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Paako Ridge Golf Club

Sandia Park, NM · Public · 18 holes · Est. 2000

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About Paako Ridge Golf Club

Paako Ridge Golf Club sits on the east side of the Sandia Mountains at roughly 6,500 feet above sea level, offering 27 holes of golf across high-desert and mountain terrain.

The club is open to public play. Its location places it about a twenty-five minute drive from Albuquerque, thirty minutes from the Albuquerque International Sunport, and about an hour from Santa Fe.

At a glance

Access: Public
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length: 7,711 yards
Tees: 18 tee boxes
Course rating: 76.0 / 145 slope
Opened: 2000
Difficulty: Harder than most

Scorecard

1 & 2

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	4	4	5	3	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	3	5	3	4	4	36	36	72
Handicap	13	11	5	17	7	15	1	9	3	10	2	14	16	8	4	18	12	6
Black	433	399	608	182	554	330	493	266	462	415	453	545	386	271	640	230	421	474	3727	3835	7,562	72	76.0/145
Blue	414	385	577	166	542	312	480	255	443	404	430	527	367	245	624	175	408	464	3574	3644	7,218	72	74.1/142
Green	371	360	542	149	522	297	448	237	425	381	370	499	340	224	582	154	393	433	3351	3376	6,727	72	71.7/140
Brown	349	335	517	123	504	280	423	216	395	360	350	478	317	200	545	123	356	394	3142	3123	6,265	72	69.7/132
Grey	330	315	452	77	487	262	409	200	371	339	335	435	280	176	494	104	345	344	2903	2852	5,755	72	67.0/129
Turquoise	290	255	415	80	420	192	337	115	315	245	265	355	280	108	441	104	272	287	2419	2357	4,776	72	63.9/126

1 & 3

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	4	4	5	3	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	5	3	5	3	4	36	36	72
Handicap	13	11	5	17	7	15	1	9	3	10	14	4	16	2	18	6	12	8
Black	433	399	608	182	554	330	493	266	462	576	460	456	233	628	204	567	256	496	3727	3876	7,603	72	76.0/146
Blue	414	385	577	166	542	312	480	255	443	557	444	428	212	613	191	559	242	488	3574	3734	7,308	72	74.4/145
Green	371	360	542	149	522	297	448	237	425	533	410	410	198	583	179	521	225	454	3351	3513	6,864	72	72.2/142
Brown	349	335	517	123	504	280	423	216	395	484	390	391	187	563	156	495	185	423	3142	3274	6,416	72	70.2/135
Grey	330	315	452	77	487	262	409	200	371	470	376	371	171	478	146	481	172	369	2903	3034	5,937	72	68.0/133
Turquoise	290	255	415	80	420	192	337	115	315	405	305	279	110	478	146	376	105	273	2419	2477	4,896	72	64.3/128

2 & 3

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	4	4	5	4	3	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	5	3	5	3	4	36	36	72
Handicap	9	1	13	15	7	3	17	11	5	10	14	4	16	2	18	6	12	8
Black	415	453	545	386	271	640	230	421	474	576	460	456	233	628	204	567	256	496	3835	3876	7,711	72	76.6/148
Blue	404	430	527	367	245	624	175	408	464	557	444	428	212	613	191	559	242	488	3644	3734	7,378	72	74.7/148
Green	381	370	499	340	224	582	154	393	433	533	410	410	198	583	179	521	225	454	3376	3513	6,889	72	72.5/141
Brown	360	350	478	317	200	545	123	356	394	484	390	391	187	563	156	495	185	423	3123	3274	6,397	72	69.9/137
Grey	339	335	435	280	176	494	104	345	344	470	376	371	171	478	146	481	172	369	2852	3034	5,886	72	67.8/134
Turquoise	245	265	355	280	108	441	104	272	287	405	305	279	110	478	146	376	105	273	2357	2477	4,834	72	64.1/130

Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database

Course handicap at Paako Ridge Golf Club

How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.

Tee	Rating	Slope	0	5	10	15	20	25	30	36
1 & 2 · Black	76.0	145	4	10	17	23	30	36	42	50
1 & 2 · Blue	74.1	142	2	8	15	21	27	34	40	47
1 & 2 · Green	71.7	140	0	6	12	18	24	31	37	44
1 & 2 · Brown	69.7	132	-2	4	9	15	21	27	33	40
1 & 2 · Grey	67.0	129	-5	1	6	12	18	24	29	36
1 & 2 · Turquoise	63.9	126	-8	-3	3	9	14	20	25	32
1 & 3 · Black	76.0	146	4	10	17	23	30	36	43	51
1 & 3 · Blue	74.4	145	2	9	15	22	28	34	41	49
1 & 3 · Green	72.2	142	0	6	13	19	25	32	38	45
1 & 3 · Brown	70.2	135	-2	4	10	16	22	28	34	41
1 & 3 · Grey	68.0	133	-4	2	8	14	20	25	31	38
1 & 3 · Turquoise	64.3	128	-8	-2	4	9	15	21	26	33
2 & 3 · Black	76.6	148	5	11	18	24	31	37	44	52
2 & 3 · Blue	74.7	148	3	9	16	22	29	35	42	50
2 & 3 · Green	72.5	141	1	7	13	19	25	32	38	45
2 & 3 · Brown	69.9	137	-2	4	10	16	22	28	34	42
2 & 3 · Grey	67.8	134	-4	2	8	14	20	25	31	38
2 & 3 · Turquoise	64.1	130	-8	-2	4	9	15	21	27	34

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