Avery Ranch Golf Club

We were members here for six years. Pace of play is one of the reasons we dropped membership. Just expect a five hour round any time you play. Other than that, everything else is great

I played Avery Ranch while in Austin for a conference. Avery Ranch was extremely accomodating for me offering me a tee time at 6:45am (just as the sun came up) so that I could get out on the course and be back downtown by noon that day.

I paired this course with a round at Wolfdancer the previous day. Wolfdancer is a resort course out in the hills outside of Austin. Definitely worth a play (see my other review). Avery Ranch is built in a suburb outside of Austin and is what I would call a "neighborhood" course (even though I say a number of deer in the fairways during the early morning hours).

Avery I would classify as an "everyday" course, and I mean that in the best sense of the word. I would play this course everyday and enjoy it every time I play. There are tons of different ways to play each hole and you can use every club in your bag (unlike Wolfdancer which is very difficult and you have to be more selective and deliberate in your shotmaking). On the back I even played two balls, trying to use two different strategies on each hole. This is what I do at my home course, so it shows how much I liked the course, and how comfortable I felt playing it.

Challenging par 3's. A couple of gettable par 5's all make for a extremely FUN round! I would put this course right up there with The Quarry in San Antonio as my favorites I have played in Texas.

First time playing Avery Ranch and it was everything and more than I had expected. Pace of play was great and I was paired up with very nice people. Conditions were what I was expecting from a course of this caliber. Fairways were tight, traps were groomed well and the green were moderately fast. Driving range and practice greens were kept up nicely and placed within walking distance of the 1st tee. The starter was pleasant and called us to our tee time on time. No complaints at all and will look forward to playing here in the future.

Living in Austin, I love Avery Ranch. Best bang for your buck course. Green fee's are under $90 and the course is always in excellent condition. You can usually find a good deal on Golf Now as well if you are looking to play for cheaper.

Front 9: Tough with scenic driving holes

Back 9: 3 par 3's, 3 par 4's and 3 par 5's. A lot of fun and scoreable

Course is in good shape. Weather was perfect after frost delay. Staff is very friendly.

We won't be back to Avery, and it's too bad b/c it's one of the closer courses to my house. Arrived 40 minutes before my round to warm up, but it took over 20 minutes to get a drink from the bar, and it wasn't even that busy. The "bartender" clearly had no clue what she was doing, and there wasn't any food ready to go either. No breakfast tacos??? At the end of the front 9, the marshall told us we needed to pick up the pace, even though there was nobody behind us. Our foursome played the front 9 in 2 hours... We waited to tee off upon arriving at the #10 tee. While the greens were in good condition, the bunkers had beach sand and large rocks in them. We didn't see a cart girl until the back 9, and she didn't have anything except chips to eat. Carts had no gps either. For $90, there are so many other better places to go in Austin that have their act together. It had been 5 years since I played Avery. We gave them another shot b/c they were one of the only courses with any openings when we booked on Wed. Now I know why they had openings... this place is terrible. In the words of George W., "Fool me can't get fooled again." Adios, Avery Ranch.

Pro shop dude was not friendly at all. Driving range balls were worn out and $7 for small bucket is nuts. Lay out is fine but fairways very tight. Pace of play was terrible. Marshal kept apologizing but some groups were really bogging down the pace. Star Ranch better conditioned and better value overall.

Took three hours to complete front nine, no site of a marshal. By 4:15 our group sat at the 12 tee box for 15 minutes, knowing we would not complete the round called it quits.

Had not been to Avery since May 16 because the staff is rude and something always goes wrong. Decided to run by at lunch today and hit a bucket and try out my new mizuno irons. Went to get a bucket, counter guy acted like I disturbed him tossed the slip with the code said nothing. Got the balls and was shocked they had 1/2 of em the old Wilson yellow, hardly any dimples. Dumped the bucket out and absolutely no grass on this poor excuse for a range. Sandy mud!! Hit 3 balls and left. This place has no idea how to give customer service or put a decent product out. We have a Wednesday league starting up in March and even though Avery is close rest assured it'll go somewhere else. Horrible place

This was my 5th time at Avery Ranch, so I am beginning to know the layout better. This is a beautiful course in a hilly area of NW Austin with some holes bordering on Brushy Creek. There are many elevation changes and sloping lies. Fairways are fairly wide and will hold a good drive, but several do have a slope to one side that you must take into account in your aim. Trees line the fairways to challenge the second shot if your drive strays, and houses line many holes beyond the line of trees. The greens are large with significant contours, very smooth and nice. The course has 5 sets of tees that help with the forced carries on quite a few holes. Most people ride carts on this course, although they do allow walking (there is one long green-tee walk when you cross under Parmer Lane in each direction). Practice facility is very good, ample parking, gas powered carts, nice bar and grille, drinks cart. Only amenity missing that might be expected at this level is a GPS display in carts, so bring your phone GPS app or buy one of their great $3 course books. This course has been voted the best upscale course in Austin several times, and I would agree on that. They also have a great Player's Club that gets you one free round a month plus unlimited use of the driving range for little more than the cost of a weekend round of golf. One of my favorites.

Great course. I joined a group playing the white tees so it was a banner day coming in at 78. I look forward to trying it again a little further back.

Very nice place to play a round of golf. The pace of play was very fast. Greens were in great shape.

Beautiful course layed out in a great neighborhood. This course is somewhat challenging and very well layed out.
I highly recommend playing this course.
We found a great deal on GolfNow.

Very nice facility and friendly staff. The only negative is one hole (tee boxes and fairway) is currently shut down making a par four into a par 3.

booked this on November 4, played nov 8. Wasn't told during booking tee time or when checking in that the course was virtually undr water. Three holes were shortened an one closed plus a tournament going on. Played the front nine in three hours, lost six balls in flooded bunkers.

Wrote a letter to Mr. Brown who is noted as the general manager, and finally got a response that was very dismissive. From other reviews you can tell they had no intention of telling us of the problems before taking our $85 per person.

Not a way to run any organization - though it seems like a great layout we won't be back simply because of management actions!!

Good value from Golfnow at $44 for the round, although half of #9 is under water so it has been changed into a 150 yard par 3. There is also a par 3 on the back that is completely closed. I was a bit surprised that neither the golfnow system nor the check in staff, nor the starter mentioned anything about these areas. Greens are in great shape, very soft and smooth. Fairways are a bit soggy but in good shape. This is a great course but would be worth calling ahead to see if the holes have been re-opened, especially if you are coming in from out of town, or paying more than $44. Lots of deer on the course which is interesting. Many of the bunkers had significant standing water and were unplayable.

Pace of play was terrible. It was a 5 hour round on a week day afternoon. On several holes there were two groups on the hole and 3 groups waiting on the tee. After 4 holes I called the clubhouse & they said they would send a marshall, who never showed up. We saw the marshall 6 holes (and 1.5 hours) later, and he was clueless. Clubhouse personnel & starter were indifferent to the problem, and not especially congenial in general. The course was in great shape. Too bad the pace of play wasn't managed properly.

Great challenge, expecially when you play from the tips

Would have been nice to have been informed that there was a tournament taking place that day. Mentioned this to the pro shop and they insisted it would still play to no more than 4 1/2 hours, played 5 1/2.

Amazing course !! A must play !!! Beautiful views. Awesome water holes. Can't wait to play again soon