Best golf courses: New Mexico

New Mexico: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Albuquerque
Spann, Baxter

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Albuquerque

Designer

Baxter Spann

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Albuquerque
Jones II, Robert Trent

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Albuquerque

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
El Paso
Robinson, Ted

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

El Paso

Designer

Ted Robinson (Sr).

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Albuquerque
Dye, Ken

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Albuquerque

Designer

Ken Dye

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Albuquerque
Dye, Ken

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Albuquerque

Designer

Ken Dye

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
El Paso
Dye, Ken

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

El Paso

Designer

Ken Dye

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Lubbock
Staples, Andy

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Lubbock

Designer

Original course dates from 1955; completely redesigned by Andy Staples (2015).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Albuquerque
Miller, Scott

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Albuquerque

Designer

Scott Miller

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Albuquerque
Killian, Ken

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Albuquerque

Designer

Ken Killian
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
El Paso
Phelps, Richard

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

El Paso

Designer

Richard "Dick" Phelps
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Albuquerque
Panks, Gary

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Albuquerque

Designer

Gary Panks

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Albuquerque
Lawrence, Robert

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Albuquerque

Designer

Robert "Red" Lawrence

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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Littlestone Golf Club (Kent, UK)