Designed by Ted Robinson, the fairways at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino golf course nestle amongst towering pine trees beneath the magnificent Sierra Blanca Peak.
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Designed by Ted Robinson, the fairways at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino golf course nestle amongst towering pine trees beneath the magnificent Sierra Blanca Peak.
Inn of the Mountain Gods
New Mexico is known as the “Land of Enchantment,” and perhaps no golf course name fits that theme better than Inn of The Mountain Gods. This Ted Robinson design is part of the resort and casino of the same name, and the mountain in question is the Sierra Blanca.
Pine forest pores down the slopes of the surrounding mountains and, in many cases, serves as the separating barrier between fairways on the course. In one instance, a wildling tree got away from the group and planted itself in the middle of the No. 3 fairway, creating a unique hazard on this short, somewhat-dogleg right par four.
Many courses have jumped on the island green trend, but The Mountain Gods took it in a different direction: No. 10 features an island fairway. This par four offers a lay-up of about 180 yards from the tee to this floating feature, but the temptation will be to make the 280-yard carry all the way across Mescalero Lake in an attempt at the green.
Although much of the course plays up into the hills, it returns to the lake for the final hole, a rare par three closer, featuring decisive water all along its left side.
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