Golf courses in Cochiti Lake, NM.

Cochiti Lake, NM

Cochiti Golf Club sits in the foothills of the Jemez Mountains at Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, on land belonging to the Cochiti Pueblo. The course occupies a high desert plateau between roughly 5,300 and 6,800 feet in elevation, with juniper-covered hills and wide mountain views. Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed the course, which opened in 1981, and he returned in 2000 to renovate tees, bunkers and the irrigation system. The layout works with canyons, waste areas and ponds rather than reshaping the natural terrain, producing narrow fairways and well-bunkered greens. The course is open to the public and plays to about 6,817 yards from the longest tees, with three water holes and bunkering on every hole adding to the challenge. Its remote setting and consistent desert wind are part of what makes the round distinctive.