ShadowGlen Golf Club

I’ve played shadowglen a number of times and enjoyed it. However, this time was a real let down.

Planned a tee time with some friends. We show up and the 4th guy who we were paired with decided to tee off before us and just took off. No starter. For the rest of the round, he was between us and a foursome which led to us waiting on each tee box for about 15-20 minutes. Marshall didn’t seem to care. It was obviously hot out, no cart girl on the whole back 9 and the few water coolers were empty or almost empty. When we got beer at the turn, they were room temperature and we had to trade them in at the end. Just not a great experience for 70 bucks a person.

The food cart do not run after 3pm and their "drive thru" for food pickup after 9th hole is closed too which I thought this was ridiculous since we played on busy Sunday. Their amenities around the course has lack of ball washer and they did not fill up the sand filler on our golf cart when we pick up so therefore we ran out of sand at the mid round. Everything else are great and love the course layout.

The good: Lots of fun. Challenging but accessible. Great clubhouse and friendly staff. Will return. The ehh: Stricter cart sharing rules than I’m used to (first time I’ve been made to share a cart with a stranger in years). The photos make the course look much more serene and secluded than it is — not a deal-breaker but plenty of holes where you need to be conscious of houses or a roadway.

Regardless of the fact that it's been over 100F for the last month or two, the course was in great shape. No diseased or brown spots on the greens, fairways were green, and the tee boxes were flat and had plenty of space to avoid hitting out of a divot. Great job to the staff especially the Marshal, he was super friendly and was willing to chase down anyone that was slowing the pace of play.

Greens are rolling true. Pass of play is good. For it being 110 everyday the course is great shape. Get in a round or two before they punch the greens.

Great layout. Course condition was 75% great. The greens are struggling with the heat. About 10-15% of each green has some sort of burnout and/or sod replaced. They're obviously trying to address the issue, but it IS an issue. Other than that, would recommend highly!

Shadowglen is in great shape right now. The layout is always a fun test, especially when the wind is blowing. Tee boxes and fairways are in fantastic shape. Greens are rolling very nicely for this time of year in Austin, and they all are in great shape outside of a few rough spots on the fourth green (but they typically have the pin located in a way such that the rough spots don’t impact putts). The course offers tee box options for any level of golfer, and a great mix of challenging and gettable holes. Be weary of the seemingly-inviting par 5 12th. Definitely give Shadowglen a whirl if you’re looking for somewhere to play in the Austin area.

The reason my rating is low is because there were a few holes that had metal drainage spots on the fairway. One of those spots had a hoke around the drainage which my party member fell into damaging her upper shin. The marshal came around and said there was nothing he could do. The clubhouse said the same. Luckily her leg did not get infected. Basic first aid is not too much to ask for when golfing if you have personal hazards.