Brackenridge Park, which opened in 1916, hosted the Texas Open for nearly four decades. Credit: Shutterstock / Regan Bender

San Antonio’s Brackenridge Golf Course, which opened in 1916, ranks among the Lone Star State’s best public golf courses, according to a newTexas Monthly list.

Texas Monthly sent seven staffers and freelancers, including two new to the game, to public courses across the state and tasked them with coming up with a list of the 18 best. They based their selections on the courses’ uniqueness, cost per round and accessibility.

Instead of a ranked list, Texas Monthly’s October issue features a roundup of the best public courses based on the region of the state in which they’re located. Other than Brackenridge, Laredo’s Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course was the only other South Texas course to make the list.

“It’s a treasure, both for its rich history and for the challenge it offers, at an attractive price,” Texas Monthly’s Dan Goodgame wrote of the Brack course.

Indeed, a round of 18 holes during the week at Brackenridge, which hosted the Texas Open for nearly four decades, starts at only $34, according to the course website.

The best 18 public golf courses list in no particular order, according to Texas Monthly. Credit: Courtesy of Texas Monthly

Last year, San Antonio was ranked as the No. 11 best city in the nation for golfers by online yard service marketplace LawnStarter.

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This article appears in Sep 6-19, 2023.

Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...