Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort

I've played this course many times. Over the recent months the condition has gotten worse. The green conditions were aweful with uneven and often half sand and no grass.

Facilities are great as well as most tee boxes and fairways. Just a shame that can't get it right when it comes to the greens. Huge disappointment. Won't play there again for quite a while

this course was in very poor condition. it was not worth the time money oreffort.

The green is a disaster, no grasses but grass seeds.
Fairway grass is also very bad, this course was very good last year, but this year???

Let me start off with the good things about my experience at Tapatio. The staff was very friendly and the range, although nothing elaborate, was a good opportunity to warm up in a decent environment. But this is where the good ends.

There was (as far as I could see), no good practice putting and chipping area. The only one I saw was next to the "closed" 9, and as a first timer at this course, I was unaware of this. I was with my fiancee and attempting to chip and putt before my round, only to hit about two chips and two putts, pick up the ball and say "This is worthless, this won't help anything". The green and chipping area was in such horrible shape, attempting to practice at all would have only hindered my game.

The course itself wasn't any better. The layout, in my opinion, was very mediocre at best. If I didn't want to, I don't think I would have had to hit a single driver or 3-wood off of the tees. None of the tee boxes were mowed (and this was at about 2:30 in the afternoon), but the grounds crew were out on the course in the middle of the afternoon mowing the greens, interrupting the rate of play. I've worked on a golf course as a maintenance guy for two summers while in college, and I do not remember having the mowers on the greens or tees so late in the afternoon. This was a job that was done at 6 a.m prior to the start of the golf day. This is me being picky, but it is only because it was compounded by the fact that the course was in such horrible condition.

The fairways were not fairways. The only thing I can think of is "cow pasture", but for a "resort" course, this is unacceptable. The greens however were far far worse. I can only remember there being one green that was not completely lost. The greens were dirt, black, bumpy, hairy (in the few areas there actually was grass) and impossible to get a true roll. I was very disappointed for the obvious reasons, but also because I had just replaced my old putter grip with a Super Stroke grip and was extremely excited to try it out. I never had a real opportunity to do so and this was extremely disappointing.

I could continue to go on about the course but I'm hoping what I have said so far gets my point across. The staff was very nice and helpful, and if I had actually paid for this round myself (used a giftcard from my in laws) I probably would have asked for at least half of my money back. The round, for twilight, on a weekday cost me $55. If it had been prime time on the weekend, it would have cost $72 or more. I just have one quick recommendation for the course's powers that be. If the course is in such horrible condition and you are working on getting it back to where it should be, I understand, but you CANNOT charge that much money for such a horrible track to play on. That round was worth, at most, $15-$20.

Perhaps the superintendent will get the course back in shape, but I say, "play at your own risk".

It would be nice to know before playing at Tapatio Springs that their greens were in such terrible shape. On all except a few holes, the greens were so bad, it was impossible to putt, which made for a very frustrating day.

While the new ownership has secured water and put lots of $ into the course and facilities, the very poor condition of the greens detracts from an otherwise good to excellent facility, The greens are bumpy, very inconsistent, and some are nearly bare, especially in the first few holes. Not unlike they were 2 years ago before the new owners and water...not sure why. Some of the tees on the other hand don't seem to have been mown in weeks. Used to being in the rough after a drive, not before.
The course is beautiful and on a great piece of land. If they can solve the tee and green issues, it will be worth the $59 I paid, but not as it is.

We had not played the course in several years. There was quite a sum of money spent by the new owners on the facilities, but the simple fact that there was VERY little spent on the course is evident. A very inexpensive fix for the golf course health would be to create temporary greens, put about Two truckloads (or more) of sand on the greens would allow the greens to be brought up to somewhat playable with proper fertilization and maintenance in short order, less than 4 months in my opinion. Once such a beautiful golf course, this has continued to deteriorate to the point that is a laughingstock of "RESORT" courses.

Have played here a few times. The staff is very friendly, the facility is top notch...reminds me of a high end private club. I played here a couple weeks ago and the course was still dormant. Now, it has really begun to green up...like most courses in the area, the warm weather is helping. The course was very busy...pace of play was about 4 hours and 25 mins.

New carts, gps, great challenging layout... I recommend this courses for the money and I can tell the conditions will only get better.

To be fair this golf course was almost completely destroyed & run into the ground by the previous owner(s). The new owners are trying to restore it to it's original condition; however, it has a very long way to go on the golf courses. The fairways I played rate at 5-6 out of 10. The 18 greens that I played (14) rated 0 (zero) out of 10, (2) rated 5 out of 10 & (2) rated 8 out of 10. The two courses (Lakes & Valley) I played of the three courses (the third course was closed for repairs) should have temporary greens opened on 16 holes until theses 16 are completely replaced & able to be put back into service. The price to play is v. excessive.

The facilities and staff were excellent but the course leaves a lot to be desired. The greens are the worst I've played on in years. We finally just allowed automatic 2 putts.

Course was in need of water, greens were bad. Good layout and it could be great with more water and general care

Tapatio Springs golf course was really great. The weather was perfect and scenery was amazing. The pace of play was exceptional as well. Only knock is that the greens needed a bit of work. Would definitely recommend

Driving range was poor - tall grass and dirty balls. Golf cart was not cleaned - had previous players' trash. Rest of course was poor to average - needed mowing, greens need work, rocks in sand bunkers. Price was too high for course conditions. Don't plan to go back to this course.

Morning started with no one meeting us at the bag drop. We carried and loaded our clubs to the cart when it was close to our tee time. The driving range had very little balls to hit. We traveled from Delaware to play this Troon course which had great reviews and Troon's reputation. WHAT A MISREPRESENTATION OF GOLF. Greens did barely exist. There was little or no grass and very muddy. They were also littered with all knds of tree droppings and leaves. When I talk to the pro shop staff they seemed to be very disinterested. Troon and Golfnow should put on masks because they true robbers. My group sets this warning. DO NOT play here it is a joke.

The course could use some work on the greens and I have been out two times and yet got to play the third nine holes.

Due to the lack of rain and water the course is hard dry and the greens are horrid

It's in tough shape now. While most of the San Antonio courses are lush and the greens are rolling well, but Tapitio was in poor shape. This course was a mainstay in our rotation but we definitely will not be back for awhile. It's a hike for us and not worth it anymore. Come on George, bring back the Ridge course!

Went to this course to play after hearing a lot of buzz about how nice it is. Once I got to the green I was not impressed at all! The greens are very fuzzy and have been treated with chemical grass to make more grass grow. So they are an ugly ultra green color. Not worth the price. Plus I had to wait near 10 mins between every shot for the group ahead of me who felt they needed to hit 3 -4 balls from each position. No marshal was out to regulate pace of play. Very poor feeling I got from playing here. I won't be back.

Fairways were bare and hard, greens were in very poor shape. This course used to be nice but just isn't any more. Also, the starter was a real jerk. Not worth the trip, save your money for a better course.

I can not believe how bad this course is compared to the Public courses in San Antonio. Needs a lot of work on the greens .