La Cantera Golf Club (Palmer course)

[PALMER COURSE CLOSED IN 2021]

17865 Babcock Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78255

  • Office

    +1 (800) 446 5387 (toll free)
  • Pro shop

    +1 (210) 558 4653

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland.

  • Designer:

    Arnold Palmer

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
6926
6115
5066
Par
71
71
71
SSS or slope
74.2
69.3
65.3

At the same location:

Above distances are for the Palmer course (now closed). Also at La Cantera, located at the main resort centre and still open for play, is the 18-hole Resort course (par-72, 7021 yds from back tees, designers Weiskopf & Morrish).

Location

Latitude:

29.606605

Longitude:

-98.632078

How to get there:

17 mi NW of downtown San Antonio.

La Cantera Golf Club (Palmer course)

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 2001

La Cantera Golf Club (Palmer course): COURSE CLOSED IN 2021, pending a non-golf redevelopment of the site. La Cantera's Resort Course (now called The Course at La Cantera Resort) is still very much open, as is the resort itself.

[Original Where2Golf description]: The Palmer course, located one mile from the main La Cantera Hill Country Resort, is a well-rated and pleasantly testing layout. This tree-lined parkland course should not disappoint, with many attractive features and several excellent holes to enjoy. Plenty of golfing challenge, a well-crafted design and usually good upkeep all contribute to the appeal of this course.

Stay&Play at La Cantera: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Around Austin & San Antonio

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Course permanently closed in 2021. The championship Resort Course remains open.

Green fees

Course permanently closed in 2021.

Other information

Non-metal spike facility.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

The Resort Course at La Cantera was a PGA Tour stop for 15 years, hosting the prestigious Texas Open for all the years between 1995 and 2009. Major champions Zach Johnson, Justin Leonard and Hal Sutton were all winners here (see our Tournaments section >by Venue >La Cantera).

Where2Stay

  • La Cantera Resort & SpaAAA 4-Diamond

    16641 La Cantera Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78256

    +1 (210) 558 6500

    Visit website

    Perched atop one of the highest points in San Antonio, overlooking the scenic Texas Hill Country, sits the highly decorated La Cantera Hill Country Resort. This luxury resort is an ideal place to play a round of golf, lounge poolside, or enjoy a relaxing spa treatment. For a change of pace, you can explore San Antonio and the surrounding Hill Country for historic sights, exciting theme parks, great shopping, and more.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      La Cantera (Resort course)

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      No

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Canyon Springs; TPC San Antonio; SilverHorn; Oak Hills (private); Hill Country; GC of Texas; The Quarry; Brackenridge Park.

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Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.

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