Texas Golf Courses Overview

Naturally, Texas is a fine place to golf, with that varied terrain that tends a little more toward the flat than the ridged. Some areas are better for golfing than others, but even in those regions where golfing is comparatively sparse, you're likely to find the off gem.

Destinations to consider are grouped below by region. For detailed information, follow the links to any biking destination that interests you.

Golf Courses in Big Bend Country - Texas

Golfing in Texas's Big Bend Country may not be the easiest pasttime to pursue, nor the most catered to. However, avid golfers who'd really prefer more than one golf course per town (if that) will be pleasantly surprised by El Paso. Not only does the city proudly possess several courses, but they tend to be especially scenic in that Southwest way; Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course is especially famous for this. And if you're heading toward Big Bend National Park, stop by Ambush at Lajitas, notable for having four holes on an island of the Rio Grande River.

Golf Courses in Panhandle Plains - Texas

The Panhandle is not possessed of quite so many courses as other areas, but Amarillo and Lubbock both have several.

Golf Courses in Hill Country - Texas

The Hill Country is scattered here and there with golf courses, but Austin is absolutely swarmed with them. Many of these courses are highly ranked nationwide for beauty and that general (and necessary) fun factor. Crystal Falls is among the difficult and well-renowned courses in the Austin area, and Barton Creek Golf Course holds within its borders two of the best courses in Texas.

Golf Courses in Prairies and Lakes - Texas

The Dallas area, including Fort Worth and Plano and Irving (and it does keep growing) is a marvelous place for golf. There are so many golf courses that it's easy enough to choose your playing mood and go from there. Want a scenic course with a low difficulty? You'll find it. Want a gruelling course laced with gullies and rough? You'll find that here, too. Many of the "best courses in Texas" can be found here, among them Cedar Crest Golf Course. This once served as the site of the 1927 PGA Championship.

Golf Courses in Piney Woods - Texas

Like the Panhandle Plains, the Piney Woods is a little bit sparse for the golfer, if Texarkana has a few resorts within and about its city limits. But the courses, relatively few as they are, are scattered pretty evenly through the woods, and some of them are very well-loved. The Garden Vally Golf Resort Dogwood Course is not only nicely varied, but gorgeous, lined not only with its namesake dogwood, but pine as well.

Golf Courses in Gulf Coast - Texas

If there aren't quite as many courses along the coast as you might expect, coastal golfing tends to be quality. Houston is another golfing hub, with dozens of courses. It has one of two of Texas's Tour 18 courses (the other being in Dallas) and hosts the well known and very popular Tournament Players Course at the Woodlands.

Corpus Christi has fewer golf courses, but they are very pleasant, and the two courses run by the city (Lozano Golf Center and Oso Beach Municipal Golf Course) are supposed to be especially good.

Golf Courses in South Plains - Texas

San Antonio not only has plenty of courses, but some of them have achieved a certain national respect. The Palmer Course at La Cantera, designed by the incomparable golfer Arnold Palmer, is considered one of America's best. The Quarry Golf Club is partly situated in a rock quarry that happens to be over a hundred years old. And San Antonio has one more famous course, the Golf Club of Texas . . . this one being a Lee Trevino signature course.

The Rio Grande Valley may not have so many famous golfers designing its courses, but borderland golfing tends toward excellent. The best known of these courses are El Diablo and El Angel in Rancho Viejo Country Club, but many courses offer not only entertaining golfing, but great view of the valley, and even Mexico.

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