101 Club House Drive,
Elephant Butte, New Mexico 87935
Office
+1 (575) 744 4653Pro shop
+1 (575) 744 4653Fax
+1 (575) 744 5471Website
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Guy Wimberly (PGA, Director of Golf)The Course:
18 holes. Desert-style. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Desert.
Designer:
Richard "Dick" Phelps
33.166573
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1.5 mi S of Elephant Butte / 122 mi N of El Paso.
Sierra del Rio
The Sierra del Rio course at Turtleback Mtn Resort is a generally well-regarded layout, which includes several attractive holes and features. This desert-style course will test most facets of your game, and should provide a round with plenty of enjoyable golfing challenges. Worth visiting if you are in the area.
At this Stay&Play venue, the on-site accommodations are located close to the golf facilities.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
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101 Clubhouse Rd, Elephant Butte, NM 87935
+1 (575) 744 7100
Visit websiteYou can stay where you play at Turtleback Mountain Resort, a premier year-round master planned community. Stay&Play packages include two rounds of golf on the championship Sierra Del Rio golf course, and a one night stay in a luxury furnished golf course home, with unlimited access to the community amenities.
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Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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