Pine Forest Golf Club
About
Built by Don January in 1979, Pine Forest Golf Club in Bastrop, Texas provides a true golf adventure through sneaky elevation changes and red bluffs, with blind tee shots and holes along the Colorado River. No. 3 is a picturesque par 3, playing 170 yards downhill, with a green framed by the red bluffs. On no. 6, keep the tee shot right to avoid a blind second shot, and watch out for the tough, two-tiered green. The seventh hole plays along the Colorado, and is protected by a massive cottonwood tree on the left. On the back, make note that the highest point on the course is the 11th green. For the home stretch, make the most of the two downhill par 3s. No. 12 plays 180 yards and you'll need to leave it below the hole. The 16th hole is longer at 225 yards and is protected by a beautiful oak tree on the left.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6569 yards | 71.8 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 6048 yards | 69.6 | 123 |
| Green | 72 | 5353 yards | 66.6 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4797 yards | 67.9 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.3/133 | 505 | 357 | 170 | 403 | 338 | 350 | 200 | 390 | 533 | 3246 | 539 | 350 | 180 | 561 | 354 | 364 | 225 | 220 | 530 | 3323 | 6569 |
| White M: 69.7/129 | 495 | 316 | 155 | 370 | 321 | 322 | 180 | 376 | 501 | 3036 | 475 | 343 | 170 | 475 | 346 | 319 | 210 | 200 | 474 | 3012 | 6048 |
| Green M: 66.1/122 W: 71.6/118 | 446 | 227 | 150 | 332 | 257 | 304 | 145 | 336 | 465 | 2662 | 469 | 233 | 168 | 422 | 310 | 311 | 180 | 165 | 433 | 2691 | 5353 |
| Red W: 68.9/118 | 442 | 224 | 145 | 275 | 250 | 235 | 130 | 289 | 457 | 2447 | 382 | 230 | 135 | 393 | 245 | 249 | 131 | 152 | 433 | 2350 | 4797 |
| Handicap | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
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Photo submitted by davidntrin on 10/04/2024
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No putt (soup) for you! Photo submitted by insideoout on 07/07/2024
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Photo submitted by insideoout on 07/07/2024
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Photo submitted by u000004724981 on 04/05/2024
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This was maybe the best green on the course for sure! Photo submitted by u813027645 on 11/21/2023
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One of the “better” greens Photo submitted by Virgil2442769 on 09/12/2023
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13th tee box Photo submitted by Virgil2442769 on 09/12/2023
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Photo submitted by u926811088 on 12/23/2020
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Photo submitted by u314160966887 on 11/16/2020
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/20/2020
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/20/2020
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/20/2020
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/20/2020
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Pine Forest Golf Club Photo submitted by SusanBee on 03/06/2018
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10th Tee Photo submitted by u000003402647 on 02/01/2014
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2nd approach Photo submitted by u000003402647 on 02/01/2014
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Photo submitted by kingedward81 on 11/30/2012
Slow Play
Course allows groups larger than 4 to play back to back and these groups will not let you play through
Tee times have never had any bearing when I have played this course
You can Be a single player with a tee time and they will allow a group of 4 to walk up and start on your tee time ahead of you, forcing you to a slow pace of play
The course is nice for this time of year and staff friendly.
Pine Forest, Bastrop, TX
This is a great course. And then when you factor in the price, it's a favorite for me and my friends. The layout is challenging, but fair. Pretty short . . . I've played with long hitters who hit through many of the fairways. Good golf shots and a target golf mentality is what you need.
All abilities will have a good time. I shoot low 80. I've played with low 70's golfers and beginners and everyone always has fun. It's usually quiet enough for two groups if you have that many. Many elevation changes and some great views.
Houses on a few holes, but nothing bothersome. I have seen the greens in rough shape with all the flooding in Bastrop. Not the best putting green and driving range, but who cares . . . PLAY THIS COURSE.
Excellent layout
Although we played this in the winter, mid-50s, cart path only, rye grass overseed, it still is great to play this layout. Not many golfers early, but the greens were very good, as well as scenery and fauna, deer and roadrunners on the course.
Great review! We are glad that you were able to enjoy your round at Pine Forest Golf Club and we hope to see you out here again soon.
Dead slow...
The pace is seriously dead slow, expect to spend over 5:30 hours at least. The grass around the green, and the greens are wet as swamp.
The course design is astonishing, and beautiful.
We apologize for the slow round but we are glad that you enjoyed the course. Come back soon when the ground dries up a little!
