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Lighthouse Country Club
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Located in the town of Kingsland on the shores of Lake LBJ, Lighthouse Country Club features 18 holes set in a charming, hill country in the heart of the Highland Lakes. The course was originally built in 1968, winds through scenic Hill Country property full of oak trees and red granite rock outcroppings. From many points, Packsaddle Mountain, one of the Hill Country's highest points, is in view from many spots on the course.
Lighthouse was formerly named Packsaddle Golf Club until the name changed in the fall of 2011 when new owners Rick & Mercy Howe purchased the bankrupt property and revitalized the golf course. Part of the enhancement was the construction of a brand new lighthouse at the clubhouse. In addition on on-course enhancements, Lighthouse constructed a handful of two-bedroom condos for stay-and-play packages and longer term winter homes.
In addition to the golf course, the facility also features a driving range, short game area and a full restaurant, bar and banquet facility.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 6485 yards | 72.9 | 133 |
| Blue | 71 | 5873 yards | 69.7 | 122 |
| White | 71 | 5424 yards | 67.2 | 115 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5424 yards | 72.8 | 129 |
| Red | 71 | 4810 yards | 65.0 | 110 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4810 yards | 70.3 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.6/134 W: 78.9/144 | 402 | 362 | 293 | 425 | 410 | 537 | 141 | 415 | 433 | 3418 | 546 | 362 | 128 | 366 | 356 | 408 | 180 | 549 | 172 | 3067 | 6485 |
| Blue M: 69.9/125 W: 75.6/137 | 379 | 343 | 274 | 372 | 340 | 460 | 126 | 385 | 363 | 3042 | 516 | 326 | 122 | 334 | 325 | 378 | 161 | 518 | 151 | 2831 | 5873 |
| White M: 67.5/121 W: 73.0/133 | 372 | 304 | 235 | 346 | 313 | 444 | 112 | 341 | 352 | 2819 | 468 | 294 | 116 | 322 | 298 | 349 | 145 | 474 | 139 | 2605 | 5424 |
| Red M: 64.6/114 W: 69.4/123 | 330 | 252 | 207 | 310 | 287 | 412 | 82 | 324 | 300 | 2504 | 441 | 268 | 110 | 232 | 272 | 320 | 122 | 414 | 127 | 2306 | 4810 |
| Handicap | 9 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 8 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
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Photo submitted by vuEnmlxfomONJWitG6Q8 on 07/27/2025
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Photo submitted by EagleDreamer512 on 06/23/2025
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Hole#1 and #10 Photo submitted by Jack6229056 on 02/24/2021
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Clubhouse Photo submitted by Jack6229056 on 02/24/2021
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Photo submitted by nbrown79 on 10/11/2020
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Par 3 with obstacles- but fun Photo submitted by HAL98 on 10/03/2020
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Photo submitted by amyechattin on 07/27/2020
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Photo submitted by amyechattin on 07/27/2020
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Photo submitted by domino41 on 07/08/2020
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Photo submitted by Jldike on 04/26/2020
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Photo submitted by thidmark on 06/17/2018
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Photo submitted by dfbakernkltx on 03/08/2018
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Photo submitted by millerdc on 06/08/2017
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Looking at the fairway from the green at hole #4... Photo submitted by Gerald1066566 on 05/03/2015
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Just part of the granite mass next to #6 green. Photo submitted by GordonATX on 06/29/2014
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Nice mountains Photo submitted by Wfycloud on 04/10/2014
Great Value, Excellent Layout
I love this course. Personally, I think it has the best layout in the whole Austin area, and the pro shop and starter are the nicest people you'll meet at a course. It's an excellent value for the price. Small range, but has alot of chipping areas. Although there are 6 temporary greens, the course is still very playable. For a hot, Texas summer, the conditions are still pretty darn good. I can't wait to play it again when those greens do heal.
Thanks so much for your wonderful review, OnePuttPete. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Lighthouse Country Club!
summer in central texas
4 or 5 temporary greens. Several greens had missing grass. All the boxes and most fairways where good. But all courses are hurting on the greens right now. Of the greens that are not temp they were excellent.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced due to the temporary greens and missing grass on some of our greens. We appreciate your understanding, and we are glad to hear that you found our fairways and non-temporary greens to be excellent.
Fairways
Great course to play with several ponds, great pack saddle views and great fairways. Grenns are being worked on to get inline with the rest of the course.
Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314164260624. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Lighthouse Country Club!
Need to let people know if there are temporary greens
I like Lighthouse CC. I enjoy the course layout a lot and have a lot of fun playing there. The holes are interesting and while the conditions could be better, for the price, it's usually worth the drive.
