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Brackenridge Park Golf Course - 10th Hole

From Tillinghast to Dye, San Antonio golf offers a variety of design styles

While it's true that San Antonio golf has really exploded over the last decade, it's not without its classic architecture, even on public golf courses. That combined with some of the more modern gems give the Alamo City a nice variety of looks for the visitors and locals alike -- unique courses such as Brackenridge Park and TPC San Antonio, to name two. Here, then, are a few courses with plenty of design character.
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AT&T Canyons Course at TPC San Antonio - No. 16

Gallery: You'll recognize Dye's fingerprints on TPC San Antonio's AT&T Canyons Course

It's not often that a Pete Dye-designed course would be considered the kinder, gentler of two courses at a 36-hole resort, but that's the case with the new AT&T Canyons Course at the TPC San Antonio and JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. More than anything, the AT&T Canyons Course, as the name implies, provides great views of the Texas Hill Country.
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Tapatio Springs Resort and Conference Center - ribbon cutting

New and improved Tapatio Springs ready to take its place among the better Texas Hill Country golf resorts

Country singer George Strait and Tom Cusick have joined forces to revitalize Tapatio Springs Resort and Conference Center in Boerne, located about 20 miles northwest of San Antonio. "Tom and I always believed that Tapatio Springs could be a true Texas treasure," Strait said. "The renovations are incredible." Mike Bailey has more.

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  • West Texas

    As the old saying goes, the harder you have to work for something, the more you appreciate it. This is applicable to West Texas' golf scene. Although miles outside of many of Texas' metropolitan areas, West Texas offers some incredibly attractive golf courses that many casual visitors may overlook.

    Club At Concan
    The 18-hole Club At Concan in Concan, TX is a semi-private golf course that opened in 2007. Club At Concan measures 7333 yards from the longest tees. The course features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels. The fairways are zoysia grass.
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    Utopia Golf Course
    The 9-hole Utopia Golf Course in Utopia, TX is a public golf course that opened in 2001. Utopia Golf Course measures 3011 yards from the longest tees.
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    The Rawls Course at Texas Tech
    The 18-hole Rawls Course at Texas Tech in Lubbock, TX is a public golf course that opened in 2003. Designed by Tom Doak, Rawls Course at Texas Tech measures 7207 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 126 and a 73.
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  • The Dallas Metroplex

    The Dallas Metroplex area has never had a problem with attractiveness. The Oil Boom brought great wealth here and Yankees by the multitudes continue to move to Texas to escape the cold winters of the North. The Dallas area is now an amalgamation of classic Texas scenery and attitude with lavish consumerism.

    Wildhorse Golf Club at Robson Ranch
    The Wildhorse Golf Club is the first of three planned courses for the Robson Ranch Community outside of Denton. Designed by architect Gary Stephenson, the course opened the second nine in October 2002.
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    Coyote Ridge Golf Club
    Coyote Ridge, opened in 1999, features some unusual holes that traverse a variety of unique terrain. Each nine is strikingly different–the front plays through a burgeoning residential community, is generally wide open and void of trees, and takes on the characteristics of a links-style course.
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    Golf Club at Champions Circle
    The Golf Club at Champions Circle has earned a reputation for its extreme difficulty, with one story stating that the designer himself, Greg Norman, rolled into town one day for a round and had trouble breaking par, even running out of balls in the process.
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  • Austin

    Austin is known for its legendary music scene and beautiful Hill Country terrain and natural resources, like the Colorado River and the lakes that were spawned from it. The topography makes for a great golf canvas, and the city and surrounding area certainly have great places to play, whether it's resort golf, muni or quality daily-fee plays.

    Cowan Creek Golf Course
    Cowan Creek Golf Course is the newest of three courses that are part of Del Webb's Sun City retirement community. Cowan Creek has a resort-style layout with a front nine that plays through the community, with the homes set well back from the fairways, and a back nine that stretches across the scenic Hill Country landscape.
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    Avery Ranch Golf Club
    Avery Ranch is one of Austin’s newest courses–it’s part of the Avery Ranch residential community, 20 minutes northwest of town, that was carved and blasted out of the rocky ranchlands along Brushy Creek. This historically significant area was once home to Indians and robbers, who were drawn to this beautiful setting thick with dense oaks, meandering creeks, and abundant wildlife.
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    Falconhead Golf Club
    Falconhead Golf Club sits just west of Austin in the midst of the scenic Hill Country, tumbling across a rolling landscape covered with knobby cedars and towering oaks. The challenging layout was designed to PGA standards, making it one of the most popular public golf courses in the area.
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  • Houston

    There's no denying the nation's fourth largest city has plenty to offer in terms of entertainment, restaurants and golf. In addition to three pro sports teams, thriving downtown theater and museum districts, loads of shopping and warm weather year-round, the Houston area boasts about 150 courses, the majority of which are public.

    Golf Club At Cinco Ranch
    Carlton Gipson designed the Golf Club At Cinco Ranch in the early 1990s. It's a long golf course that features an ocean of water impacting play on 16 of 18 holes. For the most part, the holes are straight and open, with minimal trees framing the paths to the greens.
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    Cypress Lakes Golf Club
    One of the Houston area's newest courses, Cypress Lakes Golf Club was designed by Jim Fazio, who carved the course out of the thick pine trees and used a significant number of lakes and bunkers to spice up this mounded track.
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    Wedgewood Golf Course
    Wedgewood Golf Course water on many holes and numerous blind shots. In fact, you'll never be able to see the green from any tee box. No. 10 is a nice hole, playing 164 yards downhill to a well-guarded green.
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  • San Antonio

    More than 26 million people visit San Antonio each year. And while most of them know that the Alamo City is indeed famous for its nickname mission that has inspired several movies, San Antonio offers so much more when it comes to tourism, not the least of which is its golf. With several first-rate golf resorts in and around the city, San Antonio just might be Texas' best golf destination, especially when you consider all the other things to do.

    Texas National Golf Club
    The terrain around Willis is loaded with forests of dogwood, holly, and pine trees, creating the perfect environment for an Augusta National imitation. Jack Miller created just that, coming up with Texas National Golf Club, one of the most unusual courses in the Houston area.
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    Golf Club At Cinco Ranch
    Carlton Gipson designed the Golf Club At Cinco Ranch in the early 1990s. It's a long golf course that features an ocean of water impacting play on 16 of 18 holes. For the most part, the holes are straight and open, with minimal trees framing the paths to the greens.
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    Avery Ranch Golf Club
    Avery Ranch is one of Austin’s newest courses–it’s part of the Avery Ranch residential community, 20 minutes northwest of town, that was carved and blasted out of the rocky ranchlands along Brushy Creek. This historically significant area was once home to Indians and robbers, who were drawn to this beautiful setting thick with dense oaks, meandering creeks, and abundant wildlife.
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