Hearing another great Austin institution is undergoing an major construction project is the sort of news that stops locals in their tracks. So much in this city has changed during the past two decade’s unstoppable surge of growth, it’s easy for older and newer...
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Pebble Creek Country Club, a Prototypical Family Club
The energy is contagious in this breezy, limestone-accented outdoor cantina. The space fills with the sounds of laughter, conversation and margarita glasses clinking while kids sit wide-eyed in anticipation of Pizza Night and dads relax with the hearth-like comfort of...
Lajitas Resort & Spa: Bucket list
There’s “getting away from it all,” and then there’s Lajitas Golf Resort and Spa. Nestled along the Rio Grande River near the Mexico border, between Big Bend National Park and Big Bend State Park, this luxury golf destination offers “bucket list” golf in a setting...
University of Texas Golf Club: Celebrating 15 years with constant improvements
Okay, so the members of Austin’s University of Texas Golf Club haven’t located the Fountain of Youth, exactly. What they have discovered, though, is a country club environment with a “Forever Young” sensibility and ever-improving collection of resort-caliber...
La Cantera Resort & Spa: A Soul-Replenishing Escape
A San Antonio getaway comes with certain expectations. Great Tex-Mex. A connection with Mexican American (and frequently, German) heritage. The obligatory visits the River Walk, Alamo and area attractions like Sea World, Six Flags Fiesta Texas or Hemisfair Park’s...
Escondido Golf and Lake Club: In a class by itself
Golfers have always known how to make a grand entrance at a famous or notable golf course. 1920’s superstar Walter Hagen would often turn up at a famous club before a big match in a tux and top hat after a full night of partying, ready to take on his next opponent....
Mountain Golf beckons in Colorado’s Luxe Vail Valley
Texans vacationing in Colorado… I get it, it’s a well-worn cliché. To be perfectly honest, I never can tell if the locals are celebrating our enthusiasm for the Centennial State or merely tolerating us. My apologies, but so much about an escape to the majestic Rocky...
Boot Ranch: The Fine Art of Living
One of Texas' most desirable private golf club communities has somehow gotten even better. Fredericksburg's magnificent Boot Ranch community is quickly blossoming into the thriving Hill Country community its original developer- former PGA Tour star Hal Sutton-...
Twin Creeks Country Club: More than meets the eye
In the same way the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is more tantalizing watch than a standard PGA TOUR event, some golf courses simply bring a bigger sense of excitement than others. Twin Creeks Country Club in Cedar Park is one of those courses. If Game of Thrones is...