Greenebrier Golf Club

Greenbrier dates back to the 1960s, when the Farm and Home Administration implemented a program to help rural communities create places for locals to play golf. The course survived for a while, but was shut down in the 1980s due to financial problems. After being bought at auction, the course has been gradually improved and sold again over the years.

Known for its well-conditioned greens, the 18-hole design features pretty central Texas scenery, wide fairways, and lakes, ponds, and creeks that impact play on 14 holes.

While the front nine is more of an open links-style track, the back nine has more doglegs, hills, water, and a real estate development that has made the course much tighter.

The back nine boasts two of the more challenging holes. No. 12 is a 529-yard par 5 that requires accuracy due to the creek crossing the fairway and another pond. Hole 14 is the feature hole with a creek in the fairway and a ditch toward the right. Your approach must clear trees in the middle of the fairway from around 160 yards out.

Getting there : From I-35, take Hwy. 317 west for 7 miles. Look for the signs to the course.