How Many Golf Courses Are in New Mexico?
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, New Mexico has 101 golf facilities (104 courses): 60 public, 28 municipal, 38 nine-hole and 61 eighteen-hole — the oldest established 1899.
| Metric | Count | Share of courses |
|---|---|---|
| Public | 60 | 58 % |
| Private | 21 | 20 % |
| Semi-private | 8 | 8 % |
| Resort | 11 | 11 % |
| Municipal | 28 | 27 % |
| 9-hole | 38 | 37 % |
| 18-hole | 61 | 59 % |
Course construction by decade
| Decade | Courses built |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 |
| 1900s | 1 |
| 1910s | 2 |
| 1920s | 2 |
| 1930s | 4 |
| 1940s | 8 |
| 1950s | 16 |
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 13 |
| 2000s | 16 |
| 2010s | 2 |
FAQ
How many golf courses are in New Mexico?
New Mexico has 101 golf facilities with 104 courses in the registry: 60 public, 28 municipal, 38 nine-hole and 61 eighteen-hole.
Why does this differ from the National Golf Foundation's count?
Industry figures such as the National Golf Foundation's are built from membership and survey data and usually report facilities or 18-hole equivalents. This registry counts golf facilities mapped in OpenStreetMap and lists their courses separately (a 27-hole club is one facility, three nine-hole courses), so the two totals are not directly comparable — treat ours as a verifiable floor, not a competing estimate.
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