The Resort Course

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Many golf courses could be described as "jaw-droppingly beautiful." But when The Resort Course opened in 1995, its beauty was so highly regarded that it lured the historic Texas Open-one of the PGA Tour's oldest stops-to its greens that very same year. Designed by noted golf course architect Jay Morrish and PGA Tour professional Tom Weiskopf, The Resort Course at La Cantera snakes through the Texas Hill Country, offering breathtaking views, the most notable being a sheer 80-foot drop from the 7th tee to the fairway. The par-72 course was quickly named one of the Top 10 public access golf courses in the United States by Golf Magazine and one of the best new courses by Golf Digest.

The seventh hole on The Resort Course provides one of the most remarkable scenes in all of golf. The tee shot on this 316-yard par four drops 80 feet down to the fairway, set in the bottom of an old limestone quarry. However, your eyes seem glued to what sits to the left of the hole: The Fiesta Texas Amusement Park, complete with "The Rattler," a huge wooden roller coaster directly on the other side of a fence from the green. Every 40 seconds or so, your concentration is interrupted by the shrieks of yet another group of thrill seekers as they cascade down the coaster's initial drop.

The Palmer Course

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The name says it all: The Palmer Course was designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer and the Palmer Course Design Company. And it certainly doesn't disappoint. Opened in March 2001, the course, together with The Resort Course at La Cantera, are the first public courses in South Texas to provide 36 holes of championship golf designed by golfing legends. Pristinely perched on 225 acres, The Palmer Course offers 18 holes on 6,926 yards of golfing bliss, par 71.

Given the spectacular scenery and diverse Hill Country wildlife, it may be hard to keep your eye on the ball. Among its signature holes is the par 3 No. 4, boasting dramatic waterfalls along the entire front edge of the green and connected to the fairway by the Winnie Palmer Memorial Bridge, a tribute to Palmer's late wife. Want to map out your strategy for each hole? No problem. All carts are equipped with a state-of-the-art ProLink GPS system. Arnie himself played a six-hole exhibition on the course during the grand opening and unabashedly exclaimed, "The Palmer Course at La Cantera is one-of-a-kind and a first-class golfing experience."

Equally impressive are the course facilities. The crown jewel is the 15,300 sq. ft. clubhouse overlooking the 18th green. Its grandeur extends the resort's Texas Colonial theme, a grand dame presiding over all festivities.