Crystal Falls Golf Course

Greens were a bit sticky, but overall not bad. Seemed to get more predictable towards end of round. I have no complaints other than my rough time driving today. Will come back.

Played this course again and really do like it. Great area and quirky course. The pace of play is normally really good. This particular round was quite a bit slower at 5 hours due to a group of 5 somehow in front of us. They picked up the pace in the back 9.

Highly recommend this course.

Crystal Falls is a bit of an enigma. It's set in the beautiful hill country just northwest of Austin. Tons of topography and amazing views. I've played numerous times and honestly it's probably in as good a shape as I've seen it in a few years. That said, it's still a way from being in the top 10 near that area. Because of the layout there are several holes where you can hit the middle of the fairway and still have your ball roll into either the rough or even a creek. The green on number 9 is almost impossible for the greenskeeper to have a reasonable pin placement. Only two small, relatively flat areas on there you put the pin. If you're above the hole there it can be nearly impossible to keep it from rolling 10 - 20 feet by. Same on the par 5 12th hole. If you're not long enough to go for it in 2, then the landing area for your third is tiny!! But I like the challenge of the course. With more work and continued improvement it really could be one of the best in the area. The food/drinks part of Crystal Falls continues to be a problem for them. Not sure why this continues to be an issue for them. But I'll keep playing as long as they keep improving!

Greens and tee boxes are in horrible condition. Since adding cork and barrel it’s no longer affordable to grab a beer and burger ($25). Just sell the property and build houses. It appears there’s no money going back into the course.

Conditions aren’t the greatest (dry fairway, little grass on greens)…. But typical for this time of year. Paired with a fun group. Will return for future visits.

The course was in fair condition except the greens were so quick you couldn’t get anything to stick.

Pace of play the day I played was awful and we waited at least 5-10 min on each tee box.

Last weird thing was I paid for my own cart as a single, but was told once I got to the tee box they didn’t have enough carts so I had to ride with another random in my group. Have never had that happen before. Was frustrating especially since I was charged a “cart fee”.

For the cost alone and the course tidiness I would play and recommend playing here everyday if you could 🤣 great course lovely staff all around amazing