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4.7
715 Reviews (715)
5 Stars
465
4 Stars
208
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
93.7%
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686 out of 715 reviews
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4.8
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
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0
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0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.0%
Recommend this course
22 out of 25 reviews
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4.7
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.1%
Recommend this course
41 out of 45 reviews
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Course Highlights
Star Ranch consistently impresses with its well-protected greens, wider fairways, and course conditions that rank among the best in the Austin metro. Complimentary range balls, a roaming beverage cart, and genuinely friendly staff deliver outstanding value for a public course.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 7017 yards
Slope 130
Rating 73.5

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Carter Morrish (2001) Jay Morrish (2001) Roy Bechtol (2001) Randolph P. Russell (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

4.7
715 Reviews (715)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Brunch 14
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 33
Water Hazards 25
Elevation Changes 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 31
Advanced Golfers 17
Entertaining Clients 17
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 26
In the 'Burbs 24
Convenient to the City 18

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

Great track

One of the best on the north side. Always challenging with risk rewards and the greens are always nice

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wonderful condition

The course was in great condition despite the recent dry weather. Greens were exceptional. Great value.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Drizzly Sunday at Star Ranch

The course was in good condition, but the weather was a tad unfavorable. Large driving range as well as putting and chipping areas. Would like to play this course when the weather was nice. Fairly tough for a mediocre golfer like myself, but the course itself isn't overly challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Great Course

Great course!

The overall look and feel was fantastic. Tee boxes were green and lush. Fairways were a little brown but its winter golf. They were lush with enough grass to take a nice divot. Greens were phenomenal for this time of year. Roll was pure and straight. Even the said traps were nice. I purchased a tee time at 2 pm for $28. Really good deal and looking to go back soon!

Holes 14 had a sprinkler stay on an was a bit flooded but the the hole is smiple to play around it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Valentine's round

Took my girlfriend to play at Star Ranch for the 1st time. Very good round - the holes were challenging enough for me but not daunting for her.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Monday golf outing

Star Ranch is a great course for the money. Traps had a lot of new fluffy sand that was very inconsistent in depth.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Open area and windy

A great course in NW Austin area. Green condition is amongst the best in the area during winter time - you can actually see green grass. Players were nice and allow you to play pass them as I was play solo and wasting no time to catch next birdie :)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

very nice course

I really enjoyed playing this course. The real challenge is finding your ball if you get off the fairway though.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent course

Overall this is a great course. The weather was great but the wind picked up on the back nine. Enjoyed our round and I am looking forward to the next time I can play there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Walked

$75: 36 holes & lunch

Paid $75 at 10AM but was able to get my money's worth by playing 36 holes - we barely finished - and the lunch that is baked into the price is pretty awesome. Lots of options, buffet style. Course was fun and long - some of the green were choppy but mostly because people don't fix there marks on the green. Overall, awesome day and awesome course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Conditions are better.......but still needs time.

First time back since course re-opened. Pace of play was great. Fairways and greens much better. However some fairways already starting to dry out. Some greens were recently treated and not mowed......were spikey and somewhat slow. Still have areas in rough with no grass and cracked dirt. Not currently worth the prime green fees being advertised.....discounted rates might be in line until conditions improve. I like the course and it's a good layout, but just needs more time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course, Needs Attention To Details

Several areas of the course were overly saturated, but not from rain. Bunker with 4" of standing water; boggy spots that swallowed balls. Numerous fairways where animals had uprooted the grass. Most all greens and tee-boxes were in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was great - Golf Now price was no good

If I had booked direct it would have been cheaper plus lunch included. I booked through Golf Now and it cost more and no lunch included - not a very good deal

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

great shape

nice place to play, pricey unless using Golfnow and promo, will play here again!!!!!!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun course, good condition, terrible pace

Star Ranch is consistently in pretty good shape, and the layout is fun and not overly challenging. The value is pretty good with the all-inclusive buffet breakfast and lunch. However I can't recommend Star Ranch as highly as other courses in the Austin area due to the pace of play. We had a pretty early tee time because we knew it stacked up here on the weekends, but the people who run it made sure we had a nearly 5 hour round by starting groups on both 1 and 10, and the marshals didn't say a thing about the slow pace of the groups in front of us. I feel sorry for the groups who went off mid-morning. They may still be out there as I write this at 7:00pm.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course and wide open fairways

It is always in good shape and easy to get to. It is a very easy course to play with huge landing zone and greens, and the bunkers are usually ok to play out of. I will go back and play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Day on Course

My buddy and I played 18 and hit from the back tees.for the first time. This was really a different experience but a fun one.We actually did very, very well considering the distances. This day was overcast and the weather in the 70s and was just absolutely wonderful. The greens had recently been aerated and were sandy, which made the ball do "tricky" movements but overall we had much fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Star Ranch

Very friendly staff. Course was in excellent condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hot deal was a super bargain.

Great course. Bunkers set up course well. Great condition. Only thing that kept it a four star rating was the bunkers. They were not in good shape. Overall a super course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sunday Star Ranch

Course in good shape, pretty slow pace, had to wait frequently. Overall a good deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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