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The Lago Vista Course is Lago Vista resort’s original track, designed by Leon Howard in the late 1960s and renovated by Dave Bennett in 1992. The golf course has four water holes, more than 40 bunkers, and dramatic elevation changes of up to 100 feet. Lago Vista is known for its demanding par 3s, which all go right at 200 yards. No. 10 is fun because it can be reached in two: a 495-yard par 5 with a creek that looms right.
Getting to Lago Vista: From Austin, take Hwy. 183 north to FM 1431, then turn west 11 miles. When you come to Lohmas Ford Rd. turn left and drive 3 miles, then turn right on Boggy Ford R. Veer to the right and follow the signs to the golf course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 72 | 6579 yards | 72.6 | 134 |
| Blue | 72 | 6198 yards | 70.8 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 5822 yards | 69.0 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5122 yards | 69.8 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.2/136 W: 78.0/140 | 330 | 562 | 192 | 384 | 364 | 195 | 353 | 533 | 376 | 3289 | 502 | 380 | 196 | 372 | 294 | 535 | 367 | 408 | 201 | 3255 | 6544 |
| Blue M: 70.3/132 W: 75.9/137 | 319 | 510 | 172 | 332 | 363 | 169 | 340 | 521 | 350 | 3076 | 485 | 367 | 185 | 358 | 279 | 505 | 339 | 394 | 182 | 3094 | 6170 |
| White M: 68.3/126 W: 73.9/131 | 282 | 476 | 135 | 322 | 345 | 131 | 326 | 495 | 336 | 2848 | 467 | 354 | 174 | 344 | 270 | 470 | 337 | 380 | 163 | 2959 | 5807 |
| Red M: 65.4/121 W: 70.4/124 | 263 | 468 | 102 | 283 | 259 | 121 | 274 | 465 | 297 | 2532 | 400 | 341 | 163 | 330 | 243 | 394 | 325 | 366 | 93 | 2655 | 5187 |
| Handicap | 11 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 18 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
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Photo submitted by WtSpbi9ftJjylePjyFNA on 11/14/2025
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Photo submitted by WtSpbi9ftJjylePjyFNA on 11/14/2025
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Photo submitted by HoweGolf155 on 06/09/2024
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Photo submitted by HoweGolf155 on 06/09/2024
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Photo submitted by Trooper10369 on 05/19/2024
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Photo submitted by remyseven on 03/04/2024
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Photo submitted by remyseven on 03/04/2024
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Photo submitted by remyseven on 03/04/2024
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Photo submitted by salazarr3 on 02/12/2024
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Photo submitted by salazarr3 on 02/12/2024
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Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/10/2023
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18th green Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/10/2023
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18th sand trap Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/10/2023
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Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/10/2023
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Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/10/2023
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Photo submitted by Virgil2442769 on 05/08/2023
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18th Green Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/04/2023
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Sand trap at 18th green Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/04/2023
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Black sludge on the green Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/04/2023
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This is the green, not the fringe or a sand trap Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/04/2023
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Uneven sludge = unputtable greens Photo submitted by CosCharlie on 05/04/2023
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Photo submitted by Lbyers22 on 04/05/2022
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Great views. Tee box is an accurate representation of the conditions of the rest of the course Photo submitted by stuartwatkins on 06/15/2021
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Photo submitted by mike1258901 on 02/27/2021
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Photo submitted by mike1258901 on 02/27/2021
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Beautiful views! Photo submitted by u160100219 on 02/04/2021
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Photo submitted by Janos34 on 10/26/2020
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Photo submitted by u446682916 on 09/19/2020
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Photo submitted by u314160257264 on 07/04/2020
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Back nine overlooking Lake Travis. Photo submitted by u314160165158 on 06/16/2020
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Photo submitted by u679251857 on 01/25/2020
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Photo submitted by JAYROS on 10/09/2019
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Photo submitted by JAYROS on 10/09/2019
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Lago Vista Deer Photo submitted by u666359411 on 08/10/2018
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Bizzaro Golf Photo submitted by u666359411 on 08/10/2018
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Happy 60th Birthday with Youngens! Photo submitted by ayesijuan on 08/07/2018
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Just Dreaming Photo submitted by Lazenby1 on 12/27/2017
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where is the green? Photo submitted by Robert9226702 on 04/10/2017
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tire treads on the greens Photo submitted by Robert9226702 on 04/10/2017
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Disregard the deer, just look at the condition of this course! Photo submitted by MichaelKonor on 02/04/2015
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Photo submitted by Brett2155796 on 08/06/2014
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Looking down on # 9 green. and a big buck Photo submitted by hoffmonster on 10/21/2012
What a shame
I titled this review “what a shame” because never in my years playing golf have I seen a course waste such an abundance of natural beauty and scenery. Lago Vista Golf Club is situated about an hour from Austin in beautiful rolling hill country terrain right by Lake Travis. As most who golf in Texas will attest, natural scenery is rare to come by. Lago Vista has it in spades… high elevations, rolling hills, lake views etc. with many interesting holes.
The course is in terrible condition. Shockingly terrible condition. This should have been a $20 round max not $46. Let’s start with the roughest golf practice green I’ve ever seen. Dirt, holes, bare or no grass. If there’s one dubious credit I can give Lago Vista it’s that the course matched the practice faculties. Not good at all.
