West of Austin in the Texas Hill Country is Lakeway Resort & Spa, located on the southern banks of Lake Travis. Well known for its spa and lake views, golfers will appreciate Lakeway Resort & Spa for its access to the local Clubs of Lakeway golf courses and the public Falconhead Golf Club. The AAA Four-Diamond resort features 168 guest rooms,…
Located less than 20 minutes from downtown Austin, Omni Barton Creek Resort is the city's largest and most accessible golf resort. The resort features 72 holes of championship golf, featuring two designs by Tom Fazio, one by local legend Ben Crenshaw (with co-architect Bill Coore) and a fourth course about 30 minutes west, the Palmer Lakeside…
The Sonesta Bee Cave is located 20 minutes west off Austin off Highway 71 in the Hill Country Galleria, home to a collection of shops, bars and restaurants. There is no golf course onsite but there is shuttle service to the nearby Lakeway golf courses, including public Falconhead Golf Club, and the hotel does have some limited access to the…
Texas is a state with a rich golf history, and its capital city of Austin is no exception. Located in the heart of the Texas Triangle and on the cusp of the Texas Hill Country, golfers of all walks of life (and wallet size) will find a suitable course. Legendary instructor Harvey Penick, author of the "Little Red Book," helped shape the city's game in the early 20th century, and his reputation grew nationally thanks in part to two of his major-winning pupils, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite. West of Austin, there are prestigious private clubs such as Penick's Austin Country Club, University of Texas Golf Club and the Crenshaw-designed Austin Golf Club, but visiting golfers should start at Omni Barton Creek, a sprawling private club that doubles as a luxury golf resort, home to two Tom Fazio designs, plus a Crenshaw and Arnold Palmer course, too. Just east of town, Wolfdancer Golf Club at Hyatt Lost Pines shows off 300-plus acres of prime, central Texas countryside along the Lower Colorado River. And while the PGA Tour passes up Austin for its larger neighboring cities, the Champions Tour got its start back in the 1970s at venerable Onion Creek Country Club, founded by three-time Masters Champion Jimmy Demaret. While Austin may be better known nationally as a music mecca thanks to Austin City Limits and SXSW, take note that country legend Willie Nelson owns his own casual nine-holer west of the city, the Pedernales Golf Club Cut-n-Putt.
So many different golf options abound around Austin, Texas, there's a course that can satisfy just about anyone. The same can be said for Teravista Golf Club north of Austin in Round Rock, an upscale daily fee that boasts a championship test from the back tees. The course design is all you can ask for: tough for low-handicappers and enough tee-box options to please everyone.
Austin holds its own with the bigger cities of Texas on the golf course. Whether you're in town for the Golf Channel World Am Tour or the South by Southwest music and film festivities, the capital city offers a flurry of Hill Country golf options in March.
Austin resident and managing editor of Golf Advisor, Brandon Tucker, has the scoop on where you can sneak in a quick round -- and a plate of brisket -- during the SXSW festival.
In Texas' capital city of Austin, where hipsters, techies, hippies and rockers all live harmoniously, the golf scene is similarly diverse. Affordable, well located municipal courses serve those living in central Austin, while lavish country clubs fight for University of Texas boosters, and top PGA Tour pros such as Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite can be found on the town's perimeter. Those visiting Austin in search of a destination-worthy golf experience with luxury hotel amenities will do just fine, too. Here's where to stay-and-play on an Austin golf trip.
While my golf travels often take me to some of the most coveted golf courses around the world, when I'm at home in Austin, I'm walking the munis like everyone else, usually with my dog in tow and maybe a beverage or two stuffed in my golf bag. As a central Austin local since 2008, I've played the courses near my home a good deal; if you're not sure where to begin, here's the skinny on Austin's municipals and courses closest to downtown.
You have a few days in Austin, Texas, but not a lot of cash? That's OK. Austin is a great city for golf, and it's pretty easy to fill up your weekend with golf at some very good courses -- and do it all for less than $200. Brandon Tucker has done the legwork for you.
Brandon Tucker looks at the current state of the original Austin Country Club, the City of Austin's Hancock Golf Course. What should the future hold for this historic property?
An Austin group, Save Muny, is hoping to save Lions Municipal Golf Course, nominating it for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. It was the first de-segregated course in the South.
In Austin, Texas there seems to be a festival or event of some kind every weekend these days; during the fall especially. Here are the top places to play golf in the Lone Star State's capital city.
For anyone who appreciates the need to save historic, public courses, it's great to see a national, non-golf entity highlight the importance of the Lions muni in Austin.
Match play is Tim Gavrich's favorite form of competitive golf, especially on a course that lends itself to the format's unique features. Here's what great match play courses have in common.
David R. Holland checks in from Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, a premium golf getaway in the Texas Hill Country near Austin that boasts courses by Tom Fazio, Arnold Palmer and Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
Austin Country Club was designed by Pete Dye and opened in 1984. Tour the iconic course that was home to famed instructor Harvey Penick and his pupils Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw.
Some of the best bargains for golf in Texas Hill Country can be found at the municipal Lago Vista Golf Course and Highland Lakes Golf Course, which are owned by the city of Lago Vista just west of Austin. These two, which include rolling hills and scenic views of Lake Travis, are good, affordable options for a weekend getaway from the capital city.
There are many sides to golf in the Texas Hill Country, starting with Barton Creek Resort, located just west of downtown Austin, to courses closer to Horseshoe Bay and Lake Travis.
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