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La Cantera ~ The Palmer Course

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The Palmer Course at La Cantera opened in March 2001 and offers visitors to The Westin La Cantera Resort a second 18-hole course, designed by Arnold Palmer and the Palmer Course Design Co. The course complements the existing Resort Course at La Cantera, and together the public daily fee courses are the first in South Texas to provide 36 holes of championship golf designed by golfing legends.

Located on 225 acres, The Palmer Course at La Cantera provides golf enthusiasts a par-71 course measuring approximately 7,000 yards. The course includes several signature holes, including the par 3 No. 4 hole with dramatic waterfalls along the entire front of the green and a tribute to Palmer’s late wife: The Winnie Palmer Memorial Bridge. 

Also featured on all of the course’s carts is the state-of-the-art ParView GPS system, which is key in assisting golfers as they map out their strategy for each hole. 

Arnold Palmer played a six-hole exhibition on the course during the grand opening, and stated that, “The Palmer Course at La Cantera is one-of-a-kind and a first-class golfing experience.”

The Palmer Course was named as one of America’s 100 Best Golf Shops by Golf World Business magazine in 2003 – one of just four awarded in Texas.

 

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La Cantera Palmer Course

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PAR 71 Designer(s) ~ Arnold Palmer TEES YARDS SLOPE RATING Championship 6929 142 74.2 Middle 6115 134 70.6 Forward 5065 116 65.3 Designated: Semi-Private Year Built: 2001

Tee Times for 1 to 15 players at a time: 30 days in advance
Tee Times for 16 plus players at a time: 60-90 days in advance

This resort is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including:

• Golf Magazine's 2004-2005 "Gold Medal Award," 
• The prestigious Condé Nast Traveler's 2005 "Gold List" and "Top 100 Golf Courses," and 
• Travel and Leisure magazine's "500 Greatest Hotels in the World" 

A hilltop retreat that combines the best of golf and the best of luxury. With six pools, health club and spa services, tennis courts, unique dining options, a kids club, three hot tubs, flexible and spacious meeting space, and golf options second to none, rest assured there’s something for everyone in your group. 

In addition to the championship18-hole Resort Course at La Cantera—home of the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open at La Cantera—the resort gained another 18 holes in the spring of 2001 with the opening of the Palmer Course at La Cantera, designed by golfing legend Arnold Palmer. The resort’s acclaimed Golf Academy features state-of-the-art equipment, a talented staff, and specially designed corporate and group programs. 

La Cantera has been the site of the PGA Tour's Texas Open since 1995. Located on the north side of town, this thrill-a-minute design by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish has made quite a bit of noise since its debut. It was a Golf Magazine "Top 10 You Can Play" pick for 1995 and continues to set its sights high, with a 500-room Westin grand class hotel. 

Speaking of roller coasters, the seventh hole on The Resort Course provides one of the most remarkable scenes in all of golf. The tee shot on this 316-yard par four drops 80 feet down to the fairway, set in the bottom of an old limestone quarry. However, your eyes seem glued to what sits to the left of the hole: The Fiesta Texas Amusement Park, complete with "The Rattler," a huge wooden roller coaster directly on the other side of a fence from the green. Every 40 seconds or so, your concentration is interrupted by the shrieks of yet another group of thrill seekers as they cascade down the coaster's initial drop.

Amenities:

• 508 guest rooms including more than 25 suites and 38 guest rooms in the Casita Village, all equally divided between king-sized beds and double-bedded rooms.
• 8 separate meeting rooms and 3 board rooms
• Rooms feature an in-room safe, two direct-dial telephones, voice mail, modem jacks, two closets, large desk, generously sized natural stone countertop marble with dual sinks, coffee makers, mini refrigerators, full-sized ironing board, iron and hair dryers. 
• Guest facilities include a specialty restaurant, a three-meal restaurant, the golf clubhouse grille, a pool bar, a lobby bar, cigar room, a theme lounge, 24-hour room service and a general store for food, beverage and gift items. 
• The La Cantera Golf Club surrounds the resort, offering guests a spectacular view of the "Valley of Golf". Host to the PGA Tour's Westin Texas Open, this Weiskopf/Morrish golf course was picked as one of the "Top 10 Golf Courses You Can Play" by Golf Magazineand Best New Public Course of the Year by Golf Digest. 
• La Cantera Golf Academy, headed by Pro Bryan Gathright, offers personal instruction and computer analysis of golf techniques. Located just across from La Cantera Golf Club driving range, the Academy is open seven days a week. 
• Two tennis courts, both lighted for night play. Nine additional courts are located less than a mile from the resort. 
• A 7,600-square-foot fitness center with weight and exercise rooms, aerobics, massage rooms and a beauty salon will be available for guest use.