The hardest golf courses in Texas
The hardest 18-hole golf courses in Texas, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 161 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Kings
Gleneagles Country Club
Plano, TX, USASlope rating 154, 75.4 course rating, Black tees, 6,806 yds
PrivateBruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Austin Country Club
Austin, TX, USASlope rating 152, 75.2 course rating, Harvey tees, 7,062 yds
PrivatePete Dye & Alice Dye
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Views
Fields Ranch East
PGA Frisco
Frisco, TX, USASlope rating 151, 78.9 course rating, PGA tees, 7,863 yds
PublicGil Hanse
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.1Value
- 2.9Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
They’ve done a wonderful job designing the east, it’s significantly tougher than the west thanks to smaller greens and difficult bunkers
Written by
@4putter
- Challenging
- Pristine
- Caddies
Traditions Club at Texas A&M
Bryan, TX, USASlope rating 151, 74.6 course rating, Maroon tees, 7,121 yds
PrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine
TPC Craig Ranch
McKinney, TX, USASlope rating 149, 76.6 course rating, PGA Tour tees, 7,414 yds
PrivateTom Weiskopf & Lanny Wadkins
- 3.8Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.8Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
This course gets oodles of hate because it’s the public facing representation of Dallas golf since it hosts the Byron Nelson. No, it’s not the best Dallas has to offer but it’s an enjoyable course with a few really good holes (9 and 14).
Written by
@txmidam94
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
(Oaks) TPC San Antonio
San Antonio, TX, USA
Slope rating 148, 76.5 course rating, Tiburon tees, 7,435 yds
(Player) The Woodlands Country Club
The Woodlands, TX, USA
Slope rating 148, 74.7 course rating, Black tees, 7,115 yds
Stonebridge Ranch Country Club
McKinney, TX, USA
Slope rating 147, 77.6 course rating, Black tees, 7,346 yds
(Queens) Gleneagles Country Club
Plano, TX, USA
Slope rating 147, 76.6 course rating, Black tees, 6,916 yds
(Grand Pines) Bentwater Yacht & Country Club
Montgomery, TX, USA
Slope rating 146, 74.1 course rating, Black tees, 7,100 yds
Cordillera Ranch
Boerne, TX, USA
Slope rating 145, 76.2 course rating, Bear tees, 7,464 yds
Old American Golf Club
The Colony, TX, USA
Slope rating 145, 75.9 course rating, Leonard tees, 7,174 yds
(Flintrock Falls) The Hills of Lakeway
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 145, 74.8 course rating, Black tees, 7,051 yds
Crown Colony Country Club
Lufkin, TX, USA
Slope rating 145, 73.2 course rating, Championship tees, 6,692 yds
The University of Texas Golf Club
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 144, 76.7 course rating, Texas tees, 7,412 yds
(Fazio Canyons) Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 144, 74.4 course rating, Black tees, 7,153 yds
(Fazio Foothills) Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 143, 75.4 course rating, Black tees, 7,125 yds
Miramont Country Club
Bryan, TX, USA
Slope rating 143, 74.9 course rating, Gold tees, 7,174 yds
(Fields Ranch West) PGA Frisco
Frisco, TX, USA
Slope rating 142, 76.2 course rating, Tee I, 7,319 yds
(Las Colinas) Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas
Irving, TX, USA
Slope rating 142, 76.0 course rating, Black tees, 7,166 yds
Twin Creeks Country Club
Cedar Park, TX, USA
Slope rating 142, 75.7 course rating, Black tees, 7,033 yds
Bent Tree Country Club
Dallas, TX, USA
Slope rating 142, 75.1 course rating, Black tees, 7,081 yds
Austin Golf Club
Spicewood, TX, USA
Slope rating 142, 74.5 course rating, Back tees, 6,892 yds
(Palmer) La Cantera Golf Club
San Antonio, TX, USA
Slope rating 142, 74.2 course rating, Black tees, 6,926 yds
Sugartree Golf Club
Lipan, TX, USA
Slope rating 142, 73.3 course rating, Gold tees, 6,659 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. State pages include courses across Texas. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Kings at Gleneagles Country Club is #1 on Course Vaults in Texas at Slope 154 (75.4 course rating · Black tees · 6,806 yds). 161 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. State pages include courses across Texas. 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.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:33 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
