Avery Ranch Golf Club

The course conditions are fine. Greens are a bit chewed up. Some people don't mind 5-5.5 hour rounds. I can't handle. I understand running into time issues on Friday's and weekends. I'm not sure if it's a function of age of membership or ability level or over-booking.

Two things are unacceptable in my opinion...

-No marshall on the entire course checking on pace of play.

-Mentioned to front desk (not management level employee) that pace was five hours plus with no marshall and it's a really good opportunity for someone to offer an explanation. Dead silence from the desk.

The business end is run like a well-oiled machine. Clearly the tee sheets are full. Please focus on pace of play and golfer experience so that you can retain golfers rather than pump and dump them. Clearly from the reviews, this is an issue. Throw a guy in a cart and urge quick play.

I'm not sure what is happening but this used to be a nice premium course here in Austin. Tee boxes were chewed up quite a it, not much sand in the traps and greens looked to be struggling. I also have a hard time paying in excess of $80 for the pace of play and condition it is in. Disappointing and I hope it doesn't go down hill from here.

This is the 3rd time I've played this course in the last month. Each round has taken at least 5 hours and 15 minutes and yesterday's round took 5 hours and 45 minutes. In each of the rounds, the first tee box was stacked with multiple groups and we teed of late each round. I didn't see a marshall enforcing pace of play during any of the rounds and saw multiple groups with 5 and 6 players. Pace of play appears to be a common complaint here based on recent reviews and I won't be back until it is resolved. In terms of course conditions, the fairways are hardpan despite a recent aerification, the greens are infested with poa annua, the sand in the bunkers is hard as concrete, and several tee boxes have very little grass.

Very nice layout, greatl course condition. Very slow play over 5 hrs.

This is a well kept secret in Round Rock, Texas; tucked away in several neighborhoods. The course is kept up extremely well and plays challenging yet doable. Definitely playable for golfers of all levels. Don't be fooled by its several wide fairways. The course is sneaky enough to get even the most seasoned golfers to second guess club choice from time-to-time.

Staff is friendly, engaging, and willing to help. My first attempt at playing the course was rained out and they gladly reimbursed me for my green fees and encouraged me to come back out.

I will definitely be back!

Course great shape

No marshal so pace was slow. Group ahead of me wasted 8-10 min looking for ball. I raised my hands to let them know I was waiting no reply.come on now...it better have been a Pro V.....

Cart girl only saw her once during 18 holes not very friendly.

Starter was very nice & pro shop employee very nice.

Few tee boxes need some TLC & love

Two marshalls seen early in round. Both saying, "its slow but it's a nice day." If I wanted a nice day I would have gone fishing. Three hours to finish nine? Inappropriate and to drive so far just to play behind an outing? I wish I had known when I booked my time. Had to wait ten minutes every hole. No way to establish any rhythm other than bad.

This is a very nice layout and one of the best public courses in the area. Definitely a place to play.

No Ranger on course over 20 mins per hole quit after nine

I drive 120 miles (one way) to play this course. I enjoy meeting other folks and Avery Ranch gives me that opportunity. Previously deer were often seen but not after deer season. The greens were very bumpy as the grass was making its way back. The bunkers are hard sand - not at all soft and difficult to gauge how to hit. Many shots bladed amidst our group.

The round was fine. The course was in good condition for winter play- tee boxes were a little sloshy but this wasn't a deal breaker. However I was playing alone and was stuck behind a foursome with two walkers. The refused to acknowledge my presence and refused to allow me to play through. In fact if they even happened to see my tee shot they would turn around, put my ball in their bag, and continue walking. One other time they finally looked at me, picked up my ball and threw it in the water. Another single had caught up to me- he was also a member- and ran up front after 3 holes to tell them to let us play though. They said 'no.' We played our shots, and when we reached the green one of the foursome began screaming at us, telling us we need to learn golf etiquette. Their member, and the single behind me continued yelling at each other for several minutes. We finally went past them and never encountered them again. If the members in front are any indication of the member base as a whole - which I am sure they arent- I would be hesitant to join.

Despite this encounter the round was enjoyable. Wind picked up on the back nine and both me and the other player had a very hard time finding balls in the fairway. Just need to be greened up a bit in the coming spring and this shouldn't be a problem.

Great staff. Course was challenging but in good shape. Overall a beautiful course.

Course is always in good condition. A fun and at times challenging layout. You won't get in too much trouble being in the second cut on most holes but the elevation changes make for an interesting round.

this course is great! love the scenery, the way the holes are positioned throughout the Hill Country...beautiful! It will make you think about shot to shot which is great...Love playing here!

The course conditions have really fallen off since the change in ownership. I would like to see the new owners invest in the course, specifically the fairways.

Played here many times. Layout has variety and many interesting holes. staff are very friendly. Reason for this review though is practice facilities have always been poor and getting worse. range is usually off mats - putting green often closed. when open is tiny with 3 holes....chipping area is usually wet, crowded with rock hard grounds. for a course that has plenty of room, they planned very poorly.

I brought my father-in-law out for my second ever round at Avery Ranch and had a number of problems with the staff but the course was excellent.

Let me begin by the course review: The course was in great shape, bunkers well maintained, and the greens were fair and true. There were a few issues but overall very very happy with the course and it's conditions. The layout is challenging but enjoyable.

The staff:

When trying to book a tee time it took 5 calls to get anyone to answer the pro-shop phone. Once we got past that issue and arrived at the course they were perhaps distracted by a wedding being held at the site and a tournament finishing up in the morning. When rounding 9 and heading to 10 they had the clubhouse and path blocked off with no clear directions as to how to get to hole 10. We did eventually figure it out but were unable to use our drink vouchers as we were routed around the clubhouse. I get it, it's a wedding, but that doesn't excuse pushing aside every other customer you have and there are plenty of acceptable ways to handle this.

Then, when driving between hole 13 and 14 our cart simply quit working. The battery light was flickering. I called the pro-shop and once again got no answer. It took 4 tries to reach anyone and once I did he insinuated that perhaps I don't know how golf carts work and to try wiggling the forward / reverse handle. After assuring him that I can tried all possible remedies, he promised they were sending staff out to bring us a new cart. We waited for 40 minutes for that cart to arrive. At that point is was beginning to get dark so we gave up and simply walked back to our vehicle. I saw the pro-shop employee on the way out and he assured me that he had sent staff out and they claimed to not be able to find us. I am not sure how you are unable to find a stalled golf cart or how we could have possibly missed them; but alas it was pointless.

This was perhaps the most frustrating golfing outing I have ever been a part of. As good as the golf course itself was, I had to placate my father-in-law who is not a young man and was forced to walk the entire distance from 14 to the clubhouse. Not a word of apology was issued, just an excuse.