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3.6
904 Reviews (904)
5 Stars
373
4 Stars
312
3 Stars
121
2 Stars
53
1 Stars
45
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.2
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.2
67.3%
Recommend this course
751 out of 904 reviews
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3.6
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
4
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5
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
63.6%
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14 out of 22 reviews
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3.4
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.6
61.5%
Recommend this course
24 out of 39 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7181 yards
Slope 134
Rating 75.0

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Golf Season Year round
Architect Chris Gray (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Walking Allowed Yes, at restricted times
Dress code Traditional golf attire. Collared shirts required, cutoff shorts not allowed.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

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3.6
904 Reviews (904)

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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Pace of play on a Tiesday

Left after 13 as I was already at 4 hrs. Falconhead needs to get it together. Terrible pace as always. I will not be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 139
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great experience

Starter invited me to join a senior group skins game. Made for a fun round and won a few bucks. Course is a very good layout and although challenging it is very playable!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Very nice course

Very nice and challenging course. Greens and fairways in good condition. Driving range and putting green both shut down for maintenance with no warning for non-members. I would suggest not shutting down all the practice and warm up facilities at the same time!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Probably not a good time to play there

Course has many issues. Huge turf issues, many greens had damage and not very consistent. Range closed till 10:30 on Tuesdays. Yes their were many trees damaged from storm but understand that happens. They we’re putting a lot of effort to get them cleaned out. Course was not liked I remember from last time I played looked very unattended and tired on front side. For the most part their are too many other choices to play so sadly I will pass on playing there until they turn it around. Nice staff although. Lastly the carts are very tiered and old

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/31/2023

Most everything I play is out west of Austin. Try crystal falls, riverside or Delaware Springs in Burnet. Their okay for a hill country experience. I’m a club member so I’m spoiled a bit because our courses are in very good shape at Horseshoe Bay. Just like to venture out sometimes.

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Commented on 03/31/2023

Hi...I'm coming in town to play in a few weeks. What other public courses would you recommend?

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Good layout, bad shape

Course layout and views are phenomenal. It’s a shame to see it in this kind of shape. Impossible to find grass on at least 50% of tee boxes. There was a freeze over a month ago that they blame for large branches and limbs down all over the course. Come on, get it cleaned up within 30-45 days at least if you’re going to charge $125/round.

Fairways are burnt out (forgivable with the lack of rain), and most greens rolled ok but were riddled with Poa annua. Pace of play sign on the cart read 4 hours total but it took us 4:45 and we were waiting on just about every tee box. Not even close to worth what they’re charging. Unsure if it’s new ownership or what, but the place has a ton of potential and it’s sad to see it like this. PLEASE put some of the money you’re raking in back into the course. At least clear the freeze damage one of these days and figure something out with the unplayable tee boxes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Missing golfer

So it happens that one of our foursome was unable to make it because of family issues. So we had 3 out of 4. And yet I’m getting charged for that one spot that wasn’t filled. There is no way they could’ve filled it at the time of finding out. I believe it is super asinine that I’m being charged for that. Golf Now and Falconhead will never be recommended by me. It’s just plain ridiculous

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Not Worth What They Charge

I paid around $120 to play this course based on the pictures. Granted, it was early season conditions, but a recent windstorm had laid waste to the trees on the course and they had hardly cleaned any of it up. A total mess, and affected play. Also, they had a few groups playing some mini tournament together, and long story short, the round took over 5 hours. Very frustrating to spend this kind of money to receive a subpar experience. Not a place I'll be returning to...

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

So so for spring golf in Texas

Course layout was pretty nice with great views, and some really cool holes. The course is taking a beating over the winter time. Fairways were pretty bare, and greens were pretty poor.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Beware Pace of Play

1:12 tee time. Didn't tee off until around 1:30. Finished at 6:30. Yes it was a Saturday afternoon but still miserable pace of play.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play is a joke

1.46 tee time and didn’t tee off until just after 2pm. 5:07 round of golf. Course Marshall’s no where to be found.

Don’t put a pace of play timesheet in the cart if you aren’t going to have a Marshall out managing pace of play and actually expect people to follow it. Waiting on every single tee/approach.

As a last issue - the starter was incredibly useless and not very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 03/02/2023

Hi, Stevehong8. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Falconhead Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

We’ll be back

The course had a lot of freeze damage they were piling up so stay straight! Back nine was cart path only which made it a hike. I felt they should have knocked some off for that

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Late February Round - Course in Poor Shape

Played in late February so take this with a grain of salt but the course was in very rough shape. Fairways and greens in particular. Given the price I expected a better track.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/02/2023

Hello, u941824033. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Falconhead Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

First time at Falconhead, will be back

Greens were freshly cut and rolled true. Considering the recent ice storm damage, the course was in great shape. Check-in process was first rate, staff was friendly. The only drawback was a large bachelor party group in front of us that slowed pace down slightly. However pace was not overly slow nor did we run into any problems with them or any other groups on the course. Will definitely be back in the spring!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/02/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/02/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/02/2023

Hello, u1771023. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

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