Hill Country Golf Club - Lakes/Oaks

I wanted to enjoy this course. It was a course I actually saw constructed when I grew up just a few miles away. Well, I finally came back and I was disappointed. First, the staff were a mixed bag of morning emotion. One guy in particular (the starter) made it a terrible experience for my brother and I. We are both in the military and San Antonio is a military city. I set this particular tee time to bond with my brother and it was his first time golfing so he doesn't know all the unspoken rules of golf. Before we even tee' off, this staff member lays into us about how we should dress, act and have, basically berating my brother right in front of me. I'm furious. It's Memorial Day weekend golf and you are treating service members like that? Then this guy leans in on me and says I probably don't know the first thing about golf and is trying to one up me about his golf knowledge and prestige. An opportunity to spend with my brother who I don't see often and this guy ruins our morning before we even start. Anyways, the course proved uninspiring and the greens were in fair shape at best. Number 7 was awful covered with sand and several patches of no grass turf at all. Overall, not a pleasant experience from a course that makes you shell out $90 a round and has a grand resort on it. The clubhouse and amenities are impressive in appearance, but definitely lacks charm or something.

My friend and I played this course for the first time and it was great, from the staff to the course everything was top notch. The only issue was the greens were not 100% but other then that they still had a pretty good roll. My only thing is I wish I could have played it again so that I could score a little better the second time. A great course and I will be telling all my friends about it! A++++ rating!

Played the Creeks to Oaks 9s. Slightly different 9s. Creeks was more open. While not extremely wide, it had more forgiving space than Oaks did for sure. Creeks greens looked bad though. Was told by one of the members that they were the worse looking of the 3 9's. Just didn't have much thatch on them at all. Very thin. Not what I would've expected from the Hyatt. The Oaks course was narrow. Many holes were layups short of trees to have an angle. Almost like target golf. Nice, but not the "wide open" modern style of today. Greens were better on this 9. Still not what I would've expected. Hopefully they can get more thatch in by late summer/fall. Fairways and rough were great all around. Carts are nice. GPS was great to have on them. Cart paths were excellent. Great signage to know where to go. Practice facilities were very good. Bunkers around the course were great. If you can overlook some sparse grass and enjoy the country club style golf, I'd definitely recommend.

Excellent and beautiful course , very challenging course and well maintained. the staff were very courteous and helpful. Looking forward to playing again.

The staff was so helpful and friendly. The course is challenging and has fast greens. I would recommend this course to anyone travelling to the San Antonio area.

Got a 410pm tee time and we were done at 640pm got all 18 holes in very short time Course was in great shape will come back again

The Good

The golf course is very challenging and has several memorable holes. The course was in good condition.

The Not-so-Good

The facility was completely booked with all tee times filled. As we waited for our tee time, a large group of golfers without tee times wanted to have a tournament so the course accommodated them and we started almost an hour late. The course was so full that once we did get started it took over 6 hours to play.

Another issue that bothered me (maybe just a personal thing), was that I was given my own cart when I arrived and was asked by the starter to pair up with another person in the group that had their own cart. Ordinarily, I would have no problem with this but the person they wanted me to share a cart with was smoking like a chimney. I asked the starter if I could either keep my own cart or pair up with someone in another group because of the smoker and was given a very definitive NO, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM response. Needless to say, having to inhale second hand smoke for over 6 hours was not the kind of day I was hoping to have.

I used GolfNow.com to get a good rate at this course. Much better than normal price. I found that this would be a little pricey at the normal rate. Overall the course was in good shape, friendly staff, and excellent practice areas. There are 3 9 hole courses. Did find them the Oaks and Creek course to be slightly different. Greens on Creek course were very hilly and difficult while Oaks were not. Plenty of garbage for poor shots but good lies for good shots. Pace of play was good, luckily we were ahead of a large tournament. Would play this again for good rate.

Nice course, 3 nines so starter sent us out and pace of play was great.

The course is awesome. Great layout making you use all your clubs in the bag.. Good challenge and the staff is awesome!

I didn’t bring my clubs on this, our first trip to San Antonio so when the opportunity to play came up I jumped at it. I got a Hot Deal and called about renting a set. The pro staff were great and 8 got a nice set of M2 clubs to use. The cart had GPS as well... a great opotion and was a great help for a first timer to this 27 hole track. The only thing that I would have liked would have been more lush greens. Once we played through a slower foursome we cruised right along. Worth the trip there. Outside staff were equally friendly.

Played an afternoon round. Course was in good shape. Always know what I'm getting here and love playing when I'm in town.

I have played Hill County many times since the course opened in the early 90's.

The layout and spring time rains make this a beautiful track.

The only issue was the sanding of the greens. Which I was not told about prior to booking my tee time.

But for the price it is a great value.

I have played here fairly often over the past ten years.

They have an amazing pro shop and the staff is very friendly, especially Dallas who was all by himself on Good Friday and handled it very well.

Aaron is the starter and he has been doing a bang- up job for many years here. Cordiality is the word here.

These courses are in the best condition during both winter and summer over the years. It's one of the few operations that overseeds in town. Winter playing condition are the best.

The Lakes, Creeks, and Oaks are the three nines.

The original 18 was designed by Arthur Hills in the 1990s. In 2005 he added an additional nine holes.

This venue will require all the shots in your bag.

There are lots of water and sand bunkers. The greens are smooth but undulating.

As a resort course, you will have to deal with slower players at times.