart not included)Twilight rates (including cart): Mon-day-Thursday, $40, ($25 for nine); Friday-Sunday, $47, ($32 for nine)Cart fees: 18 holes, $15 per person; nineholes, $8Range: $4 for 32-ball bucket


Black: 6,550 yards, 67.9, 121

Pendaries Golf Course, which opened in 1972, offers an 18-hole mountain layoutthat can challenge your fairway-hitting skills. CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN


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White: 5,810 yards, 66.4, 116Red: 5,021 yards, 67.1, 121Course tips: You must hitthe ball straight to have anychance for par. Dont get tooeager with your drives. Keep

the ball below the hole, andmake sure to enjoy the views.No bunkers except on thepractice area.

PUEBLODECOCHITI

Director: Jude SuinaLayout: 18 holes, modifieddesert, target-styleClassification: PublicCity: Pueblo de CochitiPhone: 505-465-2239, 465-2230Address: 5200 Cochiti High-way (From south, take Inter-

state 25 north to Exit 259, gowest on N.M. 22 and followsigns to course. From north,take I-25 south to Exit 264,go west on N.M. 16, turn righton N.M. 22 and follow signsto course).Website: www.golfcochitito-day.comOpen: Open year-round;weather permitting, sevendays a week during summerAdvance tee times: 14 daysWalking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: Allmajor

Course designer: RobertTrent Jones Jr.Grass: Penncross bentgrassgreens and Kentucky blue-grass fairwaysYear opened: 1981Other services: Putting andpitching green, practice anddriving range, professionalinstructionClub rental: Nike, $35Food availability: Restau-rant, bar and grill, beveragecartSignature hole: No. 9; a pan-

oramic uphill dogleg par 4.Green fees (cart included):New Mexico residents, Mon-day-Thursday, $52; weekends,$65New Mexico senior rates:$35 (weekdays only)Out-of-state residents:Add $5Annual membershipsavailable: Call for detailsPeriodic specials: Call the

shop for detailsOther services: Practicerange, driving range, shortgame practice area, puttinggreen, tournament services

YARDAGE, RATINGANDSLOPE

Gold: 6,817 yards, 71.0, 132Blue: 6,413 yards, 68.6, 128White: 5,841 yards, 66.1, 119Red: 5,100 yards, 68.3, 113Course tips: Players onthis course will benefit morefrom accuracy than length,and by being able to playuneven lies. If you miss theturfed area youll probablyfind your ball among sand,cactus, pion and smallboulders, but you likely wont

like the next shot. Be mindfulof rattlesnakes.

QUAILRUN

Head professional: DrewShurbetLayout: Nine holes, parkland,modified desertClassification: Private(guests of members or mem-bers of other private clubs

with reciprocity clubs)City: Santa FePhone: 505-986-2255Address: 3101 Old Pecos TrailAdvance tee times: Seven

daysType of golf carts: ElectricGolf-cart rules: Cart pathsonly, except for the disabledWalking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: AllmajorCourse designer: WalterWeaverGrass: Bentgrass greens andbluegrass and fescue fairwaysCourse age: 22 yearsOther services: Pro shop,putting and chipping greensClub rental: $7.50 for nine

holes, $15 for 18 holesFood availability: Restau-rant open for lunch and dinnerSignature hole: No. 7; Forthis 515-yard par 5, accuracyoff the tee is a must to hitthe tee-shot landing area,which is a mere 28 yardswide. Avoid the hazard onthe right by favoring theleft side of the fairway. Onyour second shot, sacrifice

distance to keep your balplay.Open: March throughDecember, weather permting

Green fees (cart notincluded): $20 for nineholes, $40 for 18 holes; ($10 per person for 18 holeOther services: Hitting putting and chipping gree

YARDAGE, RATINGANDSLOPE

Silver: 4,048 yards, 62.6Blue: 4,416 yards, 61.2, 1White: 4,048 yards, 50.0Red: 3,472 yards, 58.6, 9Course tips: You wontneed your driver because

the course rewards straigaccurate shots to score lo

SANTAANAGOLF CLUB

Head professional: DavBrownDirector: Roger MartinezAssistant professionalSteve Manning, Mark Swason, Javier Chavez

Quail Run, a semi-private course, is a parkland modified-desert nine-hole course that open from March to December. COURTESY PHOTO


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ayout: 27 holes, modifiedesert links

