Best public golf in Texas.

TX · Lajitas · Resort · Par 72

Lanny Wadkins routed this through rock canyons on a remote resort wedged between Big Bend and the Rio Grande. Worth the long drive for the most cinematic golf in Texas.

TX · Frisco · Resort · Par 72

Gil Hanse's caddie-required, walking-only flagship already hosted a major and feels like it. Panther Creek snakes through the rolling hills, so bring your A-game and good shoes.

TX · Frisco · Resort · Par 72

Beau Welling's West tackles the property's big central hill three times and rewards you with whimsical greens and a more forgiving day than the East. The fun one of the pair.

TX · San Antonio · Resort · Par 72

The signature 7th, The Rattler, plunges eighty feet off the tee with Six Flags rides spinning in the distance. A former tour stop carved into Hill Country limestone.

TX · Austin · Resort · Par 72

A sweeping Tom Fazio course through the Hill Country canyons at the Barton Creek resort west of Austin. Big elevation and the resort's modern showpiece.

TX · Austin · Resort · Par 72

Tom Fazio's signature Barton Creek course threads cliff-lined fairways past limestone caves and waterfalls, ten minutes from downtown Austin. Hill Country drama with a city close by.

TX · McKinney · Resort · Par 72

A Tom Weiskopf design north of Dallas that hosts the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson, with water and bentgrass-quality conditioning. Big-league public-access golf.

TX · San Antonio · Resort · Par 72

A Pete Dye design at the JW Marriott with wide fairways and big views across a 700-acre preserve, bookable with a resort stay. The Oaks next door hosts the tour; the Canyons is yours to play.

TX · San Antonio · Resort · Par 72

A Greg Norman and Sergio Garcia design at the JW Marriott resort that hosts the PGA Tour's Valero Texas Open. Hill Country oaks and tournament pedigree.

TX · Kerrville · Semi-private · Par 72

A rolling Hill Country course along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, with two distinct nines and big country views. A relaxed western Hill Country round.

TX · Grapevine · Public · Par 72

The first and only Dallas Cowboys-themed course, with star markers honoring legends and Super Bowl trophies in the clubhouse. Public seven days a week, just north of DFW.

TX · Horseshoe Bay · Resort · Par 72

The prettiest of the Horseshoe Bay three, with sweeping Hill Country views and a back nine running along the shore of Lake LBJ. Save your camera for the closing stretch.

TX · Horseshoe Bay · Resort · Par 71

Narrow, rocky, and full of teeth, including a demanding island-green par-3. Ram Rock is one of the toughest resort courses in Texas, the challenger of the three.

TX · Horseshoe Bay · Resort · Par 72

The most playable of Horseshoe Bay's trio, a 1973 Robert Trent Jones Sr. layout with seventy-plus bunkers and his trademark easy bogey, hard par feel. A relaxed Hill Country start.

TX · San Antonio · Resort · Par 72

An Arthur Hills course at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country resort, threading live oaks and old ranch land on San Antonio's north side. Easygoing resort golf.

TX · Cedar Creek · Resort · Par 72

Formerly Wolfdancer, this Arthur Hills design rolls through prairie, climbs a wooded ridge, and drops into the Colorado River valley near Austin. The downhill par-3 12th opens up a 180-degree view.

TX · Houston · Public · Par 72

Doak's bold revival of a Houston municipal course turned a city round into a genuine PGA Tour venue, the people's tournament course.

TX · The Colony · Public · Par 71

A Tripp Davis and Justin Leonard collaboration styled like a classic golden-age course, set on Lewisville Lake north of Dallas. A former LPGA host that anyone can walk up and play.

TX · Austin · Resort · Par 71

A Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore course perched on Hill Country cliffs at Barton Creek, with a natural, walkable feel. A quieter complement to the Fazio courses.

TX · San Antonio · Public · Par 71

A San Antonio daily-fee with a prairie-style front nine and a dramatic back nine descending into an old rock quarry. One of the city's most distinctive rounds.

TX · The Colony · Public · Par 72

A links-style course on Lake Lewisville with holes modeled on famous British Isles originals like the Old Course. Windswept, treeless, and a Dallas favorite.

TX · Flower Mound · Public · Par 72

A daily-fee built from replicas of 18 famous holes, including a tribute to Amen Corner. A fun, only-in-Texas bucket-list novelty near Dallas.

TX · San Antonio · Public · Par 72

A historic A.W. Tillinghast municipal from 1916 that once hosted the first Texas Open. Mature oaks, river holes, and old-school San Antonio charm.

TX · Austin · Public · Par 71

A beloved, historic municipal in central Austin known as 'Muny,' with a civil-rights legacy and a fight to save it from development. Old trees and city soul.

TX · Galveston · Public · Par 72

A redesigned island municipal on Galveston with bay breezes, palms, and water in play. A breezy, scenic round on the Texas Gulf Coast.

TX · Euless · Public · Par 71

A well-conditioned Keith Foster municipal in the Dallas-Fort Worth mid-cities, rolling and tree-lined with a great clubhouse. A longtime Metroplex value.

TX · New Braunfels · Public · Par 71

A scenic Hill Country daily-fee along the Guadalupe River between Austin and San Antonio, with oaks and water in play. A reliable, affordable round.

TX · Houston · Public · Par 72

A 36-hole daily-fee built on reclaimed land minutes from downtown Houston, with rare elevation and skyline views. A handy, surprising city round.