The hardest golf courses in Horseshoe Bay, Texas
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 7 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Austin Golf Club
Spicewood, TX, USASlope rating 142, 74.5 course rating, Back tees, 6,892 yds
PrivateBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.4Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
the conditions are about as good as they get. Ben calls the tee boxes the second best greens in Texas… after his own greens out there of course. the greens are the defense of the course and it is not too demanding tee to green. the par 3s stand out with good variety in distance…
Written by
@texasgolfjack
- Must play
- Pristine
- Walkable
Ram Rock
Horseshoe Bay Resort
Horseshoe Bay, TX, USASlope rating 137, 75.6 course rating, Championship tees, 6,926 yds
PublicRobert Trent Jones
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Resort
Escondido Golf Course
Horseshoe Bay, TX, USASlope rating 137, 73.0 course rating, Two tees, 6,633 yds
PrivateTom Fazio
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.1Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
When it comes to experiences and facilities, Dido is great. There isn’t a blade of grass out of place and the comfort stations are awesome. The course itself leave a bit to be desired but it’s in amazing condition basically year round
Written by
@DuaneL21
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
Apple Rock
Horseshoe Bay Resort
Horseshoe Bay, TX, USASlope rating 136, 75.4 course rating, Championship tees, 6,999 yds
PublicRobert Trent Jones
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Resort
Lakecliff Country Club
Spicewood, TX, USASlope rating 136, 72.5 course rating, Gold tees, 6,724 yds
PrivateArnold Palmer
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
The greens are bent grass which is very unique for this far south in Texas. Always a treat to play on the bent grass greens and escape the grainy Bermuda in this region.
Written by
@its_lux
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area
Omni Barton Creek Resort - Palmer Lakeside Course
Spicewood, TX, USA
Slope rating 133, 72.2 course rating, Gold tees, 6,645 yds
(Slick Rock) Horseshoe Bay Resort
Horseshoe Bay, TX, USA
Slope rating 131, 72.8 course rating, Championship tees, 6,834 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Horseshoe Bay, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Austin Golf Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Horseshoe Bay, Texas at Slope 142 (74.5 course rating · Back tees · 6,892 yds). 7 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Horseshoe Bay, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Horseshoe Bay, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
