Black Mesa Golf Club
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115 State Rd 399
Espanola, NM 87532-3169
505-747-8946
Driving Directions
Public, 18 holes, 59 - 64
A sign at Black Mesa Golf Club sums up this 7,307-yard course on the Santa Clara Pueblo, 20 miles north of Santa Fe: big course, big medicine -- it will kick your butt. Completed in April, 2003, Baxter Spann's design skirts desert brush and is framed by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the plateau called Black Mesa. Players must shape shots suited to the land's contours. At the 216-yard 15th, a small hill fronting the green kicks clever approaches to front hole locations otherwise impossible to find. The 16th hole, 536 yards uphill, bears the taunting name "Stairway to Seven." But the real struggle here is on the greens. By the time you find an old ranch windmill creaking in the breeze behind the 18th green, you may suspect the course is having a laugh at your expense. Some visitors complain about the blind shots at Black Mesa, but that's part of the experience. Just ask anyone who has played Ireland's Royal County Down. If this track were in Ireland, those same quirks would be considered charms. -excerpt from the article "Top Ten You Can Play," GOLF MAGAZINE, February 2004
Design - Golf Course at Black Mesa Golf Club
- Year Built: 2003
- Designer: Baxter Spann
- Greens Grass Type: Bent Grass
- Fairways Grass Type: Bent Grass
- Water Hazards: Yes
- Sand Bunkers: 91-100
- Yardage Markers: 200, 150, 100 Yrd Markers and Sprinkler Heads Marked
More Information - Golf Course at Black Mesa Golf Club
- Green Fee: 59 - 64
- Driving Range: N/A
- Training Facilities: Putting Green, Teaching Pro, Chipping Area
- Golf Pro: Tom G. Velarde
- Rental Clubs: Yes
- Carts: N/A
- Pullcarts: No
- Caddies: No
- Walking: Allowed
- Food: Yes
- Bar: Yes
- Homes on Course: No
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