Vaaler Creek GC
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4.5
1240 Reviews (1240)
5 Stars
819
4 Stars
347
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
95.3%
Recommend this course
1199 out of 1240 reviews
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4.8
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
8 out of 8 reviews
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4.6
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.6
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
97.7%
Recommend this course
43 out of 44 reviews
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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

4.5
1240 Reviews (1240)
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Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

What's going on

I have been on a golf trip for 1 month now. My wife can not play golf because of a major knee problem. Usually she can follow me on the course most of the time, for free. Some lands ask me to pay half the price for the cart which is normal. At Vaaler Creek I had to pay $ 25 so she could follow me to the field. We were 3 golfers with 2 carts only. The group that preceded us had a single golf bag for 4 golfers. It seemed to me that he drank a lot of beer and played a little golf. Is this the new way to make a golf course profitable?

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden Gem

Fun layout in excellent condition in the beautiful hill country. Worth the drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best conditions

From tee to greens, best grass between the lines of any course in South TX.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hidden gem

The course is great. Layout is excellent and challenging. My only ding is that the greens seemed slow but it is winter conditions.

I enjoyed the course and will come back to play again. I recommend it!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Spring Review

Best Greens in South Texas, most courses struggle this time of year with their greens, not Vaaler.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course Condition

The course was in amazing shape, all around. I recommend allowing yourself plenty of time to get loose as Vaaler has one of the better warmup setups I have seen at a public course. Slightly elevated driving range and a well kept sand trap and pitching green.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Fantastic Shape!

The course was in beautiful shape, From the tee boxes, to the fairways, to the greens...everything was immaculate. We have played here several times and always find it to be a great course, but at this time of year it was surprising how perfect it was. The only thing that would have made it a better round was if the weather would have been better. It was 41 but wind chill brought it down to 31. And it was gusting 20mph winds. Because of this, the grill closed early so we weren't able to get any provisions at the turn. But they warned us ahead of time so we were prepared. If you have a chance to come out to Vaaler Creek, don't miss it!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in excellent condition.

Course was in FANTASTIC condition. You wouldn't know it was winter in South Texas. One of the best tracks around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome course, very slow play, need a marshal

Staff did not seem very welcoming, the course was in great shape , love the layout, we experienced very slow play, need a Marshal to speed up play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful layout

Great grass on fairways, but if you get in rough watch out, very hard to get out of deep rough.Loved it would play again in a new york minute.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Stunning!

The course was extremely well maintained. All of the fairways and greens were green. The course was the right amount of challenging and easy. I was impressed with how green everything was after playing other courses in the Austin area this weekend. I’m not from Texas so I don’t know if that’s to be expected for this time of year. After seeing this course I can see it’s achievable with effort.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout, nice conditions.

This is a great hill country course. I wish it wasn’t so far from my house. It took 45 minutes to get there, but it is worth the drive.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

I’ve played Vaaler Creek several times but it had been a while since my last visit and found the course in the best shape I had seen it. New sand in the bunkers and fairways and greens are pristine. Worth the trip from Austin and San Antonio.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great golf course

This course is a hidden jewel located in the Texas Hill Country. I have played many private clubs not as nice as this. I highly recommend!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 91
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Challenging course

A drive out of San Antonio but worth it, lots of challenging holes to play snd friendly staff.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 102
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Play it

We drive 58 minutes to play this course at least once a month. If its within driving distance for you then you need to try it out! No better course for the money, in the area!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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