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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4.5
1240 Reviews (1240)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

Have played this course once in each of the last seven years and although we like the course the pace of play is always a problem. This time for example on the seventeen hole, we had a foursome on the green, a threesome one hundred yards away from the green waiting to approach it, a twosome on the tee box and three other twosomes waiting as well.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens beautiful

Course in good shape, greens nice, a bit slow but that was fine because a few greens had quite the break!

# 17 & 18 tough finishing holes.

Nice layout & a variety of interesting holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/20/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Vaaler Creek Golf Club, and for the 3 stars. We are sorry to see that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played and your feedback is appreciated. It looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff, so we hope this improved your overall experience with us. Thank you for you’re choosing our course, in the Blanco, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Very much enjoyed the round

The course is very well maintained and very enjoyable experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Looking forward to the next round

This golf course is spectacular!

Challenging layout, beautiful Greens One beautiful hole after the next.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great day!

Five stars across the board pretty much says it all. We can’t wait to play Vaaler Creek again. My thanks to all the folks that made our day so special!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Hill country course

This course required alll skills. The greens and fairways were in excellent condition. The course is spread out and it would be difficult to walk. Sand, water doglake and hazards along the way

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A pleasure

1st time playing this course and it was absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful fairways and greens. Would definitely benefit from knowing the course but not too difficult. Worth the drive and definitely coming back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 102
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth the Drive

This course is cut into the hill country landscape so you really enjoy the natural beauty of it. Their sand traps are not in the best shape but they have had a lot of rain so maybe that's why. Even with the rain nearly all there lakes were either dry or very low. That was disappointing for the natural beauty aspect of the course but it is very interesting. The layout is fun and each whole is different. We drove 50 minutes to play it and would do it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Texas Rough

The course was a little rough around the edges but some fun holes over or around water. I walked it and there are a couple of green to tees that are quite lengthy, but I'd walk it again. Playing it the first time I had the benefit of playing with some regulars which made shot placement and shape much easier. They do need to put water in their ball washers and provide paper cups at water stations. It was a good (fun) experience for the money. Clubhouse staff was exceptionally helpful and friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Not a boring hole to be found

Course in immaculate condition. Huge greens with lots of swale / slope. Great roll but lightning fast.

You can let the big dog hunt on most holes but water and other trouble lurks if you have too much bend in the ball flight.

Some short par 4s but beware... have to put the ball in the right place off the tee or you're staring at Mr Bogey.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

For the money this course gives you 5 star greens that rolled true and pretty fast. Only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is no fault of the course. The winter has been tuff on it and a drought is starting to take it's toll on the course. If Texas weather will cooperate this would be a 5 star course all day!

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

Week day fun

Great course and some of the best greens around. They take such good care of this course. The locals turn out in large numbers so the pace can be a little slow. Love this course and the layout. Challenging and beautiful scenery.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course and some green fairways

First course we’ve played in the hill country that has some green fairways. Some areas that were designed to have water were dry and therefore not attractive. Two carries were quite long. An interesting layout The starter sent us off on back nine to avoid slow play. We appreciated his thoughtfulness. Greens ran true and were in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

This is a great place to play golf. The weather was a little cool when we started and they let us tee off 45 min before our original tee time which great. I have played here a few times making the trip from Austin and have a great round of golf each and you can't beat hot deals for this course from Golf Now. I look forward to playing Vaaler Creek again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

wish all the water hazards had been full

We had an excellent round and will do so again soon!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Favorite Course

Beautiful, peaceful, rural but well maintained, and while challenging it’s still quite fair about giving you opportunity to score. Among my favorite places to play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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