Northern Hills Golf Club

Northern Hills Golf Club sits in the northern reaches of San Antonio, designed by Joseph Beleau and opened in the mid-1960s. Beleau, a Texas-based architect active during the postwar golf boom, created a number of courses across the state during this period. The layout occupies rolling terrain characteristic of the Texas Hill Country's southern edge, where live oak, mesquite, and native grasses define the landscape. The routing takes advantage of natural elevation changes, providing variety in stance and shot-making across the eighteen holes. The course serves a private membership drawn largely from San Antonio's northern suburbs. Like many clubs of its era in Texas, Northern Hills functions as both a golf facility and a social center for its members, with dining and family programming complementing the golf operations. The layout reflects design sensibilities of the 1960s, with tree-lined fairways and greens that have matured over decades of play. San Antonio's climate allows for year-round golf, though summer heat can be intense. The course has undergone periodic updates to maintain playing conditions and accommodate modern equipment, typical for layouts of this vintage. Northern Hills remains a fixture in the local golf community, offering members a traditional private club experience within the city's expanding metropolitan area.