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Top 10 Texas Golf Courses

By Danno Wise, About.com

Texas is home to some of the nation's top golf courses. Although this has been a well-kept secret in the past, recent years have seen an increasing number of golfers traveling to Texas to take advantage of these world-class courses.

1. Barton Creek Golf Course

Located in the rolling hills of Austin, Barton Creek Resort offers two of the top ranked golf courses in Texas.

2. Palmer Course at La Cantera

The Palmer Course at La Cantera is the first Arnold Palmer designed course in South Texas. It has been rated as one of the top public courses in America.

3. Quarry Golf Club

The back nine of this unique San Antonio golf course is located within the confines of a century old rock quarry, hence the name - Quarry Golf Club.

4. Tour 18

The unique concept of using hole layouts from 18 of America's top golf courses to make one great course has come to be known as Tour 18. This concept proved so popular there are now two Tour 18 courses in Texas - Dallas and Houston.

5. Golf Club at Horseshoe Bay Resort

Located on the shores of Lake LBJ, Horseshoe Bay Resorts offers all a golfer could want, including three courses designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr.

6. Tournament Players Course at the Woodlands

Located in the Woodlands, just north of Houston, the Woodlands Resort and Golf Course is home to the Tournament Players Course, one of the most famous and popular courses in Texas.

7. Cedar Crest Golf Course

One of Texas' oldest golf courses, Dallas' Cedar Crest Golf Course was the site of the 1927 PGA Championship. Today, it remains a popular course for Dallas area golfers.

8. Golf Club of Texas

Texas' only Lee Trevino signature course, San Antonio's Golf Club of Texas, claims to offer the "Best Golf Experience in Texas!"

9. Painted Dunes Golf Course

Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course offers 27 of the most scenic holes in the American Southwest.

10. South Padre Island Golf Course

Located across the bay in Laguna Vista, the South Padre Island Golf Course is just a short drive for visitors wishing to play a round of golf.
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