Here are the top 50 golf courses open to the public, as voted on by The Dallas Morning News’ Texas Golf panel. At some resorts, a player must be a guest at the resort to play the course. To be eligible for the rankings, a course must have been rated by at least eight panel members.
2025 rankCourseLocationYear open2024 rank1Black Jack’s CrossingLajitas201112TPC San Antonio AT&T OaksSan Antonio201053Highland Pines Golf ClubPorter202324Fields Ranch East at PGA FriscoFrisco202335Fields Ranch West at PGA FriscoFrisco202346Rawls CourseLubbock200367TPC San Antonio AT&T CanyonsSan Antonio201098Memorial Park Golf CourseHouston1936159Pine Dunes ResortFrankston20011010The Wilderness Golf ClubLake Jackson2004NR11Omni Barton Creek, Canyons CourseAustin20001412Omni Barton Creek, Fazio FoothillsAustin1981813TPC Las ColinasIrving19831214The Quarry San Antonio19931615Horseshoe Bay, Ram Rock CourseHorseshoe Bay19811116Gus Wortham Park Golf CourseHouston1908717Old American Golf ClubThe Colony20101918High Meadow Ranch Golf ClubMagnolia20002419Golf Club of Houston Tournament CourseHouston20051320The Tribute Golf LinksThe Colony20001721Stonebriar Resort, Fazio CourseFrisco20003022Crown Colony Country ClubLufkin19793623Horseshoe Bay, Applerock CourseHorseshoe Bay19851824Texas Star Golf CourseEuless19973325Hyatt Hill Country ResortSan Antonio20054126Omni Barton Creek, Palmer LakesideSpicewood19872227Tierra Verde Golf ClubArlington1998NR28Lost Pines Golf ClubLost Pines20062729Texas Rangers Golf ClubArlington20192330Tempest Golf ClubGladewater20182131Horseshoe Bay, Slick Rock CourseHorseshoe Bay19902632Omni Barton Creek, Crenshaw CliffsideAustin19912833Resort Course at La CanteraSan Antonio19952534Cypresswood Golf Club TraditionSpring19973235The Golf Club at Star RanchHutto20012036The Cliffs Resort on Possum Kingdom LakeGraford19884537Squaw Valley Golf Course Comanche LakesGlen Rose20013138The Trails of Woodlands CCThe Woodlands1975NR39Cowboys Golf ClubGrapevine20014640Rockwood Park Golf CourseFort Worth1938NR41Stevens Park Golf CourseDallas19504042Morris Williams Golf CourseAustin1964NR43Delaware Springs Golf CourseBurnet19993544Squaw Valley Golf Course, Apache LinksGlen Rose19923445Roy Kizer Golf Course Austin1994NR46Tenison Park Golf Course, HighlandsDallas1960NR47Vaaler Creek Golf CourseBlanco20094848Eagle Pointe Golf ClubMont Belvieu1999NR49The Bandit Golf ClubNew Braunfels19972950Waterchase Golf ClubFort Worth2000NR
NR — Not ranked
No longer ranked: 37. Canyon Springs Golf Club, San Antonio; 38. Teravista Golf Club, Round Rock; 39. Falconhead Golf Club, Austin; 42. Brackenridge Park Golf Course, San Antonio; 43. Diamondback Golf Club, Abilene; 44. Avery Ranch Golf Club, Austin; 47. Links at Lands End, Yantis; 48. Moody Gardens Golf Course, Galveston; 50. Golf Club at Texas A&M, College Station.
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