| "Golf combines two favorite American pastimes, taking long walks
and hitting things with a stick." -- P.J. O'Rourke
"Golf: A good walk spoiled."
-- Mark Twain
"Golf is a game whose aim is to hit
a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the
purpose."
-- Sir Winston Churchill
"No man has mastered golf until he
has realized that his good shots are accidents and his bad shots good exercise."
-- Eugene R. Black
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Golf Resorts
Flying L Guest Ranch Golf Course and Resort
Rating - Eagle
Golf Package
Green fees 
Hwy 173
Bandera, TX 78003
Yardage: Blue 6635 White 6273 Red 5442
Rating 69.3
Slope: 119
Par: 72
PLAYERS COMMENTS: Do not let the low price fool you. This is very nice upscale
course with plenty of challenges for both low and high handicap players. Trees, water and
hills come into play.
Note: The
course has a all the amenities found in the high priced spreads, including super teaching
pros and a staff that is Texas friendly. Bandara calls itself the cowboy capital of
the World, so it is noteworthy that hayrides, cowboy music, buckwagon dinners and staged
gunfights are all available for entertainment of large groups. If your organization is
looking for a spot to hold an off-site or other event, this may be the place to get away,
do some business and then have some fun.
Lodging: 150
Guest rooms are available at the Flying L Guest Ranch. Trail rides and lessons, tennis,
swimming, dining and a general store. Room rate includes two meals a day. This is a family
orientated resort that is worth the drive.
Homesites are available.
Distance: About 60 minutes from downtown. Take I-10 west to loop I-410.
Turn left (west) and exit on Bandara Road, route 16. It's about a 45 minute drive through
the scenic hill country to Bandara. When you get into town, turn left on Hwy 173 and go
about a mile. Course is on left.
Hyatt Hill Country Golf Club and Resort
Rating - Eagle
Green fees
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9800 Hyatt Resort Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
Yardage: Black 6913 Blue 6381 White 5847 Red 4781
Rating 73.9 72.0 67.9 67.8
Slope 136 130 115 114
Par: 72 72 72 72
PLAYERS COMMENTS:
With three par 36 holes
of golf, this 27 hole course offers magnificent views from every tee.
Each hole offers four tee box placements, one for every level of player.
The 27 hole layout is a magnificent course with water in play is wonderful.as is the resort that supports it. The
course is rated consistently in the top ten resorts nation-wide. Part of the famous Texas Hill
Country, you will not find many level lies. Lots of trees, hills, and dog leg fairways
combined with ultra-fast undulating greens provide exciting / challenging golf. Each golf
cart has ice chest and tip sheet on how to play the hole. Keep your shots on line, take
dead aim and play this one if you can.
Each GPS-equipped golf cart provides full color illustrations of each hole,
yardage to the pin, key hazards, tips, and score keeping. Each cart is
equipped with yardage books, scorecard and pencil, ball mark repair tools,
tees, ball markers, beverage cooler, club and ball washer, and towels for
your comfort. The first golf course in South Texas to offer a GPS System by
UpLink, you can communicate with the pro shop on everything from weather to
ordering lunch.
27 Holes of Wonderful Golf
Resort:
Excellent staff, service, amenities are evidenced throughout this Hyatt Hill County
layout. 500 posh rooms available. Many have balconies. A wonderful atmosphere for both
families and adults wanting to get away from it all. South Texas, Western, decor lends to
a casual, comfortable atmosphere. You can book your tee times at the same time you book
your room if staying at the resort. The Regency Club, Hyatt's executive floor, is located
on the 4th floor and features a special lounge where a continental breakfast is served,
along with afternoon tea, fruit and snacks, evening cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and a late
night desert. Two wonderful dining areas: The Antlers Lodge features a country lodge
atmosphere and serves regional Southwestern cuisine with an delicious steak and seafood.
The Springhouse Cafe is more casual, featuring a lunch buffet, a Friday seafood buffet, a
Saturday country buffet, and a Sunday brunch. An old-fashioned western saloon,
Charlie's Charlie's Long Bar, has a neat copper-top bar over fifty feet long and a stamped
tin ceiling.
Other amenities: include tennis courts, health club, hiking and jogging trails through scenic
countryside, a general store, a gift shop, room service, and a four acre water park,
including a 950 foot long Rambling' River where children can float down on inner tubes.
Camp Hyatt features tons of fun for children age three through twelve, daily during summer
vacation and during the holidays and weekends in the winter season, and daily throughout
the summer.
Distance: About 35 minutes from downtown. From downtown take I-10 to Loop
410. Go west on 410 to Hwy 151, turn west and drive 4.5 miles to the Hyatt Resort Dr. The
resort runs shuttles for guests to and from the Riverwalk.
La Cantera Golf Club (public)
Rating - Hole-in-one ACE
Golf Package
Green fees
Now a Westin La Cantera Resort
16401 La Cantera Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78256
Yardage: Black 6885 Gold 6344 Blue 5954 Silver 5581 Red 4940
Rating: 72.0 69.3 67.9 66.1 67.1
Slope: 132 126 117 113 108
Par: 72 72 72 72 72
PLAYERS COMMENTS: Rated in the top 20 "Upscale Courses" by Golf Digest
and in the top 50 of "Courses You Can Play" by Golf Digest, the course is the
current site of the PGA Texas Open. LaCantera was
rated in the top three courses in San Antonio in 2002 by the golf experts in the San
Antonio Express-News special golf edition in April 2002. It was ranked number 5 in America's Top State Courses in 1997-98. Designed
by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, the course was built in 1995 with lots of hills with
water in play.
