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3.6
1402 Reviews (1402)
5 Stars
442
4 Stars
582
3 Stars
204
2 Stars
92
1 Stars
82
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
73.3%
Recommend this course
1144 out of 1402 reviews
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4.2
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.7%
Recommend this course
26 out of 30 reviews
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3.6
77 Reviews (77)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
72.7%
Recommend this course
56 out of 77 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

Clubhouse
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3.6
1402 Reviews (1402)

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Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Best value in Austin right now

Shadowglen is simply the best public golf course facility in the Austin area right now. Worth $50 easily, a great deal when you can get it for less.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2021

Thanks for your great review, we agree! You should check out our Player Development Program, it's truly the best value in town

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Haven’t played here in awhile

We haven’t played here in a pretty long time but everything has gone up hill! They just had some clubhouse renovations and the course is in great shape for this time of year! Really excited to see how it is in the coming months. The one thing I’ve always heard about shadowglen is that they have excellent beverage cart service but we didn’t see her until we were on 18 today around 12:45 so be sure to stop at the turn just in case. Other than that we had a great time and will be adding it to our regular courses!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2021

Thanks for your great review and for noticing all of the improvements we have made, there are many more on the way! We apologize that you had to wait so long for beverage cart service; normally on weekends we have two beverage carts but unfortunately yesterday we were down to just one. Thanks for coming out we hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fascinating design lovely condition

We had a lovely time at ShadowGlen. Pace was a bit slow to start but then smoothed out, we never felt rushed at any point and all of the other golfers were friendly and we have a good impression of this place. Course was fantastic, it was great to see such lush green fairways, tee blocks in good shape. Play off 3.4, found it rather challenging but plenty of scoring opportunities. Rather hilly, especially on back 9 so can be a slog to walk. The paths and buggy tracks were in better shape than other courses we have played. Staff were friendly and helpful nothing too much trouble for them

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2021

Thanks for your very nice and thorough review, we are glad you had such a great time this weekend and hope to see you out here again!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful layout and conditions despite the rain last night.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Spark Golf Wed night league

Played on Wednesday night for the Spark Golf League. We were double stacked on 5 tees instead of spread out over the 9 holes which made for an incredibly slow play time we played the last 2 holes pretty much in the dark. Checking in was quick but it took a while to get a beer at the bar. Course played really nice fairways and tee boxes were very nice. Cart girls came around and were friendly and got us cold drinks and chit chatted while we were waiting (that was definitely a plus). By the time we finished 2.5 hours later they had closed up the bar inside and refused to serve us which was a little upsetting as all the other groups that had finished had drinks and were able to stay and drink while we had to leave. Plus for the course, negative for the spacing of play, plus for the cart girls, negative for the girl/bar inside.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/25/2021

We appreciate you coming out and participating in the new Spark league! We apologize for the pairings which are set by Spark golf. I will communicate with them to get them spread out more in the future. Unfortunately we do not serve alcohol after sunset for liability reasons but we will have a beverage cart available during league play.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 84
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Had much a great day playing at Shadow. Challenging course and wind made it more difficult. Fairways were FIRE! The greens could have been better but sure it was due to freeze! Pace of play was good for a Friday afternoon. Really loved the young vibe here. Beverage cart and bar girl were awesome! 10/10 would play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/29/2021

Thanks for your review! Glad you enjoyed the course and the atmosphere. The condition of the greens is due to the freeze last month; the maintenance crew is working hard on them, just need some more warm nights to return them to their former glory. Hope to see y'all here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Finished a twilight

Fairways are excellent. Some greens are a little thin still but it’s early in the season. Some new improvements have been made and they continue to make this course better and better. Grant and his team are excellent as always. One of the most challenging hidden gems in the Austin area

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

ShadowGlen

Nice course, better later as course conditions anywhere are only OK right now. Bunkers were decent and the course is challenging, especially if you’ve never played it. I bit pricey for the conditions right now.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Solid!

Loved this course, the staff was super friendly and helpful, I was late to my tee time and they found someone to bring me to my group. Course was gorgeous to say the least good mix of holes, I’ve played lots of nice courses and was shocked to see a public course as Nice as this place. Will he back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Course was a blast and conditions were great!

Got out for only $31. As an experience golfer from Las Vegas with top tier courses, it’s tough to find value like that out here in Texas. This course came close. The fairways were amazing!! (Especially incredible after the freeze we just had) Pace was awesome. Carts were good. Only cart path only 2 holes. Bunkers had perfect sand. Highlight was how fun the course layout was. First time there and I had a blast. A couple reachable par 4’s for big hitters. But plenty of challenging length on par 5’s. Good long yardage course for those who want it. Water was beautiful. I will definitely go back for that value. Especially for under $40.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/04/2021

Thank you so much for your positive and thorough review, we are so glad you enjoyed the course so much!

Rates are below $40 Monday-Thursday during twilight and super twilight so we hope to see you out here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Love what they are doing

This place has really stepped up in last year and it’s great to have another nice course in the area to play. Can be slow on weekends with all the mediocre golfers but still decent pace if you tee off early enough. Course is fun for something different then every other course in austin, it is challenging yet fair, greens usually good. Not quite up to Falconhead/Star ranch quality but rumor has it they’re replacing their staff with star ranch people so I’m sure that will help this place continue to change.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/04/2021

Thanks for noticing all the improvements we are making, we are glad you enjoyed the course and hope to see you here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Used cart

Ill be back

Played this course dozens of times and have never been disappointed. For late February it was in very good condition and the greens were receptive and rolled well. Some easy birdie holes and some real tough ones which any good layout should have.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/04/2021

Glad that you enjoyed the course, we hope to see you out here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Played after the big Texas week of freeze. They had water damage in pro shop, but adapted very well to accommodate play. The fairways were green and recently mowed. Crazy for this time of winter. This is a hidden jewel

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/27/2021

Thanks for your great review! We are glad that you enjoyed the course and hope to see you out here again soon!

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