Lago Vista Golf Course

I had already looked at the ratings and expected it, but I booked it consoling myself that it would be better than the Black Hawk I visited in last week. I liked the 50 free range practice balls. When I started the course, I was satisfied with the group of deer, the beautiful scenery, and the design of the course, which was not easy but interesting. However, the more the game continued, the more dirt the fairway was than the grass, and the greens were dented and terrible everywhere. It is not worth as much as $45. If you pay a little attention to the course management, you will not have any complaints even if the fee goes up. I don't understand why they are killing this beautiful golf course.

Course was in good condition, pace of play was wide open. Fairways were good.

Greens needed some work.

Some tee boxes needed work.

Nice scenery of lake Travis

It’s been about a year since I played here, only went because someone told me it had improved. I guess improved is in the eye of the beholder. Yes, greens were better, but still not good. However, the fairways (if you could call them that) were none existent. It was nothing but packed dirt. T boxes were horrible as well. The course has a good layout and a lot of potential, but until they clean it up, it’s not worth playing.

Course needs rain badly... Little to no grass anywhere in the fairways. I hit the fairways numerous times in play but the ball would not stay in play.

Greens are not bad.

LVGC continues to do its best to improve the course. The greens are in much better condition than a few years back, but the recent flash drought has wreaked havoc on the fairways and tee boxes. Ironically it was not difficult to hit off them, just a bit dusty and requiring planning for ball movement post landing. I had one awesome 3 wood into the last par 5 green that literally rolled from the far left side of the fairway all the way across and OOB!

Hopefully with the planned new irrigation and rain, things can continue to improve.

Lago Vista has been ABSOLUTLY PATHETIC ever since the city took over the course ! They DO NOT know what water is, the tee boxes, and fairways are nothing but rocks & sand ! Greens have been terrible for 10+ years.

How they could even charge people to play this course, is a Crime in itself ! I told myself 3 years ago, that I would NEVER return, well shame on me for giving them one more chance, guess what, it was far worse than 3 years ago !!!

Worst conditioned golf course you could EVER play !!

Shame on you Lago Vista, for not taking care of one of the best layouts around, it’s a shame you can’t play golf on it !!!! NEVER AGAIN

The greens are mostly playable, but the fairways are mostly dirt, it's a challenge to find grass to roll your golf ball on. It was also a stain to get a T in the ground at several T boxes.

My teenage sons and I are all beginner golfers and played our first round here on a Sunday afternoon. Staff was super nice, carts in great shape, and excellent value. Loved option to play just 9 holes. Course is very beginner friendly with some easy par 3s. Fairways were pretty dead/burnt from hot Texas summer and cart paths in need of repair. Lots of dirt patches and unfixed holes even on greens. We would play again but probably in spring when conditions might be better.

Wonderful hilly layout with lots of very interesting shot choices.

Tees

And fairways in really bad shape. Dry dirt, bare patches …

Needs new irrigation asap.

Even a weeks of rain would not help. It would just water the dirt.

Greens were in good shape!

Will return when they install new irrigation (2026??)

A real pity.

The Lago Vista course is located within a community and is in the heart of Texas Hill Country, so if you are walking the course, plan to be walking up and down.

The course had some challenging shots with some blind drives as well as trees, and making sure that I didn't slice it into someone's bedroom window (Ha). Overall, the course was good for a beginner like me, and I enjoyed the pace of play that was offered throughout the day (on a weekday).

There are quite a bit of really hard spots located within the course from the limestone ground that could very easily damage clubs, and on a few of the tee boxes, I struggled to get my tee into the ground.

Some renovations were happening around the course, but the greens had quite a bit of sand spread around, and in a few spots, it was hard to tell the difference between the fairway and the rough as the grass was close to the same length.

No beverage cart person was on the course, which wasn't the greatest given the hot day, but they do have coolers with ice-cold water on the course that was refreshing, but make sure you have your cooler stocked.

A note of caution, with the golf carts. They are only allowed in certain areas, and if you get too close to the boundary line, the golf cart will not operate properly, so even though you're not on or at the sign of the carts, stay back! The golf cart will beep at you to let you know.

It was cool having the deer in and around the course, even while dodging some of their poop on some of the areas, but it's always fun playing with wildlife around.

Course was in good shape, putting green is small and so is the driving range. Course plays well but some holes could use mowing or trimming in the fairway. Maintenance workers were working on different holes improving them. Overall it is a value added course for practice and has some challenges.

Haven't played Lago in a while and although it is much improved since previous years it still has a very long way to go. Tee boxes are in rough shape and is hard to even get a tee in the ground. Fairways are often like hitting off dirt. Greens are decent in some areas but still not good for the most part with giant sand scatterthroughout.