Located just north of downtown San Antonio off the Highway 1604 loop is the La Cantera Resort, home to The Resort Course, designed by Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf. It is a former host of the PGA Tour's Texas Open, featuring incredible elevation changes and sweeping views of San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country. La Cantera Resort features…
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort is located just north of San Antonio, a 20-minute drive from downtown, Alamo and Riverwalk. The resort sits on 300 acres of peaceful ranch land and features a 27-hole golf course. Beyond golf, there are biking and walking trails, sand volleyball, tennis and evening s'mores around the campfire. For water sports,…
Located just north of San Antonio is the largest golf resort hotel in Texas, the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill County Resort & Spa. Opened in 2010, the resort features 1,002 rooms and suites and is adjacent to the TPC San Antonio, home to the Oaks and Canyons courses. The Oaks hosts the PGA Tour's Texas Open, and the Canyons has served as a…
Tapatio Springs is a modest-sized resort in the small Hill Country town of Boerne, located north of San Antonio. The 18-hole golf course, formerly 27 holes, underwent an extensive renovation and redesign project at the hands of Tripp Davis in 2015 to create an updated experience for golfers. Off-course amenities at this resort include a brand new…
Flying L Guest Ranch is a family-friendly getaway full of outdoor activities located northwest of San Antonio. The former dude ranch has a long aviation history, purchased by Colonel John H. Lapham from Polish settlers, and the resort's opening was featured in Life Magazine. Today, highlights of this sprawling, family-owned property are the many…
The most popular tourist city in the Lone Star State also has become one of Texas' best golf destinations. With the addition of the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and the TPC San Antonio, the Alamo City offers a wide range of golf options.
In 2011, the Arnold Palmer Course at Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio celebrated its 10th anniversary, and it's been gaining in popularity in recent years. So much so, in fact, that play is almost even between Palmer and its more-famous sister Resort Course. The star of the Palmer is the elevation changes and the views. Nowhere in San Antonio are there more panoramic shots.
At the Golf Industry Show it's all about building and maintaining a better golf course for golfers. The GIS has it covered, from better rakes and chemicals to new grasses and better bunkers.
Five years since the Valero Texas Open switched venues, TPC San Antonio is getting its groove as the host course, while La Cantera is upping the ante for guests of the JW Marriott resort.
Deep in the heart of Texas, there's a golf course for all budgets in San Antonio. Here's a look at the golfer's menu, from bargain plays to high-end resorts.
One of the best aspects of San Antonio golf are the views created by being on the edge of the Texas Hill Country. The Westin La Cantera courses, for example, are known for them, and they're pretty good at the TPC San Antonio as well. But those are resort courses. What about the daily fees? There's no shortage of non-resort vistas either, and many of them are at a fraction of the price of resort golf. Here's a rundown of my favorites.
San Antonio is one of Texas' best golf cities, so it's no surprise that the Alamo City sports one of the best municipal systems in the U.S. When outsiders think of San Antonio municipal golf, they no doubt think of Brackenridge Park, which once hosted the PGA Tour's Texas Open. But Old Brack's not the only game in town when it comes to San Antonio munis, Mike Bailey writes.
Millions visit San Antonio annually for a variety of reasons -- to experience the rugged Texas Hill Country and see the native wildflowers, bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush, and to play golf among some beautiful limestone-dotted landscapes complete with prickly pear cactus, sheer cliffs, daring elevation changes and lush green hillsides.
With a storied history hosting many of Texas' great legends such as Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead and Ben Crenshaw, San Antonio has a rich pedigree as a stage for some of the state's top shotmakers. A golf trip to the Alamo City will reveal who the true players are, especially if the Hill Country breeze is prevalent and your group books a tee time on one of these top courses for shotmakers.
If you like Tex-Mex, barbecue and a good old chicken-fried steak, then San Antonio is your town. Luckily, if you're playing golf, you'll find plenty of great choices nearby. What follows is just a sampling of some great dining/hangout options after a round of golf. All are within easy driving distances of some top-notch courses.
