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What is Briggs Ranch Golf Club?

Briggs Ranch Golf Club. The die-hard golfer always appreciates the old-school, machismo aura of a golf-only facility created solely for the purpose of offering the most complete golf experience possible. Briggs Ranch is one of those, the first and only in San Antonio, a $10 million project designed by Tom Fazio and an initiation fee upwards ...

How much is Briggs Ranch?

Briggs Ranch is one of those, the first and only in San Antonio, a $10 million project designed by Tom Fazio and an initiation fee upwards of $50,000 limited to only 300 men and women.

What is the only golf course in Texas?

The course features bent-grass greens, fancy Zeon Zoysia fairways (the only one in Texas), and supreme Hill Country terrain that, despite being only 20 minutes from downtown San Antonio, is surprisingly void of urban sprawl.

About

Designed by renowned course architect Tom Fazio, Briggs Ranch Golf Club has been recognized as not only one of the best golf courses in Texas but in the country as well. Located in the Hill Country on land that was formerly a ranch, Fazio molded and shaped the natural hills to create a golf course that seems to be in continuous motion.

Reviews

Had the opportunity to spend a day at Briggs Ranch. It's an experience I can't recommend highly enough if you can make it happen.

How much is Briggs Ranch Golf Club?

The $10 million Briggs Ranch Golf Club is the first private course to be built close to San Antonio for more than 20 years and it’s a golf-only facility, which put itself immediately on the map as the first ever golf course to use total Zeon Zoysia turfgrass, except for bentgrass greens.

What is the best green at Briggs Ranch?

9. Par 4.This is one of the best green complexes at Briggs Ranch. The tee shot must find the center as the fairway is lined with trees on both sides as well a a large bunker on the left side. The green is raised and bumped in the middle leading to substantial falloffs on all sides. There is a large bunker on the front right center and another right middle. This green complex features a lot of land movement surrounding the green. One wonders why there is not more of this on the golf course. This is another hole where the back tee offers a different angle to the fairway.

How many bunkers are there in golf?

There is not an over-abundance of bunkers, probably less than 75. These bunkers more often come into play at the green given the width of the fairways. However, there are several dogleg holes both with inner and outer bunkers that influence one’s tee shot. Several of these are multi-fingered and very long. Many of the bunkers are deep whether set on the side of a hill, or carved into a fairway or near an elevated green. I did not find a bunker that was difficult to escape from, but some of the fairway bunkers are deep enough to warrant a layup shot rather than having a chance to go from the green. On a few holes there is a good use of double-bunkers near the green with the lower/first bunker being the more difficult one.

How long is the longest hole in golf?

13. Par 5. I found the longest hole at 605 yards to be the best hole on the course. The hole plays as a dogleg right with a large set of bunkers down the right inner corner. One should play as left as possible because it takes a 400 yard tee shot to clear it. The green is very wide with a substantial drop-off to the right side. The left side has a second short grass are on higher ground beginning about 80 yards from the left side of the green. The right side of the green is protected by deep bu Jersey with a narrow gap between them. If the hole location is on the right, one simply must come in from the right center of the fairway with a high lofted shot to hold the thin green. If one goes long on the right side there will end up well below the green in high grass where there is also a tree. This hole really offers everything.

What is the par 4 in golf?

16. Par 4. This is a sharp dogleg right with two right side bunkers. If one goes too far right they will blocked by trees to the green. The green is elevated with deep bunkers on the front left and right side. The left side has a substantial falloff. It is another fun hole.

Is Briggs Ranch a good golf course?

Briggs Ranch is a fun and enjoyable golf course. It will likely never crack the top ten courses in Texas but it is a positive addition to their portfolio of courses in The Dormie Network.

Does Briggs Ranch have bunkers?

At Briggs Ranch, my comment is a result of the use of elevated tees where one can see clearly what is laid out. The placement of the bunkers, particularly when the bunkers are large, whether wide or long also leads to an obvious decision to avoid them. Mr. Fazio also places a lot of bunkers on the outer corners of doglegs, again limiting the options. Finally, many of his courses do not play firm and fast so one also does not have to worry too much about the rollout of a ball once it lands.