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2009 GOLF COURSE LISTING.


ANGEL FIRE COUNTRY CLUB

Director of Golf: Bill Baker, PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used.

(2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA.
 

Layout: 18 holes, mountain

Classification: Resort, public

City: Angel Fire

Phone: 800-633-7463

Address: 100 Country Club Road, Angel Fire

Web site: www.angelfireresort.com

E-mail: reservations@angelfireresort.com

Course hours: Vary by season and available daylight.

Advance tee times: Seven days

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: All major cards

Course designer: Paul Ortiz Paul Antonio Ortiz is a guitarist and musician from the UK. He is known as Chimp Spanner when recording and as his internet alias. Discography
As Chimp Spanner

Album Cover Date of Release Title
 

Grass: Greens, bentgrass; fairways, bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species.  

Course age: 46 years

Other services: Separate putting and pitching greens, practice sand bunker bunk, bunker

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bunk forage
forage, usually ensilage stored in a large storage bunk and made available to cattle or other livestock along a face of the storage.
, driving range, instruction

Club rental: 18 holes, $38; nine holes, $22

Food availability: Snack bar and on-course food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods.  cart

Signature hole: No. 6. This par 3 offers a dramatic 200-foot drop from tee to green.

Course: Open May 9-Oct. 18

18-hole rates (including range balls, tax, golf cart) vary by season (see below)

Shoulder Season: May 9-June 12, Sept. 21-Oct. 18:

Any day: $59

In-season: June 13-Sept. 20

Weekday (noon Sun.-Thurs.): $79

Weekends, holidays (Fri., Sat., Sun. till noon): $89

9- hole rates:

Shoulder Season, $40

In-season, $50

Twilight twilight, period between sunset and total darkness or between total darkness and sunrise. Total darkness does not occur immediately when the sun sinks below the horizon because light from the sun that strikes the atmosphere is scattered (both by the air itself and by  Rates (after 3 p.m.), $45

Junior rate under 18 years old (carts not included):

Shoulder season, $30

In-season, $40

Twilight, $20

Yardages, rating and slope:

Tee Rating Slope

Blue: 6,645 yards 71.1 137

White: 6,304 yards 69.6 133

Red: 5,430 yards 70.3 135

Course tips: This challenging course has water on 16 holes. The course rewards accuracy off the tee and accurate approach shots to small greens. Mountainous moun·tain·ous  
adj.
1. Having many mountains.

2. Resembling a mountain in size; huge: mountainous waves.


mountainous
Adjective

1.
: 8,100 feet above sea level, tough to walk.

BLACK MESA Black Mesa can have different meanings: Real World
  • Black Mesa (Oklahoma) is the highest point in the U.S. state of Oklahoma
  • Black Mesa State Park, an Oklahoma state park
  • Black Mesa Test Range, a United States Army rocket testing facility
 GOLF CLUB

Director: Tom Velarde

Assistant professional: Heath Wade

Layout: 18 holes, desert links

Classification: Public, resort

City: Espanola

Phone: 505-747-8946

Address: 115 N.M. Hwy. 399 (Take U.S. Hwy. 84/285 toward Taos from Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina
Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal.
, then take N.M. Hwy. 399 west.)

Web site: www.blackmesagolfclub.com

E-mail: info@blackmesagolfclub.com

Open: Daily, dawn to dusk, weather permitting

Advance tee times: 14 days

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: Major credit cards

Course designer: Baxter Spann

Grass: Greens, bentgrass; fairways, Kentucky bluegrass

Course age: 6 years

Other services: Teeing area, target greens, instruction and practice facility. Practice range, all-grass driving range, free practice chipping and putting area

Club rental: TaylorMade, $55 a set, includes golf tees

Food availability: Short-order food, full bar

Signature hole: No. 16

18-hole rates (cart included):

Weekends and holidays: $87.

Weekdays: $82.

Black Mesa Golf Association members save about $25 per round.

