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Played here for the first time in 1990, occasionally over the years it’s continued to slowly evolve. The greens are great. The fairways are dormant and hard. I don’t know how to hit balls that sit so down, but we’ve had zero rain for a couple months. Good staff, new carts fantastic, range great. Plus Experience!

Course was great, play moved quickly and we finished in 3.5 hours, well ahead of schedule. The greens were very good, the fairways are fine, and the staff is EXCELLENT. Well done.

This course is fun. It might strike you as being short at 1st glance but they keep the fairways green. Having played a lot this summer under dry conditions my 1st short iron shot, an 8 iron from 140, hit and spun back about 6 feet on a flat lie. I’m not enamored with such action but was surprised to see it as I anticipated the ball to release 10-15 ft. It had rained the day before but not enough to cause that. It just means the greens are healthy and in great condition. Well Done!

I’ve done a review already, but as before we really enjoyed the course. There’s water that comes into play that if you’re new you’ll need to get a cheat sheet from the pro shop. The staff is AWESOME. They were very kind and receptive, and they have the best practice area in central Texas. We’ll be back!

First off, I’d never played it but I liked it immediately when I went into the shop and had friendly banter with three different people, the Head Golf Professional being one. The practice area is 5* all the way around. Nice new range balls, big teeing area and REAL turf yo hit off of, and a cool 75 yard pitching green. Oh, the range balls came with the round. Like, I’ll go play it again just to use that area. The fairways still coming in but greens were perfect. Big greens with a lot of nuance to navigate but fun. Very smooth surface, and consistent speed everywhere. There’s local knowledge on it with some hidden water collection areas. If I were going to wish anything it would be putting up some red hazard flags around the edges of a couple we couldn’t see, but gosh tje whole round was fun. Everyone we ran into was friendly and there were no speed merchants playing up our ahhs but we waved a twosome thru, just like you ought to whenever you know they’re faster than your threesome. Great experience, excellent staff, wish I were closer.

Having played Crystal Falls going way back to 1990, I’ve seen the course improve significantly. The staff is really nice, even asking me if I was a senior to be able to save me a couple of bucks. And that gesture goes a long way with me. It says a LOT, and it’s not about the money. If I’m with buddies I can have a much better time anywhere and that FIRST interaction in the pro shop…can really set the tone. They say you can decide if you’re going to like someone in the first 7 seconds of an interaction, and I think in golf it might be sooner. The guys in the shop…are generally wore out. They hear and see the same **** from everybody who walks in. “Why’s it so slow? When are you gonna _______fill in the blank”. And if doesn’t matter what you say, it’s how you say it. Crystal Falls is a different layout. It doesn’t have any horrible holes on it, it does have a couple of relatively unfair holes for tee shots. You never know where your ball might go even if it lands in the middle of the fairway. But it’s VASTLY improved over the years, probably from increased traffic and a reinvestment of those $$$ in the course. I’d love to see them build a few mounds or just build up one side of a few fairways to keep the ball in play when you hit it off the tee. Like for example on #1. A ball my partner hit that landed in the middle left a bit ended up rolling out into the rough in 9 fairway. #10 tee isn’t defined either, and a few others. If they did that, and could sod a bit more of the sides of fairways where the rocks come into play…then you’re really going to change the general experience. But overall it’s fine. We waited on every shot. Then played thru a foursome who was incapable of playing a 4 hour round. They don’t know how to play golf. But we caught up to another group, and finished in 4.5 hours. That’s too long. You’ve got GPS on the carts showing where the players are, so you need to get a Marshall out there, help you move these guys up into position. And again, that’s easier said than done.

I 100% recommend the course, even with a few nuances you’ll seldom experience. The greens are not perfect, but they’re smooth and well maintained. And that’s worth a lot. Well done.

I’m not real sure Avery Ranch GC i’d anything more that a beautiful walk but bring a portable stool. Saw the group ahead hit every single shot from the teebox, every approach, every putt,
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Altogether it was a $115 round for the 2 of us, on a lovely day, but FIVE HOURS on a still day? When we got to #10 tee the marshal, came rolling up and STATED, @everyrhings running pretty smooth except there’s a hole open ahead the the group in the fairway. So we literally had 4 groups on 1 hole.and when I objected. “How can play be moving when it’s 6”stopped? Well, 4 groups on 10 tee isn’t ‘moving.. FIVE hours. I won’t be back. EVER.

Under the hot windy conditions it’s as good as you can expect. Props to the greens keeper for getting the greens punched and a full recovery. Really love the pro shop people & snack bar as well.

Gorgeous Day, quiet journey and pristine conditions made for an amazing golf journey. Teravista isn’t perfect but they do a great job of keeping all the local maintenance traffic off the course while you’re playing. The tees snd greens have winter rye grass that stands up to give you a great look. Greens terrific.

