16 of the Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Texas

• #10 at Boot Ranch in Fredericksburg - a 364 yard par 4 with an elevated tee box, a large bunker in the middle of the fairway, and a tough shot over a ravine with cascading waterfalls in front of the green
• #17 at The Retreat in Cleburne - a 219 yard par 3 with a shot downhill from huge elevated tee box to a green with a large bunker and creek in front - look back and there is a stunning waterfall from the top of the tee box

• the "million dollar" #14 at Slick Rock at Horseshoe Bay - you'll face an intimidating drive that needs to carry the creek and a beautiful waterfall
• #11 at Waldon on Lake Conroe is a 582 yard double dog leg with trees, bunkers, and a peninsula green that juts into Lake Conroe

• #16 at Cordillera Ranch in Boerne is- #16 is a 172 yard par 3 with a slightly uphill shot over a deep ravine with a pond that's feed by several cascading waterfalls that come off the sides of a small green with 4 pot bunkers surrounding it

• #9 at The Cliffs at Possum Kingdom Lake is a real beauty - it sits on the edge of a very tall bluff overlooking the cliffs and blue water of Possum Kingdom Lake
• La Cantera Resort & Spa Palmer Course is home to 18 great holes but #18 is unbelievable - a 490 yard par 4 with an uphill blind shot that then goes a little left and down a steep roller coaster fairway to a large raised green surrounded by 4 huge bunkers plus a pond with a cascading rock waterfall and the unique clubhouse watching your approach shot

• Palmilla Beach Golf Club in Port Aransas is reminiscent of the coastal links in Scotland and it is the only course in Texas with a couple holes along the Gulf of Mexico with ocean breezes, rolling fairways lined with native grasses, and imposing greens.
• Barton Creek's Fazio Foothills' (Austin) 9th hole is a 175 yard slightly downhill shot to a green with a waterfall on the left, a stone wall around the front of the green, and a bunker on the back right and another wall and bunker on the back left

• #18 at Cimarron Hills in Georgetown is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course and its a beauty but #18 takes the price - a long dog leg left that follows a cascading creek that cuts in front of the green and has multiple waterfalls
• #11 is Arnold Palmer's signature hole at Barton Creek's Palmer Lakeside course - a 197 yard shot from an elevated tee box must carry a pond and land on a oval green with 6 pot bunkers on the right and a cascading creek along the left side - the back drop is a huge stone wall with a waterfall and a beautiful home sitting on the hillside

• #12 at Sugar Tree Golf Club is a beauty - an elevated tee shot of 110 to 210 yards to small green with two bunkers in back and a cascading waterfall, a rock wall, and a wooden waterpaddle wheel
• Horseshoe Bay's Apple Rock Golf Course #10 is a 567 yard par 5 (#2 handicap) is stunning - an elevated tee box with a big downhill shot and a stunning view of Horsebay homes, the surrounding countryside, and Lake LBJ. And the next hole is a close second - a par three with swaying palm trees that's all carry over Lake LBJ.

• La Cantera Resort course is outstanding but #7 is really unique - a dramatically elevated tee box, a stunning view of the surrounding area and Fiesta Texas Amusement Park, a fairway with 3 bunkers (one of which is in the middle of the fairway) waiting for your drive, a pond on the right side, and a bunker so big it has 3 grass islands in the middle of it plus a green with 3 bunkers surrounding it and the Fiesta Texas Roller Coaster as a backdrop
• The 8th hole at Falconhead Golf Club in Austin is fun, unique, and beautiful - 184 yard par shot shot over a two ponds with a cascading waterfalls, colorful landscaping and green on a limestone ledge which cantilevers as much as 30 feet out and over the pond and creek