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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 7050 yards
Slope 128
Rating 73.5

Cowan Creek Golf Course is the newest of three courses that are part of Del Webb's Sun City retirement community. Cowan Creek has a resort-style layout with a front nine that plays through the community, with the homes set well back from the fairways, and a back nine that stretches across the scenic Hill Country landscape. The back nine is slightly tougher than the front. Although the golf course is wide-open there are some mesquite trees and cacti that add some scenery throughout. The layout features large landing areas, forgiving fairways, and there are few tricks and hazards, all of which make it an approachable course for beginners. There are some challenges though that will appeal to more experienced players including a few blind shots, elevated greens and tees, and some forced carries. Throughout Cowan Creek Golf Course, golfers will find some interesting risk-reward opportunities.

Course Details

Year Built 2008
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Stephenson (2008)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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4.2
281 Reviews (281)
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course.

This course has many challenging holes. it would be nice if they had a snack bar and beverage cart going around to service the players.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very nice and playable

Really good course. Nice mix of hard and easy holes. Greens in great shape. Pace of play tends to be a little on the slow side but hey, it's Sun City, so what's the hurry?

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great!

Super weather, good company, enjoyable pace and round. We need rain all over but course maintenance/management has done a good job under the circumstances. Huge greens, watered sufficiently to hold, speed (0-10 with 10 being very fast) I would rate 6, maybe 7. This was my first round at Cowan Creek but definitely not the last!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice layout, challenging greens

Nice course layout. Fairways are in good shape. The greens are very well maintained, hard to read, and roll fast.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great place, great greens, beautiful playable design. Too bad thouses are coming in.

Greens were SWEET, course is better than Legacy even.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

It's a great courses for the seniors!

Wide fairways & big yard greens give a lot forgiving for high handicappers. Well maintained! Only thing distract me is a slow play. No marshal presented.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser

We love this course

However, they put us right in the middle of a scramble and we would have played a round in well over 5 hours. After waiting three holes in a row we decided it was not worth it. Since we bought our green fees on golf now we could not get a refund... Needless to say we won't be going back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very good value for the dollar

FYI, the drag feature does not work well at all. Excellent golf course. Greens good, although not excellent. Tee boxes were in great condition. Fairways in very good condition. Sand traps in very good condition. Love the layout. The course designer did a great job with the natural landscape.

Overall, excellent grades from me as far as the on-course situation. If I were to change anything, then it would be to have a person riding around with drinks and snacks. Also, a snack-bar in the clubhouse would be nice.

Anyways...love the course and will definitely be back soon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This is a good course.

Pace of play was slow since this is a retirement community course and there were many locals playing. This along with the time change didn't allow us to finish the round. The course was a good shape and a fun place to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great as always

The greens have improved dramatically from summer.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course, needs to mature a little more but great potential

Greens have recently been seeded, most were great but several slower because they were at a different stage.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
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Austin Advisor

Pleasant and well kept year-round!

This is certainly a course that we go back to often. The tee boxes, fairways, bunkers, and greens are always in fine shape. And there are just enough special/interesting holes to make it entertaining, etc. And with GolfNow discounted tee times (always with range balls), it can easily become a really good value for your money. The staff are always nice and I find the area (sans big city hustle & bustle) quite relaxing.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

great

We were really impressed with the course. It was just a beautiful area. People were friendly on the course. We rate it excellent. Hope to play there often.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice views

Course was fun and in pretty good shape. get a layout before you play, There are a lot of blind shots. I would definitely play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good course with interesting holes to play

Pace of play was a little slow, with no marshalling of pace. There are not many distance markers to go by, and no GPS system on the carts. Staff were friendly and helpful. The best part is the condition of the course overall, quite good. This course has a lot of residential street and boulevard crossings, so some caution is needed. Good practice range, and I appreciated the cooler and ice available on the cart.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Forgiving

This is a fantastic, well-maintained course with friendly staff. Fairways are wide helping keep the lost ball count low. Enough variation and sand to remain challenging. Only bummer is that there is not a course layout that you can look at for each hole. Makes the first time you play it a bit of a guessing game. Still highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Course is fun and challenging. Great shape and friendly staff.

Cowan Creek has been on my top 5 courses in the NW/SW Austin region for about a year now and thats only because my first time playing was about a year ago. Excellent shape, large white sanded bunkers and multi tiered true rolling large greens. This course is fun and challenging for all levels of play. Located just north of Austin in Sun City Georgetown, Tx, this course is a 1 of 3 gems this subdivision has to play. This is a must play. Great deals can be found on where else? Golfnow.com. See you there!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

I have played this course 10 times this year and it never disappoints

From the tips, this track is a blast! challenging and fun, pretty wide open for a few miss hits....but it will make you pay with a longer shot into the greens. Greens are always quicker than a regular muni. very consistant. what a deal and never busy! Hate telling that to the locals......Just keep up a decent pace or the old boys or myself will shoot chili peppers up your tailfeathers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Awesome course and especially for the price.

The course was in very good shape and well taken care of. You just can't beat the golfnow deal with the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

My first time out in over a year

This was my first golf outing in over a year so I lost a lot of balls. Still had a great time as I was playing with someone who only started two weeks before.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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