The best public-access and private golf courses in New Mexico, ranked

Looking to play the best golf courses in New Mexico? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.

Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.

The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.

KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.

* indicates new or returning to the rankings

Best public-access courses in New Mexico

1. PaaKo Ridge

Sandia Park (T138m)

2. University of New Mexico (Championship)

Albuquerque (m)

3. Black Mesa

Espanola (m)

4. Red Hawk

Las Cruces (m)

5. Rockwind Community Links

Hobbs (m)

6. Cochiti GC

Cochiti Lake (m)

7. Sandia

Albuquerque (m)

8. Piñon Hills

Farmington (m)

9. Twin Warriors

Santa Ana Pueblo (m)

10. Taos CC

Taos (m)

Best private courses in New Mexico

1. Rainmakers

Alto (m)

2. Las Campanas (Sunset)

Santa Fe (m)

3. Las Campanas (Sunrise)

Santa Fe (m)

4. Canyon Club at Four Hills

Albuquerque (m)

5. Albuquerque CC

Albuquerque (c)