Stay warm
Nice overall course, I like the narrow fairways so you have to be on your game. Green where slow, made putting a little easy.
VMACK13,
Glad that you had a great time! Hope to see you out here for another round
Nice course with great views and tricky greens
Pace was fast,fairways weregood but had wet spots in a drought. Greens were good,but rolledunfairly off the green on good aproach shots.If you don't knowthe coarseandgreens you'll have a hard time scoring.
Thanks for the great review! Come play again soon!
Relaxing Round
Somewhat challenging course. Lots of elevation changes. Wonderful Fall weather. Beautiful Texas Hill Country. Very fun and relaxing round of golf. Definitely worth the money through the savings with Golf Now.
We are glad that you had a great time at the course! Hope to see you back soon!
Great price for this course
Challenging course the average golfer can enjoy. Friendly staff!
We are happy to hear you had a great time! Thank you for the compliment on our staff as we are always striving to provide the best customer experience.
Excellent value
Staff is awesome to work with. This is an excellent course for the money. Why pay outrageous prices?
Back nine will get you if you are careless with your drives!
Thank you for taking the time to review your experience with us. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the course and we hope to see you again!
Best Value
The course is beautiful. The price to play this course is a steal. Worth the Drive! Great views and an Eagle to top it off.
The only negative was the St. Augustine on some of the fairways.
Hope to play again soon!
Thank you for taking the time to review your experience at Pine Forest. We are happy to hear you had a good time and look forward to seeing you again!
Great Conditions/Great Value
Course was very well watered and maintained. Greens were very soft and the MANY elevation changes were enjoyable. The course was empty which was a huge bonus, literally didn't see a single other golfer in front or behind us the entire round.
We are glad that golfers are taking notice of the hard work that we have been putting in with regards to course maintenance. Spread the word and come back with friends and enjoy our course!
We are working on bringing GPS to the course as it has been mentioned before.
Nice course at a great price
Pleasant round of golf with my wife who is a beginner.
It is always great to see the game growing! Hope you and your wife come back out for more rounds together!
Good course great price
Well maintained, maybe the best course I've played for under 20 bucks. Very scenic and at times has dynamic elevation changes. Play twice to get a lie of the land as the course map is not very accurate, also no beverage service on the course, and hole ten is a bit tricky to find. Overall this was an unexpectedly good course.
Thank you for the review! Please come back and play our course again soon!
Great Change of Elevation
No complaints besides that the greens could be a little more well kept
Thank you so much for your feedback, it is greatly appreciated. We hope to see you out here again soon.
Great views
Very nice course would definitely play again. Golf carts were a little under powered with all the rolling hills. Fairways were open and in good condition. Greens were in good shape. Great scenery from various holes. We had a good round and a good time.
Thank you so much for your feedback. Come back and see us soon! Again, thank you for the feedback.
Best dollar value
Rain has not hurt this course at all. River was high but course was in great shape. Played on a Monday with almost no one on the course. Great great value especially with Hot Deals! Will I play this course again....OH YES!!!
WOOHOO!!! Thank you so much for the feedback and we look forward to seeing you again soon :)
Short and Sweet
This is the least expensive course that is a lot of fun to play in Texas. The change in elevations for the par threes make it target golf at its finest. Number 12 is gorgeous with a 150 foot drop. I've never seen a course marshall on the course so if you get behind certain groups who plum bob the fairways and are rude, then it gets real slow. It's a short course but very fun. When the Colorado river floods, it turns number seven into a par 3 with an island green. Great stuff!
course hasvery interesting layout
Love pine forest. Tough course with some very different and demanding holes. Ball placement is key.
We are so glad you enjoy our course. Thank you very much for the feedback, it is greatly appreciated. Come out and see us again soon.
Review
This is just a average Texas public course. Pasture grass in the fairways, half dead greens. You hit a great tee shot and after the ball hits a rock you have a lousy tee shot. This area has had record rain fall and the greens are brown, some with bare spots. But, with the different elevations, the dog legs and water, you can still have a good time. The stalk is great and the price is right when using Golf Now Hot Deals. Have played there before, and am sure we will play it again. We know what it is and know what to expect.
Thank you very much for the feedback, it is greatly appreciated and we hope to see you out here again soon. Again, thank you for the feedback.
a great course
This is a great golf course, we played after a flood. Some of the holes was closed because ground saturated.
We are so glad you came out to play even though we did flood. Thank you very much for the feedback and we hope to see you out here again soon :)
We are sorry that you didn't enjoy your round. We encourage you that in situations like this, you politely ask the group ahead of you if you can play through. Please come back and play again soon!