Falconhead Golf Club
About
Falconhead Golf Club sits just west of Austin in the midst of the scenic Hill Country, tumbling across a rolling landscape covered with knobby cedars and towering oaks. The challenging layout was designed to PGA standards, making it one of the most popular public golf courses in the area. The greens are fast and each is protected by at least one bunker. The golf course offers an interesting variety of holes that will require the use of every club in your bag. On windy days, the lengthy par 4s are especially tricky. Golfers will be faced with a variety of challenges on this course including dramatic uphill approaches, forced carries, blind shots, and doglegs. There are also meandering creeks that crisscross the course and a number of ponds that come into play. Falconhead Golf Club's signature hole is the beautiful par-3 17th, which will require your most accurate iron.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 72 | 7181 yards | 75.0 | 134 |
| Gold | 72 | 6701 yards | 72.9 | 130 |
| Blue | 72 | 6295 yards | 70.9 | 128 |
| White | 72 | 5887 yards | 68.7 | 124 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5887 yards | 75.0 | 140 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5170 yards | 70.9 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 75.7/137 W: 82.9/148 | 441 | 478 | 580 | 149 | 460 | 420 | 300 | 184 | 532 | 3544 | 418 | 178 | 544 | 425 | 521 | 468 | 211 | 387 | 485 | 3637 | 7181 |
| Blue M: 72.5/133 W: 79.1/139 | 404 | 460 | 525 | 130 | 416 | 390 | 274 | 148 | 490 | 3237 | 356 | 144 | 509 | 372 | 454 | 440 | 200 | 352 | 426 | 3253 | 6490 |
| White M: 69.9/124 W: 75.8/132 | 361 | 401 | 480 | 97 | 402 | 367 | 249 | 120 | 467 | 2944 | 348 | 119 | 481 | 334 | 413 | 389 | 143 | 329 | 387 | 2943 | 5887 |
| Red M: 66.4/118 W: 71.7/124 | 339 | 373 | 395 | 84 | 335 | 345 | 212 | 99 | 396 | 2578 | 343 | 87 | 417 | 298 | 399 | 332 | 94 | 275 | 347 | 2592 | 5170 |
| Handicap | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
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Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
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Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
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Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
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Photo submitted by Dico20 on 07/22/2024
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18th fairway Photo submitted by williamru on 09/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u000003844821 on 05/24/2022
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Photo submitted by PaddyMac3 on 01/15/2022
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Toptracer covered hitting bays Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/19/2021
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Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/19/2021
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Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/19/2021
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This needs attention Photo submitted by u000006296335 on 08/18/2021
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Photo submitted by GordonATX on 07/28/2020
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Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 11/28/2019
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Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 11/28/2019
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Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 11/28/2019
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Photo submitted by Cowboy14 on 06/17/2019
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Photo submitted by Cowboy14 on 06/17/2019
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Photo submitted by efair10 on 06/11/2019
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Photo submitted by Michael4918424 on 05/12/2019
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First tee with our large group! Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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The par-5 12th. Partner put his 3wood 2nd shot to 3 feet! Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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Par-5 3rd Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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8th hole at Falconhead Photo submitted by cstedman3 on 12/31/2015
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8th hole from across the water Photo submitted by cstedman3 on 12/31/2015
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Unique bunkers. Photo submitted by Hawkin712 on 09/24/2013
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Signature hole, # 8. My ball barely held on. Photo submitted by Hawkin712 on 09/24/2013
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17th green Photo submitted by null on 01/28/2013
Spring day in the winter time
Great shape for just coming off of a 6 day hard freeze. Grouping was fun and pace was good for how busy it was.
management disgrace
The games the management is playing here is almost robbery. Setting cut rate 18 hole prices after 2:00 knowing there's little chance getting a round in. Why? First place didn't have enough carts to start on time. Second, the Marshalls cart was sitting at the club house and strongly needed to be out on the course doing what a Marshal is supposed to do.. Finally, there may have been a need in the morning for cart path only but there was NO golf courtesy reason to have it continue all day. I play over 150 rounds a year and assist a course grounds keeper, the course was dry enough to allow carts. The 3 people I started with quit after 9 holes due to these ridiculous management decisions.
Suggest you start running a course for the golfers rather than just your selfish self. Seriously, talk it over.
Good Challenge
Have to be good off the tee at this course, and also adds a bit off strategy when approaching most of the greens. Only a few holes are quirky, but overall good track.
Would Play Again But
Nice course, good layout except cart paths are a long way from tees and greens requiring a lot of walking even when you're playing well and hitting a lot of fairways and greens. My wife who has some minor physical limitations was not able to finish all 18 holes. The staff was wonderful. Excellent practice facilities although they are out of the way from the course. No rangers in sight. Had to wait on every shot and the round was over 4.5 hours.
Great Hidden Gem
Super great course. The conditions of each golf hole, the hospitality of the staff, and the challenge of each hole contributed to an amazing experience. Very highly recommend!
I played 3 times in Texas while on vacation and found Falconhead golf club the best of 3 golf courses.
Overpriced and beyond slow…
The staff is incredibly unfriendly, the starter in particular. He was an angry older man who seemed like he didn’t want to be there; the pace of play was atrocious, 5 1/2 hours for 18 holes—several times asked the marshal to speak to the group in front of us, who was a full hole and a half behind the group in front of them. They never did anything to encourage them to speed up. $100 around, I think not. I used to recommend this course and play it quite often.
Excellent course. Little pricey
This is a great course! Layout is challenging from various tees. It’s mostly in good condition aside from some minor patchy areas on a few greens. It’s a little pricey for my budget at $90, but it’s enjoyable and the pace of play was good. The pro shop has a tiny bar attached that serves terrible breakfast tacos without salsa so don’t stay for the food. Otherwise a good place overall. 👍🏼
Great course with hill country views
Staff is friendly, little mix up with carts and tee times in the beginning but we got it sorted out.
Hole 1 has views of the new tall buildings in downtown, absolutely gorgeous. Now that it’s not 200 degrees outside I’ll be back soon!
Round at Falconhead
Dry time of year in TX, and most public courses are a bit dry understandably. It was about 105 when I played, and very crispy. Water refill areas about every other hole were very nice. Full, and nice and cold. Greens had some sand on them to prepare for fall. I'm sure in another week or two the course will be nice and green, and in great condition. I've played in the spring and fall, and one of my favorite courses in Austin.