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4.0
85 Reviews (85)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
87.4%
Recommend this course
79 out of 85 reviews
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4.3
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.7%
Recommend this course
11 out of 12 reviews
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4.3
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.8
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.0%
Recommend this course
19 out of 20 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and smooth pace of play make this municipal course a consistent winner for visiting and local golfers alike. The well-designed layout offers great value, with multiple tee box options rewarding players at every skill level.

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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7272 yards
Slope 131
Rating 74.1
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Marty Sanchez-Links de Santa Fe
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Baxter Spann (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.0
85 Reviews (85)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Thick Rough 8
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Seniors 10
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 9
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 11
Worth the Drive 8
Near the Airport 6

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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens are a problem.

Course is nice except for the greens. The greens are very rough and putting is a real challenge.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Greens need help

The course is short of water and it shows on the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Marty Sanchez

The course was nice waiting on the greens and tee boxes to come in but the layout is great and the staff very helpful had a great time

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Stay Away Until Conditions Improve

I have never, and I seriously mean NEVER, golfed a course in such terrible shape, and I'm a muni guy. I do not exaggerate, and the member I golfed with said the same. If you took some semi-arid grazing land, and mowed it like a golf course, this is what you'd get. The greens were equal bald and grass, as were the fairways. The rough was stunningly inconsistent, with thick and deep grass in spots, and dirt in others. The basic rule? If you can find a bit of grass near your ball, put it on the grass and swing. The sad thing is that this could be a magnificent course. The layout is nice. The views are nice. The clubhouse is fine.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

What happened to this course?

I don't live in the area, but have played here many times over the years (the last time had been two years ago). The course was usually in quite good shape. Currently, I feel the course is basically unplayable, unless all you want is to hit a golf ball in a field. Everything from tee boxes, to fairways, to bunkers (I lost a ball in the grass growing in one bunker), and greens were in poor condition. Greens were unputtable, fairways lacked grass in many areas, and many bunkers had grass growing in them....and the course is still charging full price ( thank goodness I got a good "hot deal" from Golf Now). Please bring Marty Sanchez back to the very good course it had been.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lack of water

The course was in bad shape. Not worth playing until course is back to normal conditions. I would love to return when conditions improve because of the nice layout.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Trending downward

Played 6/2/2025. Nice lady in pro shop said greens were bumpy from recent top dressing, not exactly true. Greens were close to being lost, clumpy and bumpy, not caused by top dressing, but from lack of maintenance.

Attempted to ask maintenance worker on course why the greens were so bad and he was rude. Troon golf now manages the course and it has gone downhill.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs rain!

The course was in much better condition last year. Everything (tee boxes, fairways and greens) are in poor condition due solely to the lack of rain.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout

It was early in season so course conditions were fair. I would love to play it during the summer. Two good guys to golf with as I was traveling back to Az

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice round of golf

It was a great day on the links, although the course is kind of dormant and very windy it was a fun day of golf with a very friendly pro shop. I will be back. Thank you.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Marty Scanchez Links de Santa Fe

I’ve played this course many times and their course conditions, up until now (previous years) has always been one the best for a public course anywhere between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

This was my first time this year to play a round there and I was really shocked at how bad All of the Tee Boxes and Greens conditions were in! Horrible!!

The tee boxes are all torn up and greens are all brown and appear to be dead - not just dormant. And Every Green on all 18 holes were this way and looked like the 9 hole executive course was in similar condition.

I won’t go back for at least 3 or 4 weeks and will definitely call ahead to inquire about the Greens condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value, fun course

Played in the late winter and during a severe drought, so the course was quite brown but still well maintained and beautiful. A great value for the cost. Staff was great.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Great for February golf

This was my first time at the course, and it was overall a good experience. The holes are pretty straight forward with no tricky layouts. The tee boxes are laid out well with definite differences between each set of tees. Since this was in the middle of winter, the fairways and greens were totally dormant. As a result, my drives went much further than usual, and the greens were very had and fast. Would love to see what it is like in the summer, and I do recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Easy peesy!

This course was interesting. The layout is great and not confusing to those who go for the first time. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The Marshall keeps everyone on track to stay within play. It is a "ready golf" play. If you are ready, it's golf time. I have been more than once now and it's a great time, fun getaway close to home. Awesome course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the best public courses in New Mexico

This course is, in my opinion, one of the best kept public courses in New Mexico and definitely the best public courses between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

It’s obvious upon arrival at the course that they definitely concentrate a majority of their efforts in upkeep and daily maintenance on the courses both the 9 hole 3 par and the championship 18 hole courses. They are both somewhat challenging for the average amateur player yet quite pleasing and enjoyable to play.

If you’re in the area and have have the opportunity to play a round, you will be glad you did!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Desert Oasis

I found the course to be both challenging and fair. Greens and Fairways were in good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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