vaaler creek golf club

Four couples enjoyed a great day of golf on s beautiful hill country golf course during the week - not too crowded and not expensive. The course conditions were excellent even though late winter. Go Play!!

About half way between Austin and San Antonio Vaaler Creek Golf Course is a great layout with tough greens. Need to think shots for position on the course or you are in trouble. Kind of out in the middle of nowhere so no aircraft/industrial/road noise. Friendly staff; definitively a play again course.

Its a little out of the way, but it was far and away the best of 3 courses we plyed in TX Hill Country. Firm fast fairways and excellent greens. We got an internet special with over 60% discount. Even playing in the wind of an Arctic cold front, it was great

Course was great. Greens were consistent and was a very enjoyable round. The proshop staff was not the friendliest but I guess it was still early.

This is a fine golf course that's just off the beaten track.It's located in the Rockin' J Ranch two miles from US 281 South of Blanco, Texas. We played this course in 2009 and it was brand new, but suffering from drought conditions.Most of the lakes were dry and the fairways hadn't filled in. The course is in great shape now. All the water hazards are full, the fairways, tees, and greens are plush. We were greeted by Andrew in the Pro Shop and he told us we could tee off early. There were rain showers in the area so many golfers in San Antonio and Austin had canceled their tee times. Our starter/Marshall was David. He was a very friendly guy and he had lots of good advice.Hole #1 is a short par 4, an easy starter hole. Hole 2 requires a well-placed tee shot to the edge of a lake. The approach shot to this green is a long carry uphill and into the wind to an elevated green. This is the #1 handicap hole for the ladies. Hole #3 is the hardest because it's a long narrow par 4 with water right and trees on both sides and a small elevated green. There's many lakes here and #4 has water on both sides. The par threes are fairly easy, but the greens are undulating and can fool you. Hole #10 is pretty rough. It is a split fairway with water on the right, in the middle and left of the green. It's a narrow uphill shot with sand protecting the elevated green. Holes #17 and #18 are the heads up holes on this course. They are both short par fours but with some serious problems. The seventeenth is a very narrow downhill shot between many live oak trees, then an uphill long carry to a small elevated green. The last hole is a short, narrow dogleg left and a long windy carry to an island green. We caught a little rain at hole #9 so we stopped off at their neat little halfway house. Donna is the charming lady who makes tasty sandwiches. Their menu runs from breakfast tacos to hamburgers and is impressive. This course is named for a fallen hero of the Vietnam war and is a fine addition to the Texas Hill Country between San Antonio and Austin.