If you're in the Alamo City on business and you want to play golf -- whether it's part of your agenda or you are just looking to catch a quick round -- plenty of options are at your disposal. From top resorts to convenient daily fee courses, Mike Bailey has five great options for the business traveler in San Antonio.
While many golfers believe the putter is the most important club in your bag, many golf experts these days will tell you that it's the driver because it sets the tone for an entire hole. With that in mind, Mike Bailey serves up five San Antonio golf courses that encourage that grip-it-and-rip-it mentality off the tee.
If you like roller coasters and thrill rides, Six Flags Fiesta Texas is your kind of place. The park has 18 attractions it would classify as thrill rides, including something called "Scream," a harrowing tower that drops its victims more than 20 stories. There's nothing on the golf courses in San Antonio that will make you scream, but appropriately enough, there are plenty of courses that have adventurous holes with plenty of twists and turns. Here's a sampling ...
The new JW Marriott San Antonio Hill County Resort is out to offer a taste of pure Texas. Blending Hill Country charm with Lone Star State bravado, it's the largest in the world of the JW Marriott Resorts with 1,002 guest rooms on 600 acres. The resort offers four-star dining, a spa and two great TPC courses: AT&T Oaks and AT&T Canyons.
There's a little bit of everything and a whole lot of golf at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort. It has lakes, oak trees, creek beds, wildlife and a feeling of tranquility that you don't get at most resorts. And there are 27 challenging holes as well. The courses are always in excellent shape, they're a commune with nature and offer a great test of strategy, Mike Bailey writes from the Alamo City.
Golfer or not, you've got to give the developers of the new Quarry Golf Club and residential commercial complex some serious props. Once a working limestone quarry mine just north of downtown San Antonio, Texas, the land for the course has been transformed into a top daily-fee round of golf.
A few years ago, the decision was made to make Brackenridge Park Golf Course the centerpiece of an Alamo Golf Trail initiative. The owners spent $7.5 million to not only restore Brackenridge to the old A.W. Tillinghast design and feel, but to bring it up to modern standards as well. What remains is a Tillinghast classic.
Two of 2010's most anticipated golf courses officially opened in January: TPC San Antonio's Oaks course and Canyons course. The Oaks was designed by Greg Norman and consultant Sergio Garcia, while the Canyons was designed by TPC's favorite architect, Pete Dye, and consultant Bruce Lietzke. Both were built to host top tour events, but they come with many differences, too.
Greg Norman and Sergio Garcia designed TPC San Antonio's AT&T Oaks Course first and foremost for the PGA Tour player. With that said, most golfers cherish the opportunity to play where the pros play, Mike Bailey writes. You might not want to play a course this difficult every day, but that's why the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa also has the more player friendly AT&T Canyons Course, which makes for a nice change of pace.
One of seven facilities on the Alamo Golf Trail, Cedar Creek Golf Course represents one of San Antonio's best as well at a fraction of the price. Opened in 1989, this par 72 that plays nearly 7,200 yards is a championship venue that will test all levels of players. Located north of Loop 1604 in the edge of the Texas Hill Country, the course has plenty of movement and several great views, including a panoramic vista from the 10th tee.
The newest addition to the golf scene in Texas is a big one: The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort, home to the TPC San Antonio's AT&T Oaks and AT&T Canyons courses. This is the largest JW Marriott Resort in the world, set on 600 acres and featuring 1,002 rooms, a 28,000-square-foot spa, six-acre water park, seven dining options and four large conference rooms.
Host of the Valero Texas Open, the AT&T Oaks at TPC San Antonio has earned a reputation as one of the PGA Tour's toughest courses since it began hosting the tournament in 2010. Take a closer look with this photo gallery.
TPC San Antonio's AT&T Oaks Course, designed by Greg Norman and player consultant Sergio Garcia, features narrow fairways and difficult green complexes, not to mention loads of large bunkers. The Oaks plays on gently rolling land, and there is less than 100 feet of difference between the high and low point of the course.