Best of 2017: Top 25 golf courses in Texas according to reviews

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TPC San Antonio - Oaks Course - hole 11
Home of the Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio's Oaks Course dazzles. Courtesy of TPC San Antonio

(Editor's Note: Click here to view the 2018 Best of Texas list)

Golf Advisor is looking back on the top-rated courses in each state for 2017 according to your ratings and reviews. Golf courses needed to receive at least one review from an active and trusted member in the calendar year to be considered eligible for our state lists. To view more details on how we compile our best-of lists, visit our Top 50 U.S. Courses list.

Texas golf courses reviewed in 2017: 311
Total reviews of Texas golf courses in 2017: 7,939

Top 25 courses in Texas in 2017

25. Vaaler Creek Golf Club

Blanco

24. Butterfield Trail Golf Club

El Paso

23. Pine Dunes Golf Club & Resort

Frankston

22. Max A. Mandel Golf Course

Laredo

21. Tierra Verde Golf Club

Arlington

20. The Quarry Golf Course

San Antonio

19. The Resort Course at La Cantera Hill Country Resort

San Antonio

18. The Golf Club At Star Ranch

Hutto

17. Hyatt Hill Country Golf Club

San Antonio

16. Crenshaw Cliffside at Omni Barton Creek Resort

Austin

15. River Place Country Club

Austin

14. Tapatio Springs Country Club & Resort

Boerne

13. Delaware Springs Golf Course

Burnet

12. Apache Links at Squaw Valley Golf Club

Glen Rose

11. Wilderness Golf Course

Lake Jackson

10. Black Jack's Crossing at Lajitas

Lajitas

9. Links At Land's End

Yantis

8. Moody Gardens Golf Course

Galveston

7. Old American Golf Club

The Colony

6. Fazio Canyons at Omni Barton Creek Resort

Austin

5. TPC San Antonio - AT&T Oaks Course

San Antonio

4. Cowboys Golf Club

Grapevine

3. Wolfdancer Golf Club at Hyatt Regency Lost Pines

Lost Pines

2. The Rawls Golf Course

Lubbock

1. The Palmer Course at La Cantera Hill Country Resort

San Antonio

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