About
Avery Ranch Golf Club is a part of the Avery Ranch residential community, 20 minutes northwest of town, that was carved and blasted out of the rocky ranchlands along Brushy Creek. This historically significant area was once home to Indians and robbers, who were drawn to this beautiful setting thick with dense oaks, meandering creeks and abundant wildlife.
The golf course was designed by former Jack Nicklaus designer Andy Raugust, who literally had to use dynamite to blast rock out of the landscape for five holes. His design features two potential signature holes on each nine.
No. 7 doglegs left, and features two scenic carries -- one off the tee and another on the approach. The hole is rather short, providing the chance to be in good position for this most spectacular approach shot on the golf course. Staring at the multi-level green, you’ll notice the huge rock wall fronting the green, the large bunker to the right, and the native cacti to the rear.
Avery Ranch Golf Club's 13th is sure to be considered one of the best par 3s in the Austin area. The 161-yard par 3 features water on the right side, impressive, towering oaks in the back, and a unique ridge of rocks to the right of the green. The reasonable distance makes it a fun challenge, and the hole features a bail out area in case of a miss
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Photo submitted by txbighair on 08/02/2025
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#18 green Photo submitted by u314160949230 on 11/18/2020
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Photo submitted by Karen3829929 on 10/14/2019
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Photo submitted by Karen3829929 on 10/14/2019
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Photo submitted by Richie4326581 on 09/18/2019
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English Brothers Photo submitted by taenglish on 12/01/2015
Golfer Reviews
Great condition
It was great weather and course but my score was terrible.
Good course, but very slow pace of play
The Avery Ranch course is a fun, challenging but fair layout. It's normally in good condition, expect any big rain storms the course does not drain fast and there's tons of concrete around the area. I love the location in North Austin. The reason I cannot rate this course higher is because I have not played under 5 hours the last 10 times I've played it. One round was 5 hours, 40 minutes. The management gives me the impression it's all about the money. They do a lot of rounds and need stricter marshals pushing people along to play ready golf. I personally hate slow golf (maybe unless I'm playing Pebble Beach or a course like that) so I'd rather play at a city course for a third the price and expect slow golf. I'd recommend trying the course on a week day morning and maybe it's not as bad.
Beautiful Course - hot day
Great looking course - right price
Good value...
Good test of golf skills on a well designed and picturesque layout. Must ride due to length between greens and tees is long. Excellent condition of the course. Will certainly play again.
AVR
Tee boxes were excellent, fairways were all good as well. Only one or two greens had dirt showing. Overall very well maintained course. The could use more water juggs around the course.
Poor Greens
I have played Avery Ranch over 20 times. Love the layout of the course (many dog leg lefts). I understand that we have had a bunch of rain over the past few months, but other golf courses have done a much much better job with course maintenance.
The last time I played here the greens had just been punched. Disappointed that I was not alerted of this before paying and playing, I came back out months later thinking they would be in impeccable shape. They were not even close. The greens were very bumpy, still had water on some greens, and every cup looked as if they had been punched months ago. Every lip was worn out.
I may not be coming back for awhile.
Nice layout
Played in 5.5 hours starting at 2:15. Tournament went right before us. Pace of play was horrible with twosomes, threesomes, and foursomes staggered after the tournament.
perfect value
a wonderful course for the money! greens and fairways were perfect, only the bunkers are almost unplayable, but okay, there was a lot of rain!
course setup is really nice, i like the mixture of long and short holes!
the down point is the clubhouse, no people in there, closing very early (did not get a beer at 7.30pm...)
other than that this is a must play in austin!!!
Great shape, but....
Not sure what the problem was last Sunday. The course was in great shape but we waited on each hole and finally were stacked up 3 groups deep on #6. We paid for 18 holes but only played 9 because the pace was so slow.
PLAYER BEWARE!
On 6/5/16 a friend and I visited your Avery Ranch Golf Club, and were very disappointed by the overall level of service we experienced. Let me first preface this by saying this Sunday was abnormally busy for the course. It was a beautiful day after a week of rain. Unfortunately the value of this course is completely lost when you experience what I experienced.
