ShadowGlen Golf Club

I’ve played ShadowGlen 3 times in the last 2 weeks. It’s in great shape, very fun and never too crowded on the weekdays.

Fairways and greens great shape sand areas need a lot of work

As a relatively new golfer, I have been pleased with my golfing days so far at other places. I know as a novice female golfer, I may not know a lot about courses, but to say I was extremely disappointed with today’s experience would still be a generous understatement.

This was only my third time golfing ever, and it was my first time booking a place on my own for my group, and at a public course. I brought beer to put in the cooler without double checking the rules, and I completely understand a Marshall having to confiscate them. But he treated my friends and I so rudely, and then accused us of not paying for the course because we had an empty basket that we accidentally kept (because my first time golfer friend forgot to put the basket back after we were practicing on the driving range). I definitely paid and had a receipt on my phone, but I was hitting while he accused my friends (who obviously didn’t have MY receipt with them). While I was still putting, he then started talking about my age to my fellow golfers, asking if I was even 21 and legal to drink (I’m a 26 year old Hispanic female, and I really don’t appreciate the personal insinuation at my age and sex). His condescending tone really put a damper on the entire day.

He then took our coolers as well, probably to drink what he confiscated, and lied and told us that the girls that sold drinks and snacks would be by if we wanted to purchase anything from them. We then found out by checking online that there was no one working on wednesdays, and were left without a cooler, water, or drinks on a 99 degree weather day.

Upon arrival, no one was around to show us where to go, direct us to check in, or to check the pacing of groups. My favorite pink golfing shoes were DESTROYED because of how unmaintained the green was, and the poorly cared for bunkers ruined any chance I had of keeping up with the score.

For only $10 more, I can get a hot deal at a place like terravista or Avery Ranch. I will definitely NEVER be golfing at Shadow glen again, and I can’t wait to spread the word to my golfing colleagues at my work place.

We knew the day was going to be very hot so we paid top dollar for an early tee time to play quick, get er done and get off the course. The first 11 holes were superb, quite quick, no waiting and were completed in a little unde r3 hours. We left the 11th green turned the corner and were presented with 2 foursomes waiting on the 12th tee box, someone had released a bunch of people onto the back 9 with little or no thought to those coming through and making the turn. Needless to say the last 6 holes took close to another 3 hours!

We expressed our dissatisfaction in the Pro Shop and the gentlemen there could not have been more professional and apologetic, he gave us a 'rain check; for a future round and the foursome that I organized left the course semi-satisified but still curious as to how someone thought that releasing players onto the back 9 with earlier golfers about to make the turn was a manageable situation.??

I like ShadowGlen, but if not for the professionalism of the guy in the Pro Shop I think we'd be reluctant to return.

This course is a great stretch as long as you’re playing on a weekday. It never fails that the pace of play on the weekends are always behind. Today with an 8:44 start, we we’re on the course for 6 hours, and that’s not an exaggeration. The marshal came by once stating he sped up a group and we should get back moving on pace. Needless to say the pace never actually sped up and we didn’t see the Marshall again. To add insult, the water coolers on the course were empty on the back nine. It topped out at over 100 today. I can play in the heat, but at least have water on the course. Again, this course is great on the weekday, but avoid on the weekend unless management can get a better control on the marshal staff and pass of play.

I like this course very much it has great character and the staff is very friendly and accommodating

The reviews from others were positive so we booked a Sunday tee time. It took five hours to make the round. The greens are in generally poor condition with several damaged spots. Tee boxes were in good condition. The range is neglected. It rained the day before and there was occasional water in many areas. The carts operated well but were dirty and not clean. The layout is excellent with many sloping fairways and lots of hills and some water hazards to negotiate. This place needs some TLC and then it would be worth the green fees.

Greens were terrific, fairways were in good shape, bunkers were a little rough (require attention).

I’m a member and I gotta tell you, I never get tired of playing it. Great design, great greens & fairways despite heavy rainfall recently. The rough was a bit high but they’d had 8” of rain on top of record rainfall this month already. There are some cool holes, especially #3, 7 & 9 plus 12, 13 & 18 on the back. Brilliant holes, great design, major fun! There isn’t a single bad hole out there. Can’t say enough great things about it and I’ve played over 200 courses across the country.

We had a foursome on a Saturday morning. The person at the desk was civil and polite enough but, when I came back shortly later to tell him that the range ball dispensing machine wasn't working, he didn't seem to care about getting us balls (even though the pro managed to come up with a bucket for his student at the same time). So, we just got refunds for the buckets. Besides being a lack of trying to please the customer, it was also bad in the sense that SG is challenging enough that one needs to warm up and see how their shots are going.

The course itself is always a challenge. The greens were pretty nice, the fairways good, but the tees were pretty rough.

This course has really gone down hill. I haven't played it in a few years and I won't be going back. I don't mind playing courses that are in just ok condition, but this was below average. Lots of overgrown areas and rock hard fairways. If you'd rather be in the rough than the fairway. That's a problem. Greens were fair. This course is difficult, but I like the layout. The main issue was how SLOW it was. Over 5 hours. I took off early on a Friday. Teed off at 1. Parking lot wasn't that crowded. I paired up with another group. I waited on every shot. On the 3rd hole there was a group on the green, the fairway and the tee box when we pulled up. Waited 25 min to tee off. Called the pro shop 3 times. No help. I understand long days on Sunday afternoon but this just wasn't a good experience. I don't write many reviews but you need to do something.

Not a place to play after the storm. Few holes were totally flooded. Staff charged us the same price. Will never come back to this course.

I’ve played Shadowglen dozens of times, and I continue to come back because the conditions are consistent, the staff is affable, flexible and kind, and the value is undeniable. A tee box for every skill level, and several memorable, well designed holes (the long par threes in particular).

Dollar for dollar this is as good a deal as any public/muny track in greater ATX.

I felt so much dirty areas .needs cleaning and repairs?

It’s a beautiful course and very well maintained. The staff is friendly and busy looking after things so you can have an amazing round of golf. It’s very challenging with lots of blind shots and greens that twist and turn.

Missed our tee time by 15 minutes bc we were waiting on a cart for 40 mins. Was a first come first serve basis, so more like the Wild West for carts. Course was bare and malnourished. Greens were dead in multiple places and fairways were more rock than grass. Was a 5 hour 20 minute round of 18 with stop and play on every hole. Best advice is to play elsewhere for the money.

Was gonna play but rain moved in

And with my partner having to drive 2 hours to get here we ended up not going. However could not get money back from golfnow. Wich is sad because i loved the app