Yardages, rating and slope:

Tee Rating Slope

Black: 7,300 yards 73.9 141

Blue: 6,700 yards 70.5 136

White: 6,300 yards 68.6 130

Green: 5,800 yards 71.2 125

Gold: 5,200 yards 66.9 125

Course tips: Bring your short game for this golf course, rated as the Best New Course to Open in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  in 2003 and by Golf Week in 2009 as No. 94 on the list of Top 100 Modern Courses (built since 1960). Be prepared for some wild putting.

LOS ALAMOS Los Alamos (lôs ăl`əmōs', lŏs), uninc. town (1990 pop. 11,455), seat of Los Alamos co., N central N.Mex. It is on a long mesa extending from the Jemez Mts. The U.S.  GOLF COURSE

Head professional: Donnie Torres

Assistant professionals: Michael Phillips Michael Phillips may refer to:
  • Michael Phillips (psychiatrist)
  • Michael Phillips (theatre critic)
  • Michael Phillips (rugby player), rugby union
  • Michael Phillips (producer)
  • Michael Phillips (skater), figure skater and icedancer
, Kenny Walker For the former Denver Broncos player, see Kenny Walker (football player).
Kenneth "Sky" Walker (born August 18 1964 in Roberta, Georgia) is a former professional basketball player, primarily for the New York Knicks of the NBA.
 

Layout: Mountain

City: Los Alamos

Phone: 505-662-8139

Address: 4250 Diamond Drive

Web site: www.losalamosgolfcourse.com

E-mail: donald.torres@lacnm.us

Open: Daily, call for hours of service

Advance tee times: One day in advance for weekday times. Tuesday, beginning at 7 p.m. prior to the weekend you wish to play.

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: Visa and MasterCard only

Course designer: William Tucker William Tucker is the name of several people, among them:
  • William H. Tucker, a professor of psychology
  • William Tucker (musician), a twentieth century guitar player
  • William Tucker (settler), a settler of Otago
 

Grass: Kentucky bluegrass fairways; bentgrass greens

Course age: 62 years

Other services: Lessons for adults, junior groups and private. Tournaments and special events.

Club rental: 18 holes, $23, nine holes $16

Pull-cart rental: 18 holes, $6; 9 holes, $3

Food availability: Full-service snack bar

Signature hole: No. 17

18-hole and 9-hole rates, (cart not included):

18 holes $29; 9 holes $17.

Seniors rates: Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. only

18 holes: $32 (includes cart), 9 holes: $18 (includes cart)

18 holes: $22 (without cart),

9 holes: $12 (without cart)

Children (under 18): 18 holes $13.50; 9 holes $8.75

Cart fees: 18 holes $13.50 per player; nine holes, $7.75 per player

Practice range: $7, $3.50, $1.75

Yardages, rating and slope:

Tee Rating Slope

Men's Gold: 6,700 yards 71.2 124

Blue: 6,500 yards 69.7 120

White: 5,500 yards 64.7 108

Women's white: 5,500 yards 69.0 123

Red: 5,200 yards 67.1 120

Course tips: This is not your typical mountain course. There's plenty lots of room. The Jemez Mountains The Jemez Mountains ('heɪmez) are a group of volcanic mountains in New Mexico, United States. The highest point in the range is Chicoma Mountain (also spelled as Tschicoma or Tchicoma) at an elevation of 11,561 feet (3524 meters).  and the Valle Calderas serve as backdrops. Small greens are hard to hit but easy to one-putt. Like so much about Los Alamos, this golf course has remained a well-kept secret.

MARTY SANCHEZ LINKS DE SANTA FE

Head professional: Ross Nettles net·tle  
n.
1. Any of numerous plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.

2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.
 

Assistant professionals: Steve Moreno, Tom Watts
''This article is about the Canadian sportsman Tom Watt. For the British actor and sports pundit see Tom Watt (actor).


Tom Watt (born in Toronto, Ontario) joined the Florida Panthers on August 16, 2005, as Pro Scout.
 

Layout: Championship 18, modified desert links; Par-3 9-hole course, parkland.

Classification: Public

City: Santa Fe

Phone: 505-955-4400

Address: 205 Caja del Rio Del Rio (rē`ō), city (1990 pop. 30,705), seat of Val Verde co., W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Acuña, Mexico; founded 1868, inc. 1911.  Road (near N.M. Hwy. 599 and Caja del Rio Road -- one mile north of the Santa Fe Animal Shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound.