Classification: PublicCity: Santa Ana PuebloPhone: 505-867-9464Address: 288 Prairie Star

oadWebsite: www.mynewmexi-

ogolf.com

mail: [email protected]: Daily, sunrise to

unset, year-round; closedhanksgiving and Christmas

Advance tee times: Sevenays

Walking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: AllmajorCourse designer: Ken KillianGrass: Bentgrass greens andKentucky bluegrass fairwaysYear opened: 1991Other services: Two putting

nd pitching greens, practiceand bunker, driving range,lub rental, professional shop,

nstructionsClub rental: TaylorMade,

35ood availability: Restau-

ant and snack bar, grillignature hole: Cheena, No.; A 375-yard, par-4 doglegver water against a dramaticandia Mountain backdrop8 holes (cart notncluded): Monday-Thurs-ay, $36; Friday-Sunday, holi-ays $46

Nine holes: Monday-Thurs-ay, $21; Friday-Sunday, holi-ays, $23eniors: Monday-Thursday,29; Saturday-Sunday, $39enior Cart fee: $10

Children, 17 and under:20

Cart fees: 18 holes, $15


ecause Santa Ana has7 holes, offering three nine-ole combinations, the rating

nd slope of the combinationsary. Yardages range from4,936 yards to 7,298 yards.

he rating and slope rangerom 67.3 and 118 to 74.1 and35.

Course tips: Accuracy ismore important than length

n this layout with lots ofative areas and some forcedarries. Try to stay below theole on most approach shots.

SANTAFECOUNTRYCLUB

Head professional/man-ager: David NowellAssistant professional:

Graham RichardsonLayout: 18 holes, mix ofmodified desert links andparklandClassification: Semi-privateCity: Santa FePhone: 505-471-0601Address: 4360-A CountryClub RoadWebsite: www.santafecoun-tryclub.comEmail: [email protected]: Tuesday-Sunday, dawnto dusk, weather permitting

Advance tee times: SevendaysCredit cards accepted: AllmajorCourse designer: Tom Ben-delowGrass: Bentgrass greens andKentucky bluegrass fairwaysYear opened: 1946Other services: Drivingrange, short-game practicearea and putting green

Food availability: Restau-rant, snack bar (summer),full bar for members, vendingmachinesSignature hole: No. 12; thispar 3 calls for a mid- to long

iron uphill approach to a well-guarded, two-tier undulatinggreenRates (cart not included):18 holes, weekdays, $33; twi-light, $20; weekends, $44;twilight, $28Nine holes: Weekdays, $17;weekends, $23Seniors: Weekdays, $24;weekends, $34Children: Junior rate, $10Cart fees: 18 holes, $16; nineholes $10Other services: Practice

range, driving range, shortgame practice area, puttinggreen


Gold: 7,113 yards, 72.0, 126Blue: 6,832 yards, 70.9, 123White: 6,321 yards, 68.4, 120Black: 5,861 yards, 66.4, 114Red: 5,498 yards, 70.1, 126Course tips: The courses

open layout, thick rough,narrow fairways and smallgreens make for challengingrounds. Keep to the fairwaysand avoid the trees. Its atraditional-style course with

quick, smooth greens.

TAOSCOUNTRYCLUB

Head professional:Tad BourgGeneral manager:Tad BourgAssistant professional:Carville BourgLayout: 18 holes, modifieddesert linksClassification: Semi-privateCity: Ranchos de TaosPhone: 575-758-7300Address: 54 Golf CourseDrive, Ranchos de TaosWebsite: www.taoscountry-club.comOpen: Daily, dawn to dusk,weather permittingAdvance tee times: Up totwo weeks with credit cardWalking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: AllmajorCourse designer: Jep Willie

Placement in the medium-width fairway on the 18th hole at the Santa Fe Country Club iscrucial for a low score on the 410-yard par 4. COURTESY PHOTO


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Grass: Bentgrass greens, bluegrass fair-ways and rough, fescue roughYear opened: 1992Other services: Putting and pitch-ing green, practice sand bunker, driv-ing range, professional shop and PGAinstructionClub rental: Cobra and Adams, $30Food availability: Restaurant, snackshop, full bar, on-course food and bever-age cart

Signature hole: No. 8

18 holes (cart not included): May1-Oct. 15: Weekdays (Monday-Thursday)$62; weekends (Friday-Sunday) $7218 holes: fall season, $43; weekends(Friday-Sunday) $48Nine holes: Rates vary by season, timeof dayCart fees: Weekdays and weekends$15 per personOther services: Practice range, puttingand practice greens, practice sand bun-ker, driving range, PGA instruction


Black: 7,302 yards, 73.6, 132Blue: 6,817 yards, 71.4, 131White: 6,123 yards, 68.4, 125Green: 5,343 yards, 64.5, 114Course tip: High elevation adds nearly10 percent distance. Stay out of the knee-deep sage forest off the turfed areas andyoull score.

