Just returned from an extended weekend trip to Lajitas. A friend of mine and I took the wives out and played 54 holes in 3 days. Once you see the course with your own eyes you simply can't describe it to fellow friends that didn't make the trip. It simply is impossible to imagine the course being in Texas and especially in the desolate desert mountains of Big Bend.
The grass is as lush green as any course I've ever been on which includes some pretty big name areas. The greens tend to be much slower than their appearance lets on but they are challenging with multiple levels and difficult pin placements.
Hole 1, 2 and 3 ease you into the scenery and are located on relatively flat terrain. Hole 4 begins a stretch of holes that continue to get better one right after the other. Huge elevated tee shots, panoramic views of the Chisos Mountains, the Rio Grande River, it just goes on and on. Hole 13 is a par 3 that measures about 155 but has an elevated tee of nearly 150 feet. Hole 15 makes a turn that brings you to the clubhouse right on the Rio Grande on holes 16, 17 & 18.
I wish I could explain what a unique course this place really is. It is in the middle of nowhere, but anyone that enjoys golf is doing themselves a disservice by not making time to go out and enjoy some time at Lajitas. We teed off at 8:00 all three mornings and were through before the desert heat took over for the afternoon. Probably a place you want to get to by early June or hold off and go out toward the end of September.
If anyone has any questions I'll be glad to answer them.
The grass is as lush green as any course I've ever been on which includes some pretty big name areas. The greens tend to be much slower than their appearance lets on but they are challenging with multiple levels and difficult pin placements.
Hole 1, 2 and 3 ease you into the scenery and are located on relatively flat terrain. Hole 4 begins a stretch of holes that continue to get better one right after the other. Huge elevated tee shots, panoramic views of the Chisos Mountains, the Rio Grande River, it just goes on and on. Hole 13 is a par 3 that measures about 155 but has an elevated tee of nearly 150 feet. Hole 15 makes a turn that brings you to the clubhouse right on the Rio Grande on holes 16, 17 & 18.
I wish I could explain what a unique course this place really is. It is in the middle of nowhere, but anyone that enjoys golf is doing themselves a disservice by not making time to go out and enjoy some time at Lajitas. We teed off at 8:00 all three mornings and were through before the desert heat took over for the afternoon. Probably a place you want to get to by early June or hold off and go out toward the end of September.
If anyone has any questions I'll be glad to answer them.