Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe

Had a great time playing here last weekend. Very fun golf course with plenty of scenery and nice course conditions. Lots of rolling fairways and challenging shots into the medium sized greens. Played from about 6800 yards and would say that is a good distance for a 10 handicap here. Greens were a little scruffy in some spots, but overall decent slightly on the slow side (Winter Conditions). Otherwise, fairways and tee boxes were in great shape and the crowds were light. Well worth the green fee. Can’t beat those views of the snow covered peaks surrounding Santa Fe! Will come back later in the year.

Great course, good conditions. Poorly managed.
Ok, so I understand that this is an inexpensive muni, but the management is very unwelcoming and lazy. On the day we played, there were no tee markers, just a bunch of teeing areas with no clear location for the various tees. Lazy.
In order to get a cart, we had to sign our names and give a telephone number, presumably so that we could be pursued for damages if we were to drive the cart into a lake. Not welcoming, not trusting.
The final straw was that during our round we were asked by a course marshal to show our receipt to prove that we had payed for our round! We were in carts! Was there really any thought that we might have walked on somehow? Crazy. Very unprofessional.
On a lighter note, the course layout is very creative and challenging. Lots of distance variations, many attractive views. Greens in great shape. On-​course refreshments. Simple but nice bar/​restaurant.

I haven’t played golf here yet but the no frills restaurant has very good green chile cheeseburgers, and a selection of local beers on draft, which attracts the local duffers. If you are ever in the Caja del Rio area where services are few and far between, this place may be just what you need.

Played this course over the weekend and had a great time. I was in town for a family reunion so we organized a scramble for a bunch of us to go out and hit the links.
The course was in really good shape from tees to greens and the pro shop staff was friendly and accommodating the whole time. Marty Sanchez has great 360 degree views of Santa Fe, and a bunch of options for tee boxes which makes it a great course for beginners (we had a 6 year old in our group) to long bombers (tips stretch to 7,400 yards).
The only negative I can think of from the day was that my girlfriend’s rental clubs were pretty mismatched and not well put together, but that’s about it.
Recommend this course if you’re in the Santa Fe area and want an enjoyable round of golf without having to pay the high rates at a club like Las Campanas.