Albuquerque, NM...

[d373rm1ned]

I will be visiting Albuquerque, NM from march-may next year for a clinical rotation for school. Just wondering what Albuquerque is like? Any decent/affordable courses I should look into playing? How's the weather there, is it golfable year round or must the winter months be taken off? Any input would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[amcquay]

It's a combination of highland desert and mountainous climate here, so it can get pretty hot in the summer but 95-100 is the max. It gets pretty cold in the winter, but we don't get a lot of snow, etc. You can definitely play golf year-round here. Great food, great culture, and a lot of sights to take in.

As for courses, there are several public courses in town that are pretty nice and reasonable. There are also a handful of casinos around the outskirts of town that have very nice courses, but they are a bit more expensive. Here's a couple of links for you:

http://www.thegolfcourses.net/golfco...lbuquerque.htm
http://www.cabq.gov/golf/

[uttexas]

ALQ area is one of my favorite places for golf. Dry with altitude. Very fun to play. New Mexico is beautiful.

Best New Mexico Golf Courses
Rank Golf Course Location
1 Twin Warriors Golf Club - Twin Warriors Course Bernalillo, NM (ten miles north of downtown ALQ)
2 Championship Golf Course At University of New Mexico - Championship Course Albuquerque, NM
3 Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club - Paa-Ko Ridge 1 Course Sandia Park, NM (ten miles north east of downtown ALQ)

5 Black Mesa Golf Club - Black Mesa 1 Course Espanola, NM (sixty miles north of ALQ)
6 Pueblo De Cochiti Golf Course - Pueblo De Cochiti Course Cochiti Lake, NM (twenty miles north of downtown ALQ)
7 Sandia Golf Club - Sandia Course Albuquerque, NM
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10 Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club - Paa-Ko Ridge 2 Course Sandia Park, NM
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12 Albuquerque Country Club - Albuquerque Course Albuquerque, NM
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14 Arroyo Del Oso Golf Course - Championship Course Albuquerque, NM
15 Desert Greens Golf Course - Desert Greens Course Albuquerque, NM
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20 Isleta Eagle Golf Course - Mesa Course Albuquerque, NM
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23 Los Altos Golf Course - Los Altos Course Albuquerque, NM

[uttexas]

March is the best time to go. With some luck (snow conditions) you can ski/snowboard in the morning, play golf in the afternoon, and fish in the evening.

The easiest way to do this is to ski pajarito when the lifts open http://www.skipajarito.com/

then drive down to play pueblo de cochiti golf course http://www.pueblodecochiti.org/

then fish cochiti lake http://www.anglerguide.com/newmexico....cfm?TR_ID=288

not many other places you can pull off this trifecta so easily and cheaply.

[d373rm1ned]

Thanks for the replies guys. Great information. I was just wondering though...I checked the average temp for Albuquerque on Wikipedia and it was quite a bit lower than I thought it would be. Can you actually golf year round there? or are your November/December to January/February months pretty cold and ungolfable unless you are completely die hard? Thanks again.

[uttexas]

mid Nov-Feb can get cold especially once the sun goes down. Jan and Feb can be cold and windy.

If it's too cold in ALQ, you can always drive south down I25 to Truth or Consequences (200 miles) or Las Cruces (300 miles)

[amcquay]

Believe it or not, Albuquerque is right around the same elevation as Denver. Winters can get fairly cold, but thankfully we don't have to worry as much about snow, etc like you would in Denver. The courses will probably be open, but whether or not it's too cold to play is up to you