Tee-Off in Texas

With a mild climate, a storied past and more than 900 golf courses strewn across rugged desert mountains, rolling green hills, piney woods, and seaside links, Texas is blazing a trail in the world of golf. As lush public, private and resort courses spread across the Lone Star State, Texas is fast becoming a destination hotspot and golf-lover’s getaway.

“Golfers of all skill levels are challenged and awed by Texas’ enormous selection of golf facilities. World-famous courses on some of the nation’s most picturesque terrain can be found in Texas,” said Julie Chase, Chief Marketing Officer for the Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division. “Home to legends of the game including Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Ben Crenshaw and Lee Trevino, Babe Zaharias and Nancy Lopez, Texas beckons pros and amateurs alike from all over the world.”

Some of the top names in golf course design have left their mark on the Texas golf landscape, including Tom Fazio, Arnold Palmer and Robert Trent Jones. Golf Schools in Irving and Austin boast such famous name-sakes as Byron Nelson and Harvey Penick.

If visitors do pack their clubs while visiting Texas, they won't be alone. We count more than 70 of the top PGA players as Texas residents. And many of the courses are stops on the tour itself, including The Shell Houston Open in Houston, The EDS Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, the Crown Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, the FexEx Kinkos Classic in Austin, and the Tour Championship in Houston.

In addition to first-rate golfing, Texas’ golf resorts and destination cities boast an assortment of leisure activities, including world-class spa facilities, shopping and fine dining.

From the Gulf Coast to the Big Bend, visitors can play an unforgettable round of golf in Texas