Paako Ridge Golf Club

Sandia Park, NM Public

Overview

Paako Ridge, Golf Digest's Best New Affordable Public Course of 2000, is quite long from the tips and regular tees. Yes, a golf ball carries farther at its 6,500-foot elevation, but Paako also plays long because both nines work up mountain foothills for several holes before playing downhill. The 496-yard par-4 seventh is the same shape and dimensions as the 10th at Augusta National and the back tees of the par-4 17th, atop a butte, affords perhaps the best vista in New Mexico. There are very wide and deep greens here, too, so a depth chart is a must.

About

Holes 27
Facility Type Public
Year Opened 2000
Designer Ken Dye

Awards

100 Greatest Public
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

100 Greatest Public: Ranked since 2003.
Highest Ranking: 20th, 2005-2006.
Previous Ranking: 58th.
2023-'24 ranking: No. 55.

Best in State: Ranked Top 5 in New Mexico since 2001.
2023-'24 ranking: 2nd.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.3

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.0564
Character
6.9806
Challenge
7.1003
Layout Variety
7.0693
Fun
6.8722
Aesthetics
7.2515
Conditioning
7.0132

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