Vaaler Creek Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6864 yards | 73.0 | 140 |
| Blue | 72 | 6299 yards | 70.6 | 129 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5692 yards | 73.4 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 5692 yards | 68.6 | 121 |
| Red | 72 | 4577 yards | 64.1 | 111 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4577 yards | 67.0 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.1/139 | 343 | 350 | 435 | 587 | 175 | 415 | 355 | 520 | 163 | 3343 | 511 | 446 | 195 | 462 | 377 | 185 | 515 | 425 | 405 | 3521 | 6864 |
| Blue M: 71.8/135 | 315 | 327 | 416 | 551 | 155 | 393 | 322 | 480 | 143 | 3102 | 480 | 401 | 167 | 404 | 343 | 159 | 478 | 398 | 367 | 3197 | 6299 |
| White M: 68.9/125 W: 73.8/133 | 282 | 302 | 392 | 432 | 136 | 372 | 293 | 445 | 124 | 2778 | 447 | 366 | 140 | 346 | 315 | 150 | 442 | 368 | 340 | 2914 | 5692 |
| Red M: 64.0/114 W: 67.7/119 | 244 | 292 | 311 | 340 | 94 | 239 | 219 | 353 | 100 | 2192 | 361 | 311 | 105 | 304 | 254 | 117 | 375 | 328 | 230 | 2385 | 4577 |
| Handicap | 17 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 8 |
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Available Facilities
ClubhouseReviews
Reviewer Photos
-
Photo submitted by jbspurs88 on 02/10/2026
-
Photo submitted by jbspurs88 on 02/10/2026
-
Photo submitted by E7axFaVv1nPAepGWvKyK on 07/22/2024
-
Photo submitted by u000007073637 on 06/29/2024
-
Photo submitted by E7axFaVv1nPAepGWvKyK on 06/24/2024
-
Photo submitted by E7axFaVv1nPAepGWvKyK on 06/24/2024
-
Photo submitted by u601950616 on 06/08/2023
-
Photo submitted by Bermea32 on 04/25/2023
-
Par 3 12th Photo submitted by u809062163 on 08/05/2021
-
Photo submitted by u314160812493 on 06/12/2021
-
Need to buy a property on this course!! Photo submitted by u314161548152 on 05/19/2021
-
Photo submitted by johnkelley on 03/28/2021
-
My shot into the 18th green Photo submitted by djamerson on 09/03/2020
-
Photo submitted by u314159515485 on 08/15/2020
-
Photo submitted by Birdhunt8412 on 07/22/2020
-
Photo submitted by William3641389 on 07/06/2020
-
Photo submitted by rD8rvbaB55mxs2LINeMD on 07/03/2020
-
Photo submitted by sportnwood on 05/21/2020
-
Photo submitted by sportnwood on 05/21/2020
-
2nd hole. Photo submitted by theglasseyegolfer on 01/30/2020
-
Photo submitted by theglasseyegolfer on 01/30/2020
-
Photo submitted by djamerson on 01/27/2020
-
World Class Par 3 Photo submitted by Robert9887468 on 08/07/2019
-
Hill country setting off of 8 fairway Photo submitted by joshsmith12 on 05/26/2019
-
Photo submitted by GreerGolf on 09/29/2017
-
Photo submitted by u1086038722 on 06/28/2014
-
Photo submitted by DEHDAVE on 03/07/2014
-
Photo submitted by rfajkus on 01/30/2013
-
Photo submitted by IsamB4 on 09/25/2012
Great course, great value
One one my favorite courses close to San Antonio. Always in great condition, plenty of availability, and if you choose the right tee time, great value and not overcrowded.
Favorite San Antonio area course
It'd be a fully private course or twice the cost if it were closer to San Antonio.
Highly suggest this golf course!
Vaaler Creek was in really good shape. The course layout is a good challenge with numerous shots required of the golfer. We played the tips and really liked the challenge. This course has moved to the top of our list and we play many courses in the area. If your budget us less than $50 this is the course to play on a regular basis.
