ShadowGlen Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 72 | 7174 yards | 74.2 | 139 |
| Bronze | 72 | 6629 yards | 72.7 | 132 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6047 yards | 74.6 | 142 |
| White | 72 | 6047 yards | 69.7 | 126 |
| Green | 72 | 4898 yards | 64.5 | 105 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 4898 yards | 72.0 | 130 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.9/142 | 399 | 477 | 419 | 578 | 343 | 223 | 446 | 183 | 513 | 3581 | 416 | 472 | 587 | 446 | 415 | 210 | 561 | 142 | 344 | 3593 | 7174 |
| Bronze M: 72.8/139 | 377 | 444 | 390 | 543 | 315 | 195 | 414 | 152 | 468 | 3298 | 396 | 453 | 544 | 406 | 392 | 190 | 529 | 117 | 309 | 3336 | 6634 |
| Blue M: 70.8/137 | 359 | 343 | 359 | 506 | 303 | 173 | 380 | 146 | 439 | 3008 | 381 | 433 | 523 | 401 | 381 | 170 | 510 | 112 | 256 | 3167 | 6175 |
| White M: 68.1/131 W: 73.4/132 | 354 | 324 | 320 | 444 | 298 | 128 | 375 | 131 | 421 | 2795 | 305 | 407 | 460 | 386 | 355 | 151 | 449 | 106 | 221 | 2840 | 5635 |
| Green M: 64.6/123 W: 69.1/126 | 262 | 319 | 280 | 439 | 269 | 123 | 277 | 118 | 322 | 2409 | 261 | 401 | 399 | 331 | 262 | 146 | 393 | 84 | 212 | 2489 | 4898 |
| Handicap | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 13 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 11 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by Dennis4435 on 03/05/2026
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3rd Hole Photo submitted by JohnnyBoy49 on 09/14/2025
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#2 Photo submitted by keithben on 04/05/2025
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#6 Photo submitted by keithben on 04/05/2025
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#7 Photo submitted by keithben on 04/05/2025
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#10 Photo submitted by keithben on 04/05/2025
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#14 - One of the best greens Photo submitted by keithben on 04/05/2025
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#17 Photo submitted by keithben on 04/05/2025
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Photo submitted by mrsamedmonson85 on 04/01/2025
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Photo submitted by Dico20 on 07/19/2024
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View from the #2 tee. Photo submitted by batboygareth on 07/04/2023
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Photo submitted by brettbsb on 05/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u5729650 on 05/09/2023
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Photo submitted by mayocn on 12/06/2021
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Photo submitted by mayocn on 12/06/2021
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Photo submitted by holtjh1970 on 12/21/2020
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Photo submitted by holtjh1970 on 12/21/2020
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Photo submitted by holtjh1970 on 12/21/2020
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Photo submitted by u000006109997 on 04/16/2020
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Number 3, par 5 Photo submitted by golfmonkie on 02/23/2014
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Our annual Thanksgiving outing Photo submitted by Stephen8107821 on 12/02/2013
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Photo submitted by Robert4498302 on 09/18/2013
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Photo submitted by Rwvette on 08/15/2013
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Par 3, I made birdie on this one, nice oddly shaped bunkers on most holes Photo submitted by islstl on 08/02/2013
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Greens are in excellent shape Photo submitted by islstl on 08/02/2013
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Nicely manicured tee boxes Photo submitted by islstl on 08/02/2013
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View from the tee on hole #1, forgiving lush fairways Photo submitted by islstl on 08/02/2013
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Another beautiful green, I missed that putt (argh!) Photo submitted by islstl on 08/02/2013
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Photo submitted by golfin72 on 04/16/2013
No Mask!
Non of the staff or players were wearing mask in the Clubhouse!
If my 80 yro father got sick from them I will rain fire on their souls.
Fantastic Greens
Shadowglen is always in great shape and the greens are on point.
Poor, Poor Service
We have played this course multiple times- the condition of the course was decent. Unfortunately, that is where it ended. I arrived for my tee time 30 minutes early and got the LAST available cart. My playing partners arrived shortly after me but didn’t get a cart until 8 minutes before our scheduled time, even worse a player from the group in front us got his at the same time- so we were already behind to start the day. There were no available baskets in the range area...To top it all off, our round finished at sundown and my wife (one of the four playing in our group) asked to use the restroom before we left. They had locked the clubhouse at sundown and the bartender was in the bar counting money, looked right at my wife hoping to get inside, then returned to counting money completely ignoring her. Like I said, I typically hold this course in high regard, however I will give this course some time before coming back in hopes they correct all the issues.
Shadow Glenn
Traps are rocky but overall in good shape. Excellent staff, enjoy rounds here. Pricey if your just a casual golfer. Good test for better players.