Usually.
I was very disappointed when, after an hour and a half drive to the course, I discovered they had six greens closed due to weather damage from December.
I'm the first to admit I'm no turf grass specialist or course superintendent, but it's hard to believe you can't get grass to grow in Texas nearly 8 months after it died.
Setting that aside, why wouldn't you put that in your course description on GolfNow? Or put some sort of alert in the reservation system to let people know? (Yes, I have mentioned this to GolfNow, so I'm not only blaming the course.)
It was exceedingly frustrating to drive all the way out there only to discover a third of the greens were closed.
Beyond all that, the pace of play yesterday was atrocious. Where were the course marshals? My son and I walked the front nine and still had to wait on every tee shot and every approach for a two-some in a cart in front of us.
Honestly, I'm not entirely sure I'll be back since I'm moving even further away and driving two hours to discover I'm not playing the course as intended would be intolerable. It's a shame, though, because I genuinely do like the course.
Hi, PittsburghTodd,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Lighthouse Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Great course!
Loved how laid back this course was, all the employees have great hospitality skills. Best bang for your buck, thanks lighthouse will definitely be back!
Thank you for your review, TooPeezy. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Lighthouse Country Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Nice layout but greens need a lot of work
Admittedly they advertise they have a few temporary greens (about 4 or 5), but the non temporary greens are in poor shape.
Staff were great. There Was a mix up where golf now should not have allowed me to book as the course was closed to host a private tournament, but because we had driven 3 1/2 hours and had pre payed they let us play anyway. Despite the tournament, it was only a 4 hour round.
Hello,
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Lighthouse Country Club.
Coming along nicely
Course is really shaping up. A lot of greens repair is underway and I love that the owner is taking care to provide golfers with a good putting surface. Looking forward to the next several weeks when the course should be in great shape.
Hi, u314163600264. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Lighthouse Country Club.
Greens
Greens succumbed to the winter freeze. Probably each green is 80% very playable. Bad spots are being repaired. Lighthouse is still my favorite of the 14 courses we play in Central Texas.
Hello, u000002309293. Thank you for visiting us at Lighthouse Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Poor greens
Seems that all the greens caught a fungus… some holes have the green in the middle of the fairway.
Hello,Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Previous weather related problems
This course is normally better, but a hard freeze damaged some of the greens. They had 6 temporary greens and even the regular greens were not has they had been in the past. Normally this course has very fast greens, good greens but fast. Now because of the freeze they were slow and spotty.
Hello, Thank you for visiting us at Lighthouse Country Club and taking the time to write a review. We are sorry to hear that your experience didn't quite live up to your expectations. We will share your feedback with our staff to make corrections and improvements. Any feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your future experiences at our course. Thanks again for choosing us.
Temporary green’s aren’t bad
Many greens sanded and not in use. This normally fast greens this year are being reworked.
Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Very Poor Conditions
This course is in very poor shape. They have made temporary greens on 6 of the holes which has turned par 5's into short par 4's and made the par 3's about 100 yards each. The temporary greens are simply short cut areas in the fairway and are very rough as you can expect. The other 12 greens still in use are also in poor shape and have large bare spots with nothing but sandy dirt in them. I wonder if they will have to replace those greens in the future also? This course has the potential to be a nice course but the people responsible for taking care of it have lost all 18 greens including the practice greens.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
In terrible shspe
6 greens are temporarily in fairway- we should have been told prior to reservation
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing our course.
Hi, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
First time playing this course and the last. The greens were all dead.
Hello! Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
awful conditions
I used to play this course quite often and really enjoyed it. Finally, had chance to play it again and was so disappointed. They was absolutely no grass on the greens, It was just plain dirt. Even the grass in the fairway was more like hardpan. Was so disappointed. There was also so mention of the conditions when I booked on line, Was a waste of time and money playing this course. Won't be back here for a while. What happened???
Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing our course.
Fun and Challenging Course, Rough Greens
The course is both fun and challenging, but the greens continue to be an issue. Best advise I can give is to set up temporary greens wherever possible and put some money into the main greens to get them back into shape. With the hot months of summer coming, it won't get better unless a lot of attention is given to the greens.
Hello. Thank you for visiting us at Lighthouse Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Terrible condition
I have played this course several times and have never seen it in this poor condition. Several of the greens are nearly bare of any grass and the fairways have little grass on them as well. There are many courses in the area that are in good condition but this is not one of them. It is shocking that they let this course get in this condition.
Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing our course.
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