Lighthouse CC: #5
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4.4
774 Reviews (774)
5 Stars
430
4 Stars
252
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.7
92.3%
Recommend this course
722 out of 774 reviews
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4.7
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
98.6%
Recommend this course
72 out of 73 reviews
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4.6
94 Reviews (94)
5 Stars
65
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.8
97.9%
Recommend this course
92 out of 94 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6558 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.4

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Fairways 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifeagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Leon Howard (2006) Jerry Slack (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.4
774 Reviews (774)
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Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Relaxing pace of play

We enjoyed a great round at a relaxing and leisurely pace of play and plan to return.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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First Time Playing

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?

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 2
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

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.

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Commented on 04/10/2024

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.

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