Thanks for the review! One of our winter projects is to renovate all of our bunkers.
Horrible staff
A cart was not provided until 45 minutes AFTER we were scheduled to tee off. When we called the club house to figure out why half our group was waiting on the tee box for 30-45 min on the other half to be provided a cart, they had no answer. We requested to speak with management and they advised us the manager wasn't answering the phone and we would need to call back later. We requested a call back directly from management but was told management does not call out and only option was to call back. They then decided it would be a good time to just hang up on us.
Sounds like GolfNow answering service was on other line of call not their staff. SG isn't perfect but in my experience staff has always gone out of their way to be accomodating
Worst staff
Took us 45 min to get a cart AFTER our tee time. Called front desk and requested to speak to management... lady on the phone played dumb and stated manager was not answering the phone. When requested a call back directly from manager, lady says I need to call back later and management doesn't make outgoing calls. She then decided to just hang up the phone on me. Not the first time I've had issues with this course or staff but this is what I get for allowing them a second chance to make it right.
Beautiful course in great condition. Staff was great. Pace of play was almost unbearable. We couldn’t finish the last 6 holes which are the best part of the course, because of darkness. Stuck behind slow play all afternoon. It’s a problem for golf in general I don’t blame the course. It’s an awesome golf course just go early so you can complete your round and expect a 5 hr round.
No marshall/starter. Get ready for 5+ hours on a poorly maintained course.
Very unfortunate what has become of this course. No starter, no marshalls. A round takes 5 hours, and they don't appear to care. Three guys behind the counter, nobody out on the course.
Maintenance of the course is poor. Greens are very bumpy and slow. Need rolling at least. Many places on the course either flooded, or need to be mowed.
Because of the slow play, it got dark with 4 holes to play.
Too many better options. Won't be back.
Worst of all, probably, they argue with honest reviews and tell them that they won't be missed, and/or don't know what they're talking about. Wow.
Mismanaged. WAS a good course. No longer.
Very unfortunate what has become of this course. No starter, no marshalls. A round takes 5 hours, and they don't appear to care. Three guys behind the counter, nobody out on the course.
Maintenance of the course is poor. Greens are very bumpy and slow. Need rolling at least. Many places on the course either flooded, or need to be mowed.
Because of the slow play, it got dark with 4 holes to play.
Too many better options. Won't be back.
Worst of all, probably, they argue with honest reviews and tell them that they won't be missed, and/or don't know what they're talking about. Wow.
You’re right, you won’t be missed. You had a 1:58 tee time on a Saturday when the sun sets at 5:38. You were irate before you even teed off. We offered to make it right but you didn’t care. Saying the greens were in bad shape shows you just were in a bad mood that day.
No more. Course used to be in good shape.
Very unfortunate what has become of this course. No starter, no marshalls. A round takes 5 hours, and they don't appear to care. Three guys behind the counter, nobody out on the course.
Maintenance of the course is poor. Greens are very bumpy and slow. Need rolling at least. Many places on the course either flooded, or need to be mowed.
Because of the slow play, it got dark with 4 holes to play.
Too many better options. Won't be back.
Worst of all, probably, they argue with honest reviews and tell them that they won't be missed, and/or don't know what they're talking about. Wow.
We played until 30 minutes after sunset. Still had 4 holes to play even playing after 6. I wasn't really upset until I was told "We're not on the tee box, so we don't know how far behind we are." You offered 'maybe we could give you a 9 hole voucher.' That would be great for a course worth playing.
Used to come out all the time, playing Thursday skins every week.
Guy above me said virtually the same thing I did, and you (shocker) apologized. Which is it? I'm just irate, or we're both right? This is sad.
Please pay a marshal
Love this course, but today was an overwhelming disappointment. Our round took an excruciating 5+ hours - literally waiting on every single shot. I get that COVID has increased the number of weekend golfers but Shadow Glen appears to overbook their tee sheet and has no starter and no marshal to keep things moving. You've raised prices, now can you please pay someone to monitor pace? Otherwise, things were ok with exception of the fairways which looked like they hadn't been mowed since Thursday or Friday.
Thank you for your feedback, and apologies that you did not have a better experience. We are aware that pace of play has been inconsistent and we are committed to solving this problem. Due to it being cart path only yesterday morning this had a negative impact on pace of play. We are ALWAYS trying to improve and we hope to see you out again soon!
Vice President
The course is challenging, which always makes it fun. It is a good test, each time you go out. The only negative was they reversed the front 9 and back 9.
I preferred the other set up better, because one nine (now the back) is definitely more challenging.
How did your wife ask to use restroom if clubhouse was locked and the staff was inside?