Blackhawk Golf Club

Greens are bad and bumpy as heck, sand traps are mud puddles, and fairways don't really exist.

This is a $20/tee time course at most. Will not be playing here again unless prices drop substantially or course conditions improve drastically.

We came here on Sunday to play because we showed up to Shadowglen beforehand only to find out it was closed due to flooding. +1 for Blackhawk! Got to the course and the staff was really friendly. Had a chat with the clubhouse attendant, then spoke to the starter Gary, who let us sneak out before our tee time when there was an opening.

That's when it went downhill, unfortunately.

Our cart had a flat tire, so we had to switch before we got to the first tee. I have a feeling it wasn't fixed, because on the back 9, a group hopped in front of us and had one of their carts stop in the middle of the path... Tons of issues with the basic stuff.

Then there was the course. It was muddy, sure, but even without the rain it needs WORK. Tee boxes were mostly dead or overgrown, fairways were either patchy with weeds or non-existent depending on the hole (17 looked like a war zone), and the greens were inconsistent at best. This course probably used to be nice, and you can see that under the poor maintenance, but man does it need work. Even if I hit the fairways, I was typically moving my ball out if a giant dirt mound, recently turf-covered sand trap, or low spot where water had no business collecting.

I'm glad they accommodated us so last-second, but after playing the track, I can see why. The staff was friendly, but I wouldn't recommend this course to anyone in its current state.

This is the worst excuse for a golf course. I was reluctant to play after so much rain, but I figured if the course is open and they are charging $30+, how bad can it be? I will not return to this course. The fairways are what I would call a pasture. Rocks, bare spots and major pot holes. I would not recommend this course at any price.

I played Blackhawk for the first time in 15 years and it has really fallen into a mess. Layout has changed due to house construction, but not for the better. Conditions on tees, fairways, and greens were awful. All Austin Muni's are in much better shape and much more cost effective. Pace of play was awful as they had zero course management, no starter. Don't waste your money, find another course.

Played the course today & left after 10 holes. The Course is in the worst condition I’ve seen in 20 years. No sand in Bunkers & grass has grown in each one of them. The fairways have holes all over them & the greens have dry spots all over them. The pace of play is the worst. We left at the 10 hole after 3 hrs with a pace of a 6 hr round. DO NOT PLAY HERE even if it’s free. I won’t ever come back. Go down the street to Star Ranch or Forest Creek.

This course is in horrific condition!! Bunkers are completely mud filled (although they commented they were converting to grass bunkers), the fairways had little grass, lots of packed mud/dirt. The greens were in terrible shape..was like trying to putt on bad back yard. It was a windy day (but that's no fault of the course), and pace of play was very slow...we actually quit after nine holes. Would not recommend this course at all.

This course is in terrible shape - don’t waste your time and money.

Fairways still spotty but greens are getting better . Observed them doing some work on sand traps. Hopefully once we get into the full swing of spring the course will be in better shape

Course needs some attention greens are all spotty and it may be due to the snow and freeze but very bumpy very little grass in fairways and sand traps are full of weeds and mud. I use to play this course a lot back in the day and it has saddly gone down hill. Staff very friendly and hopefully this course will get back to what it use to be

The residents of Blackhawk need to get together and buy out whoever is managing this course. It is in awful shape.

This is my 3rd time at this course over the last several years and the course conditions were equally bad every time. It looks like the course hasn't been maintained at all--- lot of bare spots on the tight fairways and rough; bunkers were rock hard with lots of debris; many of the greens were rock hard.

I don't expect conditions to reflect a private, country club, but I don't want to feel like I'm penalized for hitting on the fairway or worrying about seeing my putt sail by the hole by 10 feet.

I wouldn't come back unless the course sees a major overhaul.

I like it because I can usually tee off with my wife and play as a just the two of us. She loves that because she gets nervous playing with people she doesn't know. Only because she feels bad for them, not her. She can get a round in under 4 hours on any course and shoot a 120. But she feels most at ease on this course. Other than that, nice course layout, bunkers are concrete, greens are hard as glass, but hey, you get what you pay for. Overall we like it enough to keep playing it.