A Late Afternoon at Fox Run Golf Course

If you want to play golf in the Gallup, New Mexico area, you have the choice of Fox Run or Fox Run.  So we played at Fox Run.  Built in 1965 the course was formerly known as the Gallup Municipal Golf Course.  Fox Run seems appropriate as we saw several large fox holes on the golf course.  

The price to play a round of golf depends on whether or not you sign up online for an email account; Denny and I each paid $20 after noon to play eighteen holes with a riding cart.  The next morning I received a notice by email of a variety of discounts including a tee time at 11:20 AM at a cost of $15.20 per person for eighteen holes and a riding cart.  So there are some good bargains.

The golf course itself is apparently recovering from mismanagement and lack of proper care so it is rough.  Two greens were lost and a couple others are a little dicey.  But the new course supervisor is working hard to get the golf course back in shape.  The day we played golf the rule was cart path only; I don't know if this is standard until the golf course recovers a bit or not.  But it was a beautiful breezy day that was in the mid 80s so the extra walking didn't bother us, although we're still adjusting to the elevation here.

Denny played from the black tees which were the longest at 6634 yards with a slope of 121 and a rating of 71.05.  The distance from the blue tees is 6203 yards with a slope of 114/134 and a rating of 69.1/74.6.  The white tees have a yardage of 5879 with a slope of 104/128 and a rating of 67.62/72.8 and the red tees are set at 5029 yards with a slope of 118 and a rating of 68.  In good condition, this is a links style course, complete with the mandatory southwestern rattlesnakes, I'm sure.  At this time the course is pretty open and there is ongoing construction/earth moving going on as you play.


The first tee.

The par 3 eighth hole.

The par 3 eleventh hole.

The thirteen hole. 

The course is flat enough to be walkable if you are used to the higher elevation. The layout is fun, the distant mountains provide a nice backdrop and the employees are helpful and friendly.  Denny and I would come back and play this again, even in rough condition.  The employees seem to be working hard to bring this golf course back and we hope they are successful because it's worth it.