June Course of the Month Buffalo Thunder Resort

Buffalo Thunder Resort

Towa Golf Club

Located in Northern New Mexico’s Pojoaque Valley, Towa’s three independent nine-hole courses challenge with dramatic elevation changes. At the heart of the Pueblo of Pojoaque, the layout provides golfers with panoramic vistas of the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains.

Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort and Spa at Buffalo Thunder, Towa was designed jointly by twenty-time PGA titlist Hale Irwin and noted golf course designer and landscape architect William Phillips.

• The Boulder Nine: Opened in 2001, this Phillips design measures 3,640 yards from the back tees. It features the only island green in New Mexico. 
• The Piñon Nine: Also opened in 2001, this is an Irwin-designed course measuring 3,615 yards.
• The Valley Nine: The most recently-completed course, Valley is an Irwin design opened in 2009. It measures 3,575 yards.

Where dose the name come from?

“Buffalo Thunder was chosen as the name because it is a symbol of spiritual strength for Native Americans”  

Jimmy is currently working on a greens renovation program where he is interseeding  his greens with Nu-Penn Blend / Seaside II and is having great success.

Superintendent:

Jimmy Rodriguez

Hilton Santa Fe Golf & Resort at Buffalo Thunder Director of Dirt G.C.S.A.A. Class A

joseph.rodriguez@hilton.com