Hill Country Golf Club - Lakes/Oaks

Yes the construction is a pain and not being able to warm up a bummer. But the place will be great when the project is done. The holes not affected by construction, which is all but 3 on the holes i played, were great and the greens are tough but consistent. Looking forward to another round when the project is done.

Course played well though had active construction zones that re-aligned and relocated some holes.

My husband and I are avid golfers and have played quite a few amazing courses. We were looking forward to playing here as it received good reviews and was within a hotel/resort community. There was a lot of development activity happening on the course to improve it. I think we just went at the wrong time. Some holes were great, while others seemed not as well maintained. This added to the challenge but not to the ambiance. I wouldn’t return until after construction is completed.

This course and resort amenities are under major-construction. It's a mess. Multiple holes are shortened due to construction. No driving range just a small area setup to hit wedges. Par 4's and par 5's are turned into short par 3's or extremely short par 4's. Greens are like Velcro and tee boxes are rough.

This course has a ton of potential but I would stay away until

all renovations are complete. If not, you will be disappointed .

The field was in very bad condition and with very little signage, the application should report when a club is under repair or maintenance.

I knew it going in, but the construction going on really is putting the damper on the whole course. Shortened fairways and temporary greens make it a little difficult to fully enjoy. Would play again if the green fee was more reasonable to accommodate for the noise, construction, and temporary fairways and greens. Once construction is done it will be top notch.

We arrived for our tee time and were informed they had a tournament booked, so we had to play the Oaks 9 twice. When we asked why they took an 18 hole booking, they falsely blamed Golf Now for not telling us. Then on top of having to play the same holes twice, # 9 is under construction and we had to play a temp green. Then to add insult to injury, we weren’t able to use the range to warm up, because “it was far away and they had to take us there, but couldn’t because they were too busy.” We complained to who we thought was the starter, and he said “it’s not my fault”.

Uncaring, bush league, unprofessional.

You’re gonna play golf so you’ll have fun. But if you go near Oct 2024, there’s construction with heavy equipment off of almost every hole (lakes and creeks - can’t speak for the other). There’s no beverage cart whatsoever, and no snack or drink shack along the way of those aforementioned 18 holes. There are also several very short (<150 yards) among those 18.

Every other course I’ve played in San Antonio has either a circulating beverage cart, or a snack/drink shack halfway through, or both. None had construction like this one, and most were cheaper than this course (not to mention having a better variety of holes). Very hard to imagine I’ll be back any time soon given all that.

Played it 10/6/2024. Entire short game area is surround by fence. Multiple temporary greens and tee boxes. I wish I would’ve known this before booking.

Renovations are affecting a few holes on the courses. The scorecards are reflective of per-renovation layouts as is the GPS system in the carts. The 9th holes for Lakes and Creeks are swapped. Tournament scorecards reflect Creeks 1 and Creeks 9 (formerly Lakes 9) as being Par 3s instead of Par 4s because tee boxes are moved so far forward.

Oaks 2 - Tee box moved forward for a shortened Par 4

Oaks 9 - Temporary Green short of the water hazard. Very poor putting surface.

Creeks 1 - Tee boxes moved forward to about 150 yds out, playing as a par 3.

Creeks 9 (formerly Lakes 9) - Tee boxes moved forward to about 110 yds out, playing as a par 3.

Lakes 1 - Tee boxes moved forward for a shortened Par 4.

Lakes 9 (formerly Creeks 9) - Construction around the hole as the green is being moved to the other side of the water, but otherwise the hole is playing as a normal Par 5.

The driving range is limited to short irons only and golfers must take a shuttle cart to and from the range. Navigating the beginning and ending of Lakes and Creeks can be confusing due to all of the cart routes being different.

This course is currently going thru major reconstruction. Iron or less driving range. Lots of bulldozers.

Until they finish with the construction, this course shouldn’t be charging more than $50.

Next time put a Windmill next to the Oak Tree on Hole 3....and maybe offer a free round to anyone that can find their way around the course without a cart path map.

I may have been too harsh on the course

It’s a typical resort course

Not real good not real bad

Played 18 of 27 holes

7 were ok

Construction distraction

Back-up beep beep beep truck noise

One day when finished should be nice