Lives
Austin, TX
Handicap
10-14
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

2.9
2.9
Total 14 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

14 Reviews
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Recommended Courses
8
Not Recommended Courses
6
Helpful Votes Count
1
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
10/11/2012
Last Review
01/25/2020

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Wolfdancer Golf Club

Played On 01/25/2020
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Slow, Slow, Slow!!!

4 hours 58 minutes to complete 18 holes. It is simply absurd. The group in front of us had two holes (at least) open in front of them for the entire back nine. No marshal? Really?
Also - this is a resort course. There were at least three pin placements that were just ridiculous. What's the point of placing a pin 8 paces on at the bottom of a downgrain slope? You could read the ProV-1 on my playing partner's ball as it trickled along the edge on the cup only to roll out all the way past the flag and off the green. Silly.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

This is a resort???

I cannot imagine being a paying guest at this "resort" course. The condition of the course is on par with any mid-range daily fee facility.
This starter is notorious - easily the worst, most ineffective and rude starter at any resort in Central TX. Clueless and obnoxious is a bad combo. By the way - my name is right on your sheet. No need to refer to me as "you."
I played Lakes to Creeks. Lakes is far superior to the scruffy Creeks. Lakes is a better layout as well.
The practice facility is quite good - kudos there.
Nice pro shop with friendly, engaging personnel - how this starter fits in with this otherwise outstanding group is a mystery.
Pros: Excellent pace of play. Great practice area. Fine pro shop.
Cons: Average layout. Mediocre conditions. Shabby greens

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/18/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Hill Country Golf Club - The Oaks Course. We hope you reconsider returning for another round in the future.

Lake Travis Country Club

Played On 07/06/2019
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Goat Pasture

The courselay dormant for at least a couple of years. Now, an investor has shown up with big plans to turn the place around. I hope they succeed - i doubt that they will.
The layout is shaky to begin with. They need evey bunker replaced (which I am told is in the works. The greens and tee boxes are very, very poor. Weeds and crab grass riddle the fairways. Cart paths are crumbling.
All in all, this is a real goat pasture.
Time will tell if these new owners can turn the place around but it is seriously doubtful.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/08/2019

We will fix all the issues you've talked about in this review in due time. The course has been closed for two years and step by step we will turn this course into a gem. We hope you continue to come out and see our progress.

Roy Kizer Golf Course

Played On 06/19/2018
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Putz in The Pro Shop

I showed up at 12:40 for a 1:12 time in the rain. No one around. A dozen players out on the course. The sour puss in the pro shop tells me that I have to wait to see if his other 1:12 shows up. "I'll call you - just don't leave until you hear from ME." says the big-shot.
All to save a cart. Of course, the other guy doesn't show - the rain is steady now. So I slog around 18 holes in rain growing heavier by the minute. 2 hours 50 minutes. It would sure have been nice to have those extra 32 minutes at the beginning of the round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Crusty Greens

The greens were aerated, sanded and, evidently, left to bake w/o any water. They were roughly as firm as the parking lost though quite a bit bumpier.
The layout is nice enough and the overall condition about what you'd expect.
Nice folks in the pro shop and excellent pace of play (4 hours, 5 minutes on a Saturday)

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Quail Creek Country Club

Played On 03/04/2016
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Stay away! Cow pasture.

What a dump!
Tee boxes are overgrown and appear not to have cut in weeks The fairways can hardly be referred to as such. They're barely distinguishable from the rough replete with weeds, large bare areas and weeks old divots.
The greens are absurdly slow, more suitable to croquet than putting.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor

The Club at Rebecca Creek

Played On 01/03/2015
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Stay Away!

This is a goat pasture - and that is actually an insult to goat pastures. Tee boxes and fairways are pockmarked monstrosities. Two greens were completely unplayable (staff advised that they were being overseeded)- but no temporary greens in place? Those two putting surfaces need not overseeding but, rather, resurfacing entirely. The remainder of the greens were acceptable.
There is nary a sand hazard on the course giving the place a scruffy, undefined look even from afar.
BTW - I have never before seen a sevensome playing before - and fivesomes seemed not unusual at all.
All in all this was a miserable experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Wolfdancer Golf Club

Played On 12/14/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best track in Austin area

Wolfdancer is easily the best course in the Austin are that is open and available to the general public. Service is outstanding - every person on staff is friendsly, enthusiastic and helpful. You'll be treated royally here.
The course is wonderful, especially the more difficult front nine.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

La Cantera Golf Club

Played On 11/08/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sweet track

Some challenging shots but not intimidating. Lovely views, especially of the amusement park adjacent. Great, first class staff. 4 hours and 1 minute to complet a Saturday round - not bad in this day and age. The wild turkeys all over the place are pretty cool.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

Bluebonnet Hill Golf Club & Range

Played On 03/16/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Speedy Round

I have played this track at least a dozen times during the past year and a half and haven't spent more than 3:40 on a round yet. Yes, that includes weekends.
Look for the bobcat that occasionally makes an appearance alongside #10 tee.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate

Falconhead Golf Club

Played On 8/14/2013
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Almost, but not quite

Greens are on the edge of poor. They were froggy and slow and several had large areas that were unplayable. Fairways and tee boxes, for the most part, are fine. The second hole might be the toughest 4 par in town. Eight is the signature hole and is certainly unique and picturesque. However, they have stuggled with this green for a couple of years now. The entire left side and back of the green are burnt out.
Eighteen is a tough finishing hole. All in all, above average for a daily fee course. Avoid it on weekends, unless you enjoy spending over five hours to complete an eighteen hole round.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate

Jimmy Clay Golf Course

Played On 3/3/2013
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens are shot

This is an interesting layout but conditions, even for a muni, are poor.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate

Grey Rock Golf Club

Played On 12/11/2012
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Pretty sweet little course

Grey Rock is a pretty course. Greens rolled true and quicker than any of the other Austin area courses I've played, including Falconhead, Kizer, Riverplace and Forest Creek lately. The sand traps are the only downside. I don't know what they're filled with but it is unlike anything you've ever seen on a golf course. Ugh.
Visit Grey Rock - by the way, after playing through a foursome on number 4, our threesome completed a Sunday afternoon round in just under 3:15.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy

Roy Kizer Golf Course

Played On 10/5/2012
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Pure muni

Typical central TX muni. Wide open - you can hit your teeball just about anywhere, go get it and still be in the hole.
Don't expect much in the way of refinement. Watch out for domestic animals. That's right - dogs! During our round, the group behind has a pair of black labs tagging along - in fifty years of playing golf all over the country, that was a first for me.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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