Twin Warriors Golf Club

Set alongside the scenic Tuyuna Mesa with a spectacular view of the majestic Sandia Mountains, Twin Warriors Golf Club spans over 400 acres of Pueblo land and is routed around 20 ancient cultural sites.  The course is awash with grassy knolls, colorful native plants, and arroyos dotted with juniper and pinon pine all of which contribute to a very unique high desert golfing experience.  Twin Warriors is also the native habitat for several species of wildlife including coyotes, wild cats, road runners, rattle snakes, and more.

Wide resort style fairways and landing zones, plenty of forced carries, large greens, stunning vistas, challenging roughs, 5 cascading waterfalls, natural areas, and treacherous bunkers characterize Twin Warriors as well as present a formidable challenge to all skill levels.  An extinct volcano provides a spectacular backdrop for some of the holes.

You'll also find several Kodak moments with what seems like unlimited visibility and majestic panoramic views of the mesas, Sandia Mountains, Rio Grande Bosque, and greater Albuquerque metroplex.  The course is co-located with the luxury Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa which has some very good stay and play packages.  Read our review of the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa to learn more. 

Since it’s opening, Twin Warriors Golf Club has been highly acclaimed and won a number of awards and accolades, some of which include:

• Golf Digest ranked them among the Top Indian casino owned golf courses in America and among the top 75 resort courses
• GolfWeek listed them as #4 in the “Top 10 New Mexico Courses”
• Conde Nast Traveler’s “Top 100 Golf Resorts in North America, the Caribbean, the Atlantic, Ireland, & Scotland” had Twin Warriors as #50
• Ranked as the 3rd "Best Course in New Mexico" by Golf Digest as well as the 49th "Best Course in America" in 2006

Both nines are great but we particularly liked the back nine – it was more scenic, more challenging, and has some very fun and interesting holes.   Some of our favorites at Twin Warriors included:

• all of the par 3s are fantastic – large challenging bunkers, forced carries, elevated tee boxes, deep ravines, an 800 year old Cultural Site, and the signature #4 with a green fronted by a lake with cascading waterfalls
• #6 is a 449 par 4 with an elevated tee shot to a plateau fairway that then flows downhill to a green with a stunning backdrop of eroded knolls and cliffs
• #10 may be the most intimidating hole thanks to a forced carry over a natural area to a fairway that offers little room for error on the left or where it abruptly ends in a deep wide wash and the second shot needs to carry the wash to an elevated green
• #12 is a 584 yard beautiful par 5 gently rising uphill fairway, flanked by a sandy wash all along the left side and grassy knobs and ridges on the right, to the dog leg left big but oblong 3 tier green with the wash crossing in front of it

In most cases the fairways are generous but you don't want to miss them or you're in a harsh and rugged desert that loves to eat golf balls.  In addition, all of the tee boxes require a carry over the desert to get to them.  Once you find them you'll love the lush conditions plus the contour and mounding. 

You'll also love the bent grass greens – perfect condition, true, and a good speed.   The Twin Warrior greens range in size and shape but most are on the large side but well guarded.

You won't like the bunkers if you find them – steep and deep and treacherous.  Some are huge monsters and others are pot size and some will require a ladder to get out of.  They were in good shape but the sand is firm.

Bottom line – Twin Warriors is a fantastic course that's fair but demanding, interesting and unique, scenic and fun, and a very good value.

Just down the road from Twin Warriors is it's sister course Santa Ana Golf Club which is home to three good nines.  You can read our review of each of the nines to learn more – Tamaya Nine, Cheena Nine, and Star Nine