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4.7
634 Reviews (634)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.8
94.0%
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4.9
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4.8
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.9
Amenities
4.9
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4.9
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4.7
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4.7
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Layout
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Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.9
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4.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 72
Length 6954 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.5

La Cantera Golf Club opened in 1995, when it also hosted one of the oldest PGA Tour events, the Texas Open. It is no wonder the spot was chosen, with its numerous natural water features, mature oaks, and limestone rock outcroppings it provides the perfect terrain for a challenging round. There are also 75 white sand bunkers strategically placed throughout the golf course. In combination with the spectacular views provided by the course’s elevation changes, the course has quickly gained favor as one of the best public-access golf courses in the country.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Weiskopf (1995) Jay Morrish (1995) Roy Bechtol (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "The Academy at La Cantera"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Spa, Jacuzzi

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

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4.7
634 Reviews (634)

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Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Very nice course!

One of the best in San Antonio, great layout and very well maintained, a must play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Enjoyable Experience

This was my wife's and myself's first time to play La Cantera Resort Course. Can't say anything bad at all about the staff, course or layout. Was met with a friendly young man at the bag drop who answered every question my wife threw at him, (impressive) went in the pro shop and the friendliness continued. Warmed up on the range and visited with the starter who gave us a good rundown on what to expect. The course was in good shape. Greens were mid speed. Have absolutely no complaints about the course or the layout. Great views. It would have been a great day had it not been for a Northern blowing through which dopped temps considerably and had wind gusts 25-30mph. Made it difficult. But, still thoroughly enjoyed it and will return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable experience with a lot of different challenges

The whole day was great starting with arrival. The staff was great and all seemed respectively jealous we were getting to go play but excited for us to have the opportunity. The staff was excited and clearly had great pride in their courses history, current state and upcoming future. The course was great and enjoyed every hole in a different way. Great views, elevation changes, fairways, greens and range of playability different tees offered. I appreciated most that each hole was very different and no hole was boring from any since of being repetitive whether it's the first or 100th time you played it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging course

I had remembered the resort course at La Cantera as being somewhat "easy" (compared to the Palmer course), but I quickly realized that my recollection was wrong. It's a tough course with some challenging holes, but always a good round. Some of the holes have wonderful views of the city and Six Flags. Loved the elevated tee boxes on a number of holes. Will definitely play again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

golfer55

The course was in great shape. The staff was good. The bunkers need a little work not enough sand but overall great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
8e0af433-f0ba-5fc6-a4a1-de256a25b232
Commented on 09/26/2016

Hi tganoe,

Thank you for your five star review! We are excited to know you enjoyed the conditions of the course and were satisfied with our staff. We look forward to seeing you back again soon!

Best Wishes,

LaCanteraPalmerGC Management

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Golf!

Returned after first visit last spring. Awesome then, awesome now!

Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
8e0af433-f0ba-5fc6-a4a1-de256a25b232
Commented on 09/26/2016

Hi Ken8394822,

Thank you for your five star review! We are thrilled to know you re-visited our course and had a great time! We look forward to your next visit!

Best Wishes,

LaCanteraPalmerGC Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing Course

This course is absolutely beautiful and worth the experience. The staff is very friendly and helpful. A MUST play for the experienced golfer!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
8e0af433-f0ba-5fc6-a4a1-de256a25b232
Commented on 09/26/2016

Hi u163239646,

Thank you for your five star review! We are happy to know you had a positive experience at our course. We look forward to seeing you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has great set up

The layout is very good !! Warning ruff is very brutal it cost me a few strokes.. Greens were rolling smooth but slow due to the recent rains. A must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 08/04/2016

JoseT,

Thank you so much for the great review! Please come back again soon.

Best Wishes,

La Cantera GC Mgmt

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Staple of SA Golf!!!

So, The Resort Course at La Cantera is the standard that all the resort courses in the area are compared to. As former host of the Texas Open it is a great course setup and design. The current setup is tailored to the average golfer with the fairways cut wide and the greens running a smooth medium pace. With a series of different tees to choose from you can experience varying levels of challenge the course provides. There are many cool tee shots out there but the tee shot standing on the 7th about 200 feet above the fairway and green with roller coasters at Fiesta Texas in the distance is very unique. Other features include GPS on every cart, good beverage services on course and good pace of play. Plus, I can generally find a good price on GolfNow.com or one of the other bargain sites. Overall, one of my favorite places to play in town.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 08/04/2016

pdicosim,

We are over whelmed by your kind words and fantastic review! It's great that you were able to receive an incredible price on GolfNow! We appreciate your returned patronage and hope that you can come back again soon for another amazing day of golf with us!

Best,

La Cantera GC Mgmt

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Annual outing

I brought 3 friends who had never played this course before. All loved it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 08/04/2016

Adamsrr,

We are so pleased that you and your friends loved the course! Come back again very soon.

Until then, best wishes!