There were 3 temporary greens. We were not told about any of them. The temporary green on 18 is absolutely awful. It was bare ground between two trees. Tee boxes are unkempt and not maintained. Not even mowed in one instance. The greens are the worst greens I’ve ever putted on. The fairways are poor. Rocks, exposed under soil conditions, holes, bumps and hollows. One tee box sloped so badly the ball was about 4 inches above your feet when hitting it. Shockingly bad. The bunkers are unplayable. One of them had a pool of luminous green water in it. I have no idea what it might have been.
Pace of play was terrible. There was a 2 ball behind a 5 ball just in front of us. We were waiting for 3-5 minutes on every tee box.
On a good point the water stations were well stocked with cold clean water and the ball washers and towels were also well stocked. Staff were friendly. Not overly friendly but pleasant.
What a shame this course has TONS of potential. They have natural beauty coming out of their ears. Sadly it seems they don’t care enough because clearly there is no effort, money nor time being out into this course.
What a shame.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Bruce4473630! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Bruce4473630! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course!
Kind of a joke
Greens are really bad, including the temporary greens. Fairways are like cow pastures. Tee boxes haven’t been mowed in weeks. It’s as if they do ZERO maintenance on the course. I can’t believe they actually charge money to play this disaster of a golf course.
I hope anyone reading this will learn from my mistake and decide to play anywhere else than here. It wasn’t fun, it was a joke.
This course is garbage
Hello, Travis1200733. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
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Hello, u314161963580. Thank you for visiting us at Lago Vista Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Beautiful view of the lake!!
Enjoyed playing in the hill country with a couple views of the lake. The putting greens were in rough shape. There were 3 holes under construction which were shortened including hole 18 only 65 yards!
Hello, lsauvageau. Thank you for visiting us at Lago Vista Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hi, wckelly7. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback.
Hello, Jordan2873958. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.
We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
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Great layout good conditions
Home course so a little biased. Love it when it’s al put together but looks like there’s still some residual damage from the freeze.
Overall a good time and looking forward to playing next!
Hi, u314161834775. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Lago Vista Golf Course.
Hello, u314162063655. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Lago Vista Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, SimJ! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course!
Greens are so so.
Played the day after the greens were aerated and sanded. Understandable that they weren't in great shape but even with that I could see that they weren't in the best shape before. If I come back to the area in the future I will give it a second chance. The course layout is great and the elevation changes were challenging at times.
Hi, jamekell! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Lago Vista Golf Course!
Sunday in Lago
We thoroughly enjoyed our round of golf at Lago Vista golf club greens were a little rough but they're working on them the food was great and the staff was super friendly
Hi, hanjam. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Lago Vista Golf Course.
Hi, 8up2. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Lago Vista Golf Course.
Comically bad
Going to start this with saying literally every staff member interaction that I had was awesome. The employees are not the problem whatsoever. The greens were terrible to put it lightly. The renovations however were nothing less than absolutely comical. The 18th hole par 3 was literally 70 yards from the deep tees. If you were playing ladies tees it was no further than a 25 yard hole. I wish I was joking. They did this on a couple other holes as well. Really think I should be refunded. I drove an hour to play this course because it was recommended highly. Don’t want to sound like a Karen, but if someone could reach out to me that would be awesome. Besides the awesome staff, one of the worst golf experiences I’ve had.
Hello, u7313645. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop, and thank you for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Vacation golf
This course was a good value for the price. A few greens were under repair. The speed of pace was great, 4 hours for the round. Only needed 1 day in advance to get a tee tome at 11am on Saturday.
Hello, tslechten. Thank you for visiting us at Lago Vista Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Course was in bad shape
They had four temporary greens out of 18, the greens were in horrible condition and the fairway wasn’t a fairway if you know what I mean
Hello, threeputtchump21. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop, and thank you for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Worse Than Ever
Do you guys have a Greens-keeper? Who is in charge of the greens? The temp greens are awful. I try to be positive but you had your chance for years. Everything is ok, but those temp greens show no effort. You just cut the grass in the fairway. So bad our group of 8 will not play there anymore until you improve. You can't tell me it was the cold or dry conditions. Someone should know how to take care of greens. Go see Crystal Falls and see their greens. Awful, just awful. My recommendation: Do not play here you will be disappointed. All the other course are better.
Hi, golfergabe11. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course.
When you have greens under repair, you do not charge $40 for a round.
My whole grouping was somewhat disappointed that the temporary greens at 4, 9 and 18, were in such poor shape and totally altered the holes on which they were placed. I understand the need for repair as there are many holes on this course where the greens, in their current shape, are somewhat unpayable as it is, but three holes where there is a temp green really suffer.
Don't get me wrong, when this course is fixed, it will be a wonderful course to play again, but for now, no go for me and my friends.
Hi, LionsMuni,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Lago Vista Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME
This by far the worst course I have ever played. This is the first time back in about a year. The course conditions have gone downhill so bad. Every green has giant bald spot, what they call temp greens are a joke. I have better grass in my yard then they do on the fairways. All I can say is pay a little more and drive a little less to have a much better golf outing. Oh and let’s not forget the course has fire ants everywhere.
Hello, mcurreri1. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop, and thank you for choosing Lago Vista Golf Course.
We hope to hear from you soon.
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Hello, philiplarkin2. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
We hope to hear from you soon.