Brackenridge Park Golf Course, Municipal golf course in San Antonio, United States
Brackenridge Park Golf Course is an 18-hole public course with a par of 72, designed by A. W. Tillinghast and opened in 1916. It lies in Brackenridge Park near the San Antonio Zoo and the Witte Museum. The 17th hole looks out on the old limestone pump house that sculptor Gutzon Borglum used as a studio.
The course was designed in 1916 by architect A.W. Tillinghast and served as the original home of the Texas Open Tournament starting in 1922. This early tournament history helped establish its place as an important golfing venue in the region.
Brackenridge Park Golf Course was the first inductee into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame, an honour tied to its role as the state's oldest 18-hole public course. General Bernard Schriever, who grew up beside the 12th green, was inducted posthumously in 2011; his brother Gerhardt accepted at age 97. Their mother ran a sandwich stand for golfers in the back yard.
Golfers can book tee times for rounds throughout the day, with early morning and late afternoon slots typically available. Equipment rental and instruction are offered on site for those who need them.
The course was the first inductee into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame, an honour tied to its record of hosting the Texas Open in most years between 1922 and 1959. Three of the first six rounds of 60 in PGA Tour history were shot here, the first by Al Brosch in 1951.
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