An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats.
)

Web site: www.linksdesantafe.com

Open: Daily, dawn to dusk, weather permitting

Advance tee times: seven days

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: All major cards

Course designer: Baxter Spann

Grass: Greens bentgrass; fairways bluegrass and fescue fescue (fĕs`ky), any of some 100 species of introduced Old World grasses of the genus Festuca.  

Course age: 11 years

Other services: Two putting and pitching greens, practice and sand bunker, driving range, Professional shop, instruction

Club rental: Cobra, $20

Food availability: Beer and wine bar, grill and on-course food cart A food cart is a mobile kitchen that is set up on the street to facilitate the sale and marketing of street food to people from the local pedestrian traffic. They are often found in large cities through out the world and can be found to sell food of just about any variety.  

Signature hole: No. 18. When driving off the tee, keep to the right of the fairway to have a decent shot to water- and bunker-defended finishing hole.

18-hole rate (carts not included): Weekdays $30.50, weekends $32.75

Players Club cardholders: Weekdays $24.25, weekends $26.25

9-hole rate for the "Great 28" Par 3 course: Weekdays $14.75, weekends $17

Seniors 60 and older: $23.25 walking, $28.75 with cart; weekends $31 with cart

Juniors: 18 holes, weekdays $12.75, weekends $14.75

Cart fees: 18 holes $13; nine holes $7

Yardages, rating and slope

18-hole course

Tee Rating Slope

Gold: 7,415 yards 73.0 129

Black: 6,735 yards 70.3 123

Blue: 6,095 yards 67.5 117

White 5,540 yards 70.7 136

Red: 5,045 yards 67.0 126

9-hole course (not rated)

Gold: 1,615 yards

Black: 1,475 yards

Blue: 1,320 yards

White: 1,200 yards

Red: 1,030 yards

Course tips: Santa Fe's high elevation makes for longer drives than at sea level. Stick to the fairways. Greens are deceptively de·cep·tive·ly  
adv.
In a deceptive or deceiving manner; so as to deceive.

Usage Note: When deceptively is used to modify an adjective, the meaning is often unclear.
 subtle. No. 18 is one of the state's great finishing holes.

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) is a university located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Dr. James A. Fries is the president.

NMHU is notable for enrolling a majority Hispanic student body.
 

GENE TORRES GOLF COURSE

General Manager/Director of Golf: Steve Watson For other uses, see Steve Watson (disambiguation).
Stephen Craig Watson (born April 1, 1974 in North Shields) is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday, whom he joined on a 2 year deal on 10 July 2007.
 

Clubhouse Manager: Wayne Ueckert:

Layout: Modified parkland/desert links

Classification: Public

City: Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  

Phone: 505-425-7711

Address: Country Club Drive, Las Vegas

Mailing address: P.O. Box 9000, Las Vegas, NM 87701

Web site: www.newmexicohighlandsgolf.com

Open: March 1- Nov. 30.

Advance tee times: 7 days

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: All major credit cards

Course designer: Jeffrey Brauer

Grass: greens, Bentgrass; fairways, Kentucky bluegrass, rough, fine fescue

Course age: one year (redesigned and rerouted, opened August of 2008)

Other services: Putting and pitching greens, driving range, club rental, pro shop, instruction

Club rental: $20

Food availability: La Piedra Grill, opening May 1

Signature hole: No. 8; par 5, requires an angled approach between two large mounds to the green.

9-hole rates (cart not included)

Mon.-Fri. $15 (New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S).  residents), $24 (non-residents)

Seniors (60 and older) $12

Juniors (17 and under) $7

Sat.-Sun., holidays, $21 (New Mexico residents); $29 (non-residents)

Sat.-Sun. Juniors: $10.

18-hole rate (cart not included)

Mon.-Fri., $25 (New Mexico residents), $40 (non-residents)

Seniors (60 and older) $20 (New Mexico residents)

Juniors (17 and under) $10

Sat.-Sun., holidays, $35 (New Mexico residents), $49 (non-residents)

Sat.-Sun. Juniors, $17

Twilight Mon.-Fri, same as nine hole rates

Twilight Sat.-Sun., holidays, same as 9-hole rates.

