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Given the hot and dry summer we had the course was in good condition. The first green and a couple of others had an invasive weed growing, but most of the greens were in good condition. The greens were slow however. The traps need work, the sand was thin in most of them. Fairways were generally ok.

The course layout has some great holes with big elevation changes on the first 11 holes. The price is good, so the value for the money is decent.

Silverhorn is consistently is a course that is one of the best maintained public courses in San Antonio. Although it suffered some damage from the severe winter storm in February, all in all the course was in good shape. The price to play it however has become quite steep. They no longer offer a senior discount, the general rate to play it has increased by about 50% over what it was a little over a year ago, they no longer provide jugs filled with drinking water on the course, they no longer provide scorecards but force you to use an app on your phone (which is very difficult when playing various betting games), and no longer have a course rating and slope as they dropped out of the Texas Golf Association. All in all it is a fine course that has now fallen down the list of courses with among the best value in San Antonio. We have cut back our play on this course significantly for other better values in the SA area.

The greens were in decent shape, and that is the only thing positive that I can say about the course. The fairways were in the same condition as the rough, no difference. The fairways and rough were about one third grass, one third weeds and one third clover. The course had not been watered in I don’t know how long, and the ground was rock hard. There are no bunkers on the course, which given the course conditions was probably a good thing. No water either. The only thing that made the course difficult was the poor condition of the fairways. Don’t waste your time with this course.

The greens were very bumpy and slow. Some of the worst rolling greens I have played in a long time. The fairways were hit and miss, some ok, others a mixture of grass and weeds. Traps were mostly dirt, not sand.

For the money we paid to play this course there are many better options in SA. Will not plan to play there ever again.

The course was in great condition. The fairways were perfect with a great lie everywhere. Rough was cut low and not very penal. Greens were in great shape, rolled true but were not very fast. A number of very pretty and memorable holes on this course.

I have played Frisco Lakes many times and it is one of my favorites in the Dallas area. It has some really fun holes, including island and peninsula greens on 8 and 18 respectively. Greens roll really well and have some pace to them. It is also quite nice to catch lunch and a beer on the outside patio and watch golfers finish 9 and 18.

Pace of play is always good as the Marshall keeps a good eye on slow groups and is not afraid to tell them to pick it up.

The only demerit I would give is the sand traps are unpredictable, some thin, others fluffy, and some completely ungroomed even early in the morning. They are no problem if you just stay out of them!