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Longest Golf Courses in New Mexico

The 25 longest golf courses in New Mexico, ranked by total yardage from the back tees.

The longest golf course in New Mexico on Stymie is Sandia Golf Club in Albuquerque, stretching 7,755 yards from the back tees and a slope rating of 142. Anything over 7,000 yards qualifies as "championship length" by modern standards, and the layouts below all clear that bar — most by a wide margin.

The average maximum yardage across New Mexico's golf courses on Stymie is 6,599 yards. 13 courses play to 7,000 yards or more — the threshold most tournament setups use to ensure long hitters can't simply drive their way around the layout. Long courses typically pair the extra distance with wider fairways and larger greens so the round stays playable.

If you're a long hitter looking for a course that will actually test your driving distance, or you want to play the same tees the pros would, work your way through this list. Just remember: yardage isn't the same as difficulty — a 7,400-yard course with wide fairways and minimal water can play easier than a 6,500-yard target-golf design with hazards on every hole.

Ranked
25
Longest
7,755 yds
Avg back tee
6,599 yds
Over 7,000 yds
13
#CourseYards
1
Sandia Golf Club
Slope 142 · Par 72Albuquerque
7,755
2
Twin Warriors Golf Club
Slope 140 · Par 72Santa Ana Pueblo
7,736
3
Red Hawk Golf Club
Slope 140 · Par 72Las Cruces
7,575
4
Isleta Eagle Golf Course
Slope 130 · Par 72 · Bill PhillipsAlbuquerque
7,367
5
Sierra del Rio Golf Course
Slope 138 · Par 72Elephant Butte
7,329
6
Black Mesa Golf Club
Slope 137 · Par 72 · Baxter Spann · 2003Española
7,307
7
Taos Country Club
Slope 130 · Par 72 · Jep Wille · 1993Ranchos de Taos
7,265
8
Pinon Hills Golf Course
Slope 139 · Par 72 · Ken Dye · 1989Farmington
7,218
9
Santa Fe Country Club
Slope 132 · Par 72 · Tom Bendelow · 1930Santa Fe
7,179
10
Inn of the Mountain Gods Golf Course
Slope 135 · Par 73 · Ted Robinson · 1976Cloudcroft
7,166
11
Ladera Golf Course
Slope 129 · Par 72Albuquerque
7,123
12
Rockwind Community Links
Slope 131 · Par 72Hobbs
7,112
13
Santa Ana Golf Course
Slope 132 · Par 72Santa Ana Pueblo
7,045
14
Riverview Golf Course
Slope 132 · Par 72 · 1958Kirtland
6,997
15
Sonoma Ranch Golf Club
Slope 134 · Par 72 · Cal Olson · 2000Las Cruces
6,990
16
Gene Torres Golf Course
Slope 128 · Par 72Las Vegas
6,984
17
Tijeras Arroyo Golf Course
Slope 134 · Par 72 · 1971Kirtland Air Force Base
6,944
18
Picacho Hills Country Club
Slope 146 · Par 72 · Joe Finger · 1979 · PrivateLas Cruces
6,936
19
Coyote Del Malpais Golf Course
Slope 130 · Par 71 · William Howard Neff · 1994Grants
6,921
20
Ascarate Golf Course
Slope 134 · Par 71El Paso
6,892
21
Tanoan Country Club
Slope 141 · Par 72 · Bruce Devlin · PrivateAlbuquerque
6,882
22
Colonial Park Golf Course
Slope 121 · Par 72 · Warren Cantrell · 1965Clovis
6,856
23
Eunice Golf Course
Slope 130 · Par 72Eunice
6,840
24
Towa Golf Club
Slope 126 · Par 72 · Hale Irwin · 2001Pojoaque
6,803
25
Cochiti Golf Course
Slope 129 · Par 72Santa Ana Pueblo
6,767

Frequently asked questions

What is the longest golf course in New Mexico?

Sandia Golf Club in Albuquerque, New Mexico is the longest ranked course at 7,755 yards from the back tees.

How many courses in New Mexico play over 7,000 yards?

13 courses in New Mexico play to 7,000 yards or more from the back tees. That threshold is the common yardstick for a "championship length" course.

What is the average yardage of a golf course in New Mexico?

The average maximum yardage for golf courses in New Mexico is 6,599 yards from the back tees. Most full-length 18-hole courses fall between 6,400 and 7,200 yards at the tips.

Why are some golf courses so long?

Modern championship designs stretch past 7,200 yards to challenge pros who routinely drive the ball 300+ yards. Longer courses typically have wider fairways, larger greens, and multiple tee sets so average players can still enjoy the course from shorter yardages.

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