Cart fees: 18 holes $14 per person; 9 holes/twilight: $8

Yardage yard·age 1  
n.
1. An amount or length measured in yards.

2. Cloth sold by the yard.

Noun 1.
, rating and slope:

Tee Rating Slope

Men: Par 72 (play 9-hole course twice)

Black: 7,080 yards 71.4 125

Gold: 6,772 yards 70.2 122

Blue: 6,380 yards 68.2 119

White: 6,036 yards 66.6 114

Women; Par 72

White: 6,036 yards 72.0 127

Red: 5,218 yards 67.2 121

Course tips: This links course with tall, native grasses off the fairways places a premium on shot placement and driving accuracy and the ability to adapt to changing winds, especially in the spring.

PAA-KO RIDGE GOLF CLUB

Superintendent/general manager: Rob Murray
For the Irish boxer, see Robbie Murray.


Robert Allan Murray (born April 4, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player.
 

Head professional/manager: Erin Kato

Assistant professionals: Bob Basham

Layout: 27 holes, mountain, modified desert links

Classification: Public

City: Sandia Park

Phone: 505-281-6000

Address: 1 Clubhouse Drive, half a mile west of N.M. Hwy. 14, nine miles Nine Miles is a reggae "band" started by Yoshiaki Manabe (真鍋吉明) of The Pillows. The name Nine Miles comes from the name of the town in which Bob Marley grew up in Jamaica.
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 north of Interstate in·ter·state  
adj.
Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states.

n.
One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States.

Noun 1.
 40, 35 miles south of Santa Fe.

Web site: www.paakoridge.com

E-mail: webinfo@paakoridge.com

Open: Daily, March 1-Dec. 1, dawn to dusk, weather permitting

Advance tee times: One month in advance (a month plus seven days for Paa-Ko lot owners). Further in advance, with $10 pre-booking fee.

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: Major credit cards

Course designer: Ken Dye

Grass: Greens, bentgrass; fairways, Kentucky bluegrass

Course age: Nine years

Other services: Putting greens, driving range, chipping and pitching green, practice bunker, instructions

Club rental: Premium Cobra, $40

Food availability: Restaurant (snack bar, full bar) and on-course food cart.

Signature hole: No. 17. Drive it between the two ponderosas framing the fairway. There's room to the right for shorter hitters to avoid the arroyo on the left. The ideal line is toward the right greenside green·side  
adj. Sports
Situated beside a putting green: a greenside bunker.

Adj. 1.
 bunker. The green slopes away when approached from the right side. The left side offers the better angle.

Green fees (carts and warm-up range balls included)

18 hole rate: Mon.-Thurs. $79; Fri.-Sun., holidays, $99

9-hole rate, Mon.-Thurs., $40

Seniors, 60 and older, Mon.-Thurs., $59

Twilight, after 2 p.m. every day, $59

Children, 17 and under $12; if with paying adult, one child plays free an hour before twilight

Cart fees: 18 holes $20, 9 holes $10

Practice range per half-hour: $8

Yardages, rating and slope

Original 18 holes (built in 2000)

Tee Rating Slope

Black: 7,562 yards 75.2 137

Blue: 7,195 yards 73.1 134

Green: 6,707 yards 70.7 130

Brown: 6,210 yards 68.6 122

Gray: 5,702 yards 66.1 119

Third 9 holes (built in 2005)

Black, 3,842 yards; Blue, 3,708 yards; Green, 3,492 yards; Brown, 3,256 yards; Gray, 3,020 yards

Course tips: Driver is not always the best option from the tee. The course doesn't play as long as the yardages indicate. Talk to the starter about your tee choice. Playing the right tees for your ability will enhance your enjoyment of this scenic golf course, a true New Mexico gem gem, ornamental mineral or organic substance
gem, commonly, a mineral or organic substance, cut and polished and used as an ornament. Gems also are used as seals (items of assurance) and as talismans (good-luck charms). For birthstones, see month.
 and one of just 24 in the nation given a 5-star rating by Golf Digest Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Advance Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. .. The Zagat survey Zagat Survey (pronounced za-GAT)[1] was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. For their first guide, covering New York City, the Zagats surveyed their friends.  calls this golf course "extraordinary."

