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863 Reviews (863)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
1.7
Value
2.4
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.8
31.2%
Recommend this course
476 out of 863 reviews
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2.4
32 Reviews (32)
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Conditions
1.9
Value
2.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
37.5%
Recommend this course
12 out of 32 reviews
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2.2
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
1.7
Value
2.4
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.0
32.8%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6579 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.6
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Lago Vista Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Greens Bermuda grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Reviews

2.2
863 Reviews (863)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 22
Brunch 14
Amazing Food 11
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 55
Bunkers 31
Undulating Greens 23
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 52
Locals 43
Advanced Golfers 25
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 47
In the 'Burbs 13
Convenient to the City 8

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens More Like Bunkers

The greens had so much sand that they looked like bunkers. The Texas heat has made this course un-puttable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/07/2023

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
1.0
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/31/2023

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

What happened to the greens!!

Hot weather in TX to be expected, but expecting GC management to maintain the property. The Greens were in horrendous shape, see pictures on this website. I've been playing this course for over 20 years and the only time i've seen the greens worse is after they've been punched for aeration.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

TERRIBLE COURSE

fist of all, the driving range and putting green is a atrocious. Tee box’s more like out of bounds fescue. Greens are absolutely terrible. Not even a playable course nor fun. Totally needs some help

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/10/2023

Thank you for your feedback regarding the driving range and putting green. We apologize if your experience was negative and will certainly take your comments into consideration to make improvements. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens? More like bunkers.

The greens out here are completely nonexistent. Some of the bunkers had more grass in them. Absolutely impossible to work on your putting when you have to go through 2 sandy valleys and a clump of mud. Where is the course superintendent? They also charged us for 3 carts when we only had 2, guess the course needs the money more than we do…doesn’t look like they are putting it to good use.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/10/2023

We apologize for the poor condition of the greens and bunkers during your visit. We understand your frustration and appreciate you bringing these issues to our attention. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Shameful!

I have never played on greens so bad. For the price you would think free range balls or a hat would be offered! Guys this was beyond ridiculous. GolfNow I’m disappointed a disclaimer couldn’t be made available for those that might be considering wasting their money as I did today!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/10/2023

We sincerely apologize for the poor condition of the greens during your visit. We understand your frustration and we are working on making improvements. Thank you for visiting Lago Vista Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough Breaks

The layout is very friendly and the views of Lake Travis are really cool but the starter explained they had some bad luck with watering. Algae was present and it affected the entire course. The greens are horrendous and you can see evidence of contamination on the fairways as well. The good ones are really good but this course caught a tough break with their water supply that may take over a year to recover from. While playable, I would give them some time to recover if I had to do it again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/22/2023

Hello, thank you for visiting us at Lago Vista Golf Course and writing a review. We are sorry to hear that your experience didn't quite live up to your expectations. We will share your feedback with our staff to make corrections and improvements. Any feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your future experiences at our course. Thanks again for choosing us.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/12/2023

Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/12/2023

Hello, we appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Lago Vista Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/12/2023

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor maintenance

16 out of 18 greens were in such poor condition you couldn’t even putt at all. Not even grass on the greens. Definitely not worth more than $20 to play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/06/2023

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current course conditions. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Absolute Garbage Greens

Greens were mostly mud and sand. Absolute scam of a golf course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/23/2023

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Lago Vista Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Driving range

Been playing there 30 years ...never been worse...there are no greens...just dirt....its a big driving range at this point...sad really used to be great.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/16/2023

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current course conditions. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worst conditions ever

Fairways were fine, the greens were entirely unplayable. I knew that the course was in bad shape when I headed out, but I was not prepared for the disaster that the greens were. Once I made it to the greens, I just looked at the distance and decided that it was a 1 or a 2 putt. There was an uneven black sludge all over the greens, 1/8-1/4 thick making putting impossible. I've been playing this course for over 30 years now and this is the worst conditions I have seen. If I had paid the full retail price - THAT THEY ARE STILL CHARGING!!! I would have been livid, but for the Hot Deal price that I payed $16, it was still a pleasant afternoon hitting my drives and approach shots.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/16/2023

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/08/2023

Hello, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Lago Vista Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens are unusable!

It's been years since I played Lago Vista, I had hoped that with the city now owning the course they would restore the course to it's former glory.

Sadly, that is not the case. The greens were completely unusable. There was a black sludge covering most of the greens that appears to have killed most of the grass. Not only is there no grass, the black sludge isn't smooth so you can simply give up on putting.

With the HOT DEAL for $17 it was a pleasure to play the fairways and tee boxes, I just picked up once I made it to the greens. If I had payed full price that they are still asking, I would have been quite upset.

I understand that they have hired a new greenskeeper, I wish him well, restoring the course will be a tough job.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/08/2023

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current course conditions. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

bad greens

Fun little course. Greens are terrible. Only paid 18.00 and won.t do it again

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/08/2023

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Horrible greens

I have been playing this course occasionally since the 1980’s. This time the greens were worse than any course I’ve ever played. Literally no grass on the greens. I hope they will get the greens back in shape because I love this golf course. However, until they fix this problem it’s not worth paying a green fee.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/10/2023

We apologize for the poor condition of the greens during your recent visit. We appreciate your loyalty as a long-time customer and we will work diligently to improve the quality of our greens. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work!

This used to be my favorite course when I lived in Austin back in 1999. But the greens were atrocious and fairways were ok but need work. They shouldn’t charge more than $20 for 18 holes until the fix the course!

Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/01/2023

Hello, thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars. We are working on improving the course conditions and we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 04/24/2023

Hi, thank you for leaving us a rating. We apologize if you had a bad experience and would like to know more. Please comment further so we can better understand and make the necessary improvements. Thank you.

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