About
Blackhawk rests on the site of an old dairy farm, where the rolling terrain is suited for this links-style layout. This wide-open course features lots of water, loads of bunkers, and huge greens that are easy to three-putt if your approaches are off and you don’t have that feel for lag putting.
Each side has a punishing finishing hole. No. 9 is a monstrous par 4 that plays 464 yards. Off the tee, the narrow landing area is not conducive for the necessary booming drive, and the water causes problems in the fairway and around the green.
Hole 18 plays 430 yards, requiring a tee shot into the dogleg-right fairway that must thread two bodies of water.
The club prefers that you walk only on weekdays.
Getting there : Take I-35 north out of Austin, then exit FM 1825 east. Drive 5 miles to Hwy. 685 and turn left. Drive another 2.5 miles to Kelly Ln. and turn right.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by 6BPVU73UExo5GPZJRaDS on 06/21/2026
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Photo submitted by 6BPVU73UExo5GPZJRaDS on 06/21/2026
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Photo submitted by 6BPVU73UExo5GPZJRaDS on 06/21/2026
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Photo submitted by Jaydubs on 06/18/2026
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Photo submitted by Jakebeltran4 on 04/16/2026
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Photo submitted by TyLush on 04/14/2026
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barren craters in the middle of the fairway Photo submitted by pfreidy on 02/08/2026
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lots of roll Photo submitted by pfreidy on 02/08/2026
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No water? Unacceptable in Texas Photo submitted by royjr32 on 08/11/2025
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Photo submitted by alan69 on 07/31/2024
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Photo submitted by u314164665000 on 06/15/2024
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Photo submitted by u314164665000 on 06/15/2024
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Photo submitted by u675760196 on 04/14/2024
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Photo submitted by u675760196 on 04/14/2024
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Photo submitted by seanmaxwell on 10/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u314161715514 on 04/18/2022
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Photo submitted by u314161715514 on 04/18/2022
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Photo submitted by RDF50 on 11/11/2020
Golfer Reviews
Course was fun
Due to the recent rains the course was beautiful and fun to play. The staff was friendly and good service. Made for a great afternoon of golf
Ignore the negative reviews!
Almost canceled due to multiple bad reviews. So glad We didn't. We end up having a great time. the course was in really good condition, including greens .I am not sure what all these negative people were talking about.I recommend you play this course and see for yourself.Food and drinks at the grill were also good.You may want to bring a smalle cooler as they only have bags of ice for the beer they sell.
Dog track
Fairways in poor shape lots of bare spots and weeds. Need a four wheel drive on most greens. Not a good course.
Affordable round
With Covid all courses are packed. BlackHawk has tee times and course conditions are consistently in decent shape for a solid round. Don’t expect a professional style course for the price, but always friendly staff and good course for the price.
conditions are about as bad as they get
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.
Awesome Track in Terrible Shape
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.
Need to go ahead and close this course
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.
Don't waste your money
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.
The Worst Course Ever!!!! Please Read
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.
Course in Terrible Shape
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.
Getting better
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
Blackhawk
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