PENDARIES GOLF COURSE

Head professional: Larry Webb

Assistant professional: Suzy Veylupek

Layout: 18 holes, mountain

Classification: Resort, public

City: Rociada

Phone: 505-425-3561, 800-733-5267

Address: 1 Golf Drive, N.M. 105, at the entrance to Pendaries village

Web site: www.pendaries.net

E-mail: pendaries@newmexico.com

Open: April 15-Oct. 15.

Advance tee times: All seasons

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: All major credit cards

Course designer: Don Burns

Grass: greens, bentgrass; fairways, Kentucky bluegrass

Course age: 40 years

Other services: Putting and pitching greens, driving range, club rental, Professional shop, instruction

Club rental: $15

Food availability: Restaurant, snack bar and full bar

Signature hole: No. 1; Requires a long approach shot to a tiny green.

18-hole rates (cart not included):

Mon.-Thurs., $45

Fri.-Sun., $55

9-hole rates:

Mon.-Thurs., $25; Fri.-Sun., $30; juniors, 17 and younger, all day $10

Twilight rates (including cart) Mon.-Thurs., $40, Fri.-Sun., $47

Cart fees: 18 holes $15 per person; 9 holes $8

Yardages, rating and slope:

Tee Rating Slope

Black: 6,550 yards 67.9 121

White: 5,810 yards 66.4 116

Red: 5,021 yards 67.1 121

Course tips: You must hit the ball straight to have any chance for par. Don't get too eager with your tee shots. Keep the ball below the hole. And enjoy the views.

PUEBLO DE COCHITI GOLF COURSE

Director of golf: Jude Suina

Layout: 18 holes, modified desert, target-style

Classification: Public

City: Pueblo de Cochiti

Phone: 505-465-2239, 465-2230

Address: 5200 Cochiti Highway (From south, take Interstate 25 north to Exit 259, go west on N.M. 22 and follow signs to course. From north, take I-25 south to Exit 264, go west on N.M.16, turn right on N.M. 22 and follow signs to course).

Web site: www.golfcochititoday.com

Open: Open year-round; weather permitting, seven days a week during summer.

Advance tee times: Seven days

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: Major cards

Course designer: Robert Trent Jones See: American TV writer Trent Jones

Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (June 20, 1906 – June 14, 2000) was a golf course architect who designed (or re-designed) about 500 golf courses in at least 40 US states and 35 other countries all around the world.
 II

Grass: Greens, Penncross bentgrass; fairways, Kentucky bluegrass

Course age: 27 years

Other services: Putting and pitching green, practice and driving range, Professional instruction

Club rental: Nike Golf Clubs, $35.

Food availability: Restaurant, bar and grill, beverage cart.

Signature hole: No. 9, a panoramic pan·o·ram·a  
n.
1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.

2. A comprehensive presentation; a survey: a panorama of American literature.

3.
 uphill dogleg dog·leg  
n.
1.
a. Something that has a sharp bend, especially a road or route that bends abruptly.

b. A sharp bend or turn: Make a dogleg at the fire station and continue south.
 Par 4.

Green fees (cart included):

Monday-Friday: $52.

Weekends, $62.

Senior rates, $35 (weekdays only).

Annual memberships available: Call for details.

Practice range, driving range, short game practice area, putting green, tournament services

Yardages, rating and slope:

Tee Rating Slope

Gold: 6,817 yards 71.0 132

Blue: 6,413 yards 68.6 128

White: 5,841 yards 66.1 119

Red: 5,100 yards 68.3 113

Course tips: Players on this course will benefit more from accuracy than length, and by being able to play on uneven lies. If you miss the turfed area you'll probably find your ball among sand, cactus cactus, any plant of the family Cactaceae, a large group of succulents found almost entirely in the New World. A cactus plant is conspicuous for its fleshy green stem, which performs the functions of leaves (commonly insignificant or absent), and for the spines (not , pinon Pinon (pī`nŏn), in the Bible, one of the dukes of Edom.  and small boulders, but you likely won't like the next shot.

