Who We Are

A Texas Hill Country Club

The rolling terrain, native oak trees, wildlife and wildflowers of Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club exemplify nature’s best work, enhanced by the truly exquisite golf and tennis environment at our Club. The Club opened its doors in 1978, using the original 14,000-square-foot ranch home of Ralph E. Fair Sr., an internationally known oilman and rancher, as the center of the Club. The home, built in the 1930s, is constructed with native Texas Hill Country river rock and contains about 20,000 square feet of spacious high-ceiling rooms, offering one of the most unique and beautiful club facilities in the Southwest. 

As the residential community grew into the City of Fair Oaks Ranch (incorporated in 1988), the Club created an oasis and a home away from home for the residents, Members and guests. 

Voted “The Best Overall Family Value Country Club” for three years by AvidGolfer magazine and “The Best Overall Country Club” in 2008 in the Boerne Star, Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club has become San Antonio’s premier family-oriented country club, known for its impeccable and personalized service, warm and friendly staff, full-service facilities and amenities, and an active and vibrant membership community.

When Mr. Fair Sr. was 14 years old, he ran away from home in California to work in the oil business. In the 1920's, he went to Germany and Russia to help them develop oil refineries. In World War II, all of the refineries were bombed and Germany took over. This is when he came to Texas and started developing oil refineries here. He married a lady from California and they had three children. Mr. Fair moved to Dallas, Texas and married his second wife. They bought this ranch in 1939 when it was a small house. There was a fire in the '50's. This is when they remodeled it into a 13,000-square-foot home. Ralph Jr. grew up here and had three daughters. In 1978, the first clubhouse was opened which is now our tennis shop. In 1980, Ralph Jr. built his house and moved out of the Ranch House and made it into what is now Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club. The Club opened in November of 1978. In 1987, Ralph Jr. sold the Club to Robert Dedman, then the owner of Invited of America.

Golf Shop

This building looks like a garage because it was the carriage house where Mr. Fair stored his carriages. Above the garage is where the caretaker lived and now functions as our accounting offices. In the breezeway is where the maid's quarters were located. In the house to the left of the golf shop was the gardener's house. We use this for golf club storage for our Members.

Greenhouse

This was Mrs. Fair's original greenhouse. This also has a fireplace.

Smokehouse

This is between the greenhouse and the golf shop. We now use this for storage.

Battle Intense Monument

Mr. Fair raised Pole Herefords (these are the red & white cows with no horns.) This monument was for Mr. Fair's favorite Hereford. He buried all of his special animals here on his Ranch. This monument was brought to the clubhouse with Mr. Fair's approval. Battle Intense is the Men's Golf Association's largest invitational of the year.

Boardroom

The boardroom was Mrs. Fair's bedroom; the offices were the dressing rooms. The membership director's office was Mrs. Fair's dressing room. The event coordinator's office was a bathroom.

Men's Locker Room

This was the only room added on when the house was turned into the Club.

Fireside Grill

The Fireside Grill is Mr. Fair's master bedroom. This is now the location of our Kids Court.

Pine Room

This was the breakfast room. There are service bells on the walls and there is one on the floor located at boot height by the outlets under the windows.

Trophy Room

This was Mr. Fair's game room. There are the original pool table lights and pool sticks in this room. Mr. Fair used to have gambling upon occasion and when he saw the law coming up the drive, he would hide his poker tables in his hideaway slot behind the double doors. One of Mr. Fair's friends was Clark Gable. Now this room is used for fine dining.

Basement

The basement was Mr. Fair's winery, meat storage and family room. It has the largest fireplace in the house. Currently is used for staff purposes.

Main Bar

This is located between the sitting area, which was the Fair's living room and the Veranda, then a porch.

Main Dining Room

This was Mr. and Mrs. Fair's main dining room that still have the original chandeliers. A local German who lived in Boerne carved the wood trim. The walls are 21-1/2 inches thick. The doors on each side of the fireplace were designed for the Fair's to step out on and greet their guests.

Tavern

This used to be two bedrooms with an open porch. The wall has been taken out, a bar put in and the porch has been enclosed into an atrium. Dining is available Tuesday-Sunday from 10am to 9pm.

Ballroom

The ballroom was built in the early 90's. We use this for weddings, banquets, etc. It holds 300 people.

Veranda

This was the Fair's front porch. This is the most popular eating area among our Members. This is our fine-dining with a strict business attire dress code, open Thursday-Sunday.

The Pavillion

Located adjacent to the family pool and is open seasonally.

Tennis Shop

This was the Fair's guesthouse. Tennis has its own locker rooms, which were the bedrooms of the guesthouse. There are 13 lighted tennis courts and 4 pickleball courts.

Golf Courses

There are a total of 36 holes. Both courses are a full 18 holes. Our greens are tiff dwarf Bermuda and our turf and fairways are overseeded with winter rye 85% of the year.

Live Oak

Looking out the Veranda - Live Oak starts on the right-hand side with hole No. 1, leading around counter-clockwise with hole No. 10 on the left side. There is a putting green, driving range and chipping green just outside the Tavern, then finally the 18th hole.

Blackjack

This course is on the opposite side of the road in front of the club.

Putting Greens

There are two putting greens: one is outside the Tavern and the other is across the street at Blackjack.