If you like the game of golf, you’ve probably heard of Tiger Woods, Nancy Lopez, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.Are you familiar with the name Willie Anderson? How about Patty Berg? Walter Hagen? The great English champion Harry Vardon?
Whether you are well-versed in the history of the game or just like to put your clubs in the trunk, drive to the links and see if you can avoid losing your ball in the water hazard, Red Eagle Golf Course, located half-way between Red River and Eagle Nest, offers golf lovers the chance to play their favorite game in the spectacular scenery of the Moreno Valley.
Designed as an eighteen hole championship course, Red Eagle presents golfers with the unique experience of playing a tree-lined mountain-style course, as well as a Scottish-style open links course. Elevational change runs from 8,660 to 8,930.
It’s not necessary to carry skin diving equipment, but water does come into play on several approaches. As for fairways, keep an eye out for bunkers and undulating berms which can show up out of nowhere.
Club pro Charlie Houts is available for individual lessons or groups and can help your putting or improve your long-ball game on the Red Eagle driving range.
If you’ve just arrived in the high country and would rather ride the course until you have adjusted to the altitude, carts are available at the Pro Shop, which carries everything to fill your equipment needs.
Links To The Past: Golf Factoids
During the reign of Julius Caesar, noble Romans played a game resembling golf, which required striking a feather-stuffed ball with branches shaped like clubs.
The game of golf was banned in Scotland in the year 1457. It seems that it interfered with archery practice which was vitally important to the national defense. The Scots, being the sort of folks that they are, continued to play the game in defiance of the Parliament and the Church.
The oldest established golf course in the world - founded in the 16th century - is St. Andrews in Scotland.
King James I of England, best known for the Bible that bears his name, was instrumental in establishing golf in Great Britain by the 17th Century. P.S. James was also known as James VI, King of Scotland.
The first permanent golf club on the North American continent was the Royal Montreal Club, founded in Canada in 1873.
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