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937 Reviews (937)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
257
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.7
48.8%
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443 out of 937 reviews
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1.8
56 Reviews (56)
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Conditions
1.4
Value
1.9
Layout
3.1
Pace
3.1
Amenities
2.1
StaffFriendliness
3.1
16.1%
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2.8
148 Reviews (148)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.5
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.7
47.3%
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70 out of 148 reviews
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Course Highlights
This course delivers outstanding value with a beginner-friendly layout featuring gentle water features and generally straightforward tee shots. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make rounds here consistently enjoyable.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7072 yards
Slope 125
Rating 74.5

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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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways 419 Bermuda
Greens Tiff Dwarf Bermuda
Golf Season Year Round
Architect Charles Howard

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirts and appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Grill

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

2.8
937 Reviews (937)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Patio Dining 6
Watching the Game 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 14
Bunkers 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Beginners 15
Seniors 13
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 16
In the 'Burbs 16
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great relaxed experience

We love the course as the pace of play is good, but not rushed. As a beginner you have the chance to redo a hit if you messed up the first one.

My son and I love it there and the staff is super nice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course, friendly staff.

Fun track. I only got to play the front 9, the rain chased us off, but I really liked the layout and the staff was very friendly. I look forward to going back to play the whole course. On #9, if it's your first time playing the course, drive up to the creek before you tee off the playable area is weird. Water on the left and the creek is drivable on the right side.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Poor Course Quality on Front 9

Back 9 was perfectly fine. Some of the holes on the front 9 were tough to play on. Extremely patchy greens we causing balls to dribble on putts. Some of the fairways needed a haircut. Overall, playing golf anywhere is fun, I just expected a little more out of it for the money I spent. Also, be prepared to lose some balls to water unless you bring your golf GPS. Lots of tricky spots where you don't see a creek from a tee box. Would go back if they lowered prices. I've played better courses for cheaper.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great practice

The course is challenging enough for a great practice round and the pace give you the necessary room

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

It's a nice course to practice and great value for the money

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

This is a nice course, not as wooded as others, but tricky water Hazzards for the challenge junkies

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the price

Very good greens, fairways need some filling in, bunkers definitely need sand but the layout is challenging making up for the other minor issues. I definitely recommend it, especially for the price..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gratuity

You should train your staff not to ask for a tip when you order a hotdog. I always tip but when she says would you like to leave me gratuity, it really makes me not want to.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens Good but layout not real challenging

First time in a long time I have played this course. Greens were in good shape , the course is not tough at all. For the money a little over priced. $44 on a holiday

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Both fun and disappointing

Haven't played this course for over 20 years. Revisited with a discount deal. It's a classic, straightforward design that is being neglected. It hasn't rained in a week and the bunkers were full of water, mud and unconditioned. Fairways had patches of hard clay. Saint Augustine grass taking over in some places. Just needs some TLC and it will be fine. A great course for hitting your driver. Greens were good. But who knows what they'll be like next time, given the condition of other things. Sad.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course has been better

Cheap rounds after 4 p.m. makes this course a fun one to play. However, the past two times I've played within the past month, we've experienced pools of water instead of sand traps. I didn't expect the sand traps to be looking great the first time because it rained hard very recently, but the second time I went it rained 5 days earlier. The fairways are covered with concrete-hard dirt patches that make your ball skip an extra 20 yards or bounce off at weird angles. The greens were fantastic which made it all worth it.

Things to improve:

- Fairways

- Sand traps

- Operational beer cart?

- Power steering in the golf carts?

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Pay attention to details

SInce it had rained the day before, the course was in decent shape. My beef lies in the golf carts. We played at 3:22 and the first cart we got, was dying by the 6th hole. We swapped it out at the turn and that cart did not make it to the 10th tee. When I checked the battery, all terminals were severely corroded so it would not take nor hold a charge. I had to walk back the cart area and get another. My third card was charged well but the area to put my phone and other items was full of cigarette butts. Spend some time to train your teenage cart attendants to take care of the batteries (especially since they cast over $700) and clean the carts. It will lead to happy golfers that like to tip.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fix the dirt patches in fairways

Have not played here in a number if years because last time everything was dried out and had huge cracks running thru fairways. Although it is better now - the greens and tee boxes were in pretty good shape - the fairways still need a lot of work. Had many areas that were dirt patches. Throw down some soil and seed and get this fixed.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tyler Woods

Rrrrough! Such bad shape. 1 star. Way to high of a price. Shameful to charge that amount for such a pile.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very consistent greens!

This course was really great for the money. Very few golfers when we went on a Sunday. The fairways weren't great, but I'll take that any day over bad greens. These, though not the fastest, were very true! The bunkers could use some work for sure, but I'll take the drop! Great track for $13 on a Sunday!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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