I have never had to take another person’s cart to make a tee time despite my playing partner arriving 45 minutes prior to our tee time. They did not have enough carts for the tee times they booked by a long shot, and it created havoc. The starter was completely unprepared, overwhelmed, and unprofessional.
Once we were able to finally get on the course it took us over 3 hours to finish 9 holes! I have played golf in central Texas my whole life, and even Lions isn’t that slow on a beautiful Sunday. We did not stay for the second nine because honestly it wasn’t worth the frustration the management of the course provided despite the fantastic weather and paying for all 18.
It is my opinion that the overbooking of this course was done intentionally, and potential golfers should be aware of this before booking what they think is a good value weekend greens fee. I truly do hope this was a onetime anomaly, and we were just unlucky. Unfortunately I will not be back to find out despite really enjoying the course itself, and the affordable player packages you provide. It was that bad.
One of my favorite courses in the Austin area
I play a lot of courses in the area, but when it comes to taking clients out for a golf outing this is one of less than a handful of courses that I prefer to take them to.
Love this place
I am a very serious golfer who loves a course that will challenge me. I try and get out as much as I can but it works it self out to about once a week and if ion lucky twice here and there. The front nine at Avery Ranch is a lot of fun. There is so much character to each hole. I am always trying to battle the front nine knowing the back nine will give me a little relief from the tight fairways and perfect position play is required to play well. I love that 18 is not to easy from the golds. Long par 4 makes you work hard for a good finish. I had moved here to texas from buffalo NY, not knowing what to expect from Texas golf. I am so happy I live close to a great course .
Nice course with some challenges
The course has a nice layout and can be very challenging depending on wind direction. Well placed tee shots will help hold some of the sloping fairways and maximize rollout.
Good course but needs work
Good course but bunkers are unplayable. Most of them have too little sand. Golfers end up trying to hit out of the dirt. Same problem at Teravista. No accident that the same ownership group owns both courses?
Poor management
This would be 3rd time playing Avery Ranch. I play at least 3 days a week. I never write reviews but I just finished paying a green fee that is so overpriced for the condition of the course. The simplistic responsibilites of keeping the water cooler full to picking out the driving range balls that have no dimples to not seeing the cart girl for 13holes. The staff must have been directed my new managment not to care about customers. As I see more reviews on this Im happy to know that im not the only person that is concerned about the horrible new managment at Avery Ranch. We will never spend one more Dollar at this course.
Worst Course in North Austin!
This is by far one of the worst golf course to play up North. The green fees are so overpriced for the condition of the course. At $70 you can play Falconhead with a better course and by far better Staff. The range is so sandy with little to no grass. The range balls or horrible for the price point the course is trying to achieve. Every other ball is so bad you don't even want to hit them. The staff does not have ANY customer service skills nor do they understand player rettion. A happy golfer will always come back to friendly staff. Avery Ranch Golf Club new managment looks to be heading the wrong direction.
I have to agree with this review. The staff is horrible, course conditions and range are not good for the price point and they billed my credit card after properly cancelling a tee time. Much better choices in the area.
Never make your problem into your customers problem.
645am tee time today, and as you might expect, caught the ground crew. Patiently waited for them to complete their task on each hole. As a 2.2, played quickly, was stopped by the ranger on 13 tee, and harassed for playing too fast. Asked if they always harassed their customers, especially since I was waiting on the ground crew on each hole, they replied "when I am told to." After a few unsuccessful attempts to reach the pro shop, I let them know that I would play somewhere else from now on. As a CEO of a local company, I will take this opportunity to share one thought with course management. Don't care if you are running a bank or a golf course. Never make your problem into your customers problem. You wont keep them very long.
A solid test of golf.
The course was in good shape. You better bring your game when you play here. This course is not for golfer trying to find his or her game. I look forward to playing here again.
Home of the 5 hour round
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
Oh this is by design, their intention is to get your money and the you know what with you once you are on the course. Upscale courses do not smash tee times 7.5 minutes apart I have played courses that are way more upscale and I will be taking the drive to those courses from now on. 5 1/2 hours is a good pace on sat or sun, had the nerve to try and sell me a private membership as well dont think so!!!!