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Value
3.5
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.8
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7006 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2018.

Located in San Marcos, Quail Creek Country Club offers classic central-Texas golf. The scenic Hill Country terrain provides the layout with an abundance of trees, clear blue lakes, and tall, lush grasses. The trees line the fairways and water hazards come into play on several holes. There are also bunkers and grassy waste areas carefully guarding most of the greens. The challenging course is a formidable test for even skilled golfers but four sets of tees allow players of all skill levels to adjust the round to their own handicap. In addition to the course, Quail Creek Country Club also offers a large practice range for golfers to use.

Course Details

Year Built 1967
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Mondays closed

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

2.8
71 Reviews (71)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 8
Beginners 7
Seniors 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 9

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for the money

Challenging and fun for the whole family. Some work is needed on the back 9. But overall, cost versus the fun was a win win for us.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Emphasis on "country"

This is a dated unmanicured course. Tee boxes are nearly invisible. Fairways have pasture quality grass. Fire ant mounds abound. Carts are functional. Greens did roll fairly.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Never Again

This course I would rate as the worst course I have ever played. We couldn;t even find the t boxes inbetween the weeds. no grass to speak of, pretty run down. Not even sure why they would have this course open. I would never recommend this course to my worst enemy.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

An ok experience

Course has no hole markers. Tee boxes unclear. Drive around looking for next hole at times. Given weather and season grass was better than expected.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Turtle Back Course

For a fall season the fairways were surprisingly well taken care off. The greens were fast and true but you have to watch out for the false fronts. The greens are small and turtle back shaped which makes approach shots difficult. Because they were fast, approach shots that are not high lofted will not stay on.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Cow Pasture

Not too much good to say about this place, it needs to grow some grass

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

We were misled by another review

We booked this online. I saw a 5 star rating and thought it couldn't be all bad. It was BAD. The pro shop assistant did not know how to take the booking and the pro complained about them. He did say it was good to get out early as the conditions were good. There was no starter and total chaos at the first tee as the morning group starting on #10 was mixing in. The front was not bad. Only some sparse areas in the rough. We got some drinks and a sandwich at the snake bar. There was nearly enough ham on it to make an hors d'oeuvre. Then we made the turn. There was very little grass on the back. Two ponds were only reeds and dried mud. (See pic) I know it's been dry but this was just ugly and unkept. There was a scramble group thrown in the mix just to slow things up. It did have nice cart paths. I'm not sure why you would need them

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Quail Creek

The course was good, with the exception of 4 or 5 fairways on the back 9. The fairways had large areas of bare ground, it was like hitting off of hard pan.
I will not play it again under these condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value for the money

I was able to nab18 holes for $13. I've played the course many times and was a member back in the late 90's. The course is challenging for an average golfer like myself but still enjoyable for the better golfer in our group. The first 13 holes are in great shape while a few fairways in the back have bare spots. The staff is as friendly as any I've encountered. I would definitely recommend and will play it again soon!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs TCL, Rain and Grass

Quail Creek golf is suffering from the drought conditions and the back 9 fairways are more dirt than grass. Layout is fine it just needs water, grass and more attention to tee box condition. Community continues to support this course because they know about the problems and hope that once the drought is over that great golf conditions will return.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

needs work

This course on several of the back 9 fairway to Green in very poor condition. lots of Bare dirt no fairway grass, bumpy greens..

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Course issues

I've played the course once and its capable, you get what you pay for. However, I recently had a real problem with a club house manager, he was hostile and dishonest. I called to cancel my tee-time (I had prepaid online) and was told I would be reimbursed. My money was never refunded and when I spoke to customer service, it was exposed that clubhouse continually denied the transaction.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser

This course needs lots of work.

Practically no grass on the fairways or around the greens, greens are very bumpy. We arrived for our T time and had to go off #10 as they booked a tournament off #1 at the same time as our T time. Then we made the turn and they put another shotgun start tournament starting on #11. Extremely slow, over 5 hours to play. I will never play there again...

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Needs major renovation

Although the staff was extremely nice, this golf course needs a major renovation and was one of the poorest I've ever played in almost 20 years of central Texas golf. Mud tee boxes, patchy weeds for fairways, sandy greens that slope off like Pinehurst, and flags that look like they came out of a dirty laundry basket. Just pitiful. Any public course in Austin is far superior to this.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Great value, pleasant staff, but course needs lots of attention.

The staff was very helpful and courteous. The pace of play was good - course was not super busy. There are some interesting and challenging holes, but overall the course does not play very long. Several tee boxes were in pretty rough shape. Most fairways were actually in okay shape, considering it is February.
Greens were bumpy and not in very good shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0

Worst Golf Course in the area

One of the worst golf courses I've played in quite some time. The greens had not been over-seeded, thus were brown, hard and grainy. The fairways had as much dirt as they had grass and were very hard. Most shots were from a hardpan lie. Course was not manicured and basically would give those who refer to golf as "cow pasture pool" a reason to continuing to believe their statement. President's Day "special" of $25 was far from being a special. This course needs new ownership that will put some money into making it a golf course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Well maintained, fun course

I like shallow water hazards, fun course. Friendly, good practice range

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser

Relax, it's golf Friday.

This course was a country club originally. I played 18 w/cart for 16.50$- WOW! Many doglegs, good length, I focused on accuracy & all variations challenged me to hit my best problem solving shot. Great Place, Nice people, Good vibe.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Course was a goat patch.

Awful experience. The 1;07pm tee time we had was quadrupled book. The course also had a 9 hole four man shotgun scramble set for 1;00pm. I will not book another tee time here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser

Fun

This was our first time to play this course. Being in the dead of winter, not much green. But was maintained and neat. Greens are very challenging. Had a great time and will be back again. Also very lady friendly. Thanks Love the windmill.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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