Lighthouse Country Club

About
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 |
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Blue | 71 | 6558 yards | 72.4 | 129 |
White | 71 | 6034 yards | 69.8 | 121 |
Gold | 71 | 5552 yards | 68.1 | 116 |
Red (W) | 71 | 4922 yards | 70.9 | 118 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 72.9/133 | 402 | 362 | 293 | 425 | 410 | 537 | 141 | 415 | 433 | 3418 | 546 | 362 | 128 | 366 | 356 | 408 | 180 | 549 | 172 | 3067 | 6485 |
Blue M: 69.7/122 | 379 | 343 | 274 | 372 | 340 | 460 | 126 | 385 | 363 | 3042 | 516 | 326 | 122 | 334 | 325 | 378 | 161 | 518 | 151 | 2831 | 5873 |
White M: 67.2/115 W: 72.8/129 | 372 | 304 | 235 | 346 | 313 | 444 | 112 | 341 | 352 | 2819 | 468 | 294 | 116 | 322 | 298 | 349 | 145 | 474 | 139 | 2605 | 5424 |
Red M: 65.0/110 W: 70.3/118 | 334 | 263 | 214 | 321 | 291 | 412 | 87 | 328 | 302 | 2552 | 451 | 276 | 110 | 251 | 280 | 327 | 126 | 418 | 131 | 2370 | 4922 |
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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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by vuEnmlxfomONJWitG6Q8 on 07/27/2025
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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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Photo submitted by snaab on 04/25/2025
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Photo submitted by jmh10b on 05/26/2024
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Photo submitted by jmh10b on 05/26/2024
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Photo submitted by jmh10b on 05/26/2024
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Photo submitted by jmh10b on 05/26/2024
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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 domino41 on 07/08/2020
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Photo submitted by domino41 on 07/08/2020
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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
Summertime golf
This is a great little course and one of our favorites (wife and I play together) as it’s not long and there are few carries over water for her.
A few of the greens are under repair so if you’re shooting for scores it’s lacking. If you want an enjoyable round without big crowds and pushy players this is for you.
The Lighthouse
The course is beautiful overall. The fairways are in excellent condition. The Greens are getting better, but still going to take a little while to get them where they need to be. I will continue to play this course.
A good day!
Staff was great. I broke 100 for the first time! There were 3 holes on the front 9 that had temporary greens and understand the club is working to resolve. Great layout. I had a good day.
Relaxing pace of play
We enjoyed a great round at a relaxing and leisurely pace of play and plan to return.
Needs a lot of work
3 temporary greens and most of the rest in bad shape. To be fair the Texas weather this spring has been very difficult. One odd situation, there was a twosome in front of us, 2 guys and a tiny CHILD! They had strapped a car seat to the side of the golf cart. But the kid was running around the whole time. One of the guys was wearing construction boots and a sleeveless tee shirt. Get the picture?
Give it time
Lighthouse is the best course in the hill country, which is why I give it 5 stars. Unfortunately, they are going a through a rough patch with the greens, and have been since the freeze in 2020. Essentially every green on the front 9 is affected / unplayable, and half the ones in the back have an intrusion in your putting lie.
IMO, they should close the course for 6-12 months to get it back to its once glory, but understand why they can’t do that. Fairways are in great shape and tee boxes are fine as always, but I feel sad that people come here expecting the greens of old, and aren’t getting that, and write off the course completely. The greens that are good are fuzzy and don’t get the traditional lighthouse speed.
Management, would strongly consider a temporary closure to get it back. I know the greens “take” to higher heat, but with a touch up, and time off, let’s get this place back to where it was. Then work on the clubhouse / amenities to get it to a hangout spot at least for food like Delaware Springs is.
Greens under renovation
Course was in good shape except for the greens. Three holes required temporary greens, while others still had bare spots. Otherwise, a good day on the course.
The fairways & T boxes were great!
The greens need a lot of work. Almost impossible to make good putts due to rough, dry dead spots on most of the greens.
If the greens were in a lot better condition, this course would be awesome!
The greens are poor
We love playing at the Lghthouse. The course is so beautiful. The wildflowers are everywhere. The holes are all different and challenging. However, this time there was a problem with the greens. It looks like there has been a disease that has hurt a lot of greens and unfortunately, it’s going to be a while before the greens get back to their normal good condition that they used to be in. It is a shame because this is such a beautiful golf course.
Greens in Terrible Condition
Greens in Terrible Condition. Some greens were so bad the pin was in obscure positions, sometimes only feet from the edge of the green due to the rest of the green being sandy, dry, and no grass. Tee boxes and fairways were fine. Basically every green was horrendous. Like trying to play putt-putt on the moon.
Good but not Great
Overall layout of the course is good, the fairways were in excellent shape. The greens were terrible. Still suffering from the late freeze in 2023 and they appeared to have been recently aereated . LH would be a gem if only for the greens being in poor shape.
Nice course!
Have played Lighthouse several times and have always enjoyed the experience. Green are currently pretty rough due to ongoing turf maintenance, but fairways are in great shape.
Slowly getting there
Improvements on the greens are in progress. The day I played followed recent sanding etc. so it was a day at the beach. Fairways are good, just off the fairways needs mowing etc- basic spring cleaning. Good rains today so I’ll go back in May for another round.
Aerated greens
Fun course to play. Always easy to get on and a good pace of play. Average 3.5-4 hours largely depending on how quick you’re playing. Generally good value, but the greens were recently aerated, the offered a discount but this was the first weekend going back to full price. Not worth full price right now. They need to give it another month before they hit you with peak pricing. I’ll play legends next weekend until the greens fill out.
Hello, u000007641539. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Lighthouse Country Club.