Taos Country Club

Angel Fire, NM · 16 mi away

Angel Fire Country Club is the golf course at Angel Fire Resort in Angel Fire, New Mexico, playing at roughly 8,600 feet in the southern Rocky Mountains. The 18-hole, par-72 layout stretches to about 6,670 yards and was designed by Lebus and Paul Ortiz, opening in 1961. The front nine winds through aspen- and pine-covered canyons, while the back nine takes on a links-style character with smaller greens and heavier bunkering. The course is part of the resort's Country Club facility, which is open seasonally from spring through fall.

Eagle Nest, NM · 20 mi away

Cimarron Golf Resort is located in Cathedral City, California, near Palm Springs, sited within a desert wash between Cathedral City and Palm Springs proper. The property offers views of the San Jacinto Mountains and has an open, exposed desert character. Both the 18-hole regulation course and a shorter par-3 course were designed by architect John Fought, with the courses spread through the wash channel to allow floodwater to pass during rare heavy rains. The regulation course opened in the early 2000s and features fairways that demand precision to avoid open desert waste areas. The resort is open for public and member play. The regulation course plays to a par of 71, measuring roughly 6,782 to 6,858 yards from the back tees depending on the tee configuration, with the shorter par-3 course offering a quicker round for golfers looking to work on their short game.

Española, NM · 41 mi away

Black Mesa in La Mesilla, New Mexico, opened in 2003 and was designed by Baxter Spann. It sits on land of the Santa Clara Pueblo north of Santa Fe, in badlands terrain of ridges, arroyos and black volcanic rock. The routing works with the natural folds instead of flattening them. Fairways tumble between ridgelines, blind and semi-blind shots appear throughout the round, and the greens sit in natural hollows and shelves. At about 6,500 feet the ball carries, which helps on the longer holes. It is open to public play, priced well below comparable desert resort golf, and remains one of the more unusual pieces of ground in the state.