New Mexico
Golf in Albuquerque
Albuquerque has 9 golf courses — 5 public — topped by Ladera Golf Course at 7,123 yards.
- Courses
- 9
- Public
- 5
- Longest
- 7,123 yds
Albuquerque spreads across the Rio Grande valley at 5,300 feet, flanked to the east by the Sandia Mountains and to the west by the volcanic West Mesa escarpment. New Mexico's largest city by a significant margin, it balances a major research and medical economy — Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Laboratories, the University of New Mexico — with an outdoor culture shaped by its high-desert setting and 310 sunny days per year. The International Balloon Fiesta each October transforms the sky above the city for ten days and draws visitors from around the world. Nine golf courses serve the metropolitan area, ranging from the private Albuquerque Country Club along the Rio Grande bosque to the UNM Championship Course and Arroyo Del Oso's 27-hole layout on the north side. Elevation works in golfers' favor throughout: the thin desert air adds meaningful carry distance, and the consistently dry climate keeps courses playable from February through December.
The card
Courses in Albuquerque
- Albuquerque Country Club Bernalillo CountyPrivate Par 70
- Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course Bernalillo County 27 holes
- Desert Greens Golf Course Bernalillo County
- Ladera Golf Course Bernalillo County 7,123 yds · 72.0/12418 holes
- Los Altos Golf Course Bernalillo CountyPublic Par 72 · 6,637 yds · 70.3/11818 holes
- Puerto Del Sol Golf Course Bernalillo CountyPublic Par 70 · 5,934 yds · 66.6/1229 holes
- Sandia Golf Club Sandoval CountyPublic Par 72
- University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course Bernalillo CountyPublic Par 7218 holes
- University of New Mexico North Golf Course Bernalillo CountyPublic Par 359 holes
Towns nearby: Sandia Heights (1) · Carnuel (1) · Kirtland Air Force Base (1) · Isleta (1) · Santa Ana Pueblo (2) · Sandia Park (1)
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