La Cantera GC Mgmt

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

Played for the first time the La Cantera Courses and really enjoyed it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 08/04/2016

frankbwn,

We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your round with us, please come back again soon!

Best,

La Cantera GC Mgmt

Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always Fun

Can be a challenge. But if you're looking to enjoy and not expecting a new course record you will totally be satisfied.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 08/04/2016

u000002689533,

Thank you for your awesome 5 review! We appreciate your patronage and hope that you can come back again soon.

Best Wishes,

La Cantera GC Mgmt

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Vastly Improved

I played this course while the tour played there. The greens are much improved and the course is fantastic.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 05/25/2016

charlie78028,

Thank you for your kind review! We are happy to hear that you noticed the improvement of our greens. Hope to see you on the course again soon!

Best,

La Cantera Resort Golf Course Management

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Would play again

Great course and great course conditions.

Would definitely play again.

Loved the gps system with all the necessary yardage.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 05/25/2016

u000007028156,

Thank you for your 5 star review! We are happy to hear you had a great round and are looking forward to having you play with us again!

Best,

La Cantera Resort Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout beautiful views

Have plYed many times over the years greens were very average and bunkers were in horrible condition

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 05/25/2016

u000008055428,

We apologize for the conditions of the course during your round. We thank you for your feedback as we are constantly trying to improve our course and will use your words to our advantage.

Best,

La Cantera Resort Golf Course Management

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never Been Treated Like That As A Customer

I've been playing golf more than 30 years and yesterday was yelled at for the first time by a marshall. The course was cart path only, me and my friend both hit into the woods well right of #2 across the dry creek into the woods. After punching out we got in the cart and a marshal rolled up and yelled "What are you doing" (I tried to post what he actually said but my review was rejected for profanity) I tried to explain to him that we didn't see a problem with being in the woods no where near a fairway or the rough but apologized and said we would be sure to stay on the path. He said we better or we would be kicked off the course. With the amount of yelling and threats you'd think we we're kids doing donuts on a green. There's a way to talk to grown men, especially when they are paying customers. We told him he needed to settle down and talk to us respectfully. He drove off, no apology then, no apology later.

Course was in great shape, greens a little slow but sped up after the sun came out. Love playing here but after that treatment I'm unlikely to be back unless I happen to catch a cheap rate.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 05/25/2016

Darinw51,

We are so sorry to hear about how you were treated at our course. This kind of behavior from staff is not tolerated and will be addressed internally. To further discuss this situation, please email us at LaCantera.ResortCourse@gmail.com. Again, we send our apologies.

Best,

La Cantera Resort Course Management

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Serious Staff Issues

I've been playing golf more than 30 years and yesterday was yelled at for the first time by a marshall. The course was cart path only, me and my friend both hit into the woods well right of #2 across the dry creek. After punching out we got in the cart and this guy rolled up and yelled "what the ..... are you guys doing off the cart path". I tried to explain that we didn't see a problem with being in the woods no where near a fairway or even the rough but apologized and said we would be sure to stay on the path. He said we better or we would be kicked off the course. With the amount of yelling and threats you'd think we we're kids doing donuts on a green. There's a way to talk to grown men, especially when they are paying customers. We told him he needed to settle down and talk to us respectfully. He finally drove off, no apology then, no apology later.

Course was in great shape, greens a little slow but sped up after the sun came out. Love playing here but after that treatment I'm unlikely to be back unless its really cheap. Not going to pay good money to be treated like that.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 05/25/2016

Darinw51,

We are so sorry to hear about how you were treated at our course. This kind of behavior from staff is not tolerated and will be handled internally. To further discuss this situation, please email us at LaCantera.ResortCourse@gmail.com. Again, we send our apologies.

Best,

The Resort Course at La Cantera Management

Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

cart path only???

we were treated very well by all the staff. the course is in good condition, but we found the greens very slow. there is a lot of construction going on and it becomes noisy. it was cart path only that day and the weather was in the 90's and humid, so it made for a long day. overall still very good and we would go back and play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 03/22/2016

Hi thegrats,

Thank you for playing at the Resort Course at La Cantera. We appreciate your feedback regarding the speed of the greens as the bermuda grass is now blooming from its winter dormant state. We apologize about the construction as La Cantera Resort is putting up a spa right on the first hole. We hope you will be back to see us once the construction is complete, or visit the Palmer Course at La Cantera.

Best Wishes,

the Resort Course at La Cantera Management

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great day

The course was well groomed and the pace was perfect.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
65ef8d89-43b9-5a12-8ac4-191f95b4169e
Commented on 02/28/2016

Hi lmimari,

Thank you for playing at La Cantera Golf Club, and thank you for the 5 star rating. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your round including the course conditions, pace of play, and your overall experience. We hope you will be back to see us for another memorable round soon.

Best Wishes,

La Cantera Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

great course

course was in great conditions. Very challenging, but some easier holes to make it average out. Would definitely play again for rate on golf now. Greens in great shape, but tough.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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