PLAYERS COMMENTS: A magnificent Texas Hill Country course, it features
breathtaking views of San Antonio's vistas; Six Flags Over Texas, natural waterfalls, fast
running creeks, and hills, hills, hills. The greens are fast, good sized and undulating.
White sand bunkers are abundant throughout the spread. The beautiful views with take your
breath away and the golf is so good it's hard to put into words. Do not leave San Antonio
without playing this course. Green fees will run about 100$ U.S., but are worth every
penny. The staff and course offer every amenity and superb service. Note: The LaCantera
was tied with the Quarry as the best place to hang around for a cool one after a round by
the experts. Editors comment: We are not
sure who voted or if they were the expert golfers, but hola, it's San Antonio.
Lessons:
The course has a golf school featuring the latest in teaching tools with top notch
teaching professionals.
Accommodations:
An Westin La Cantera resort hotel adjoins the course.
Distance: About 25 minutes from downtown. From San Antonio, take I-10 west.
Exit onto La Cantera Pkwy and go left. The course is about a mile away on the right side
of the street.
- Palmer Course at La Cantera
Rating - Hole-in-one
Ace
Golf Package
Green fees
Now a Westin La Cantera Resort
17865 Babcock Road
San Antonio, TX 78255
Yardage: Blk 6926 Gold 6535 Copr 6115 Silv 5684 Jade 5066
Ratings: 74.2
72.4
70.6
69.3
65.3
Slope: 142
139
134
128
116
Par: 71
PLAYERS COMMENTS:
This course is simply one of the
best in the world. If at all possible, play the Palmer course at
La Cantera. I
mean that some of the holes are so breath-taking that you have a hard time keeping a
proper pace of play... you simply want to stop and take in the view. Streams and
small waterfalls with ripples contribute to the feeling of space and tranquility.
The fairways are separated from view of each other for the most part, lending to the
beauty. OK, enough about the view. Bring your best game and lots of balls.
This is not a course that will be easily tamed, but why would you want that... it's
Texas and this is Hill County Golf at its best. A must play... even if you have to
save pennies to pay the green fee you need to play this course.
Distance: About 25 Minutes from downtown. Take I-10 West and exit Camp
Bullis. Turn left at stop sign and drive through subdivision until you get to
Babcock. You will have several stop signs but keep going. The course is straight
ahead.
Lost Valley Resort Golf Course and Resort
Rating Par
Green fee
Hwy 16
Bandera, TX 78003
Yardage: Back 6210 Front 5905
Rating: 0.0
Par: 72
PLAYERS COMMENTS: Older 18 hole course with some water and rolling hills, sloping
greens and open fairways.
Lodging : The
Lost Valley Resort has forty-eight cottages.
Distance: About
60 minutes from downtown. Take I-10 west to loop I-410. Turn left (west) and exit on
Bandara Road, route 16. It's about a 45 minute drive through the scenic hill country to
Bandara. The course is just before you get to Bandara on the left.
Tapatio Springs Golf Resort & Conference Center
27-Hole Course
Golf Package
Rating - Eagle
Green fee
Johns Road West
Boerne, TX 78006
27 Hole Course at Tapatio Springs Rating - Eagle
LAKES COURSE
Yardage: Gold 3128 Blue 2882 White 2679 Red 2410
VALLEY COURSE
Yardage: Gold 3376 Blue 3232 White 3023 Red 2775
RIDGE COURSE
Yardage: Gold 3124 Blue 2989 White 2795 Red 2347
Lakes/Valley
Ridge/Lakes
Valley/Ridge
Course Rating/Slope
Gold Blue
White
Red
LAKES COURSE
71.4/133
69.2/128
67.3/125
70.4/127
VALLEY COURSE 71.7/133
70.2/131
68.5/127
70.2/126
RIDGE COURSE 70.5/130
68.4/125
66.6/122
67.9/118
PLAYERS COMMENTS: Somewhat narrow. tree lined fairways protect fast, undulating
greens on this 27 hole Tifdwarf grass course. Each 9 hole layout lives up to its name.
Lots of water and trees on the two lower courses. Trees and hills galore on
the new Ridge Course. If you play the Ridge, bring lots of golf balls... I'm not
kidding. Built in the beautiful hill country, there are few level lies on this
one. The large trees and a meandering creek come into play. This place is beautiful!
Do not miss this one. If you are playing South Texas, it's about 10 degrees
cooler in the summer.
Lodging: There
are about 115 king size rooms and condominiums available at the resort. Built in wooded
hills, wildlife is abundant and is often seen at Tapatio Springs, especially along the
fine jogging and hiking trails. Recently named one of the top ten golf resorts in Texas by
the Dallas Morning News. The facility has all the amenities one might expect; tennis,
saunas, exercise room, game room and dining. Water attractions include an Olympic-sized
swimming pool, saunas, a Jacuzzi and fishing.
Facilities are available for meetings and this is a first class location for a corporate
off-site.
Note: This is
a sister resort and course to the Quarry in San Antonio, staffed with the same high level
of attention which drives customer satisfaction at both locations. Golf packages are
available. Real Estate is available.
Distance: About 45 minutes from downtown. Take I-10 west and exit on John
road. Go left at stop and drive about 4 miles.
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