TAPATIO SPRINGS RESORT

The Hill Country limestone creates dramatic elevation changes that turn what could be a mundane resort track into a genuine test of club selection and course management. Designer Bill Johnston maximized the rolling terrain with doglegs that reward local knowledge and greens that fall away faster than visitors expect, particularly the severely sloped 16th that can humble scratch players. Sure, it's a resort course with the requisite real estate, but the routing through ancient oaks and across natural ravines delivers authentic Texas golf where wayward drives disappear into the native brush.