La Cantera (Resort)

The Resort course at La Cantera was the opening shot fired at this San Antonio destination, before Arnold Palmer added his title course five years later. Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf laid out the resort course and did so with the understanding that it would host The Texas Open. It would continue to bring PGA players to the area for 15 years.

As players tee off at the No. 7 par four, they’ll see an appropriate metaphor for Resort: Six Flags Fiesta Texas. The course will play much like the roller coasters on display, with scenic views from the tops of the hills, and adrenaline-inducing tee shots during the descent.

Despite its PGA pedigree, the Resort course did not attempt (or have room, for that matter) to keep up with the maximum distances now required from Tour stops. Thus it plays reasonably for a good golfer, at less than 6,900 yards from the back tees.

The drivable par four that Morrish and Weiskopf supplied at all of their courses is a bit more straightforward than usual here: Do you attempt to carry the significant centerline bunker on the fairway at No. 16, or do you lay up? Depends on just how much of a thrill seeker you are, we suppose.