About this course
Live Oak Golf Club is located in Abilene, Texas, and was formerly known as Diamondback National Golf Club. The layout crosses Lytle Creek numerous times and moves through rolling terrain with mature oak trees, giving it a Hill Country feel unusual for West Texas.
1971 Masters champion Charles Coody, an Abilene native, designed and built the course, which opened on November 1, 1999. It features wide fairways, strategically placed bunkers and bent grass greens, a less common surface for public courses in the region.
The course is open to the public and plays to a par of 71 at nearly 7,000 yards from the championship tees, with four sets of tees accommodating a range of playing abilities.
Type
Parkland
Region
South Central
Holes
18
Par
71
Yardage
6,800
Established
1999
LooperScore
80.7
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Quicksand Golf Course
San Angelo, TX · 77 mi away
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The Cliffs
Graford, TX · 80 mi away
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Sugar Tree Golf Club
Lipan, TX · 104 mi away
Sugar Tree Golf Club is located along the banks of the Brazos River in Lipan, Texas, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Tree-lined fairways of live oak, pecan, and hackberry frame a layout with elevation changes and water hazards affecting play on thirteen of the eighteen holes. The course was built in 1988 by designer Phil Lumsden and is known locally as a shot-maker's course, requiring shaped tee shots and approach play from four sets of tees ranging from about 5,300 to 6,800 yards. Sugar Tree is open to the public, with lodging available on-site for golf guests. The property also includes a shorter par-3 course, and standard green fees include a cart with weekday and weekend rate tiers.
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