SANTA ANA Santa Ana, city, El Salvador
Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region.
 GOLF CLUB

Head professional: Dave Brown Dave Brown can refer to:
  • Dave Brown (UK cartoonist), cartoonist for The Independent in the UK.
  • Dave Brown An Australian rugby league player for the Easterns suburbs club in (1908-09).
 

Director: Roger Martinez

Layout: 27 holes, modified desert links

Classification: Public

City: Santa Ana Pueblo

Phone: 505-867-9464

Address: 288 Prairie prairie

Level or rolling grassland, especially that found in central North America. Decreasing amounts of rainfall, from 40 in. (100 cm) at the forested eastern edge to less than 12 in.
 Star Road

Web site: www.santaanagolf.com

E-mail: info@santaanagolf.com

Open: Daily, sunrise Sunrise, city (1990 pop. 64,407), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb 8 mi (13 km) W of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961 as Sunrise Golf Village. It is a major office and commercial center and the site of Sawgrass Mills, one of the largest malls in the United States.  to sunset, year-round; closed Thanksgiving Thanksgiving

annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922]

See : America


Thanksgiving

national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop.
 and Christmas.

Advance tee times: Seven days

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: Major credit cards

Course designer: Ken Killian

Grass: Greens, bentgrass; fairways, Kentucky bluegrass

Course age: 18 years

Other services: Two putting and pitching greens, practice sand bunker, driving range, club rental, Professional shop, instructions

Club rental: Callaway, $40.

Food availability: Restaurant and snack bar, grill

Signature hole: Cheena, No. 6. Par 4, 375 yards, dogleg over water against dramatic Sandia Mountain backdrop.

Green fees (cart not included):

18 holes: Mon.-Thurs., $36; Fri.-Sun., holidays $46

Nine holes: Mon.-Thurs. $21; Fri.-Sun., holidays, $23

Seniors: Mon.-Thurs., $29; Sat.-Sun., $39

Children, 17 and under: $20

Cart fees: 18 holes $14; 9 holes $8; seniors $9

Yardages, rating and slope:

Because Santa Ana has 27 holes, offering three nine-hole combinations, the rating and slope of the combinations varies. Yardages range from 4,936 yards to 7,298 yards. The rating and slope range from 67.3 and 118 to 74.1 and 135.

Course tips: Accuracy is more important than length on this layout with lots of native areas and some forced carries. Try to stay below the hole on approach.

SANTA FE COUNTRY CLUB

Head professional/manager: David Nowell

Assistant professional: Kirk Mackie

Layout: 18 holes, mix of modified desert links and parkland

Classification: Semi-private

City: Santa Fe

Phone: 505-471-0601

Address: 4360 Country Club Road

Web site: www.santafecountryclub.com

Email address See Internet address. : davidnowell@santafecountryclub.com

Open: Tuesday-Sunday, dawn to dusk, weather permitting

Advance tee times: Seven days

Credit cards accepted: Major cards

Course designer: Tom Bendalow

Grass: Greens, bentgrass; fairways, Kentucky bluegrass

Course age: 62 years

Other services: Driving range, short-game practice area, putting green

Food availability: Restaurant, snack bar (summer), full bar for members, vending machines vending machine, coin-operated, automatic device for selling goods. Many vending machines are capable of making change, and some of the more sophisticated ones accept paper money or credit cards. .

Signature hole: No. 12. This par 3 calls for a mid- to long iron uphill approach to a well-guarded, undulating green.

Rates (cart not included)

18 holes: Weekdays $33, twilight $20; weekends, $44, twilight $28

9 holes: Weekdays, $17, weekends, $23

Seniors: Weekdays, $24, weekends, $34

Children: Junior rate $10

Cart fees: 18 holes $16, nine holes $10

Practice range, driving range, short game practice area, putting green

Yardage, rating and slope:

Tee Rating Slope

Gold: 7,113 yards 72.0 126

Blue: 6,832 yards 70.9 123

White: 6,321 yards 68.4 120

Black: 5,861 yards 66.4 114

Red: 5,498 yards 70.1 126

Course tips: The course's open layout and small greens make for a challenging game. Keep to the fairways and avoid the trees. It's a traditional-style course with quick, smooth greens.

