Golf courses in El Paso, TX.

El Paso, TX

Butterfield Trail sits on desert terrain beside El Paso International Airport, its holes named for stops along the historic Butterfield Overland Mail route. Tom Fazio designed the daily-fee course around natural sand dunes and native Chihuahuan Desert flora, giving it a rugged, exposed character unlike anything else in the region. At 7,307 yards and a par of 72 it is one of the longest public tests in West Texas. It is owned and operated by the City of El Paso through its airport department. Desert washes and dune ridges do the defining rather than water.

El Paso, TX

Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course is a public 27-hole facility in El Paso, Texas, at the foothills of the Franklin Mountains. It was designed by architects Ken Dye and Jeffrey Brauer and is arranged as three nine-hole loops, named East, West and North, that can be combined into different 18-hole rounds, which is why the club does not publish a single par or yardage figure for the whole property. The layout is carved from the Chihuahuan Desert and features undulating greens and rolling terrain that reward accurate approach shots, with native desert plants and wildlife visible throughout the round. The facility includes a golf shop, a bar and grill, and hosts tournaments, outings and private events such as weddings. Tee times can be booked online, and the course offers tiered rates for weekday and weekend play, seniors, twilight rounds, active military and first responders.

El Paso, TX

Cielo Vista Golf Course is a public course in El Paso, Texas, on Hawkins Boulevard, sharing a site with the course now operating as Lone Star Golf Club. It was designed by Marvin Ferguson and opened in the late 1970s. The course has a traditional layout with tree-lined fairways and greens that carry subtle breaks despite mostly flat terrain, a hallmark of Ferguson's turf-focused design approach. Cielo Vista is open to the public year-round, with rental clubs, a driving range, and cart rental available. It plays to a par of 71 and measures roughly 6,500 yards from the championship tees.

El Paso, TX

Underwood Golf Complex, officially the George V. Underwood Jr. Golf Complex, is a military golf facility on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. The Sunrise course was designed by architect Ken Dye and opened in 1995, playing to a par 72 across nearly 6,942 yards from the back tees. The complex also includes the separate Sunset course, giving the facility two full 18 hole layouts, plus a lighted driving range and two practice putting greens. Sunrise uses desert style landscaping with bermuda fairways and bent grass greens, along with water hazards and bunkers spread across the property. Golf carts and a computerized handicap service are available on site. As a military course, access is primarily for service members, their families and authorized guests rather than the general public. The complex has operated for decades as a recreational amenity for the Fort Bliss community.