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high-desert golfing www.itsatrip.org/golf a memorable topography T on the Santa Fe Trail is ranked among the four best multi-stop shops for your next he natural attributes of Albuquerque’s golf trip, GOLF Magazine, (May 2007). landscape translate a creative edge in Pueblo golf courses include: Isleta Eagle, golf design into three distinct high- Sandia, Santa Ana, Twin Warriors, Towa desert golfing experiences. Albuquerque and Black Mesa. Area golf courses among is a golfing destination with memorable the top 40 casino courses ranked by Golf topography, mild year-round tempera- Digest include No. 10 Twin Warriors tures and open skies, offering parkland, Golf Club, No. 28 Sandia Golf Club desert links and and No. 33 Santa Albuquerque is a golfing mountain courses, Ana Golf Club in the rich histori- destination with memorable topography, mild (July 2007). year-round temperatures cal context of shared Paa-Ko Ridge, the and open skies. Native, Hispanic and ultimate mounWestern cultures. tain course, locatGolf On The Santa ed on the historic Fe Trail, an organization offering uniquely Turquoise Trail northeast of Albuquerque, Southwestern golf packages, traces the between Cedar Crest and Santa Fe was one roots of a 150-year-old Western route of only 17 courses in America awarded from horse and buggy travelers to a con- a Five Star Rating by readers of Golf temporary journey for carts, clubs, and Digest (May 2006), was voted as No. 4 by GOLF Magazine (December 2005). Also north of the city, Twin Warriors Golf Club at Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa was rated among the Top 100 Reader-Rated Golf Courses in Conde Nast Traveler, (June 2007) and its sister course, Santa Ana Golf Club offers golfers the challenge of high-desert contours with a nearby soothing after-golf spa. Isleta Eagle Golf Club, designed with three distinctive nine-hole tracts featuring lakes, mesas and arroyos, has southern views of Mount Taylor and a ribbon of cottonwoods. The UNM Championship course, a true urban links course with meticulous greens and generous views of Downtown Albuquerque and the Rio Grande Valley, is only three miles from Albuquerque’s Sunport, and has been named among the Top 25 public golf courses by Golf Digest. why do albuquerque professional golfers love to play albuquerque courses? Four-time LPGA Tour winner and Albuquerque resident Dorothy Delasin loves the speed of the ball in flight and green chile. She says ©Robert Reck, Courtesy Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club of her love for golfing Albuquerque, “First of all, the ball goes a lot farther in Albuquerque because the city sits at 5,000 feet, so I get to watch my drives go a lot farther. Second of all, it’s the only place in the world where you can get green chile on your hot dog at the turn!” D.J. Brigman, PGA Tour Pro and adventurous golfers with eight high-desert courses. Many courses on the Trail are characterized by the Native American Pueblo lands they inhabit, featuring signature holes designed around ancient cultural sites, sandstone ridges, natural arroyos, multiple elevation changes, mesas, lakes, piñon, juniper and unique bunkering. Golf www.itsatrip.org on America’s 100 Best Courses for $100 or less, and was named as the Best of the Southwest by Zagat Survey (May 2007). Sandia Golf Club, which opened in 2005, shares the northern edge of Albuquerque with a herd of bison and was listed as one of the Top New Courses You Can Play Albuquerque resident, says of golfing in Albuquerque, “Anytime I go out to play, I know I’ll be sharing my day with some beautiful weather, guaranteed sunshine and amazing views.” 35 http://www.itsatrip.org/golf http://www.itsatrip.org

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Albuquerque Official Visitors Guide - Spring 2008 Contents Welcome to Albuquerque Visitor & Relocation Information Maps Cultural Conversations Pueblo Culture Arts What's New? Family Outings Calendar of Events Ballooning High Desert Golfing Birding in Albuquerque Outdoor Enthusiasm Albuquerque's Original Flavors Shopping Destinations Resource Directory of Marketing Partners Lodging Directory Virtual Ad Index

Albuquerque Official Visitors Guide - Spring 2008

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