Coyote Hills Golf Course (at Hinkle Family Fun Center) Return to New Mexico page

12931 Indian School Rd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87112-4779
(505) 299-3100

Par: 36

Price: $6.25 (18 holes)/ $8.25 (36 holes)

Stream Course Lake Course

Difficulty: 4 Difficulty: 5

Creativity: 6 Creativity: 6

Atmosphere: 7 Atmosphere: 9

Lake Course

This course is part of a two course layout that is part of a family fun center that also includes bumper cars and boats, go karts, video games and paint ball. The Lake Course is a relatively easy layout and slightly more difficult than it's sister course, the Stream Course. The Lake Course gets it's name from several ponds that parallel several holes. These ponds are fed by several artificial mountains that have waterfalls coming from them. Fountains are also in the ponds, adding to the atmosphere. The run off ends up as the streams for the Stream Course.

The players tend to be well behaved family groups or couples. The course is very well maintained with good carpet, clean, and well landscaped. In addition, the "mountain" by the 16th hole has an American flag painted on it that contrasts with the red, white and blue obstacles on the 16th green. Nice touches are

the ball washers on several holes and the practice green before you start. It appears that there are provisions for moving the hole location, so from day to day the course may play differently.

Several holes had an interesting structure. Number three has a double hump with water in play. Number five had the hole placement on an incline. Number 6 is balloon shaped (probably in line with the world famous Albuquerque balloon festival) with a downward slope and the hole placement also on an incline.

Number 7 has three step tiers. Number 15 is an elevated gazebo, treehouse hole in the same manner as the elevated hole on the Stream Course. Number 16 has a number of round red, white and blue obstacles on a downward slope, with the hole placed 90 degrees to the right at the bottom of the slope - difficult hole. The finishing hole, number 18, has three tiers.

Stream Course

This course is part of a two course layout that is part of a family fun center that also includes bumper cars and boats, go karts, video games and paint ball. The Stream Course is a relatively easy layout, with multiple opportunities for holes in one, that gets its name for several streams running along side or across the holes. If you are not careful, you can putt the ball into the water, so some thinking about shot placement is required. The players tend to be well behaved family groups or couples. The course is very well maintained with good carpet, clean, and well landscaped. Nice touches are ball washers on several holes and the practice green

before you start. It appears that there are provisions for moving the hole location, so from day to day the course may play differently.

Several holes had an interesting structure. Hole 9 requires you to hit over about a one foot wide stream with a six inch step off, requiring some speed to your putt or you will see your ball float away. Hole number 12 has two tiers, with the more direct route to the hole giving you the option to putt off of about an

18 inch step. Hole 15B is an elevated hole placed in a gazebo that is like a treehouse. Hole 16 has a three step drop-off. Hole 17 has a pond that borders a narrow chute that you must hit to approach the hole and you can easily go into the water. All shots into the water on this course result in a one stoke penalty.

Reviewed by Dan and Patty Sheridan

Reviewed in 2006

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