Paako Ridge Golf Club

1 Clubhouse Drive,

Sandia Park, New Mexico 87047

  • Office

    +1 (866) 898 5987 (toll free)
  • Pro shop

    +1 (505) 281 6000
  • Golf pro

    Bob Basham (PGA, Head Professional)

About the course

  • The Course:

    27 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland and high desert sierra.

  • Designer:

    Ken Dye

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7562
6210
5702
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
75.2
68.6
71.8

At the same location:

Above distances are for holes 1 thru' 18. At 3842 yds from the back tees, holes 19-27 are similar in length to the other two nines.

Location

Latitude:

35.208275

Longitude:

-106.316156

How to get there:

24 mi NE of Albuquerque.

Paako Ridge Golf Club

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.

Est. 2000

Paako Ridge Golf Club is home to one of the top-rated and finest championship golf courses in New Mexico. The layout is located on the east side of the Sandia Mountains, at elevations ranging from 6,500 to 7,000 feet. This excellent 27-hole, tree-lined and open parkland layout contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes. Definitely a course that will challenge your all-round game, and well worth going out of your way to play.

List of courses: New Mexico

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Contact club for golf rates.

Other information

Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted, but rental pull carts are not available.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

Published ranking

1st-2nd nines:
New Mexico's 2nd best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 55th best public access course (Golf Digest, 2023).

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