The Lake. Hill Country. The Golden Bear. And your new neon golf pants. This fall, they’ll come together at Summit Rock at Horseshoe Bay Resort, a Jack Nicklaus–designed course taking memberships now. And to break down Jack’s handiwork, we got into the numbers...
Number of Jack Nicklaus courses opening in the country this year: 1
Number of Shooter McGavin courses opening this year: 0
Total course yardage: 7,100 yards
Longest hole: 598 yards (hole 11)
Shortest hole: 155 yards (hole 15)
Number of holes with a view of Lake LBJ, Packsaddle Mountain and Hill Country: 3
Number of holes you can dock your boat next to: 0
Number of beer cart girls: 2
Number of beer cart girls that can mix a mean Bloody: TBD
Cost for a membership to the resort and club: $40,000
Likelihood you can play the course as a nonmember: slim
Number of new 12,000-square-foot clubhouses under construction: 1
Number of Golden Bears teeing off at the grand opening: 1 (the one and only)
Number of massage options after 18 holes: 15
Likelihood those massages justify the membership fee: strong to very strong
Number of Jack Nicklaus courses opening in the country this year: 1
Number of Shooter McGavin courses opening this year: 0
Total course yardage: 7,100 yards
Longest hole: 598 yards (hole 11)
Shortest hole: 155 yards (hole 15)
Number of holes with a view of Lake LBJ, Packsaddle Mountain and Hill Country: 3
Number of holes you can dock your boat next to: 0
Number of beer cart girls: 2
Number of beer cart girls that can mix a mean Bloody: TBD
Cost for a membership to the resort and club: $40,000
Likelihood you can play the course as a nonmember: slim
Number of new 12,000-square-foot clubhouses under construction: 1
Number of Golden Bears teeing off at the grand opening: 1 (the one and only)
Number of massage options after 18 holes: 15
Likelihood those massages justify the membership fee: strong to very strong