Texas Feature Stories
Boot Ranch, a luxurious golf community in the Texas Hill Country, started with the course
You don't have to go to Colorado to cool off in summer and have a beautiful getaway. Just head to Boot Ranch in Fredricksburg, the Texas Hill Country's emblem of luxurious private golf course communities.
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Nine reasons for San Antonio golfers to be thankful
San Antonio golfers have plenty for which to be thankful this holiday season. And only a fraction of it involves golf. Yes, the Alamo City has burst on to the scene as a golf destination with the arrival of TPC San Antonio and other resort facilities. But the city offers so much more, including the famed River Walk, theme parks, the Spurs, Mexican food and great weather. And remember the Alamo.
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Critiquing GolfNow raters' Top 10 golf courses in the Austin area
It's been nearly a year since GolfNow.com launched its golfer ratings and reviews, and we've sorted out the Austin area's Top 10 golf courses based on that feedback. Some of the picks surprised our own Brandon Tucker, who has lived in Austin since 2008. Here are his thoughts as well as the rankings.
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Nine reasons for San Antonio golfers to be thankful
San Antonio golfers have plenty for which to be thankful this holiday season. And only a fraction of it involves golf. Yes, the Alamo City has burst on to the scene as a golf destination with the arrival of TPC San Antonio and other resort facilities. But the city offers so much more, including the famed River Walk, theme parks, the Spurs, Mexican food and great weather. And remember the Alamo.
... full article »Critiquing GolfNow raters' Top 10 golf courses in the Austin area
It's been nearly a year since GolfNow.com launched its golfer ratings and reviews, and we've sorted out the Austin area's Top 10 golf courses based on that feedback. Some of the picks surprised our own Brandon Tucker, who has lived in Austin since 2008. Here are his thoughts as well as the rankings.
... full article »Brisket and birdies -- the best combinations of golf and barbecue in Houston
Houston is very much an international city, which means you can find just about any kind of restaurant to dine at after your round at any one of the more than 100 golf courses in the area. But let's be honest, when most people think of Texas, they're not talking about the great Japanese, seafood or Italian joints -- although Houston has many of those as well -- they're thinking Tex-Mex or barbecue. Here then, are some of the best golf and barbecue pairings in the Houston area.
... full article »Sun City Texas in Georgetown: Trio of championship courses make it a worthy trip from Austin
With 54 holes, there is plenty of golf to go around for residents of Sun City Texas, a Del Webb master-planned community located in Georgetown just northwest of Austin. But you don't have to reside in Sun City to play the courses, and you don't have to be retiree-aged to get a great test of golf, either. While it's true that residents get first pick of times, the general public can find their fill of tee times. Multi-course facilities are all over central Texas, and Sun City's operation certainly holds its own with any of them.
... full article »Salvation awaits: Houston's best 19th holes at public golf courses
Nothing cures the ills of a bad round of golf as much as a cold one and some good grub when it's over. Longtime Texas golf writer Mike Bailey offers up a half dozen examples of the best on-course dining/19th hole options among public golf courses in the Houston area.
... full article »Jim McLean Golf Center Texas: Golf school supreme in Fort Worth
If you're looking for a serious place to improve your golf game, you need not look any further than the Jim McLean Golf Center Texas in Forth Worth. Not only does the school provide all the technical instruction of the golf swing, but students can simulate any shot in golf at their extensive practice course, they can get physical fitness training designed specifically for golf, and there's even mental training for helping golfers manage their way around a course and through a round.
... full article »A perfect Texas fall: Football and golf in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
They say there are two seasons in Texas -- football and spring football. But if you really want to do it up right in Texas, combine it with golf. And in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, that combination works quite well. Veteran Texas golf writer Mike Bailey offers up some suggestions on how to get the best of both worlds this fall.
... full article »AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio softened, but it's still a tough Texas test
The AT&T Oaks Course at the TPC San Antonio is a little easier than it used to be -- just a little. In response to some "suggestions" from PGA Tour players, the course underwent some modifications. However, the Greg Norman design that opened in 2010 and plays host to the Valero Texas Open is still pretty difficult and will continue to rank among the toughest courses on the PGA Tour.
... full article »In Houston on business? Top golf courses for entertaining clients and colleagues
Golf and business meetings have gone together since the dawn of the game. Some golf facilities, however, are more conducive to doing business than others. Fortunately for Houstonians and those visiting the Bayou City, there are an abundance of such venues. Mike Bailey offers up 10, which are all open to the public.
