Brackenridge Park Course
San Antonio, TX, USA
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.
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
Unranked
Best in USA
Unranked
Best in TX
Public: #29
7.5
37 players
OG Tillinghast where I learned the game. Rich in championship pedigree and personal nostalgia. First par, first birdie, first time breaking par, and 5 City Championship titles. Old Brack holds a very special place in my heart.
Historic course in San Antonio. Easy walk and just fun to play. There’s a train from the zoo that passes by 6 tee box so can have a fun little audience for a tee shot. Par threes where you walk over bridges to the tee box make you feel like a real golfer for a sec.
Unique historic track.
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FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Brackenridge Park has a Course Vaults score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 17 explicit golfer ratings.
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.
