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Conditions
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Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
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Pace
4.3
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6926 yards
Slope 142
Rating 74.2

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 12/2021. See La Cantera Golf Club listing.

The Palmer Course is one of two golf courses at La Cantera Resort, it is named after its famous designer, golf legend Arnold Palmer. Firmly situated on 225 acres of Texas Hill Country, the golf course features plenty of elevation changes to keep golfers on their toes. There is also an abundance of mature oaks covering the course, requiring accuracy off the tees. The unique layout incorporates dramatic waterfalls, lakes, and numerous white sand bunkers throughout. La Cantera Resort’s Palmer Course has several signature holes, most notably the fourth hole. This demanding par 3 requires a long carry over a lake with waterfalls along the front of the green.

Course Details

Year Built 2001
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (2001) Ed Seay (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
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

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Spa, Jacuzzi

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

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Reviews

4.7
534 Reviews (534)

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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Test of Golf

Course is in fantastic shape. The elevation changes provide a great test and make the round very enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/22/2017:
Hi m83434n, Thank you for the 5 star review! We're happy to hear you played with excellent course conditions and faced a great test. See you soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome

Great course, u lose urself with the great views and lay-out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/06/2017:
Hi robgar, Thank you for the 5 star review! The views can certainly add a lot of flair to a day of golf at La Cantera. See you soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/06/2017:
Hi u00000990478, Thank you for the 5 star review!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course to Playh

This course is a must play in the San Antonio area. It is very beautiful and well maintained. If I am ever in the this area again I will for sure play this course. The staff were very friendly and treated us great. Do not go to San Antonio without playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/22/2017:
Hi u088258154, Thank you for the 5 star review! Your feedback on excellent course conditions and friendly customer service is greatly appreciated. See you soon!
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course for the Price

Play a lot of destination golf, and this course is always on the list when my wife and I visit Hill Country. Great design, always in great shape, price is always competitive, great value, and the view from the 19th hole is great. Any picture you see of this place is no exaggeration. A San Antonio must play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/06/2017:
Hi meglen, Thank you for the 5 star review! We love to be on your list when you and your wife come out to the area. See you soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/06/2017:
Hi u8518536, Thank you for the 5 star review!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fabulous coures

Course was beautiful along with the scenery. Greens were in great condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/06/2017:
Hi u00000814467, Thank you for the 5 star review! Best, La Cantera Management
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good Course for hot deal price right now

Course was is in decent shape for winter, but the bunkers were in disarray. If you got into to a bunker that was downwind there was no sand in the bunker, I'm talking less than an inch. Whether or not you had sand to hit out of in the bunker was pure luck. Greens were a bit bumpy but that is somewhat expected for winter greens. Finally, it would have been nice for someone on staff to heed a warning that some of the bunkers may not have much sand in them.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/01/2017:
Hi Htowngolf307, Thank you for the 4 star review! We're sorry to hear the bunkers were not in good condition for your round. Best, La Cantera Management
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Vacation golf

Visiting Texas from NY for a week we hit a few golf courses. This one was beautiful. Very hilly and scenic. Challenging golf but worth it. Pretty quiet golfing during the week day. The staff was so friendly, professional and helpful. We had a great time in sunny Texas golfing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/01/2017:
Hi u400103146, We're very happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us in Texas! We take pride in our excellent customer service. Come back and visit us real soon! Best, La Cantera Management
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow

Pace was so bad I did not get to finish past hole 12. Not good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/22/2017:
Hi Jeff5216266, Thank you for the 4 star review! We're sorry pace of play kept this from being a great round. This is not our standard. Hopefully, you can come back for another round soon. Best, La Cantera
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/08/2017:
Hi kyleliu118, Thank you for the 5 star review! Glad to hear everything was great during your experience. See you soon! Best, The Palmer Course at La Cantera
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is ingreat shape.

Course is in great shape. Fairways are very clean and the greens are exceptional. Staff was very helpful and food was great ! Will definitely add the course to my list of great golf courses in San Antonio. Will definitely play here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/08/2017:
Hi Jack1842013, Thank you for the 5 star review! We always like to land on our golfer's list of best courses to play. Best, The Palmer Course at La Cantera
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course!

All around good, almost great, course. Traps need to be re done. Staff great. I'll play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/08/2017:
Hi Terrance2725942, We appreciate your feedback and 4 star review! Glad to hear about your great day of golf and excellent customer service. See you soon! Best, The Palmer Course at La Cantera
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging, yet fun course

We love playing at La Cantera. The staff is so friendly and helpful, and the course is well maintained. Putting can be a challenge, so take the time to read your putts. P. S. The views of the surrounding area are spectacular!

Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 02/03/2017:
Hi SpringVa, Thank you for the 5 star review! We're thrilled to hear about your great day of golf. The views are tough to beat, especially when the weather cooperates. See you soon! Best, La Cantera Management
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wonderful course

I have been told by several people that this course was a must-play, and they were correct. The staff was friendly, the course was in perfect shape and the marshals and starter kept everything running smoothly. My only caution is to bring your A game. This is a very challenging course with fast greens. I'm a 14 handicap and we played from the silver which was more than enough challenge. I would highly recommend this course. I will be back next year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 02/03/2017:
Hi u000004587829, Thank you for providing feedback on your round. Being a "must-play" is what we strive to provide. We're happy to hear you received great customer service and played with excellent course conditions. See you soon! Best, La Cantera Management
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/03/2017:
Hi u642664220, Thank you for the 5 star review! We look forward to seeing you back on the course soon. Best, La Cantera Management
Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Walked

First

Staff very friendly . Course was in good shape greens ran true and fast for being in the 40 degrees it was.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/09/2017:
Hi u000007353620, Thank you for the 5 star review and recommendation! Great to hear you received friendly customer service and played with excellent course conditions. See you soon! Best, La Cantera Management
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

High and Low Grades

Condition was TV quality and extremely scenic but Layout is very gimmicky and some greens all but impossible to read correctly. Not real sure I'd want to play it again

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 01/09/2017:
Hi rddupin, Thank you for providing feedback on your round! We're sorry to lose your recommendation due to course layout. Hopefully, you can come back and try The Resort Course for a different round. Best, La Cantera Management
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

It's a must play for a reason

The vistas alone make this course worth playing. Just an amazing piece of land to work with. The course is very fun, and super challenging. Drive it straight, or your ball is a goner. The greens were perfect and had nice pace. I would love to play this again. You need to play it a few times to figure out some of the lines off the tee and where you can't miss the greens. Only minor criticism is that there isn't enough sand in the bunkers. Had a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 01/06/2017:
Hi ddeschler, Thank you for the 5 star review! It's great to hear you had a fun and challenging day of golf. See you soon! Best, The Palmer Course at La Cantera
Played On
Reviews 108
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Best San Antonio Scenery

The La Cantera Palmer Course was not only extremely scenic, but also very good golf. Views stretched from Northen San Antonio all the way to the Tower of the Americas downtown. The golf was excellent from hole 1 to 18. Must play for anyone traveling into the area. Conditions were great for early January. Greens rolled true. Extremely tough to putt with the slopes though. Three putts are inevitable. A few blind tee shots but do not hinder play because those holes are slightly shorter once the top of the hill are reached. Must play. Great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/04/2017:
Hi Josh6416838, We are thrilled to see this 5 star review! There's no doubt our courses provide the best views in Texas. See you soon! Best, La Cantera Management
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