How to prepare your putting for Riverview Golf Course in Kirtland, New Mexico.
Riverview Golf Course plays a 6,858-yard par 72 from the Black tees with a 70.5 rating and 121 slope. Greens are bentgrass. Practice green available. For most players prepping here, lag putting and 4–6 foot pressure putts are the highest-leverage focus.
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Standard — build a steady putting routine
<cite index="2-1">Riverview Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Kirtland, New Mexico opened in 1969</cite>. <cite index="23-12,23-13,23-14">The course features distinct challenges on each of its Sunset and Sunrise 9's, with the Sunrise 9 featuring a parkland style layout with treelined fairways and push-up greens, while the Sunset 9 tests all abilities with a links-style course with natural terrain and elevation changes</cite>.
Why putting prep matters at Riverview Golf Course
Riverview Golf Course plays as a 14-hole par 72 from the Black tees at 6,858 yards. With a 70.5 rating and 121 slope, it's a course that asks for steady ball-striking and steady putting through a full round.
Baxter Spann's design philosophy shapes the green complexes here.
RECOMMENDED ROUTINE
20-minute pre-round putting routine
Adapt timing to your practice green availability and arrival window.
1
3–6 foot start-line check
Hit 10 putts from short range and watch your face control. Pick one ball mark or grass blade as a target — this is your line accuracy check before everything else. Bentgrass holds its line cleanly, so misses from this range are usually face-angle errors, not green reads.
5 min
2
15 / 25 / 35 foot distance ladder
Build your stroke-length feel for the most common lag putt distances. Three putts at each distance. The goal is getting the second putt inside the leather, not making the first. Standard slope means typical green complexes — give yourself reads from at least two angles before committing.
8 min
3
Uphill / downhill speed calibration
If the practice green has slope: hit 5 uphill and 5 downhill putts from the same distance. Hit at least 5 putts each direction. This is where the practice green tells you what the course will play like today.
5 min
4
Pressure finish
Make 8 out of 10 from 4–6 feet before leaving. If you miss two in a row, reset the count. The goal is leaving the green with confidence, not a number. Greens may have more wear around the cup at high-traffic courses — your last putts will tell you what the actual surface is doing.
2 min
What to track with TrueRoll
Four metrics worth watching during your prep sessions at home or on the road before playing Riverview Golf Course.