The best courses you can play in Texas
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 9,544 rounds in Texas and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public courses across Texas, ranked by those community scores.

The Covey
Big Easy Ranch
Columbus, TX, USAPublic
- 1.5Conditions
- 4.9Layout
- 4.6Value
- 4.8Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
The Covey is a championship style course in the Hill Country of Texas. A vast variety of holes that make it a ton of fun. Dog leg rights, dog leg lefts, driveable par 4, true 3 shot par 5 and a ton of undulation from tee to green. The greens are pure and tough.
Written by
@DuaneL21
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
Black Jack's Crossing
Lajitas Golf Resort
Lajitas, TX, USAPublicLanny Wadkins
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 3.2Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Incredible location, a remote adventure travel course that’s far away from anything of its kind.
Written by
@msizz
- Challenging
- Must play
- Pristine

Fields Ranch East
PGA Frisco
Frisco, TX, USAPublicGil 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

Fazio Canyons
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.7Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Thought the conditions were awesome, beautiful range and clubhouse. Felt like you never saw two holes at the same time, and felt like we were out there by ourselves.
Written by
@snub
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range

Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club
Buda, TX, USAPublic

Highland Pines Golf Club
Porter, TX, USAPublic
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
The turf tee to green is amazing! The tight lies with the green surrounds make for some cool shot opportunities.
Written by
@SuperTiger18
- Must play
- Hidden gem
- Challenging

Memorial Park Golf Course
Houston, TX, USAPublicJohn Bredemus
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
One of the best municipal courses in the country. It is a course you can play everyday and never tire of the challenge. Doak did a great job w his renovation of the Bredemus original. Very few bunkers, as the challenge for the masses are the green complexes.
Written by
@joe3jax
- Restaurant
- Great value
- Walkable

Fields Ranch West
PGA Frisco
Frisco, TX, USAPublicBeau Welling
- 4.4Conditions
- 3.4Layout
- 2.3Value
- 2.3Scenery
- 2.4Facilities
Awful caddies made it worse but Compared to any other course in this price range, it feels the least like a T100 course. Many holes run together, only 2-3 truly memorable ones. Would be better if they turned it up a bit and leaned into being difficult.
Written by
@BammerFlippo
- Tourist trap
- Challenging
- Driving range

Resort
La Cantera Golf Club
San Antonio, TX, USAPublicTom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.3Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
Excellent course, well kept, challenging and with great views of Fiesta Texas Six Flags. On the expensive side but well worth the splurge.
Written by
@Crod35
- Views
- Challenging
- Driving range

Sugartree Golf Club
Lipan, TX, USAPublicPhil Lumsden
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Must play
- Hidden gem

Summit Rock
Horseshoe Bay Resort
Horseshoe Bay, TX, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.0Facilities

West
Fields Ranch
Frisco, TX, USAPublic
- 5.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
The course saves it’s difficult for 100 yards and in. Greens rolled well but could have been more consistent.
Written by
@OOOTeeTime

Palmilla Beach Golf Club
Port Aransas, TX, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
A 9 hole track just off the gulf. Several holes with great ocean views. Played in freezing weather and howling wind but it was a nice little hidden gem. Also has a 3 hole route of 80-100 yard par 3’s. Hidden gem!
Written by
@JR69
- Driving range
- Great value
- Views

Pine Dunes Resort & Golf Club
Frankston, TX, USAPublicJay Morrish & Carter Morrish
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.2Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
A great track with solid conditions and fun shots. Even in the summer it can be a solid value course if you get out there early enough.
Written by
@LatifiEnjoyer
- Hidden gem
- Challenging
- Must play

Lost Pines Golf Club
Lost Pines Resort & Spa
Cedar Creek, TX, USAPublic
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
Lost Pines GC (formerly Wolfdancer) at the Hyatt Regency is a very expansive, demanding Arthur Hills design just east of Austin. The Par-5s are particularly good, but also appreciated the Par-3 & Par-4 diversity.
Written by
@Btweed16
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine

Palmer
La Cantera Golf Club
San Antonio, TX, USAPublicArnold Palmer

Canyon Springs Golf Club
San Antonio, TX, USAPublicThomas Walker
- 4.5Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.4Facilities
- Challenging
- Fast greens
- Hidden gem

The Rawls Course at Texas
Lubbock, TX, USAPublicTom Doak
- 2.8Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
The Tom Doak layout of this Texas Tech course is great. The staff is friendly and welcoming. Condition were very disappointing for the cost. To start with, the range was large but the hitting area must have not been moved from the day (or days) before.
Written by
@DimpledBalls
- Challenging
- Must play
- Hidden gem

Fazio Foothills
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
The Fazio Foothills course at the Omni Barton Creek Resort is a fun, sporty track just outside of Austin, TX, providing more elevation changes & rolling hills than I expected. The Par-3s are particularly good & nice mixture of risk/reward Par-5s.
Written by
@Btweed16
- Views

Omni Barton Creek Resort - Palmer Lakeside Course
Spicewood, TX, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
One of the “least nice” and easiest Barton creek courses. Still a fun round with good conditions.
Written by
@its_lux

Tournament
Golf Club of Houston
Humble, TX, USAPublicRees Jones & David Toms
- 4.5Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 3.3Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine

Old
The Tribute at the Colony
The Colony, TX, USAPublicTripp Davis
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Course was in excellent condition when I played. The service in the proshop, restaurant, and on-course was super friendly.
Written by
@JustABitOutside
- Driving range
- Links
- Pristine

Old American Golf Club
The Colony, TX, USAPublicTripp Davis & Justin Leonard
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 2.8Value
- 2.8Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Gus Wortham Golf Course
Houston, TX, USAPublic
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 5.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Fast greens
- Hidden gem
- Great value

The Quarry Golf Club
San Antonio, TX, USAPublicKeith Foster
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
This place is a tale of two nines. The front is pretty open links layout and playing to the fairway is critical as the deep rough is brutal. The second nine is routed through an old sandstone quarry. It is incredible! The course was in immaculate shape.
Written by
@SuperTiger18
- Driving range
- Must play
- Fast greens
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Texas. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Texas.
The top public golf courses in Texas on Course Vaults are led by Big Easy Ranch with a Course Vaults score of 9.0. This page ranks 25 courses, including Big Easy Ranch, Lajitas Golf Resort, PGA Frisco.
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Texas. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Texas list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Big Easy Ranch is currently #1 among public courses in Texas on Course Vaults at 9.0 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:36 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in Texas
- Austin
- San Antonio
- Dallas
- Frisco
- Houston
- Fort Worth
- Horseshoe Bay
- Garland
- Arlington
- Flower Mound
- Grand Prairie
- Grapevine
- Humble
- New Braunfels
- Richardson
- Round Rock
- The Colony
- Allen
- Blanco
- Buda
- Carrollton
- Cedar Creek
- College Station
- Columbus
- Coppell
- Crandall
- Cypress
- Deer Park
- Euless
- Fairview
- Ferris
- Frankston
- Friendswood
- Galveston
- Gunter
- Hutto
- Irving
- Jersey Village
- Keller
- Kyle
- Lajitas
- Lancaster
- Leander
- Lipan
- Lubbock
- Lufkin
- Magnolia
- Manor
- Mansfield
- Mesquite
- North Richland Hills
- Plano
- Port Aransas
- Porter
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
- Southlake
- Spicewood
- Spring
- Universal City
