Green Fees in Texas Hill Country: What Golf Costs in 2026
The Hill Country between San Antonio and Austin is one of the best value resort golf regions in America, where Tour pedigree courses tumble through limestone hills and live oaks for a fraction of the price of the coasts. Here is what golf actually costs in the Texas Hill Country in 2026, course by course, and where to spend and where to save.
Photograph: La Cantera Golf Club, San Antonio, via Google
The short answer
For the quality on offer, the Hill Country is a bargain. The marquee public round, the La Cantera Resort Course on the northwest edge of San Antonio, runs indicatively from around 100 to 200 dollars depending on the season and the day, with the Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish design draping itself over some of the most dramatic terrain in Texas golf. The two TPC San Antonio courses, the Oaks and the Canyons at the JW Marriott, sit a little higher, indicatively around 150 to 250 dollars, with resort guests favoured, and the Oaks carries genuine PGA Tour pedigree as the host of the Valero Texas Open.
Up on Lake LBJ, Horseshoe Bay Resort's three Robert Trent Jones Senior courses, Slick Rock, Ram Rock and Apple Rock, run indicatively around 150 to 250 dollars for resort guests, and reward a multi night stay. Below the headline names sits a deep field of friendly, well priced golf, Tapatio Springs at Boerne, Comanche Trace at Kerrville and a clutch of municipal and daily fee courses, much of it under 100 dollars. As ever, the biggest lever on what you pay is the season, with spring the peak and the hot summer the value window.
Texas Hill Country green fees by course, 2026
| Course | Note | Indicative 2026 green fee |
|---|---|---|
| Tapatio Springs (Boerne) | Arnold Palmer renovated resort course in the hills west of San Antonio; good value | Around 70 to 120 dollars |
| Comanche Trace (Kerrville) | Tom Kite and Roy Bechtol semi private course on the Guadalupe River; limited public play | Around 90 to 150 dollars |
| La Cantera Resort Course | Weiskopf and Morrish, 1995, Best New Public that year; dramatic public daily fee golf in San Antonio | Around 100 to 200 dollars |
| TPC San Antonio, Canyons | Pete Dye design at the JW Marriott; resort guests favoured | Around 150 to 230 dollars |
| TPC San Antonio, Oaks | Greg Norman design, Valero Texas Open host; resort guests favoured | Around 175 to 250 dollars |
| Horseshoe Bay (Slick Rock, Ram Rock, Apple Rock) | Three Robert Trent Jones Senior courses on Lake LBJ; primarily resort guests | Around 150 to 250 dollars |
Green fees verified indicatively in June 2026 from course and resort listings; they vary by season, day and how you book, resort rates often bundle a cart, and all change without notice, so always confirm current rates directly with the course or your trip planner before booking. Check tee time availability.
How green fees work in the Hill Country
Texas golf runs on season and time of day. Spring, March to May, is the peak, when the bluebonnets and wildflowers paint the hills and the weather is close to perfect, and rates and demand are at their highest. The hot summer, June to August, is the value window, when courses cut prices and lean on twilight rates to tempt players out into 90 plus degree afternoons; an early morning tee time is the play, and the heat is a price worth paying for the savings. The mild autumn is a quieter second peak, and winter golf is very playable on the warmer days.
The resort courses set their own rules. TPC San Antonio and Horseshoe Bay give priority and their best rates to hotel guests, bundling the cart and sometimes range balls into the number, while La Cantera's Resort Course is open public daily fee golf that anyone can book. Carts are near universal in the Texas heat and usually included at the resorts. Watch for the extras, tax, a cart fee at the value courses, and the gap between the rack rate and what a stay and play package or a twilight time will cost you.
Where to spend, and where to save
To spend, point a round at the Tour pedigree: the Oaks at TPC San Antonio for the Valero Texas Open course, La Cantera for the drama of its elevation changes, or a Horseshoe Bay stay to play all three Robert Trent Jones courses over a long weekend. To save, build the trip around the value golf, Tapatio Springs, Comanche Trace and the municipal courses, lean into a summer or twilight tee time, and let the headline course be the one splurge of the week. Time it for the spring shoulder and you balance the wildflowers against the worst of the peak pricing. The Hill Country rewards a group that mixes one marquee round with several good value ones.
Plan a Texas Hill Country golf trip
We build the trip around what you want, a San Antonio buddies week mixing La Cantera and TPC, a Horseshoe Bay lake and golf escape, or a wider Hill Country tour up toward Austin, and time it to the season so your green fees work hardest. Tell us roughly when and who is travelling, and one concierge costs it to the head, with no obligation.
Texas Hill Country green fee questions
How much does it cost to play golf in the Texas Hill Country in 2026?
It is good value by resort golf standards. The marquee public round, the La Cantera Resort Course in San Antonio, runs indicatively from around 100 to 200 dollars depending on season and day, the two TPC San Antonio courses sit roughly 150 to 250 dollars with resort guests favoured, and Horseshoe Bay Resort's three Robert Trent Jones courses run indicatively around 150 to 250 dollars for resort guests. Value courses such as Tapatio Springs and Comanche Trace fall below that. These are indicative 2026 figures, so always confirm directly before booking.
What is the best public golf course in the Texas Hill Country?
The La Cantera Resort Course in San Antonio is the standout public round, a Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish design from 1995 that was named Golf Digest's Best New Public Course that year, set on one of the highest points in the area with dramatic elevation changes. TPC San Antonio's Oaks Course, the Greg Norman layout that hosts the PGA Tour's Valero Texas Open, is the other headline, and Horseshoe Bay's Robert Trent Jones courses are the best of the resort golf on Lake LBJ.
When is golf cheapest in the Texas Hill Country?
Summer, roughly June to August, is the cheapest window, when Hill Country temperatures climb into the high 90s and courses drop their rates and offer twilight deals; an early morning tee time beats the worst of the heat. The peak season is spring, March to May, when the wildflowers are out and the weather is perfect, with a second peak in the mild autumn. Always confirm current seasonal rates directly before booking.
Do you need to stay at the resort to play TPC San Antonio or Horseshoe Bay?
It helps. TPC San Antonio's two courses, the Oaks and the Canyons, are attached to the JW Marriott resort and give priority and better rates to hotel guests, though limited public play is available. Horseshoe Bay Resort's three Robert Trent Jones courses are primarily for resort guests and members. La Cantera's Resort Course, by contrast, is open daily fee public golf. Always confirm access and current rates directly before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Indicative green fees verified June 2026 from course and resort listings; rates vary by season and booking and change without notice. Last reviewed June 2026.