April 5, 2025
Jon: 90 (round 1)Jon: 95 (round 2)Rating / slope 71.3/127
San Antonio, Texas
Briggs Ranch Golf Club
Briggs Ranch Golf Club is a private Tom Fazio course in the Texas Hill Country west of San Antonio, opened in 2001 and part of the Dormie Network since 2017. It hosted the 2012 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, and yes, there are longhorns on the property. The Perry Bros played it 2 times, most recently on April 5, 2025; Jon's scores were 90, 80, 95 and 90.
Course facts
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas
- Access
- Private (Dormie Network; members and invited guests)
- Architect
- Tom Fazio
- Opened
- 2001 (the USGA says 2002)
- Par
- 72
- Yardage
- 7,247 from the back
- Big events
- 2012 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur; Korn Ferry Tour Dormie Network Classic (2019)
Our rounds at Briggs Ranch
April 4, 2025
Jon: 80 (round 1)Jon: 90 (round 2)Rating / slope 70.1/123
About Briggs Ranch
Tom Fazio built Briggs Ranch on Hill Country terrain on the west side of San Antonio. It hosted its first USGA championship, the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, in 2012, and a one-year Korn Ferry Tour event, the Dormie Network Classic, in 2019.
We played 36 holes on both days of our April 2025 visit.
What stands out
- Fazio parkland design over Texas Hill Country terrain.
- Zoysia tees, fairways and rough with Bermuda greens.
- Spanish-style clubhouse, on-site casitas, and resident longhorn steers.
Quick answers
Can you play Briggs Ranch?
Only as a member or a member's invited guest. Briggs Ranch is a private Dormie Network club.
Who designed Briggs Ranch Golf Club?
Tom Fazio.
Are there really longhorns at Briggs Ranch?
Yes. The club keeps resident longhorn steers in a pasture by the course.
Sources: Dormie Network: Briggs Ranch · USGA: Briggs Ranch and the 2012 Mid-Amateur