The Lodge Golf Course

Beautiful view as always! Trees! Trees! Trees! The only wish is the Elk wouldn’t eat so much of the greens. They are already in better shape than last year when we played, but those sweet elk think it’s a winter snack leaving the greens a little more to be desired. But we would still play here for the friendly staff, beautiful scenery and just overall challenge of the course.

The Lodge Golf Course is a great golfing experience. We love to play it at least twice a year. Our home is about five hours away from Cloudcroft and the highlight of our visit there is playing the Lodge. The course is in great shape, especially given the dry conditions. It was a pleasure speaking with course employees. Greens keeper was friendly and accommodating out on the course.

Weather was gorgeous, Pace of play was great. Greens are lousy but they are in better shape than they have been for some time -but very bumpy. But the heavenly atmosphere/location always makes up for the greens. :-)

I made tee time because my local course was closed on Monday. Arrived and told guy at desk my wife was going to ride in the cart with me. They charge $25 for a rider fee, that's crazy. Course is dry and not good condition right now.

Lots of fun and Cloudcroft is a great place to be! The Lodge is a beautiful hotel, too.

Cloudcroft is beautiful in itself, but take a small winding road up the mountain just a bit and you will land on the golfing oasis. You tee off on top of the glorious mountain and play your way down. The course is surrounded by trees and wildlife that could care less if you’re trying to make a par 3, they are having a snack or their afternoon nap! ❤️ The poor greens could use 2 weeks of non play and some TLC but none the less the course remains my favorite of all time! Friendly staff and the opportunity to get paired and play with new friends made the day that much better. Highly recommend you play this course at least one time. And then you will definitely be back for another 9 or 18 holes.

Playing the Lodge Golf Course in Cloudcroft, NM has been on my bucket list since I started playing years ago. I was not disappointed!! Loved every minute of it. The history, the unique layout, the challenging up and downs, and beautiful beyond compare. This is a must play course!

Course was in reasonable condition although several greens required that I invoke my "two putt" rule; the second putt is always good. Those greens were essentially impossible to putt or chip. You are at the mercy of whatever clump of dirt or grass your ball hit as it landed on the green or rolled on the green. I still managed two birdies and should have had three. I missed a two footer for birdie on number 14. I birdied 10 and 18, both putts about two feet.

The esthetics were beautiful. Wonderful sunny day, partly cloudy skies, great temperature and a fast pace of play. I played in two hours and I waited on a few holes.

I love number 5/14; the drive is slightly uphill to a "cliff" from where it is straight downhill to the green. If you carry the fairway past the edge you will likely have about 30 or 40 yards to the green if you don't roll into the bunker that protects the front of the green. This is the hole where I missed a 2-footer for birdie.

I had never played The Lodge but have heard much about it so I decided to drive from Las Cruces and play. Enjoyed the course and recommend it but be prepared to just have a fun round of golf.

Played this course 2 years and it was in grat shape. This time it was a bit rough. Not sure if it was something to do with early in the year but breens seemed to have a fungus that you had to put through craters. You may want to call them before you play to check on the greens. One time was awesome. The next tume it was rough. When in good shape it is a bladt. Set in the mountain valley with wildlife eveywhere.

The concessions are very poor quality and there is not enough staff available for drinks and bar area. The greens are absolutely terrible and seems to be very little concern. The price to play a round is entirely too high being the greens are in that type of shape. Having to stay on the cart path the entire round seems ridiculous for dry grounds. Course layout was nice and scenery was beautiful.

The scenery is amazing but the course conditions were rough. Greens in very poor condition which is somewhat to be expected this time of year. I think the rates are quite high for a 9 hole course especially considering the conditions. I can play an excellent course in DFW for the same amount or lower. We own a place in Cloudcroft and I enjoy coming to this course but it is more about the scenery and getting to play the elevation changes.

horrible greens

they carged me another 25 bucks for a cart i understood it to be all inclusive he also tried ti charge me again for the course fee .i think they are under new ownership