leelewis17

Save for Caledonia this is the top course in the Myrtle Beach area. Immaculate conditioning for a course that sees so many rounds played. Staff worked hard to keep up pace of play, though the difficulty of the course still makes rounds creep above the 5hr mark even with an active ranger. Best greens I have played in MB area, and it is barely even close with the Stranz tracks. Excellent range with free range balls. I know it sounds weird to say that it is a bargain for the money, but if you are gonna pay 125-150 for True Blue and you can get on here for <100, it is a steal!

The layout here is really top notch. It is a great example of classic southern golf architecture. Such a fun play. Not super long, even from the back tees, but still a test of golf even for the excellent players. It was AMAZING how well maintained this course was considering the amount of rounds it gets played. The one down side is that they do not police groups that are playing slow or getting rowdy on the course. We had, basically, a 7-some in front of us spending up to 15min without hitting a shot and annoying the poor cart girl, and no ranger ever told them to speed up with 2 holes clear ahead of them. With that said, I would still come back here to play again...the layout is that fun.

Great round of golf! A very tough course from the tips, but still enjoyable. Course conditions were great. Greens were painted and dirt in some areas, but so well maintained that they were rolling consistent and at 11 or so. Very fun round. range and putting area are ample. Fells like a "Florida course" with lavish spanish style homes surrounding it. Very reminiscent of the Waldorf Astoria course in Orlando, FL. Will be back.

I played Avery Ranch while in Austin for a conference. Avery Ranch was extremely accomodating for me offering me a tee time at 6:45am (just as the sun came up) so that I could get out on the course and be back downtown by noon that day.

I paired this course with a round at Wolfdancer the previous day. Wolfdancer is a resort course out in the hills outside of Austin. Definitely worth a play (see my other review). Avery Ranch is built in a suburb outside of Austin and is what I would call a "neighborhood" course (even though I say a number of deer in the fairways during the early morning hours).

Avery I would classify as an "everyday" course, and I mean that in the best sense of the word. I would play this course everyday and enjoy it every time I play. There are tons of different ways to play each hole and you can use every club in your bag (unlike Wolfdancer which is very difficult and you have to be more selective and deliberate in your shotmaking). On the back I even played two balls, trying to use two different strategies on each hole. This is what I do at my home course, so it shows how much I liked the course, and how comfortable I felt playing it.

Challenging par 3's. A couple of gettable par 5's all make for a extremely FUN round! I would put this course right up there with The Quarry in San Antonio as my favorites I have played in Texas.

Wolfdancer is a club about 30min outside of Dowtown Austin. Definitely worth the drive out. I would guess because of the distance away from town it was not crowded at all the day I went to play and the pace of play was excellent (even though I was a onesome). I would recommend booking on Golfnow rather then contacting the Hyatt for a teetime. It was $30 cheaper.

The front nine is very hilly and VERY difficult (especially in a central TX 20mph wind). the back is down in a valley and is substantially easier. That would be my only complaint about this course, the disparity in levels of difficulty of the nine holes. The was a very downhill par five on the front (4 I believe) that I think may be one of the four or five hardest par 5's I have ever played (especially into the wind).

Condition of the course was very good. Greens were a little slow, but it is just getting warm and I suspect that will change by the end of the month.

I paired this round, during my trip, with a round at Avery Ranch. Very good combo. This track is much more challenging, Avery is more fun. Both worth a trip back!