... full article »My Town: Where I play golf when I'm at home in Houston
Veteran Texas golf writer Mike Bailey has lived in the Houston area for much of the past 25 years, and while he may be biased, he believes public golf in Houston is underrated. While there aren't any truly great public layouts in the Houston area, there are probably more quality courses than any other large metropolitan area in the country, he writes.
... full article »- Houston, we have a solution: Affordable golf in the Bayou City
- Glen Garden Golf & Country Club in Fort Worth marks 100 years of golf
- From Tillinghast to Dye, San Antonio golf offers a variety of design styles
- West Texas links: El Paso's golf scene might surprise you
- Can't play golf in Dallas? Here are some other ways to fill four hours
- Before college football, tee it up all over Texas this bowl season
- First Ping nFlight Fitting Center in Texas lands at Augusta Pines G.C. near Houston
- TPC San Antonio, Old American Golf Club at The Tribute land on Golfweek's Best New Courses list
- Texas Golf Hall of Fame is back in business at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio
- Grand plans for Houston Oaks Country Club and Family Sports Retreat
- Las Americas and Lorena Ochoa spotlight golf in San Antonio
- San Antonio's golf and Tex-Mex restaurants: A killer combination
- Five must-play San Antonio golf courses
- For historic San Antonio, there's no time like the present for golf
- The New Course north of Dallas to pay "Tribute" to American classic golf
- New JW Marriott resort and TPC San Antonio will be big for Alamo City golf
- Austin public golf courses: Fighting for survival - and winning
- Galleria's shopping splendor makes Houston a golf widow's surprise ace
- The First Tee takes hold in Austin, Texas with new golf course
- Bad Pants Open: Frightening fashion for a fabulous cause
- Golfing and birding
- Up-and-coming South Padre Island features a pair of very solid courses
- Phil Blackmar still finding plenty to keep him busy - on course and off
- Fazio builds the marketing mystery around Escondido
- Mountain golf in Far West Texas is heaven on Earth
- Golfers discovering other sides to San Antonio
- Texas Golf in the Big Country is worth finding
- Houston may be jumbled mess, but it has bargains and affordable golf
- For sale: Woodlands Resort and Meeting Center mixes meetings with tons of golf
- El Paso next for Fazio design
- Projects keep coming in the Lone Star State
- Northeast Texas and Lake Fork is a world like no other
- Port Isabel & South Padre Island: Texas' Southernmost Golf Experience
- Dandy Hill Country trio loaded with foresight
- Hockey sticks and golf balls: The Dallas Stars have a home
- Archeology and golf seek harmony in Menard, Texas
- Panhandle serves up Bermuda Triangle of Texas golf
- Underrated Houston makes for a bargain winter golf getaway
- Buckle up for best tests of West Texas
- Magnificent muni golf courses of Dallas-Fort Worth
- Jacobsen-Hardy design team hired to retool Galveston Country Club
- Kerrville's Whiskey Springs has new life in Hill Country
- TPC at Craig Ranch draws Aikman, Weiskopf
- Weekend in Fort Worth: North Side, South Side bookmark Cowtown golf
- Jerry Jeff Walker: Caddie and golfer turned singer-songwriter
- Texas' past dotted with rich golf history
- Top 5 courses of the Texas Hill Country
- Best Par 3s in Central Texas
- Best Signature Holes in Central Texas
- Dennis Haskins Profile: TV Star Rings 'Bell' For Charities
- Golf Instruction Galore in Central Texas
- Check Out the Best Greens in Central Texas
- The Ambush at Lajitas Newest Lone Star Golf Hideaway
- No place like Texas golf: Tradition, variety rules in the Lone Star state
- Jeff Brauer: Transplanted Texan's golf course portfolio admired coast to coast
- Dallas-Fort Worth fringe offers hidden finds for adventurous golfers
- The Dallas Golf Scene: Everything Looks Attractive For Big D Links Future
- Turk Pipkin: My Career Got in the Way of Golf
- Going, Going and Staying Put...For Now
- What to Expect from the David Leadbetter Golf Academy at Barton Creek
- La Cantera Enhances Golf Academy
- One-on-One with Tom Penders: Golf with Willie and the Tyler Rose
- Barton Creek and David Leadbetter Create a First-Class Golf Academy
- TPC at Las Colinas: Byron Nelson Tour Site Blossoms
- On the Road in Texas: From The Bluebonnet Trail to The Alamo City