Texas is dominated by rolling, grassy plains outside the Gulf Coastal region leading up to the Rio Grande in the Chisos Mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert bordering Mexico, the Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas, and the Trans Pecos Mountains of the Rockies in the Panhandle.

There's an abundance of top public golf courses in smaller communities such as Black Jack's Crossing in Terlingua, The Rawls Course in Lubbock, and Pine Dunes in Frankston. Dallas's best golf courses in this guide include the Cowboys, TPC Las Colinas, Stonebriar, and the Stevens Park Municipal Golf Course. Houston is encircled with top public golf courses which include Augusta Pines to the north, Blackhorse in Cypress, Cinco Ranch in Katy, and Wildcat in south Houston. In addition to the Hill Country cities of San Antonio and Austin providing the usual, large city quality golf courses, there's multiple golf oriented resorts such as the TPC San Antonio, La Cantera, and Tapatio Springs in San Antonio to the Barton Creek Resort, Hyatt Lost Pines, and Horseshoe Bay in Austin.