With its sandy beaches along the Gulf of Mexico, the deep valleys of the Rio Grande, its desert regions, its trendy metropolises and its wetlands, Texas is full of surprising sites. The "Lone Star State" also offers a wide range of 800 golf courses scattered across a territory larger than France.

  • Omni Barton Creek Resort Golfplatz - © Austin Visitor and Convention Bureau
With a mild climate and more than 800 golf courses dotted through rugged mountains, lush pine forests, green or desert hills, and seashores, Texas is a true amusement park for golfers. Many golf courses have emerged in recent years in Texas, positioning the "Lone Star State". A nickname given to him in 1845 in reference to his flag, when he became the 28e state of the United States, as an essential golf destination.

PGA World Golf Championship

Located at the edge of the Colorado river, Austin the capital of Texas, has several golf courses more prestigious than the others.From 22 to 27 March 2017, the Austin Country Club golf course will notably host one of the most internationally recognized competitions, the PGA World Golf Championship. On this occasion, sixty-four of the greatest golfers in the world will compete on this illustrious course. In addition to this championship, the Austin Golf Trail service helps visitors book their hotel or rounds of golf and offers tourist excursions in the Texas capital and its surroundings. The Houston area, meanwhile, will see nearly 160 golfers compete in the Shell Houston Open tournament, one of the oldest tournaments in the world to be held at Redstone Golf Club's Tournament Course. from March 30 to April 1, 2017. The winner of the competition will take home the exceptional prize of $ 5 million. In the heart of Big Bend National Park, Black Jack's Crossing Golf Clubs, considered the most beautiful golf course in Texas, pays homage to a former US Army General, John Joseph Pershing aka Black Jack. The land offers a breathtaking view of the national park and its generous mountains making the course a true work of art and a tourist attraction in its own right.

Brackenridge Park

San Antonio, world renowned for its basketball team, is making a place for itself in the golf sector. The Quarry Golf Club, in reference to one of its courses entirely designed in an old cement quarry, is unique in the world. Located halfway between San Antonio Airport and the city center, this golf course is an incredible architectural and aesthetic feat. Furthermore, San Antonio would not be San Antonio without the legendary mildness of its climate. As proof, the famous Brackenridge Park, formerly owned by Georges Washington Brackenridge, hosted in 1916 the first 18-hole golf course with non-artificial grass and open to the public.

For more information on Texas: www.traveltexas.com/en

Direct flights from Paris CDG to Dallas and Houston are offered by Air France and American Airlines (in codeshare with British Airways, and Delta Airlines).