TAOS COUNTRY CLUB

Head professional: Tad (Telephone Answering Device) An answering machine.  Bourg bourg  
n.
1. A market town.

2. A medieval village, especially one situated near a castle.



[French, from Old French, from Late Latin burgus, fortress,
 

General manager: Tad Bourg

Layout: 18 holes, modified desert links

Classification: Semi-private

City: Taos

Phone: 575-758-7300

Address: 54 Golf Course Drive, Ranchos de Taos

Web site: www.taoscountryclub.com

Open: Daily, dawn to dusk, weather permitting.

Advance tee times: Up to two weeks with credit card.

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses.  

Course designer: Jep Willie

Grass: Greens, bentgrass; fairways, bluegrass and rye rye, in botany
rye, cereal grain of the family Gramineae (grass family). The grain, Secale cereale, is important chiefly in Central and N Europe.
; rough, fescue

Course age: 17 years

Other services: Putting and pitching green, practice sand bunker, driving range, Professional shop and PGA instruction

Club rental: $30

Food availability: Restaurant, snack shop, full bar, on-course food and beverage cart

Signature hole: No. 8

Rates (cart not included):

18 holes: Weekdays $59; weekends (Fri.-Sun.) $69

9 holes: $35; twilight (after 3 p.m.): weekdays $35; weekends $40

Cart fees: Weekdays $15; weekends $15

Practice range, putting and practice greens, practice sand bunker, driving range, PGA instruction

Layout: Yardages, rating and slope

Tee Rating Slope

Black: 7,302 yards 73.6 132

Blue: 6,817 yards 71.4 131

White 6,123 yards 68.4 125

Green: 5,343 yards 64.5 114

Course tip: High elevation adds nearly 10 percent distance. Stay out of the knee-deep sage forest off the turfed areas and you'll score.

TOWA TOWA Texas Outdoor Writers Association
TOWA Townsend's Warbler (bird species Dendroica townsendi) 
 GOLF RESORT AT THE BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT & SPA

General manager: Fadel Nahle

Head professional: Jeff Kent Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968 in Bellflower, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former MVP winner. Early career  

Layout: 36 holes, of which 27 are open, modified desert links

Classification: Public/Resort

City: Santa Fe

Phone: 505-455-9000; 877-465-3489

Address:40 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Santa Fe, about 12 miles north of the Plaza off U.S. 85/284.

Web site: www.towagolf.com

E-mail: fadel.nahle@hilton.com

Open: Daily, dawn to dusk, weather permitting.

Advance tee times: Seven days. Call for tee time.

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: Major cards

Course designer: Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American golfer. He is the uncle of Heath Irwin.

Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1967, where he was a two-time All-Big Eight defensive back, as well as an academic All-American in
 and William Phillips There have been a number of people named William Phillips:
  • William Phillips (pirate) (16??-1724) was an English pirate.
  • William Philips (dramatist) (c.1675–1734) Irish soldier and dramatist.
 

Grass: Greens, bentgrass; fairways, Kentucky bluegrass

Course age: 8 years

Other services: Driving range and short game practice areas

Club rental: Cobra, $40

Food availability: Restaurant, full bar and on-course beverage cart

Signature hole: No. 4. Keep your ball dry on the state's only true island green.

Course tips: Try to keep your eye on the game instead of the scenery.

Green fees: Call for prices (being revised at press time).

Seniors rates available, 60 and over: (Mon.-Thurs.)

