Horseshoe Bay Resort, a premier golf resort destination in the Central Texas Hill Country and part of the Crescent Hotels & Resorts Latitudes collection, has unveiled some entertaining enhancements to its almost 30-year-old Whitewater Putting Course, an 18-hole, par-72 Zoysia grass putting experience adorned with immersive tropical landscaping, sand traps and flowing water hazards.
The course plays around the Whitewater 360 Sports Pub and is an ideal way to spend an hour with friends, family or large groups.
To make the Whitewater Putting Course an even better playing and entertaining experience, the turf throughout the five-acre design was recently replaced with lush, smooth-rolling Zoysia. The sand in the bunkers has been replaced with a vibrant crushed marble sand that contrasts beautifully with the grass and, for added thrills and more fun for night putting, all-new LED uplighting that can be programmed with various colors and themes, illuminates the playing experience. The sound system has been enhanced so guests may enjoy music while playing the putting course, which has also been enhanced with an all-new irrigation system.
“We’ve made the Whitewater Putting Course more immersive and fun for all ages because this is an amenity every guest should be taken advantage of when they visit us,” said Anthony Holder, Horseshoe Bay’s director of golf operations. “Serious golfers will love that the playing conditions are the same as our championship golf course’s greens. They can work on their game with a beverage in hand and while having laughs with friends or family. Guests of any age will just find this are purely fun. In addtion to the new music and lights, we’ve added horseshoes on one side, we have cornhole, we have marshmallow roasting there along with a roving beverage bike to keep everyone cool and hydrated. We even bring out exotic birds at times, when it’s not too hot for them.”
Horseshoe Bay Resort has also partnered with Callaway Golf, whereby each golfer who plays the course will receive a new Callaway ball. The course receives a brand-new fleet of the latest Callaway putters, which is replaced each year.
Upcoming Putting Under the Lights theme nights at the Whitewater Putting Course include Monday Night Blues, Two Putt Tuesdays, Wednesday Wingsday with ’90s music, Thirsty Thursday with classic rock, “Putting, Pizza, Pop Friday”, and Saturday Night Fever Silent Disco.
“You can bring the entire family,” Holder said. “While the kids are occupied with the putting course, the parents can still have a good view of them because they’re situated in the middle at the Whitewater 360 Sports Pub, have some drinks, watch games, eat food. Or if you’ve got a buddy group, if you went out and played until dark and you still feel like you need to settle some bets, it’s the perfect place to go get out on the course, have some drinks and have fun.”
Horseshoe Bay is annually ranked as one of the top 100 resorts. It boasts four 18-hole layouts – Apple Rock, Ram Rock and Slick Rock – each designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and Summit Rock, an exclusive Jack Nicklaus design – along with the Whitewater putting course.
Photo Courtesy of Horseshoe Bay Resort