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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

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4.2
281 Reviews (281)
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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Spectacular

This course was worth every extra mile driving to there in Georgetown. Beautiful layout, staff was friendly, start at 3pm and was done 6:50pm. Definitely going back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 07/30/2017:
Awesome! Thanks for choosing Cowan Creek Golf Club. We hope you make the drive out here again soon!
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/27/2017:
Thank you for choosing to play Cowan Creek Golf Club! Come see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great day to paly golf.

The course was in good shape and the pace of play was great for a Saturday afternoon golf round. The place could use a beverage cart out there. Besides that I will definitely be playing this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 06/27/2017:
Hi Marcus, thank you for taking the time to review our course and for the five-star rating. We are pleased to hear that you had a great experience at our course, Cowan Creek Golf Club. We are known for our attention to detail and look forward to earning your business again in the Austin area.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Another ruined outing

Finally got to bring my tourney decision makers out. Last3 weeks packed with other tournamentside. Course was in ok shape,fairways always hard. However the nock on all 3 courses at Sunset City is pace of play. It was not packed but waited on every shot. WHERE IS A MARSHALL!! We turned and it got worse,1 hour and 12 minutes to play 10-12.We quit decided to go in an show my guests the rest of the course via a drive buy and saw the issue. On 14 there was a 3 some and there was no one in front of them fo3 holes. Last time we give these courses a shot. My company has a huge golf community, hold 2-3 tournaments every couple months. I plan 2 a year and this disappointment and wasye of $$ ant time loses any chance i' d hold it there or recommend it on our social media. Austin s golf scene is getting ridiculous with pace of play.Course management has no concern for a good golf experience.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/04/2017

I agree about management. And no oversight on carts driving all over with no heed to 90-degree rule which is posted.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course when it has grass

This is a nice course with plenty of challenge. Staff is always courteous and helpful. Right now I expected to have a much better coverage of grass on fairways and to see the greens in better shape. There has been good rain lately but there were many super dry places on the fairways and around the greens. Grass is patchy throughout with lots of bare dirt. It was better for me and those in my group to putt from up to 30 yards off the greens than try and get the ball up with a lofted club. Maybe in a few weeks it will be more playable. Just my opinion and that's what reviews are for.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/18/2017:
Thank you for your kind words and feedback, Stephen. We appreciate any and all feedback because that's what makes us even better. As the course continues to soften up with some more rain we hope you'll join us for another round. Thank you!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Course good

We were booked as a threesome. Upon arrival we were paired with a fourth which we had expected. What we did not expect was a shotgun tournament had been booked and we were placed in the middle

of the pack starting as the second group on hole # 11.

Totally what we had not booked for. In the future it would be good if we were told up front what we would encounter. It makes me hesitate to book another round thru Golfnow

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/03/2017:
Thank you! Come see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Fun round of golf

Nice weather and pace of play. Course was fairly dry and greens were in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 05/03/2017:
Thank you for your review, Bill. We hope you have a 5-star overall experience next time.
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/03/2017:
Thank you! Join us for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Cowan Creek

I've played this course a couple times when in town to see my parents who live in Sun City. Course was in great shape, really fun layout. There are deer and wild turkeys throughout the course, get to see some wildlife. Staff is really friendly and helpful. I highly recommend the course great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/04/2017:
Thank you very much, John! We appreciate you taking the time to recommend our course to others and we hope to see you out here again soon.
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course in Sun City

Love this course! Great layout with a real variety of holes. Mixture of fairly easy holes with difficult ones. Challenges the golfer on risk/rewards shots . Will definitely play this course many more times.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/25/2017:
Excellent! We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed the layout of our course. Be sure to Like us on Facebook for the latest course news and specials.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cowan Creek

Great fun coarse with enough challenge for various level of golfers. Great practice facilities and staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

geat course

great course and friendly staff. I highly recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/11/2017:
Thank you! Come play again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Staff is lazy

The staff is looking for opportunities to take shortcuts. If there is a fifteen minute sprinkle they shut the course down and close the range for the day. We had 15 minutes of rain and I called to shortly after to see if I could get some practice in since the sun was shining and it was 85 degrees and they said the range was now closed. I asked if the range would reopen since we have approximately 6 hours left of sunshine and the grumpy old man on the phone said "no". I asked why? "Too hard to pick up the balls"! Wow. For context, I called three courses in the nearby community and their practice facilities were all open!!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Response from on 04/03/2017:
Thank you for the taking the time to write this review. Although it did stop raining, we had to close the driving range for the rest of the day due to the ground being too soft from the rain and the golf balls getting plugged. We apologize for the inconvenience but we hope to see you out here again in the future.
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Commented on 03/28/2017

It's interesting that all the positive reviews have answers from the course.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/22/2017:
Thank you, Ron! Hope to see you out here again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best course in Sun City/retirement community

Except for the usual slower play (4.5-4.75 hrs.) because of the average age of the players, very nice course. Nice design with lightning fast greens!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/21/2017:
Thank you for your kind words and 4 stars! Come see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fantastic Course

Great course. It was such a great place to play. The locals are all very nice. We played on Rewards with Golf Now, but this course is certainly worth more than the fees we paid.

Greens were excellent! Everything was great.

Go Play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/22/2017:
Thank you for this awesome 5-star review! We are very appreciative of you taking the time to share your thoughts and kind words. Be sure to Like us on Facebook for the latest course news and specials.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 02/24/2017:
We hope you have a 5-star experience next time.
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Course

I paid for the 4:00 tee time on Golf Now.Me and my golf buddy got there at 3:45 and were advised that the #1 hole was closed and we would be notified when we can tee off. Then the staff member advised me that the cart needed turned in by 6:00. I wish I would have been advised if these two things prior to booking here. We did enjoy a quick game of 9 holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/28/2017:
Thank you for your review and 5-star rating! We apologize if you were not made aware of our cart return policy prior to booking your tee time. To avoid any potential safety issue we prefer to have the golf carts turned in before it gets too dark. We hope to see you out here again soon!
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Venue

A tee box for every level and extremely nice course. Went on a beautiful Saturday afternoon and pace of play was lethargic, but still the round was enjoyable even though we were unable to finish.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 02/28/2017:
Thank you for your kind words and feedback. We are saddened to hear that you were not able to finish your round. Please join us again in the near future!
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