La Cantera Resort - The Palmer Course

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About
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.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 6926 yards | 74.2 | 142 |
Gold | 72 | 6535 yards | 72.4 | 139 |
Silver | 71 | 6115 yards | 70.6 | 134 |
Copper | 71 | 5784 yards | 69.3 | 128 |
Jade (W) | 71 | 5066 yards | 65.3 | 116 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 73.5/136 W: 78.5/146 | 390 | 449 | 540 | 188 | 448 | 399 | 204 | 370 | 436 | 3424 | 415 | 300 | 363 | 200 | 573 | 449 | 556 | 156 | 490 | 3502 | 6926 |
Gold M: 72.0/134 W: 77.1/144 | 365 | 419 | 513 | 177 | 426 | 384 | 184 | 341 | 411 | 3220 | 384 | 288 | 337 | 186 | 543 | 429 | 535 | 150 | 463 | 3315 | 6535 |
Silver M: 70.1/127 W: 76.1/141 | 336 | 398 | 479 | 154 | 399 | 365 | 161 | 305 | 383 | 2980 | 359 | 270 | 333 | 172 | 515 | 399 | 507 | 136 | 444 | 3135 | 6115 |
Copper M: 67.7/114 W: 73.2/134 | 312 | 376 | 451 | 130 | 378 | 327 | 138 | 272 | 360 | 2744 | 326 | 257 | 302 | 149 | 505 | 377 | 478 | 134 | 412 | 2940 | 5684 |
Jade M: 65.8/112 W: 69.8/125 | 282 | 332 | 425 | 93 | 335 | 296 | 118 | 216 | 334 | 2431 | 271 | 233 | 272 | 107 | 479 | 340 | 431 | 133 | 369 | 2635 | 5066 |
Handicap | 11 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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Photo submitted by enriquerhl on 08/21/2021
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Photo submitted by enriquerhl on 08/21/2021
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Photo submitted by Travis5492099 on 08/14/2021
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Photo submitted by hvnPqv6uC2Sx3fQfk8K1 on 03/03/2021
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Photo submitted by gRLNKb0mlYSmJMZxBxW3 on 03/13/2020
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Photo submitted by Snaphook417 on 01/28/2020
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Photo submitted by Snaphook417 on 01/28/2020
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Photo submitted by u000003332198 on 01/13/2020
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Photo submitted by sFYsHP15ZZMNBkNQdRZa on 12/19/2019
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Photo submitted by theglasseyegolfer on 11/01/2019
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Photo submitted by theglasseyegolfer on 11/01/2019
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Photo submitted by TheOBchef on 07/01/2018
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Photo submitted by TheOBchef on 07/01/2018
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Clubhouse with greens of 9 and 18. Photo submitted by TheOBchef on 07/01/2018
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Bell tower of clubhouse Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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9 green left and 18 FW/green right Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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#1 Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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Par-3 4th Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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#11 green w/clubhouse and resort in background Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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View from 18 fairway to the green/clubhouse Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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#14 Fairway Photo submitted by Robert9887468 on 09/04/2015
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Clubhouse Photo submitted by Robert9887468 on 09/04/2015
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Hole there somewhere..... Photo submitted by Shankapotamous on 02/09/2015
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Approach on 18 Photo submitted by Shankapotamous on 02/09/2015
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View from clubhouse Photo submitted by Shankapotamous on 02/09/2015
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Photo submitted by jeremywilson33 on 08/30/2013
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#18 approach shot at The Palmer Course at La Cantera Photo submitted by elozano on 07/18/2013
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Photo submitted by mstacy769 on 06/27/2013
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Finishing hole. The 2nd shot into the green is possible one of the most beautiful shots a golfer can make. Photo submitted by mstacy769 on 06/27/2013
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Photo submitted by u000007025347 on 03/24/2013
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Photo submitted by u000007025347 on 03/24/2013
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Photo submitted by u000007025347 on 03/24/2013
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Photo submitted by u000007025347 on 03/24/2013
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173 yard Par 3 over water. Photo submitted by LinksDestroyer on 03/14/2013
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Hole with a view clear to downtown. Photo submitted by LinksDestroyer on 03/14/2013
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Approach to 18th Green Photo submitted by jscarpetta on 11/02/2012
Must Play Golf
Golf course is a hidden gem in San Antonio. The course is in excellent condition. The staff is friendly and ready to help at all times. Unfortunately, their restaurant was closed. Highly recommend.
Beautiful course
Exceptional staff. Lots of elevation changes on every hole. Play the right tees for your handicap or suffer the consequences. Greens have lots of slope and are exceptionally quick when on the wrong side of the hole.
Rough is extremely challenging. One of the best courses in the hill country. Will definitely be back!
Great experience
This was our second time playing this course after 12 years and it was definitely worth every mile we drove from Austin. Great course design, beautiful sights. Everything is neat; the club house, the carts, fairways and greens.
Staff is also very professional and kind.
Overall a great experience worth repeating once in a month if you live in the ATX/SAT area and a must if you are visiting San Antonio.
Incredible course
Played Palmer today. The facilities, the course, pace of play were near perfect. The staff was over the top friendly and helpful. They even went searching for my wife’s 9 iron and FOUND IT!
We had also played the RESORT course last week and it was equally as good. Both these courses are challenging and have lots of elevated tee boxes and grand vistas.
I will definitely be back!!
REX
La Cantera Palmer
Highly recommend this course. The layout and elevation changes make it a challenging and unique play. Great staff. The range at the Palmer course is Irons only. Beverage cart was frequent.
Solid
Nice course.. Always heard it was more hard than the resort course but I didn’t find that to be true. Relatively wide open. THICK rough made hitting the fairways a must. Greens were fast and rolled true.. No bar open but they did have a mini beverage stand. Overall was a good time but I’d personally rather play the resort course.
Awesome course!
I love this course! Amazing views, challenging holes and awesome service!
OGwille
Great looking course. A lot of elevation change. I will play there again.
Texas finest!
This is a must play course if you come to Texas. It's a great hill country golf course on the edge of town in San Antonio. It's quite challenging too. Better have your game dialed in otherwise the course will show it's teeth. Every hole is unique. The greens are challenging. The grain truly shows, so make sure to know how to read the grain.
Wonderful place to play
Thoroughly enjoyed playing the Palmer course. It was my first round there and a few blind tee shots on the back nine cost me a few strokes. Beverage cart gal was personable and helpful. Great views from many of the holes...you can see for miles!
Bucket List Box Ticked
7:20am Tee Time, misting to light rain most of the morning, but still had a GREAT time. The course partnered me up with a vibrant young lady "Mia" and a seasoned low handicap member "Skip". Skip surprisingly walked; I was not going to dare, but I followed Skip in a trek after that elusive white little ball, because of the elevation, but with the help of my GF who was with me, I got the golf UBER when I needed it :P The course was lush and green and very well kept. The greens were immaculate . All SMILES all day.
Joe Z.