Even with the wind howling and the course jam packed, we had a glorious day overall. Teravista is all great from the staff to the condition to the layout. Might’ve been a bit faster but we teed off at 11:20 and finished at 3:35, so just a bit over 4 hours. One things for sure, you’ll get no disappointments at Teravista, it’s very consistent in the conditioning and a fun round.

I’ve been playing golf there since before the young man behind the counter was born. And ordinarily you’d never say anything about the pro shop if the course is nice enough. Purchased & paid for my rounds thru GolfNow & the guy in the shop acted like his puppy just got run over by his ex-girlfriend. It was BIZARRE. I was going to buy a couple of sleeves of balls & a hat, maybe a new glove but I’d rather have a prostate exam than have to interact with him. Find a new career path, the public is not for you.

When we got there I heard this group of old codgers on the practice tee talking smack and I just knew by watching them we were a bit unlucky playing behind them. All “members” which it’s not even a country club but they’re the guys who think the whole course is for them. We played behind them as a threesome, and tried desperately to not play upon them but to pace, and it did no good, because we had groups behind us. It’s odd to me to see players take 2 practice swings on every shot, because when you shoot 100, thats 400 swings, and a nightmare for everyone on the course but you. I don’t get it. I don’t understand how ppl can be 2 holes behind and be taking 3-4 practice swings. It’s akin to having teeth pulled with no numbing. Then they finish and spend 5 minutes and on the green telling each other how awesome each other is, when nobody in the group playing from blue tees broke 90. The course is great, the staff is AWESOME, and it’s hard to complain but it’s just not any fun going out that time of day to watch 3 practice swings and guys putting out for an 8.

Full Disclosure: I’m a member and I play the triumvirate of the Magnolia Group courses, and Falconhead is by far my favorite. It’s like going out to the Monterey Peninsula, and playing Pebble Beach, Spanish Bay, and Spyglass, and already knowing which one is best. Falconhead does not rate with those 3, but it’s clearly the best daily fees course in this community. I did find the greens to be a bit spotty…I don’t know if that’s from the rain or humidity or just a miss by the greenskeeper, but they were still an 8 on a 1 to 10 scale. They’re usually faster and a bit more even somehow, not sure how to describe it but well worth the money. Fairways were perfect, the traps were wet from the day before, and very, very difficult if not unfair to manage. The pin placements were dubious at best, almost as if someone was trying to make the course unnecessarily harder than it is. I don’t understand why, on the heels of a heavy rain, put the pins on the downwind holes on the front of every hole. It detracts from the design, and is not cute. If you wanna be cute, go to Lion’s. Honestly, I had an old & dear friend from 50 years ago drive over from Houston to play and it’s silly to set flags on the edges of downslopes when the traps haven’t been worked, are packed and wet. It’s just not cool. If you’re having a bet with someone to see who can set the worst pins, you won. The course is hard enough if you set every flag in the middle of the green, few would get close to par., so what’s the point? The staff was great, the food excellent, cart service excellent, and the course wonderful except for the little sideshow someone is running. Love it. My buddy, a teammate of Payne Stewart’s in high school, was +2 for the day and I was plus 10, playing from blue tees.

Full Disclosure: I have a Players Card at this course and am mildly biased by it.

However, the course is in great. The design is great. But the “members”, you know, the ones who think they’re at Pine Valley? Yeah, they were 2 full holes. behind the group in front of them snd. they finished. We know this because I had a 4:45 appointment, and we had to quit after 15 holes to get in after teeing off at 11:07. When you have to wait on every ahot because this group of old hacks trying to play from the blue tees can’t vesak 90 from the reds, it’s no fun. It’s sad. These entitles **** need help on manners.

The greens were hairy, and incredibly inconsistent. Given the time of year I’ll concede maybe they aren’t cutting the greens every day, but $75-80 for a round...I’d expect the greens to be that kind of value. Play started really slow, we were looking at a 5 hour round on a day that was cold & windy. With a north wind all the difficult holes were compounded because they’re hard enough already. It’s a great course & I’ll play it again, but for a premium price I’m anticipating better.

MOW.THE.GREENS.

I’m a member and I gotta tell you, I never get tired of playing it. Great design, great greens & fairways despite heavy rainfall recently. The rough was a bit high but they’d had 8” of rain on top of record rainfall this month already. There are some cool holes, especially #3, 7 & 9 plus 12, 13 & 18 on the back. Brilliant holes, great design, major fun! There isn’t a single bad hole out there. Can’t say enough great things about it and I’ve played over 200 courses across the country.

I’ve played there 50+ times and know what to anticipate as far as pace of play. But by the time we got to 6 green there were 3 groups on 7. 1 on green, 1 in fairway, 1 on tee. It’s just deflating to run into this on a get out of town holiday weekend. So we finished the front & left. Doesn’t mean we won’t be back but come one guys....hit the effing ball & if you can’t find your old Rock Flite drop one & hit it again. You aren’t that good.........