TOWAGOLFRESORT

Director: Linda Howell

Head professional: Steve MorenoLayout: 27 holes, modified desert linksClassification: Public/resortCity: Santa FePhone: 505-455-9000; 877-465-3489Address: 40 Buffalo Thunder Trail, SantaFe, about 12 miles north of the Plaza offU.S. 85/284Website: www.buffalothunderresort.comEmail: [email protected]

Open: Daily, dawn to dusk, weather mittingAdvance tee times: 14 days. Call fotimeWalking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: All majorCourse designer: Hale Irwin and Wliam PhillipsGrass: Bentgrass greens and Kentucbluegrass fairwaysYear opened: 2002Other services: Driving range andshort-game practice areas, home of tHilton Golf Academy one of four in thnation featuring highly personalizedgolf instruction, featuring a student-tinstructor ratio no greater than 4-to-Club rental: Nike, $45Food availability: Restaurant, full band on-course beverage cartSignature hole: No. 4; keep your badry on the states only true island greCourse tips: Try to keep your eye ongame instead of the scenery

Taos Country Clubs clubhouse serves as a golf shop, restaurant and art gallery. Since local owners retook operation f

a golf-course management company two years ago, the clubhouse has reclaimed its role as a social center. COURTESY PHO


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owa Golf Course at Buffalo Thunder Resort features one of four Hilton Golf Academies in the United States. Students areuaranteed no greater than a four-to-one student-teacher ratio. COURTESY PHOTO

Green fees: $75 weekdays, $84 week-nds (cart included); walkers receive $10iscounteniors rates available, 60 and over:Mon.-Thurs.)

Twilight rate: $55 (cart included)unior rate: $25, good seven days a

week (cart included) with paying adult


OULDER 9Gold: 3,558 yards, 36.6, 141Black: 3,297 yards, 35.2, 136Blue: 3,088 yards, 34.2, 132White: 2,678 yards, 32.5, 114Red: 2,442 yards, 34.4, 124

ION 9Gold: 3,585 yards, 36.5, 131Black: 3,364 yards, 35.3, 127Blue: 3,126 yards, 34.1, 123White: 2,849 yards, 32.7, 112Red: 2,423 yards, 32.6, 113VALLEY 9Gold: 3,377 yards, 35.0, 123Black: 3,157 yards, 33.8, 122Blue: 2,908 yards, 32.7, 117White: 2,714 yards, 30.5, 109

Red: 2,319 yards, 32.3, 112

TWINWARRIORSGOLFCLUB

Head professional: Derek C. GutierrezTournament director: Zach HoefelAssistant professional: Ron UlibarriTeaching professional: Sandy LemonDirector: Roger Martinez

ayout: 18 holesClassification: Resort, publicCity: Santa Ana Pueblo

Phone: 505-771-6155Address: 1301 Tuyuna Trail, Santa AnaPuebloWebsite: www.mynewmexicogolf.comEmail: [email protected]: Hours vary throughout the yearbecause of the seasonal changes. Con-tact the pro shop for current hours ofoperationAdvance tee times: Seven daysWalking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: All majorCourse designer: Gary PanksGrass: Greens are dominant bent SR1019 and SR 1020, while the fairways andtees are hybrid bluegrass with bluegrass/fescue mix roughYear opened: 2001Other services: Putting greens, drivingrange, professional shop and instructionClub rental: TaylorMade or Nike, $50Food availability: Restaurant and bever-age cartSignature hole: No. 4; a par 3 behind alarge lake flanked on the left by a seriesof ponds and waterfalls. A single bunkeroff to the right will corral many balls.

An imaginative short game will come inhandy.Rates (include cart and range balls):Resident, weekdays (Monday-Thursday)$69; resident, weekends, (Friday-Sunday)$79; twilight after 2 p.m., $39Practice range: Daily practice facilitypass, $25


Tour: 7,736 yards, 75.0, 130Champ: 7,284 yards, 73.0, 134

Back: 6,914 yards, 71.5, 131Resort: 6,131 yards, 68.2, 123Womens back: 6,131 yards, 74.6, 134Womens front: 5,100 yards, 71.3, 126

VALLEESCONDIDO

Note: The clubhouse opens mid-MayHead professional/manager: BaxterLaymanceLayout: Nine holes, mountainClassification: Semi-privateNearest city: TaosPhone: 575-758-3475Address: Between Angel Fire and Taoson U.S. 64Open: Daily, dawn to dusk, May-October.Course opens May 15Walking allowed: YesCredit cards accepted: All majorGrasses: Green, bentgrass and poaannua; fairways, native grassesYear opened: 1964Other services: Driving net, puttinggreenClub rental: $5 a dayFood availability: Snack bar, full bar

Signature hole: No. 8; this 276-yard par4 is a downhill shot into prevailing windsthat will require accuracy off the teeAll-day rate (cart not included): $25;$10 for children under 12Pull cart: $5, no motorized carts


White: 2,795 yards, 65.2, 104Red: 2,329 yards, 65.0, 112Course tips: Family-oriented golf course12 miles east of the Taos Plaza


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