Lubbock & West Texas Golf Courses & Tee Times

Who runs public golf in Lubbock & West Texas

Much of the public golf is municipal. Midland owns The Courses at Hogan Park, 36 holes on the Roadrunner and the Quail, which dates to 1959. As of August 2026 the Quail was being rebuilt with new irrigation, greens and bunkers, and it could reopen as early as October. The Roadrunner closes for the same work after that. Big Spring's city site covers Comanche Trail Municipal, a par-72 course in the hills on the south end of town. Its city page lists a $25 weekday green fee and $30 on weekends. Lamesa has a nine-hole city course open to non-members. Snyder's Sammy Baugh course is a nine on the Western Texas College campus.

Public courses worth knowing in Lubbock & West Texas

• Rawls Golf Course At Texas Tech: Tom Doak design, opened 2003 on a former cotton field, and home of the Texas Tech teams. Golfweek named it the No. 2 course in Texas in 2012 and 2013. NCAA regional host in 2015, 2017 and 2025.
• The Courses at Hogan Park: Midland's city-owned 36 holes: Roadrunner, a links-style layout near 7,000 yards, and Quail, built in 1959. Quail is being renovated in 2026, with Roadrunner next.
• Comanche Trail Big Spring Municipal Golf Course: City course on the hills at the south end of Big Spring, par 72 at 6,576 yards. The city calls it the only rolling-hills course in West Texas.
• Ratliff Ranch Golf Links: Odessa links-style course on 125 acres with rolling hills and elevation changes.
• Sammy Baugh Golf Course: Nine holes on the Western Texas College campus in Snyder, where the WTC golf teams practice daily.

Booking tee times in Lubbock & West Texas: the local rules

Tee sheets here are short. Big Spring asks golfers to book Comanche Trail five days in advance, and it closes the course on the second and fourth Mondays for maintenance. Midland takes Hogan Park tee times by phone at 432-685-7360, through an online portal or through its app. Midland plans to close the Roadrunner for renovation once the Quail reopens, so expect one Hogan Park 18 at a time while the work goes on.

Why tee times in Lubbock & West Texas are hard to get

Spring and fall are peak season in Lubbock & West Texas. In summer the heat pushes everyone toward early morning, so the first few hours of the day fill before anything else.

Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.

When tee time cancellations happen

A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.

How to get a tee time in Lubbock & West Texas

Doing it by hand? Here's what works.

1. Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
2. Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
3. Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
4. Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
5. Keep a quicker course in your back pocket. Nine-hole and executive courses are easier to get on and play faster. Around here that includes Olton Country Club.

Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked