jwalters7

I hadn’t played Pine Forest in 25 years. I had my first hole in one on this course so I was excited to play. The course winds through pine trees along the Colorado river with varying degrees of elevation. It could be an awesome course but it was terribly in need of maintenance. The course needed mowing and the greens were so slow (needed mowing) that it was very difficult to get the ball to the hole. The recent rains may have been the reason nothing was mowed but the tee boxes were mostly bare. It’s a beautiful course and I’d recommend playing just for the unique scenery but if you are serious about golf, I’d play somewhere else.

Avery Ranch was in pristine shape. Every green was near perfect. There had been a couple of days of rain prior so we were on cart path only which slowed the pace of play considerably. Other than that I thought the round was super. The course was in the best condition of any course I've played in the Austin area.

Green Spring was near where we were staying and the price was right so we chose our one round in St George there. The greens were fabulous. Since I am from central Texas I don't get to play on these types of green. They were in great condition and beautiful. The fairways however were pretty spotty and the marshal suggested we play winter rules. We never had to wait to play as a twosome.
The par 3 over the canyon is a great hole and several others were challenging also but it was an overall fun round of golf that left me wanting to play the course again.

I hadn't played Riverplace in over 15 years and had forgotten how beautiful the course was. My partner kept proclaiming, "I love this course!" It would be my first choice to take a visitor to get a taste of Texas hill country golf.