Kissing Tree Golf Club

I love this course. Every chance I get (which is not many ) to play this course I do. The course played great. The only complaint I have for this particular round is as follows. I booked the round online and I was NOT aware of two holes closed due to repair/ ok going construction. I was also not told and or reminded by the pro shop staff when checking in. Or the Marshall at the beginning of my round. Small nit pick to say the least. Outside of those unknown factors to me. I freaking LOVE playing this course.

Course was great, but two of the holes are currently under construction. We were never warned when booking or checking in.

Great course, friendly staff but nobody told us from Golf Now or Kissing Tree that holes 7&8 were closed for renovations, drove an hour to play 16 holes only disappointment, awesome food and taproom when you finish.

Course was and is very well kept

Troon course is tops

Two holes were under repair, non playable with no discount price

Bummer

The course is really in good conditions despite the weather, green and fairways in perfect conditions, 2 holes closed for Maintenance not informed but in general is very good

Nice course to play. I booked it on golf now so we did not pay full price. None of the fairways are next to each other. Nice greens.

Love the course and the layout. The greens are in excellent shape for January. None of the fairways are next to each other like a links course

I wish golf managers would get back to looking after the golfers instead of pocket books. $80-$108 rounds seems a bit greedy. I realize your a 55+ community and costs have risen but it feels like golfers are beginning to get taken. Little by little.

Happy Troon is here in San Marcos

Hopefully they are here to stay !!

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Troon is the best

Happy to play here , every time

Please keep it a secret

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Fast greens, great layout, very well kept. Tee boxes were going under sprinkler repair, so we didn’t play 2 holes. I’m sure work we be done fast. My favorite course.

Course was in great condition, had great amenities and warm up areas, and was a really solid price.

At five (5) years old, it's still just an infant in golf course age. I purposely didn't play it in the first few years as I wanted a more 'built out' and complete course experience. I chose wisely. The course is looking really good right now. Yes, there's still a lot of housing construction going on and we'll soon see even more houses than we'd prefer. But that's all part of the master plan. This semi-private (Troon Golf managed) course has been cut through the hill country setting with great detail and care. And the community as a whole is very well planned out. I think I'm ready to retire here. :)

After stopping at the guard gate, you'll be directed to the golf pro shop for bag drop-off. While you can likely just park (as you might normally) to put on your shoes and get organized, it felt like this would not be preferred. Maybe that's just a feeling I got. My advice is to be prepared ahead of time accordingly. Anyway, they do not allow carts in the parking lot. So you either drop your bags or you're hoofing them up to the cart/shop area. Same goes for when you're done and it's time to go home.

You'll quickly realize that the electric carts are governed by GPS; they'll slow you down in certain areas (e.g. the clubhouse) and stop you from going off into the brush etc. The carts are certainly the best of all worlds. The only improvement might be AC for the hot months. Ha! Seriously, they have the newer style super padded seats that are so much more comfortable than the average cart. They also have large drink/cup holders, big/deep dash storage areas, USB ports, shelf trays up under the roof, ice chest, sand bottles, deep basket, club rain cover, soft/easy brakes, and (most importantly) touchscreen GPS screens which show (among other things) distances and other cart locations.

They have nice driving range, chipping, and putting areas. The Starter was very easy going and (as first time players) gave us the full run-down of the course layout and current rules. Some things to note are the bathroom near the practice area (by the starter) and a trailer bathroom on #14. I also noticed water jugs on various course holes. And the beverage cart saw us three (3) times. So all of that is just where/what it needs to be.

The tee boxes were in the best shape I've seen on any course. They'd rate right up there with some of the private country clubs I've played. Absolutely no complaints whatsoever.

The fairways were in fine shape, I regret that I left a few divots or scars that I shouldn't have; sorry. The rough consists of thicker/deeper Bermuda that transitions into hill country scrub brush/grass along with little white golf ball sized rocks, thorny bushes, and lots of cedar trees. And there were a number of holes with elevation changes as well as slope left/right. So that adds a slight but welcome challenge to one's game. Note, I didn't see a single yardage marker other than tee box signage. So you're relying solely on the GPS in your cart of your mobile golf app. As long as the technology is working, then you shouldn't have any problems. Everything worked perfectly for us.

The bunkers were of course in fine shape with the plenty of good sand. There wasn't a lot of water to contend with. It's present here and there but not really that much of a factor.

The greens were in fantastic shape. They are plentiful in size and all have some undulation and ridges. They were rolling faster than average today at an 11 (according to the Starter). One thing we found interesting is the pin location. So, if the tee markers are at the back of the overall tee box, then the flag will be red and in the front of the green. If the markers are in the middle, then the flag will be white and in the middle (left or right). And, as you've already guessed, if the markers are at the front of the tee box, then the blue flag will be in the back of the green. I thought that was quite a smart way of providing additional information to golfers.

As the community continues to build out, I'm sure the course will see additional (landscaping) improvements and tweaks. I certainly look forward to playing here again … and again.