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Continental: Approaching the Green 04-01-2008 The grass isn’t the only thing that’s green about golf courses these days. The industry has undertaken tremendous efforts to develop courses that use less water and chemicals, preserve wetlands and forests, protect wildlife, and even reclaim degraded land. Here are nine environmentally responsible layouts you can feel good about playing, even if you play them badly. more..

Fairway Living: Community Watch - Rainmakers 03-27-2008 In Spanish, "ruidoso" means noisy. The town of Ruidoso, New Mexico, was named for a nearby river, but it is in fact a quiet retreat where the Rocky Mountains tumble toward the sprawling Southwest. more..

The Robb Report Collection: Rainmakers, New Mexico 03-01-2008 There are plenty of environmentally friendly measures being implemented at this golf course community just north of Ruidoso, N.M., but partner and general manager Mike O'Brien is clearly passionate about one specific initiative: the polymers. more..

Texas Golfer: Rainmakers course to open in summer 03-01-2008 Renowned from environmental stewardship and embraced by the magnificent beauty and four-season climate of the southern Rocky Mountains, Rainmakers is the highly anticipated golf and recreational community taking shape on approximately 1,000 acres just north of Ruidoso, NM. more..

New York Times: Rainmakers and Amanyara Villas 09-14-2007 On 1,023 acres in the southern Rockies of south-central New Mexico, this community consists of 40 town houses and as many as 650 homesites surrounding an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course. The homesites will range from a half acre to 13 acres, and the townhouses, which will be built to resemble pueblos, will all have two bedrooms. more..

Ruidoso News: Conservation technology abounds at Rainmakers 04-06-2007 There are plenty of environmentally friendly initiatives being implemented at the Rainmakers development being built near the Spencer Theater. But ask representative Mike O’Brien which one he’s most excited about, and he’ll show you, right there in his office. more..

PRESS RELEASES

Rainmakers Wows 200 Members/Guests with New Course, Helicopter Tours and Choice New Homesites
07-21-2008
Rainmakers Golf & Recreational Community recently hosted 200 members and their guests for the Grand Opening of the highly anticipated Robert Trent Jones, II golf course. Already, the community has attracted 150 members from New Mexico, Arizona, California, and a significant number from Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and Lubbock, Texas. more..

Rainmakers to Open Highly Anticipated Golf Course
06-25-2008
Rainmakers Golf & Recreational Community will christen its spectacular new golf course with a member Grand Opening event July 11-13. Designed by internationally renowned golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones II, New Mexico’s first Audubon International Signature golf course promises to be one of the finest in the entire southwest. more..

FACT SHEETS

Rainmakers Golf & Recreational Community Fact Sheet
09-01-2007
Rainmakers is a golf and recreational community located on just over 1,000 acres in Ruidoso, New Mexico—an outdoor lover’s paradise with skiing, year-round golf, hiking in the Lincoln National Forest, mountain- biking and fishing. more..

The Rainmakers Golf Course Fact Sheet
09-01-2007
Designed by world-renowned architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. (RTJ2), the Rainmakers golf course is New Mexico’s first Audubon Signature course. Enhancing the beauty of this 7,200-yard layout are 135 acres of open space set aside (in perpetuity) as a natural habitat and wildlife conservation area. Golfers and residents will be able to see sedentary and migratory fowl as well as elk, deer and other native species. more..

Rainmakers Conservation and Preservation Initiatives Fact Sheet
09-01-2007
From state-of-the-art energy saving construction to cutting-edge soil technology to property-wide water conservation programs, Rainmakers has established itself as an industry leader in environmentally responsible development. more..

Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Biography
06-01-2007
One of the most celebrated golf course architects in the world, Robert Trent Jones, Jr. - whose portfolio includes 240 courses on 6 continents - has used his expertise in architecture and design along with his profound respect for the natural topography to create what promises to be one of the finest golf courses in the entire southwest. The golf course at Rainmakers is scheduled to open for play early-fall 2007. more..