
Brackenridge Park Course
Brackenridge Park Golf Course



About this course
Brackenridge Park Golf Course is where San Antonio's golfing soul began, a municipal treasure sculpted from the city's heart. Its Golden Age bones, crafted by A.W. Tillinghast, roll across parkland terrain. This is a course that encourages a ground game, rewards strategic angles, and occasionally asks you to thread the needle between venerable oaks guarding the fairways. While Brackenridge doesn’t command the global spotlight, it wears its local legacy with pride. It has a working class feel even though the area around has become more posh over the decades. It still offers golfers an affordable and accessible round of golf in the heart of the city. The course underwent a sympathetic restoration spearheaded by John Colligan and Texan golf historian, Jay Morrish, culminating in a memorable moment: hosting the Texas Open in 2008 and 2009. This brought major championship conditions to the course, and although short by modern standards, the tight fairways and deceptive greens proved a true test for even the tour pros.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in TX
Quick facts
- Location
- San Antonio, TX, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1916
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- A .W. Tillinghast
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,243 yards
- Difficulty
- 71.1/126
- Course Vaults score
- 7.5
Getting there
Brackenridge Park Golf Course sits within the urban embrace of San Antonio, accessible most directly via San Antonio International Airport (SAT), roughly fifteen minutes north of the course by car. Visitors arriving from further afield will find SAT well-connected to major hubs; the drive into the city transitions swiftly from the flat Texas landscape into the tree-lined streets of Alamo City, with the final approach winding through the verdant grounds of Brackenridge Park itself - a 343-acre oasis of live oaks and native Texas flora that has anchored San Antonio's recreational heart since the 1890s. For those with access to private aviation, nearby Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) offers a closer alternative, though the public course's central location means that ground transport from SAT remains the most practical route for most travelers. The course's proximity to downtown San Antonio and the River Walk makes it an unusually accessible championship venue, one where the journey concludes not at a remote estate but at a civic landmark woven into the fabric of the city itself.

FAQ
Common questions about Brackenridge Park
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Brackenridge Park has a Course Vaults score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 41 logged golfers.
Brackenridge Park was designed by A .W. Tillinghast.
Yes. Brackenridge Park is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Brackenridge Park is 71.
Brackenridge Park plays 6,243 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Brackenridge Park is 126.




