Inn and Spa at Loretto Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Deal
Golf Santa Fe: one night in a room with views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and historic Santa Fe; one round per person at Black Mesa Golf Club, designed by Baxter Spann and opened in 2002; breakfast for two
The Golf
This layout, in the foothills of the Santa Clara Pueblo, swirls around and over hulking sandstone forms. The course’s drama starts early: The first tee shot is blind, and safety lies on the other side of a pond flanked by a brush-laden ridge and an arroyo.
Price
From $425 per room per night until May 31; from $515 until October 31
Contact
innatloretto.com; 800-727-5531
Sandia Resort & Casino Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Deal
Sandia Golf: two nights’ accommodations; one round per person per night, with cart, at Sandia Golf Club, laid out in 2005 by former Nicklaus Design associate Scott Miller; club storage; use of practice facility and fitness center
The Golf
Miller, known for his work at We-Ko-Pa and Coeur d’Alene, built a friendly eighteen here that’s also memorable, especially the split-fairway par-four sixth. The course sits at the base of the Sandia Mountains, surrounded by the high desert.
Price
From $133 per person per night through June 30; minimum two-night stay
Contact
sandiacasino.com; 800-526-9366
Barton Creek Resort & Spa Austin, Texas
The Deal
Hill Country Golf: a room overlooking Texas Hill Country; a round on Fazio Foothills or Fazio Canyons (both by Tom Fazio), on Crenshaw Cliffside (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw), or on Palmer Lakeside (Arnold Palmer); use of gym
The Golf
Fazio Foothills, lengthened in 2004, mixes the natural (limestone caves) with the man-made (waterfalls) and is the best on offer at Barton Creek. But Canyons’ closing stretch may be the most memorable, and Cliffside’s greens are large, slick and superbly tricky.
Price
From $370 per person per night, available through June 28
Contact
bartoncreek.com; 866-572-7369
The Inn at Entrada St. George, Utah
The Deal
Stay and Play: two nights in a studio casita with driveway and private patio; one round of golf per person at the private Entrada at Snow Canyon, designed by Johnny Miller and Fred Bliss; access to the fitness facility
The Golf
In many ways, the setting is what you’d expect from the Utah desert—until the fifteenth, the beginning of the Lava Triangle, where holes, progressively more difficult, are carved out of an ancient lava bed. Against the red mountains, it’s an otherworldly scene.
Price
From $364 per person through May 18; minimum two-night stay
Contact
innatentrada.com; 435-634-7100