Red Hawk Golf Club

I was visiting the Las Cruces area from the state of Washington. I had never played in this region, and likewise this was my first time at Red Hawk. Today, (01-16-2024), I had a 10:20 tee time on a pretty cold morning. I arrived and checked in at 9:45 and was asked if I wanted to purchase range balls. I purchased a medium bucket. As I finished my purchase the employee I was dealing with instructed other team members to assist the grounds crew in setting up the range. I finished loading my cart and went to the range ball machine. I had to unlatch and open the garage door for that machine. After obtaining my basket of balls, I was informed the range would be closed for a significant time while the grounds crew finished mowing. I was told I could use the rest of the practice area but not the driving range. I tee'd off on time and gave my entire basket of range balls to the Starter, (Lonnie). Lonnie was great and suggested I talk to the pro shop after my round. I informed the afternoon staff that I was charged for a basket of balls I wasn't allowed to use. Even after pointing out I was visiting from out of the state; I wasn't even offered a refund on the range balls. I was merely informed they would address the issue with the young man from whom I purchased the range balls. I am a member of a country club in Washington and found it very unprofessional to solicit the purchase of range balls when the clerk KNEW the range was not open for use! The course was in decent shape considering the weather conditions the staff has had to deal with.

Kitchen sucks! Dry chicken wings, but the worst of it all was getting a uncooked crispy chicken salad. See picture!

This is a solid 4.5 course. Fantastic views, some nice challenges (lots of sand traps and water that comes into play on 4 or 5 holes), very well maintained tee boxes, fairways; and exceptionally pleasant staff. Lots and lots of rolling hills. If you can find a flat spot on the fairways or undulating greens, let me know! The only negative is that some of the fairways were water-soaked and some of the sand traps had standing water. Highly recommended - particularly after playing a round at the less than stellar NMSU yesterday - if you find yourself in Las Cruces.

Note: This is a review about the restaurant only. This is the golf club snack bar disguised as a mediocre restaurant. I don't play golf. But I love the Pastaggio's on Harrelson pizza. So since I had a dog sitting job out here I thought I'd swing by and get a pizza and a beer before heading that way. Pizza was just as good as the other location. Service was actually pleasant though sporadic. At first we were overwhelmed by "is everything ok" and then ... crickets. Everyone was super pleasant but they were constantly and loudly moving tables and chairs and seemed to be randomly running in and out waiting tables. I saw 3 or 4 servers and no one seemed to have an area to specifically wait. So it was always hard to track down your server. The menu is limited. The pasta is NOT made fresh on site. There is a full bar - score! Large patio that faces the driving range. Live music (He was playing jazz Christmas songs on the saxaphone!) outside.Get your pizza to go.

I was visiting and my daughter lives within miles of this golf course. I set up a few private lessons with Matt Sheehan and also played 9 holes. In my opinion this is a hidden gem! The course is lush with beautiful mountains and rolling hills. 5 Tee's for all levels. The staff was friendly, helpful and welcoming. Loved the range and the chipping/putting area. My lessons were fantastic. I have been playing a few years and Matt made things simple and has a great presence and personality. I feel like I learned so much in the 2 hours we had together and the price was very reasonable. He gave me so much information I had to write notes in my phone afterwards so I wouldn't forget!! If they can build some condo's in the area for visiting golfers I think this club will be a great golf destination! This review was for the golf course only. I did not visit the restaurant.

So yesterday was the 4th of July and both my brother and I felt like playing some golf knowing that it was going to be packed everywhere but my brother was able to get us in for a 10:30am tee time so off we went. We arrived about an hour early but the Marshall was cool and let us play on at 930 instead. Let me tell you this golf course is beautiful and yet feisty because she ate a bunch of my golf balls yesterday. I lost count of how many skew took from us but it was a handful...LOL...we did get slowed up a bit due to some slow play ahead of us but nothing to to bad and like I said my brother and I truly enjoyed this place. Will definitely be back.

The course in in descent shape. It's the only course in the area with green fairways and maintenance is kept up on the fairways and greens. The sand traps are in need of some attention but still descent. The play however was slow as we experienced and even skipped three holes due to super slow play and marshals not pushing play. We saw one group fishing for balls on number 3 for well over 10 minutes. Two groups were waiting on tee during this time. We finally decided to jump to number 6 and no one was in front of us the rest of the round.

super disappointed in the pace of play. several calls and conplaints to the staff, 5h 04m round with 2 3somes in front which continued to pair up. very disappointing and very frustrated with staff. rangers were a joke and could do nothing to improve pace of play.

Don't go on a Saturday unless you like having a (according to the Pro) "normal five hour round". Ridiculous. And we saw a ranger once. Won't be going on Saturday again.And my bad for hitting into the "sand", but the blacktop parking lot was softer than that hard pack.They are in it for the money on the weekends, not for your enjoyment.

I think this is a great restaurant. I came here and got amazing food. The golf course is amazing and the service was beyond amazing. I recommend it.