San Antonio Golf Courses
Brackenridge Park Municipal Golf Course
2315 Ave. B, San Antonio TX
78215; Tel. 210.226.5612
First opened in 1918, this San Antonio golf
course is the oldest of city's municipal course
system. Brackenridge is the former and long time
host of the PGA Winter Tour event. The San
Antonio golf course itself measures 6,185 yards
from the tips and the modest green fees are in
the $12-$20 range.
Hill
Country Golf Club
9800 Hyatt Resort Dr., San
Antonio TX 78251; Tel. 210.520.4040
This four-star resort course offers one of the
most luxurious golfing experiences in the area
with top-notch service and amenities. The course
itself is an Arthur Hills design completed in
1993. San Antonio's Hill Country Golf Club
course measures just under 7,000 yards, and the
green fees aren't bad for the resort feel; in
the $60-$120 range.
The Golf Club of Texas
13600 Briggs Ranch, San Antonio
TX 78245; Tel. 210.677.0027
This Lee Trevino signature course features top
conditions and beautiful landscaping, with
native wildflowers and cactus lining the
fairways. The three-and-a-half star course
received a top-50 mention for service from
Golf Digest, and reviewers mentioned the
food to be outstanding for what it's worth.
Green fees are in the $60-$95 range.
1.
Canyon
Springs Golf Club-
24400 Canyon Golf Rd., San
Antonio TX 78258; Tel. 210.497.1770
Opened recently in 1998, this Tom Walker design
central to a luxury housing development is
thought of as one of the top courses in the San
Antonio area. A four-and-a-half star course,
Canyon Springs measures 7,078 yards from the
tips and features outstanding vistas of the San
Antonio area countryside. The course costs in
the $55-$100 range.
2.
Westin La Cantera Resort- Resort Course- -
OSA Editor's Pick A must
play for San Antonio Golf lovers.
17865 Babcock Rd., San Antonio TX
78255; Tel. 210.558.2365
The courses at La Cantera, the Resort (7,001
yards) and the Palmer (6,926 yards), are the
finest in the San Antonio area. The complex
plays host to the annual PGA Tour Texas Open.
Both courses have received just about every
commendation a public course can receive since
their inceptions in 1994 and 2001 respectively.
La Cantera is a must-play destination for
golfers finding themselves in the San Antonio
area. Green fees are a bargain for these
world-class courses: $60-$140.
3.
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort- Price
-$125 Most Improved S.A. course just added 9
more holes!
4td
The
Bandit Golf Club- Price- $49 Quarry
mastermind Keith Foster designed this brillant
course.
4td
Westin La Cantera Resort- Palmer Course -
Price -$140 Most difficult course in San
Antonio.
6td.
Pecan
Valley Golf Club - Historic design was site
of 1968 PGA Championship.
4700 Pecan Valley Dr., San
Antonio TX 78223; Tel. 210.333.9018
Pecan Valley was the site of the historic 1968
PGA Championship, and after a $5.5 million
renovation by architect Bob Cupp, the course is
expected to regain top status in Texas. The
course plays 7,010 yards, and features tight,
oak and pecan tree-lined fairways. A four-star
course, Pecan Valley green fees are in the
$75-$90 range.
6td.
The Quarry
Golf Club -Price- $90
444 E. Basse Rd., San Antonio TX
78209; Tel. 210.824.4500
This unique four-star course features a front
nine set in native grassland and a back nine
built in a 100-year-old rock quarry. This Keith
Foster design opened in 1993, and is praised
heavily for its outstanding year-round condition
and one-of-a-kind landscape. The course plays
6,740 yards from the tips, and will set you back
anywhere from $65-$110.
Avg front 9, exceptional back 9.
8td
The
Republic Golf Club-Price- $51 Solid course
across the board on the southside of San
Antonio.
8td
SilverHorn Golf Club- Price- $69 Stellar
course in great location near airport.
10.
Olympia Hills Golf Center- $34 Course had
flood problems this year which hurt its ranking.
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