Practice range, driving range, short game practice area

Layout: Yardages, rating and slope

Tee Rating Slope

Boulder 9

Gold: 3,558 yards 36.6 141

Black: 3,297 yards 35.2 136

Blue: 3,088 yards 34.2 132

White: 2,678 yards 32.5 114

Red: 2,442 yards 34.4 124

Pinon 9

Gold: 3,585 yards 36.5 131

Black: 3,364 yards 35.3 127

Blue: 3,126 yards 34.1 123

White: 2,849 yards 32.7 112

Red: 2,423 yards 32.6 113

Butterfly 9

Gold: 3,332 yards 34.5 117

Black: 3,287 yards 33.2 115

Blue: 3,041 yards 32.0 111

White: 2,761 yards 31.0 103

Red: 2,157 yards 32.6 113

TWIN WARRIORS GOLF CLUB

Head professional: Derek C. Gutierrez

Tournament director: Zach Hoefel

Assistant: Ron Ulibarri

Teaching professional: Sandy Lemon

Director of golf: Roger Martinez

Layout: 18 holes

Classification: Resort, public

City: Santa Ana Pueblo

Phone: 505-771-6155

Address: 1301 Tuyuna Trail, Santa Ana Pueblo

Web site: www.mynewmexicogolf.com

E-mail: derek@santaanagolf.com

Open: Hours will vary throughout the year due to seasonal changes. Contact the golf shop for current hours of operation.

Advance tee times: seven days

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: All major credit cards

Course designer: Gary Panks

Grass: Greens, dominant bent SR 1019 and SR 1020; fairways and tees, hybrid bluegrass; roughs, bluegrass/fescue mix.

Course age: 8 years

Other services: Putting greens, driving range, Professional shop and instruction

Club rental: Callaway, $50.

Food availability: Restaurant and beverage cart.

Signature hole: No. 4, a par 3 behind a large lake flanked on the left by a series of ponds and waterfalls This is a list of worldwide waterfalls. Africa
Burkina Faso
  • Tagbaladougou Falls
Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls)
  • Lofoi Falls
Central African Republic
  • Matakil Falls
. A single bunker off to the right will corral corral

a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses.


corral system
a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most
 many balls. An imaginative short game will come in handy Verb 1. come in handy - be useful for a certain purpose
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
.

Rates: Rates vary through year. Call for specials.

Practice range: Daily practice facility pass $25.

Layout: Yardages, rating and slope:

Tee Rating Slope

Tour: 7,736 yards 75.0 130

Champ: 7,284 yards 73.0 134

Back: 6,914 yards 71.5 131

Resort: 6,131 yards 68.2 123

6,131 yards 74.6 134 (Women)

Forward: 5,100 yards 71.3 126 (Women)

VALLE ESCONDIDO

Note: The clubhouse opens mid-May; call for tee times and updated green fees.

Head Professional/manager: Baxter Laymance

Layout: 9 holes, mountain

Classification: Semi-private

Nearest city: Taos

Phone: 505-758-3475, 575-741-0073

Address: Between Angel Fire and Taos on U.S. Hwy. 64

Open: Daily, dawn to dusk, May-October. Course opens May 15.

Walking allowed: Yes

Credit cards accepted: Yes

Course designer: Paulson

Grasses: Green, bentgrass and poa annua Poa annua, or annual meadow grass, is a widespread low-growing plant in temperate climates. It is a common weed of cultivation. It occurs as a common constituent of lawns, where it is also often treated as a weed. ; fairways, native grasses

Course age: 45 years

Other services: Driving net, putting green

Club rental: $5 a day

Food availability: Snack bar, full bar

Signature hole: No. 8; this 276-yard par 4 is a downhill shot into prevailing winds The prevailing winds are the trends in speed and direction of wind over a particular point on the earth's surface. A region's prevailing winds often show global patterns of movement in the earth's atmosphere. Prevailing winds are the causes of waves as they push the ocean.  requires accuracy.

9-hole rates (cart not included): $19, $7 for children under 12.

Pull cart: $5, no motorized mo·tor·ize  
tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es
1. To equip with a motor.

2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles.

3. To provide with automobiles.
 carts.

Yardages, rating and slope

Tee Rating Slope

White: 2,795 yards 65.2 104

Red: 2,329 yards 65.0 112

Nice family-oriented golf course 12 miles east of the Taos Plaza The Taos Plaza is a center of shops and monuments in Taos, New Mexico. History
Located in Taos, New Mexico. Spanish settlers began their colonization of the Taos Valley in 1616, but the Plaza dates to the late 1700s when the Don Fernando de Taos Land Grant was ceded to the
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