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4.6
594 Reviews (594)
5 Stars
369
4 Stars
190
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
97.3%
Recommend this course
572 out of 594 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.7
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
96.6%
Recommend this course
28 out of 29 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.7
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
98.3%
Recommend this course
57 out of 58 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 7017 yards
Slope 130
Rating 73.5
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The Golf Club Star Ranch
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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Carter Morrish (2001) Jay Morrish (2001) Roy Bechtol (2001) Randolph P. Russell (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Accolades

Reviews

4.6
594 Reviews (594)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Brunch 14
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 33
Water Hazards 25
Elevation Changes 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 31
Advanced Golfers 17
Entertaining Clients 17
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 26
In the 'Burbs 24
Convenient to the City 18

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Played On
Reviews 12
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great!!

Nice view!!
Great green!
The staff are so kind!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Best public course in Austin area

Have tried 10 or so public courses since moving to Austin. Star Ranch is by far the best. Kissing tree is #2. Falconhead is by far the worst, dont waste your money there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 212
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course and well maintained

The course is in a pristine condition despite the heavy rain from the last few days.
I played from the Blues and it seemed a little bit short although due to the wind, it was challenging.

The fairways were perfect. Rough is sort of easy’ish as it isn’t thick or long.
Greens are easy to read without much “movement”

I’ll definitely come back soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 81
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Course in good shape overall

Nice course, greens in good shape, tee boxes not so much, looked like they scalped them possibly for cooler weather months.
Rain previous day forced many cart path only holes, which was totally unnecessary on most of them. Maybe parts of two holes needed to be avoided, but I do understand the need to prevent carts when fairways are too wet.
This caused a longer pace of play, but overall was able to play in four hours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Guest Friendly

Great course to take visitors who are high handicappers. Finished in 4 hours and 20 minutes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the best in Austin

The course conditions were excellent from the tee boxes, bunkers, greens, and the fairway, and the 20-25 mph winds and gusts that day made this course fairly demanding

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful even during Texas Heat Wave

Only complaint was the 4some in front of us. Could have easily been 30 min shorter round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Wish our cart hadn't died in a cellular dead zone....

We spent around 45 minutes stuck in the middle of the No. 14 fairway because our cart didn't have enough juice and then we were unable to get a hold of the club house because at first no one answered and then both our phones lost cell service altogether. Luckily, we let the group behind us know what was going on and they were kind enough to track down an employee to help bring us a new cart. Luckily our cooler was adequately stocked but it killed any chance of us having a legitimate round. I'd play the course again but I feel like the course should have offered us a discount on the round or at least given us another opportunity to go out and play a legitimate round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Dependable Joy

Even at 105 degrees this course is always a dependable enjoyable round. During our summers, its one of the few times that I really love the constant windy conditions----sometimes gentle sometimes more but you always have something to work with. Greens and fairways were greener then most for July unless your playing CC courses all the time. Good starter, good staff, good rate and cart came around often enough.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Enjoyed the experience!

Enjoyed the experience! Course was great. A bit more shade would be nice! Staff could definitely have been nicer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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