Best of 2018: Texas

The best public, semi-private and resort courses in the Lonestar State based on our community of golfer ratings.
Adobe ruins sit to the left of the 18th green on the Black Jack's Crossing golf course at Lajitas Golf Resort.

The yearly Golf Advisor state best-of lists are compiled by analyzing the ratings and reviews submitted by members of our community throughout the year. We use our Golf Advisor Index logic that weights newer reviews and combine it with a course's weighted subcategory averages. Reviews from trusted and active reviewers are weighted heavier than inactive members.

Courses must offer public access and have received at least one review in 2018 to be eligible for this year's list.

Texas golf courses reviewed in 2018: 203
Reviews of Texas golf courses in 2018: 7,592

  1. San Antonio, Texas
    Resort
    4.9061352941
    534

  2. Lubbock, Texas
    Public
    4.5021470588
    221

  3. El Paso, Texas
    Public
    3.2768235294
    105

  4. Lake Jackson, Texas
    Public
    4.3788117647
    360

  5. New Braunfels, Texas
    Public
    3.4647058824
    22

  6. Lajitas, Texas
    Semi-Private/Resort
    4.8182
    11

  7. Euless, Texas
    Public
    4.4086
    186

  8. Yantis, Texas
    Public
    4.5443235294
    275

  9. Galveston, Texas
    Public/Resort
    4.5970941176
    780

  10. Blanco, Texas
    Public
    4.5728823529
    974

  11. Kemp, Texas
    Private
    4.4799058824
    165

  12. Grapevine, Texas
    Public/Resort
    3.7535705882
    220

  13. Burnet, Texas
    Public
    4.5215176471
    1032

  14. San Antonio, Texas
    Public
    4.5898176471
    831

  15. Frankston, Texas
    Public/Resort
    3.4482857143
    59

  16. San Antonio, Texas
    Public/Resort
    4.2626823529
    760

  17. Mabank, Texas
    Semi-Private
    4.4868411765
    365

  18. Lost Pines, Texas
    Public
    4.1672823529
    495

  19. San Antonio, Texas
    Private/Resort
    3.7529411765
    18

  20. San Antonio, Texas
    Public/Resort
    4.1210588235
    472

  21. Kingsland, Texas
    Semi-Private
    4.3945470588
    579

  22. Fairview, Texas
    Public/Resort
    4.4541235294
    570

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