Courses, Travel & Tee Times

Window Shopping: Affordable golf in San Antonio

With scores of golf courses you can play year round, the Alamo City is big on golf variety. The best part? Whether it's a municipal or resort course, chances are you can get a great deal.

From Tillinghast to Dye: San Antonio offers golf course designs of all styles

Historic San Antonio has been a golf town for a century. Over the years, many designers have laid out Hill Country courses, but the results have been very different. From Dye to Tillinghast, here are some of the best examples.

Alamo City Classics

San Antonio's golf scene has improved by leaps and bounds in the last decade. This jump has included not only brand new golf courses like the TPC San Antonio and Westin La Cantera Resort, but also improvements to its classic designs. Here are three you can play that still stack up.

Feast in San Antonio

If you like Tex-Mex, barbecue and a good old chicken-fried steak, then San Antonio is your town. Luckily, if you're playing golf, you'll find plenty of great choices nearby. What follows is just a sampling of some great dining/hangout options after a round of golf. All are within easy driving distances of some top-notch courses.

Texas toasted

Wildfires, record drought and heat have made golf course operations in Texas a challenge. But some courses like San Antonio's Willow Springs have fared better than others. Mike Bailey spent a few days in San Antonio to see how courses were coping.

Get down to business on these San Antonio golf courses

There is big business to be had in the Alamo City, thanks to companies like Valero, USAA and Tesoro. So if you're in town on business and want to tee it up, here are five great options in San Antonio.

Canyon Springs Golf Club is becoming a San Antonio destination play

Canyon Springs Golf Club offers San Antonio golfers an upscale, daily-fee play along with a taste of the Hill Country. The course boasts a ranch-style pro shop, original stagecoach-era troughs, and real Texas barbecue in the clubhouse. It doesn't need any of this Texas flair to be considered a top San Antonio course, however. Now just over a decade old, Canyon Springs deserves mention with public Alamo City standouts like The Quarry, The Bandit, The Republic and SilverHorn Golf Club.

Tapatio Springs in Boerne: Laid back golf in the Texas Hill Country near San Antonio

Thirty miles from San Antonio, the Tapatio Springs is a tucked-away Hill Country resort that is very affordable -- and the 27 holes of golf are very entertaining. Enjoy the setting and a nice laid-back round at Tapatio Springs, Brandon Tucker writes.

Old Brackenridge Park Golf Course is better than ever in San Antonio

In nearly a century of existence, Brackenridge Park Golf Course has never looked this good. This San Antonio gem was brought back to life in 2008 with a $7.5 million renovation. With new greens, bunkers, irrigation and turfgrasses, old "Brack," as they like to call it, is the pride of the Alamo City.

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.