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3.6
1396 Reviews (1396)
5 Stars
440
4 Stars
578
3 Stars
204
2 Stars
92
1 Stars
82
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
72.6%
Recommend this course
1138 out of 1396 reviews
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3.8
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
74.5%
Recommend this course
38 out of 51 reviews
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3.6
86 Reviews (86)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
70.9%
Recommend this course
61 out of 86 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7174 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.2

Located just 15 minutes northeast of downtown Austin, ShadowGlen Golf Course is considered by locals to be one of the area's hidden gems. At 7,174 yards from the back tees, it is a long, tough course that will test even the most seasoned players. Some consider it to be the most difficult public golf course in Texas. The layout has a links design that is mostly flat but there are a few hilly spots that can cause some trouble, especially the holes that were designed with steep drops. The narrow fairways require accuracy and the well manicured greens play fast and are often bordered by strategically placed bunkers or contoured mounding. There are also water hazards coming into play throughout, including the wandering creek that cuts across the golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Fairways TifSport Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roy Bechtol (2003) Randolph P. Russell (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

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3.6
1396 Reviews (1396)

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Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fairways and Greens good conditions. Odd that the groundkeepers where spreading fertilize and watering tee boxes so late in the morning.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course!

Great course just played this morning love the elevation changes. It is a pretty challenging course but it’s taken care of well. Only thing was this morning when I played the tee boxes really need cut

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Course played nice

Had a great day at Shawdow Glen today. Cous was in good condition, greens played nice and fairways were good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

I wish the cart girls would take cash…???

I would give a perfect review even with all the new construction, but the cart girls don’t take cash and I wish they would have a bigger shower and locker room and a steam room and a sauna make it charge more and I would pay it so I could play and then go back to work.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Course Repair

$109 to play a half take. Care of course please do better

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Bad Marshall, ok conditions.

Played last Sunday, 10/5 teeing off at 8:20, our PoP was 4hr and 20 minutes.

3 of us, paired up with a single. Nice guy - not a great golfer. Slowed us down considerably.

I’m a mid handicaper, play once a week and was having a career day. Ended up shooting a 78. Btw - I think the course rating/slope on this place is way too juiced. Not a lot going on with the greens. On hole 7, a marshall swung by and asked us to speed it up. I appreciate that always and told him we’d do our best. Mind you - we hadn’t seen a group within a hole of us on the entire front. And we were paired up with not a great golfer.

Here’s the issue - on the back, we saw no one behind us for at least a hole or a hole and a half. Never saw a single group. On 16, the marshall gives us an absolute earful. A lecture for 3-4 minutes. Slowing us down more. I asked him if anyone is behind us and the guy reaches out of his cart and grabs me by the shoulder to continue on with his lecture. At one point insinuating we might not be welcome back. Give me a break, buddy. We clearly weren’t the problem - no one was within a hole of us. Don’t touch me. Go find the problem and solve it.

The course itself is fine. Some interesting holes. Greens were in ok shape, decent tee box coverage. Not a lot of break in any putts. Didn’t hit into a bunker once so can’t comment on the sand. Facilities are good. Everyone else was nice but giving us a lecture on 16, slowing us down more is just a waste of time. We finished under 4 hours and 30 mins. I shot a 78 and no one was behind us all day. Focus on problems not irritating your patrons who are playing good golf.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Solid Muni Course

Had an early tee (7:15am)...staff couldn't have been nicer, from pro shop to starter, welcoming and friendly.

I played from the tips and found it to be a good challenge overall. The course was in decent shape with some rough spots in fairways. Greens were good, slow to start with the moisture but sped up as they dried off. Some major construction going on at 9th hole and adjacent to 17th but not a hindrance.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Texas Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Coming along grest

Staff is always great. Course was in great condition. Greens were punched 2 weeks earlier and were a little slow but rolled great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course but tee boxes need work

Overall this a really good course but the ROI for the course isn’t worth a $120+ round. If this course was $80 this would be a 5 star review because the cons would make sense for that price.

Pros

- GPS golf cart in new condition

- Greens in good shape with no disease spots

- Fairways in good shape

Cons

- Driving Range isn’t maintained. Thick grass and no rotation of the hitting locations. I’ve been 2x in about a month and it was the same place.

- Tee boxes were really bad. No sand on the tee box to fix divots. Uneven lies ranging from hitting on an uphill, downhill, ball above feet, and ball below feet. There was one front tee box on a par 5 (hole 4) that was all dead grass. Many of them had long grass.

- Price. This course isn’t worth $100+ per round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Perfect last minute round

Course is in great condition and was wide open. Booked our time for Sunday afternoon on Saturday night. My buddy and I kept asking each other all day why is it so open the course is playing great. Check it out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Outstanding Value Even With Aerated Greens

Outstanding course and beautiful facilities. The fairways are scenic, well manicured, and are often challenging due to uneven lies.

This course is easily on par with Star Ranch and Kissing Tree as the best golf courses in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout!

Great layout, with great amenities. The greens need some rolling and TLC.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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