JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort in Texas

The newest addition to the golf scene in Texas is a big one: The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort, home to the AT&T Oaks at TPC San Antonio and AT&T Canyons at TPC San Antonio golf courses.

The resort will host the Valero Texas Open in 2010 for the first time, moved over from the Westin La Cantera Resort.

This is the largest JW Marriott Resort in the world, set on 600 acres and featuring 1,002 rooms, a 28,000-square-foot spa, six-acre water park, seven dining options and four large conference rooms. It's also home to the High Velocity Sports bar, featuring a 120-foot curvy projection screen that can show multiple sporting events at once. Seventy percent of the resort is powered by clean "Windtricity," and the golf courses feature a new "closed-loop irrigation system" that will help retain water.

The resort is located north of the city center and about a 15-minute drive to the airport. The TPC San Antonio is a private club and available only to guests of the JW Marriott Resort, stay-and-play packages are available.

JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - 18 Oaks

The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort's fine dining restaurant is 18 Oaks at the TPC San Antonio clubhouse.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - 18 Oaks bar

18 Oaks features fine dining as well as a casual bar area in the TPC San Antonio clubhouse.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - Crooked Branch bar

The lower level of the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort features the casual Crooked Branch lobby bar.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - Cibolo Moon Bar

Stylish but casual, Cibolo Moon at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort offers Tex-Mex inspired cuisine.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - High Velocity

The 120-foot TV screen is a sight to see at High Velocity sports bar at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - Library

The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort is filled with small spaces to get away, such as the library.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - Conference room

There are four conference rooms at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - lobby art

Lobby art from local artists fill the lobby areas at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - Guest Rooms

Guest rooms at the new JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort come with modern amenities.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - Sunday House

Next to the main building at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort is the Sunday House, a small gathering area for weddings and small dinners.

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JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort - Andara Spa

The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort features the 28,000-square-foot Andara Spa and Spa Bistro.

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TPC San Antonio - AT&T Oaks golf course - hole 16

The par-3 16th hole on the AT&T Oaks golf course at TPC San Antonio features a bunker in the middle of the green.

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TPC San Antonio - AT&T Oaks golf course - hole 1

The AT&T Oaks golf course at TPC San Antonio winds through dense, Texas Hill Country forest.

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