This 27 hole facility was designed by architect Ken Dye located on the east side of the Sandia Mountains at an elevation of 6,500 feet The layout forces players to control their shots off the tee and navigate around and over arroyos native vegetation and rock outcroppings The landing areas are like islands surrounded by ponderosa pinon and juniper trees The greens are generally kept quick and feature gentle undulation However with five teeing areas on each hole the layouts are all playable for a wide variety of players