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layout has teeing options designed to accommodate any level of playing ability. According to the resort’s website, the front nine features a longer-playing layout that meanders through two wooded canyons, and the back nine “offers links-style play with smaller greens and plenty of bunkers.”
Willingham says, “Any given day on a few days out of the year, we’ll see over 200 people playing. This club is unique. We have members, we have resort guests, and we have public play. We’re open mid-May to the end of October.”
Playing A Round Of Golf
at Angel Fire Resort offers special challenges — you’ll feel your pulse pounding a little more since the par 72, 6,670yard, 18-hole golf course at 8,600plus feet above sea level gives the ball an extra boost. Golfers love to see how far their shots will go!
The views are a perk too, as “Stefon” from Oklahoma effused on Yelp: “Co-designed by the gods themselves, you will feel like you stepped into the Chronicles of Narnia …”
“It’s a well-reviewed golf course,” notes Angel Fire Resort’s Class A PGA professional, Don Willingham, who added the resort is known for its amazing views and pleasant weather.
“Everything else in New Mexico is high desert. Here, at 8,600 elevation, it’s 10-12-degrees cooler. It rarely gets over 80 degrees.”
The course’s mountain
Special events include “Dog Days,” which offers players a chance to bring their best friends and receive Angel Fire “pup swag,” Golf Clinics, Ladies Clinics, Cocktail Clinics, Junior Golf Programs, and more, all summer long.
The course is open daily for public play (check the website for details). Practice at the putting green and driving range; rent clubs or carts at the Pro shop or sign up for lessons with one of the Resort’s club pros. To schedule a lesson or book a tee time, call the golf shop at 575-3774488. —
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