Cree Meadows Country Club

It is depressing what has happened to Cree Meadows. For more than 20 years I played at least one if not two rounds here when I came to Ruidoso, and greatly enjoyed the course. It is a great layout with a fantastic view of Sierra Blanca. But, the last two years the course has just been let go. I can’t tell when the last time it was mowed; fairways were non-existent, just a weed covered expanse between the tee box and green. As for the greens, not sure when they were last mowed and they were bumpier than the surface of the moon. Put it this way, on any putt longer than 10 feet you can’t hit it hard enough to get it to the hole. It’s just sad that the owners have let such a good little gem go to seed.

The only reason I would even give this golf course one star is because I had to pick something or it wouldn’t let me write the review. The golf course was horrendous. The place hadn’t been mowed in six months it looked like. Herd of wild horses long one hole deer and elk stomping around on the greens. The grass was so deep on the greens you couldn’t putt at all. I can’t believe they charge $65 with a straight face to play there. I’ve been playing golf since I was 10 and I’m 63 now I believe Cree Meadow was the worst golf course I’ve ever seen in my life .

Anthony Romero is always rude. Don't feel blessed, He treats everyone like dirt.

For the money is not a bad course.
The course needed to be mowed. Greens were pretty rough

As a golfer who plays twice a week, I would save my golfing money.
Fairways not mowed, greens were slow and bumpy. A fair amount of weeds in fairways.
The course looks like it has been neglected.
The bonus of seeing large Elk on the course was fun.

Because of a broken water main, the course had not been watered for 5 days and was very dry. I was very fast and hard, except for a few fairways that were not mowed. The greens were very slow, again because of the lack of water. The staff were very friendly and apologized for the bad conditions. The four of us still enjoyed the experience.

This would be a very challenging short length course if it was in great condition. Every “fairway” was filled with flowering and dead dandelions. At least 1/2 had already flowered, gone to seed and the seed had blown away. The fairways hadn’t been cut at all. The greens look like they will have a chance at being good in a month or so. They had been cut but were still long and super slow. My living room carpet rolls as fast but rolls more true line. Bottom line, I will drive by and look at the condition of the course before I book my next round here.

If you can keep it in the narrow mowed fairways, the course is very playable. However, for what ever reason, the first cut is NOT cut. The US Open would be proud! If you're not adept at hitting out of 3-4" grass and weeds, you're in trouble! I've played the course 4 times this year and enjoyed it, but it is a challenge if you miss right or left off the tee by 20 yds!

Greens are usually mowed a little higher, so expect slow greens; reason for this is little moisture received this season. Definitely not a reason to skip a round at CM, though. Great value for money, course always meets expectations.

I went to play Cree Meadows today and got to the pro shop at 5:05 and was told I could not play because the pro shop closed at 5:00.

Anthony Romero was rude. Sunset is at 8:15 allowing plenty of time to play at least 9 holes and maybe 18 depending on course traffic.

I have played this course many times over the last 35 years and 15 years in a row because it is cheap and fun to play.

Glad I did not play it today after looking a little closer at the course. Fairways were not mowed, and the putting green was over 1 inch of grass on it, so I could not even practice putting and chipping.

Will play other courses when in town as long as the course conditions is so bad and Anthony Romero is still employed.

I've played the course before and wasn't very impressed. Now returning they have really updated the fairways and the greens were slow. Which at times happens.Overall looking really great.

My 1st time in Ruidoso and this was the 1st Course we played. This course is laid out beautifully, and they are watering it a lot, but it is definitely being challenged by the drought. The 17th hole made it worthwhile. I was disappointed with Golf Now, as neither of the promotion codes worked. I paid for the VIP membership, and would like to figure out how to get the discounts that were promised.

The course has suffered from the severe drought in the region. As a result they have dropped their green fees about 50% recognizing the need to be fair to their consumers. They were very upfront about it. I would play here anytime! I also enjoyed the challenging layout which had some very challenging tree locations.

Great golf experience for the beautiful setting in the mountain. Excellent value. Good customer service.

The course layout is good for the average player. Nice memorable experience especially because of the deer that may show up on the course.

This is a nice, uncrowded public course in the middle of Ruidoso (very convenient location). The greens are in great shape - other than multiple un-fixed ballmarks (probably left by redneck Texans). I must have fixed 3-4 marks per hole - all of them fresh. The woman at the Pro Shop and the Cart Lady were really nice. Pace of play was wonderful. I played by myself and got around in about 2 hours 45 minutes on a cart.

The only thing marring this course is it seems like they just are NOT mowing the fairways and rough with any regularity. Even if I hit a slightly wayward shot (4-5 yards off fairway) I had a hard time finding the ball. I really am not into US Open style rough. And the fairways were so high you got very little roll.

The temperature was around 60 degrees and windy so there were very few on the course. Practically had it to ourselves. The course was in pretty good shape, especially the greens. Fairways were in fair shape but just coming out of winter some ground under repair would be expected. Overall we enjoyed the course and I would recommend it to visitors to Ruidoso, New Mexico.