Hidden Gem
Love playing Vaaler Creek. Challenging, tee to greens it's beautiful. It's a trip from San Antonio, but it's worth it.
No Mention of Greens Maintenance
Tees and fairways were in excellent shape, but the greens had just been punched/top dressed. There was no mention of this when booking tee time through GolfNow. When we checked in the pro shop also did not mention the condition of the greens. Course layout is different in that holes are either straight of doglegs to the right. Challenging if you are fighting a hook off the tee. Greens all have some degree of slope to them. Hard to measure the greens due to the holes and sand covering the greens. Pace of play was mixed, front nine was very quick, while the back nine was fairly slow. Did not see a marshal to help with speed of play. I liked the course layout and challenges on each hole, but would really have liked to be notified of the green maintenance. Really distracting when you look up to the green and it looks like a rather large sandtrap instead of a green. I realize that green maintenance is necessary, just wished that they had publicized this before booking my tee time.
I'll be back
Very well maintained, scenic with nice layout. Enjoy playing this course whenever I can
A very pleasant experience
While a bit of a drive from San Antonio, if you make it you'll be greeted by a well-designed and maintained course at a good price and good pace of play. Since I played on a weekday, I cannot comment on pace on the weekends.
Pace of play , staff indifference , problems with carts outweighed the quality of the course
While the course itself was in great shape and challenging as a first time player it was confusing . The tee boxes were hard to figure, distance markers on the course we're hard to find. The high tec cart was sporadic in performance . The marshals are called " ambassadors "and we're nowhere to be found. At the turn 3 groups were waiting !! Obviously delusions of grandeur . Everyone hurried us along as a tourney was teeing off. The pins were all hidden and tucked because of this. Beautiful course understaffed , undertrained, and unnecessarily hard
Great Hill Country Course
Lay out is great. The conditions from the tee boxes to the fairways and green were excellent. Pace was a little slow. It was my first time playing here and the GPS in the cart was not working but we managed.
Course has a little bit of everthing to offer
Excellent shape, wide variety of holes (shot-making, bomb it, risk-reward), greens absolutely immaculate (hold and quick), GPS carts, friendly staff, nice practice area, great scenery, frequent beverage cart passes, and very reasonable pricing. What more could you want?
Only one slight gripe, no alcohol.
Excellent course
Beautiful hill country golf course! Excellent little hidden gem!
It is worth the drive
Drove up from north San Antonio I played on a Wednesday afternoon and it was not busy. The fairways and greens were overseed with rye. Great lies. Perfect greens, they could be faster. The only down side is the distance between holes and lack of signs. Interesting course with shot making holes. Paid 30.00. Worth 75.00
Nice course
Course was in excellent condition . The special green fee made it a good value. Regular prices are a bit high for the distance away from San Antonio
Vaaler Creek
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the course. Definitely the best we have played here in Texas
Vaaler is eexcelent
Course was in great shape. Good service, pace of play was great for Good Friday. Greens were true and good speed
True greens, windy
Windy conditions, cool temperatures and pin places made it significantly more challenging than previous outing. Greens were true, fairways in excellent condition and completed round in 4 hrs.
Driving time 90 minutes, car pooling makes it well worth the distance.
Wow!
This is by far the nicest course I have played. It was very scenic and extremely well maintained. The greens were in such great condition and the putts rolled true. This Is a must play if you are in the area.
Awesome course
Enjoyed this immensely. Very challenging but fairly with the exception of number 9 which was down right mean. Lots of fun.
Thumbs up.
Great course out in the Hill Country! Worth every mile of the drive from Austin. Greens were more curvy than Marilyn Monroe. I liked holes 10 and 18.
Only thing I wonder why is the range so far away from the pro shop and even the 1st hole is quite away from the range as well. Some holes are 350 yards apart. Not sure what the reasons were behind this design. But I am not complaining.
I will come back for sure!