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The Silverhorn of Texas Course

The Silverhorn Golf Club of Texas

San Antonio, TX, USA
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18 holesPar 726,922 yds73.4/138

About this course

The Silverhorn Golf Club of Texas is a daily-fee facility located in San Antonio, designed by Randy Heckenkemper and opened in the late 1990s. Heckenkemper, a Texas-based architect who has worked on numerous courses throughout the state, created a layout that serves the public golf market in one of Texas's largest metropolitan areas. The course sits in the gently rolling terrain characteristic of the Texas Hill Country region, where elevation changes and native vegetation provide natural definition to the holes. The routing takes advantage of the property's topography, incorporating the area's limestone outcroppings and live oak trees into the design. Water features appear on several holes, a common element in courses built during this era to add strategic interest and visual variety to the South Texas landscape. The layout offers a mix of risk-reward opportunities and straightforward holes, designed to accommodate a range of skill levels typical of public-access facilities. San Antonio's golf scene includes both historic municipal courses and newer daily-fee options, and The Silverhorn serves the latter category. The club provides a full practice facility and clubhouse amenities standard for courses of its type. The course operates year-round in San Antonio's mild climate, which allows for consistent playing conditions outside the peak summer heat. As a public-access option in a city with a substantial military presence and growing population, the course sees regular play from both local residents and visitors to the region.

Quick facts

Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1995
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,922 yards
Difficulty
73.4/138
Course Vaults score
7.4

Getting there

The journey to Silverhorn Golf Club of Texas begins at San Antonio International Airport (SAT), a straightforward fifty-minute drive north through the rolling terrain that defines the Texas Hill Country's western edge. Private aviators will find San Antonio's Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) a convenient alternative, positioned even closer to the club's grounds in the northern reaches of the metropolitan area. The final approach winds away from the urban sprawl into quieter ranch country, where limestone ridges and native oak groves signal your arrival at one of Texas's most deliberately secluded championship venues - a transition that feels less like entering a golf club and more like crossing into a private sanctuary carved from the Hill Country itself.

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Common questions about The Silverhorn of Texas at The Silverhorn Golf Club of Texas

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

The Silverhorn of Texas at The Silverhorn Golf Club of Texas has a Course Vaults score of 7.4 out of 10 based on 19 logged golfers.

The Silverhorn of Texas was designed by Randy Heckenkemper.

Yes. The Silverhorn of Texas at The Silverhorn Golf Club of Texas is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at The Silverhorn of Texas is 72.

The Silverhorn of Texas plays 6,922 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at The Silverhorn of Texas is 138.

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