The Golf Club Star Ranch
About
Hutto’s been put on the golf map now that the first-class Star Ranch has opened up on what was once a cattle ranch, boasting a unique collaborative effort from the Morrish brothers (Jay and Carter) and the Bechtol, Russell design firm.
The course sits on a hill and is built around a centralized lake, featuring the typical spectacular Hill Country topography highlighted by plush, undulating fairways and bleached white sand bunkers.
No. 2 is one of the most difficult holes and the first real challenge of your golf day. The 417-yard par 4 has more of an open feel than some of the other holes, but it’s length generally means a rather long approach, and the green is surrounded by several massive bunkers.
Getting there : From Austin, take I-35 north and exit Parmer Ln. Turn right and go east on Parmer to Dessau Rd. Turn left and go north on Dessau, which becomes FM 685. Go 5 miles past FM 1825 in Pflugerville and the club is on the left.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour | 71 | 7017 yards | 73.5 | 130 |
| Champ | 71 | 6341 yards | 70.1 | 117 |
| Preferred | 71 | 5678 yards | 67.4 | 110 |
| Forward (W) | 71 | 4990 yards | 68.5 | 111 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour M: 73.4/130 | 398 | 455 | 451 | 177 | 582 | 357 | 189 | 474 | 386 | 3469 | 453 | 446 | 196 | 532 | 376 | 170 | 427 | 441 | 507 | 3548 | 7017 |
| Tour/Champ M: 71.6/126 | 398 | 417 | 409 | 177 | 545 | 292 | 189 | 412 | 386 | 3225 | 453 | 391 | 168 | 532 | 323 | 170 | 394 | 416 | 507 | 3354 | 6579 |
| Champ M: 70.1/120 W: 76.3/129 | 366 | 417 | 409 | 154 | 545 | 292 | 163 | 412 | 366 | 3124 | 422 | 391 | 168 | 503 | 323 | 123 | 394 | 416 | 477 | 3217 | 6341 |
| Preferred M: 67.2/118 W: 73.3/126 | 339 | 373 | 369 | 128 | 514 | 242 | 141 | 374 | 327 | 2807 | 376 | 347 | 141 | 458 | 290 | 93 | 352 | 380 | 434 | 2871 | 5678 |
| Executive M: 66.1/115 W: 71.6/122 | 324 | 337 | 355 | 120 | 481 | 235 | 121 | 328 | 322 | 2623 | 366 | 301 | 132 | 446 | 285 | 85 | 345 | 335 | 388 | 2683 | 5306 |
| Forward M: 64.7/112 W: 68.7/116 | 307 | 334 | 338 | 106 | 477 | 192 | 102 | 324 | 295 | 2475 | 346 | 298 | 118 | 408 | 276 | 78 | 274 | 332 | 385 | 2515 | 4990 |
| Handicap | 11 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by amontoya on 05/30/2025
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Photo submitted by MonoLee on 03/05/2024
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Photo submitted by Michael9407009 on 05/20/2023
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Best Golf Day Ever Photo submitted by ayesijuan on 05/08/2021
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#15 Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/17/2020
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One of the back par 3’s Photo submitted by u1808559 on 10/04/2020
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Photo submitted by Joe7956371 on 07/10/2020
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One of many practice greens. Photo submitted by u000007735189 on 05/29/2020
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Enjoy the day!! Photo submitted by u000005759093 on 02/18/2017
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Photo submitted by Brett9499064 on 11/23/2015
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Not common of course, but this happened one round when the cows from the neighboring field decided the grass was greener on the other side. Photo submitted by GordonATX on 07/03/2013
Exceptional course
This is probalby one ofthe best courses in central Texas. The course conditions aree immaculate. Fairwayd are lush, the bunkers are in excellents condition, and the greens are quick and true. Would definielty recommend thos course to all levels of play.
Helpful Staff
I would be remiss if Terry wasn’t acknowledged for his helpful attitude and encouragement. He’s a great
asset to the staff
Good round on a perfect day
The course is in excellent shape, especially the greens for this time of year. Pace of play was very slow, partially due to Star Ranch allowing a five-some to play ahead of us. Sorry, but this should never be allowed on any course!
They book tee times 4 minutes apart
The marshal was clueless and will encourage you to play into other people. They book groups 4 min apart. The first two times I played here I witnessed fights between different groups because of this and saw it again today. I will never play here again and recommend you don’t either. Great course, terrible service and wannabe pros/blow-hards that play here.
Love this course
Star Ranch never disappoints. The practice area there is nice (several putting greens, a chipping area with bunker, long range). Range balls are included in green fees, so I feel like I'm warmed up by the time I get to the first tee. The course is in really good shape; a shot in the fairway means a good lie. In the dry conditions of central Texas, this is not true for all courses in the area. I will play this course as often as I can.
Excellent
Great practice area, friendly staff. Played nine in 2 hours. Course in great condition.
.Very Good Conditions overall.
Very windy day, so turned a somewhat easy course into a more difficult venture Greens in nice shape and fairways are pretty good for early March, especially considering the bad weather a couple weeks ago.
Very Nice Condition
Overall course in nice shape and overall very open compared to many courses I play. Traps are the major hazard and they are putting nice sand and building them up. Greens are a little thin this time of year but still run very true. Variety of tee selections make it playable for any caliber of player.
Stupid Rules regarding Carts in Parking loty
No carts permitted in parking lot is totally stupid and causes older player to carry clubs long distances. No one is their to assist and staff is useless. Stupid, and no other course in Austin would consider such BS!!!!!!
This course is very nice. we played on a very windy day.
I booked for 2 and we started around 12:50 pm, slightly ahead of schedule. The course is defined by sand traps and water. The course was busy and as a twosome it was a relaxing round. I enjoyed the course and the play and will go there again.
The only negatives were players were not sanding on the fairway and not cleaning divots on the green.
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