Vaaler Creek GC
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4.6
1251 Reviews (1251)
5 Stars
829
4 Stars
348
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
95.9%
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1210 out of 1251 reviews
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4.8
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
3
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.7
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
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16 out of 16 reviews
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4.8
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.8
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
41 out of 41 reviews
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Course Highlights
Vaaler Creek's hill country layout earns top marks for its creative, challenging design with exceptional fairways and consistently true greens. Friendly staff, affordable pricing, and a reliable pace of play make this a standout value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6864 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.0

Conveniently located near downtown San Antonio not too far from Austin, Vaaler Creek Golf Club has a memorable layout of gently rolling hills dotted with creeks, ponds and lakes. The course begins with a challenging front nine and then eases up a bit on the back nine, but overall it is a formidable test. The greens are tricky and demanding, especially on the front nine where there are some severe slopes and undulations. The back nine greens are a bit flatter but they still require careful attention. The rolling, contoured fairways are lined with trees and there are deep bunkers strategically guarding the greens, but luckily there are only seventeen of them. Water hazards come into play throughout and there are also several doglegs and blind shots if there wasn’t enough to keep you on your toes.

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Course Details

Year Built 2007
Fairways Bermuda 419 and Tif Sport grasses
Greens MiniVerde grass
Golf Season Year round (closed on Tuesdays)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Major credit cards are accepted.
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.6
1251 Reviews (1251)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 32
Patio Dining 30
Watching the Game 11
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 70
Undulating Greens 67
Bunkers 63
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 63
Advanced Golfers 59
Locals 59
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 97
In the 'Burbs 16
Convenient to the City 10

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Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Vaaler

Course was in great shape save the greens being a bit slow and bumpy, other than that it was excellent.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, but don't expect to play at a normal pace.

The course is beautiful, but 5 hours to play a round of golf on a Monday, is ridiculous and hard to enjoy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great track

Second time I played the course. Great layout with some really interesting holes finishing with the difficult 18th. Would be raving about the course except that the greens were so slow

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun times

First time here and will be back. Not a difficult track but definitely tests your skills. Wasn’t easy either. Lots of fun was had by all.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fair price for nice course

This course is kept in very good condition. There are some tight fairways and a few opportunities to go for for it if you are feeling good.

My first time playing there was cart service, but this Friday we were out from 8-12p and had no encounter with service.

Part of our team ordered food by direct line at the 8th and it was waiting for them in the clubhouse at the turn.

While not overly challenging, it is also not overpriced. Especially for carts with GPS.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very nice, old time course

It was so nice to play a course where you have to think your way around the course., not just grip it and rip it. You have to really think about hitting driver on a few holes. Lots of severe doglegs. Classic course layout in a beautiful bucolic area of the Hill Country.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Worth the drive!

Very enjoyable experience. We had to drive 1 hour, but it was well worth it. Very female golfer friendly -- women's tees are very fair. Highly recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great shape, even after aerification.

Greens were punched a couple of weeks ago, which I knew about beforehand. Still pitted pretty well, not too bumpy. Fairways in great shape, same with the tee boxes. Only complaint was a local 4 some were very slow, and held up several groups including my twosome. Refused to let anyone play through.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf course is in great condition

While the greens have been recently punched, they will soon be in good condition, The fairways are in great condition. I played in about 3 hours. Overall, a great experience. However, I wish the staff would be a bit more careful with COVID protection, as no one is wearing masks and a lot of the players are just not respecting social distancing requirements.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Texas Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A few surprises

Started off very nice, but the reality of some blind shots set in... still was very pleased with the course! Greens were a little slow - punched not long ago.... worth the time to head to Blanco...

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this course. Would become member if I lived closer

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Tried the Stay and Play

Tired of the Corona Viris a buddy and I traveled from west Texas. When calling for a tee time we mentioned that we are driving 4-hour play and driving home. The clubhouse manager suggested stay and play. It was a great deal with 2 rounds of golf and a condo for $175. The course was amazing it was in great shape. Green rolled great they were a little slow but that is just me trying to find something to nitpick about. The pace was bearable. The staff was more than accommodating.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great time to visit

The course is in amazing shape. Greens are beautiful and rolled well. Very sticky and slow for our early tee time but they are looking great. The course is fairly tight and with the leaves on all the trees a few holes look even more narrow. Overall a great course with a fun and challenging layout. There are more house being built in the neighborhood but you dint really ever feel like they crowd they coursez

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Other than pace of play i can't find anything wrong with this course. Super slow play with no marshalls to enforce. For this kind of money I'd expect marshalls out there keeping the pace right.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

5/11/20

I like Vaaler & try to play every couple months. I’d given 5 stars but the traps are suspect. I know some folks aren’t playing sand now but I play out of them. Do move out of a footprint. By suspect some with thin sand others not.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never disappointed

Once again, Vaaler is the best value and place to play. Loved it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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