Courses recommended by ChatGPT:
- New Mexico State University Golf Course
- 18-hole, public course — established in 1963
- Sandia Golf Club
- 18-hole resort-style public course, well maintained and popular
- Twin Warriors Golf Club
- 18-hole public / resort-accessible course, scenic and known for its design
- Cochiti Golf Club
- 18-hole public course, highly regarded; generally open year-round
- Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club
- Frequently ranked among New Mexico’s top public courses.
The Best New Mexico Golf by Tony Dear, Links Magazine
Golfweek's Best 2022: Top public and private courses in New Mexico by Jason Lusk, November 8, 2022
The best golf courses in New Mexico by Derek Duncan and Stephen Hennessey, Golf Digest, June 27, 2023
Top 5 Public Golf Courses in New Mexico - Golfers' Choice 2025 from GolfPass
Black Mesa Golf Club, 115 NM-399, Española, NM 87532
- 90 miles from Albuquerque Airport
- Email sent on December 4, 2023 and I got a response the next day:
- Our best season is between May and October. While the southern half of New Mexico can host players year-round, with our elevation of 6,000ft we do experience a winter season with cold temperatures and snow.
- The Albuquerque-Santa Fe region offers a host of commendable golf opportunities—none more enchanting than Black Mesa in the Española Valley. Baxter Spann did the design work on this Santa Clara Pueblo stunner, where gulches and sandstone ridges dictate the routing, and rock formations and desert vegetation lend the course color and character. The views of the nearby Santo de Christo and Jemez Mountains are with you throughout your round, which features lots of elevation change and imaginative golf holes galore that amaze and delight from beginning to end. It’s unconventional—and unforgettable.
- Winter Hours – Thursday to Monday 9am to 5pm (Closed Christmas Day)
Cochiti Golf Club, 5200 Cochiti Hwy, Cochiti Lake, NM 87083
- 60 miles northeast of Albuquerque Airport
- Robert Trent Jones Jr. course
- Top 2025 Green Fees: $45
New Mexico State University Golf Course, 3000 Herb Wimberly Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- 50 miles from El Paso Airport
- 224 miles from Albuquerque Airport
- Parkland golf course opened in 1962
Paako Ridge Golf Club, 1 Club House Dr, Sandia Park, NM 87047
- VERY EXPENSIVE! 2023 Green fee: $225+taxes
- 32 miles from Albuquerque Airport
- Email sent on December 4, 2023 and got a response on December 7
- Paako Ridge is just a short drive from downtown Albuquerque, but for much of that journey you’ll be traveling uphill to reach this Ken Dye-designed Sandia Mountains foothills course sited at 6,500 feet. The club offers three nines (Nos. 2 and 3 being the best, in my opinion), framed by piñon and cottonwood trees, arroyos, and native scrub from which balls seldom return. Its most famous hole, called “Dye-abolical,” calls for a tee shot over a gulch to a three-tiered green that’s 100 yards deep. It’s gimmicky, but fun.
- At an elevation of just around 7,000 feet, we are one of the few NM seasonal courses. The best time to visit the club is June – September. Weather and course conditions are just about perfect. The best way to get started on a trip is to complete the tee time inquiry using the link below:
- Paako Ridge Tee Time Reservations
- For the 2025 season, Paako Ridge Golf Club will be open April 30th – October 19th (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
Piñon Hills Golf Course, 2101 Sunrise Pkwy, Farmington, NM 87401
- 188 miles from Albuquerque Airport
- Too far away
- Email sent on December 4, 2023 and got a response the next day:
- Thank you for your interest in playing our golf course. Our best months for golf in this area are June-October - the course will be great during those months for sure!
- Can play year round
Sandia Golf Club, 30 Rainbow Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113
- 15 miles from Albuquerque Airport
- No email address
- Can play year round
Santa Ana Golf Club, 288 Prairie Star Rd, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004
- 25 miles from Albuquerque Airport
- 3 miles from Twin Warriors Golf Club
- Part of My New Mexico Golf
- Can play year round
- Email sent on December 4, 2023 and the response came the next day:
September and October have some of the best conditions of the year. The turf has then undergone and healed from two aeration maintenance programs during the growing year, and the weather is still warm other than a rare cold front moving through. From the 50s to 70s usually.
I don't have aeration dates yet for spring 2024. The weather and course greening usually come into spring in March. Summer is good usually 80s-90s, and we usually don't reach triple digit temps for long, usually in July or August.We have an annual Native American Open in the third weekend of October, which the course is closed to the public.
I hope this helped.
Micah Jones
executive assistant | web managergeneralmanager@santaanagolf.com
Taos Country Club, 54 Golf Course Dr, Ranchos De Taos, NM 87557
- 133 miles from Albuquerque Airport
- Email sent on December 4, 2023
Twin Warriors Golf Club, 1301 Tuyuna Trail, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004
- 27 miles from Albuquerque Airport
- Part of My New Mexico Golf
- Email sent on December 4, 2023
- Can play year round
University of New Mexico: Championship Golf Course, 3601 University Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
- 3 miles from Albuquerque Airport
- Home of 9 hole course as well
- No email address
- Can play year round
