Back
Falconhead Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
About
Falconhead Golf Club sits just west of Austin in the midst of the scenic Hill Country, tumbling across a rolling landscape covered with knobby cedars and towering oaks. The challenging layout was designed to PGA standards, making it one of the most popular public golf courses in the area. The greens are fast and each is protected by at least one bunker. The golf course offers an interesting variety of holes that will require the use of every club in your bag. On windy days, the lengthy par 4s are especially tricky. Golfers will be faced with a variety of challenges on this course including dramatic uphill approaches, forced carries, blind shots, and doglegs. There are also meandering creeks that crisscross the course and a number of ponds that come into play. Falconhead Golf Club's signature hole is the beautiful par-3 17th, which will require your most accurate iron.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7181 yards | 75.7 | 137 |
| Blue | 72 | 6295 yards | 70.9 | 128 |
| White | 72 | 5887 yards | 69.9 | 124 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5887 yards | 75.8 | 132 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5170 yards | 71.7 | 124 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 75.7/137 W: 82.9/148 | 441 | 478 | 580 | 149 | 460 | 420 | 300 | 184 | 532 | 3544 | 418 | 178 | 544 | 425 | 521 | 468 | 211 | 387 | 485 | 3637 | 7181 |
| Blue M: 72.5/133 W: 79.1/139 | 404 | 460 | 525 | 130 | 416 | 390 | 274 | 148 | 490 | 3237 | 356 | 144 | 509 | 372 | 454 | 440 | 200 | 352 | 426 | 3253 | 6490 |
| White M: 69.9/124 W: 75.8/132 | 361 | 401 | 480 | 97 | 402 | 367 | 249 | 120 | 467 | 2944 | 348 | 119 | 481 | 334 | 413 | 389 | 143 | 329 | 387 | 2943 | 5887 |
| Red M: 66.4/118 W: 71.7/124 | 339 | 373 | 395 | 84 | 335 | 345 | 212 | 99 | 396 | 2578 | 343 | 87 | 417 | 298 | 399 | 332 | 94 | 275 | 347 | 2592 | 5170 |
| Handicap | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Food & Beverage
Bar, GrillAvailable Facilities
Clubhouse
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
-
Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
-
Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
-
Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
-
Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
-
Photo submitted by Dico20 on 07/22/2024
-
18th fairway Photo submitted by williamru on 09/24/2022
-
Photo submitted by u000003844821 on 05/24/2022
-
Photo submitted by PaddyMac3 on 01/15/2022
-
Toptracer covered hitting bays Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/19/2021
-
Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/19/2021
-
Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/19/2021
-
This needs attention Photo submitted by u000006296335 on 08/18/2021
-
Photo submitted by GordonATX on 07/28/2020
-
Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 11/28/2019
-
Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 11/28/2019
-
Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 11/28/2019
-
Photo submitted by Cowboy14 on 06/17/2019
-
Photo submitted by Cowboy14 on 06/17/2019
-
Photo submitted by efair10 on 06/11/2019
-
Photo submitted by Michael4918424 on 05/12/2019
-
First tee with our large group! Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
-
The par-5 12th. Partner put his 3wood 2nd shot to 3 feet! Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
-
Par-5 3rd Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
-
8th hole at Falconhead Photo submitted by cstedman3 on 12/31/2015
-
8th hole from across the water Photo submitted by cstedman3 on 12/31/2015
-
Unique bunkers. Photo submitted by Hawkin712 on 09/24/2013
-
Signature hole, # 8. My ball barely held on. Photo submitted by Hawkin712 on 09/24/2013
-
17th green Photo submitted by null on 01/28/2013
Nice course!
Played it twice course is scenic and fun to play. It’s a little tough and some greens need work but overall you won’t be disappointed. Staff is great!!
Expect to play a 4.5 hr round.
Hi, mjacob98. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Dwg91! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club!
Phenomenal course - would go back
Conditions were great. Course is forgiving. Will definitely go back. Fun track.
Hi, u314162760015. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club.
Terrible Day - 5+ hour round
Five hours and twenty minutes in 105 degrees with Rangers that tell you there is nothing they can do. WHAT? That is exactly you job, to make sure a 10:30 tee time does not have a 10 min wait on every hole.
Tee boxes were terrible, hard to find grass on many. Greens were good shape, fairways for the most part were good, but did have quite a few barren areas.
For $100 per round you would think they would take better care of the course and have Rangers that actually know the job description
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback of your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced at the course with us. 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!
@Falconhead Golf Club - My suggestions are to pay closer attention to where the tee markers are placed on the tees. Looked like they were hardly ever moved and if they were moved, only moved a few feet. Meant there were quite a few tee boxes that were torn up where the markers were, but the rest of the tee looked good. Also, pace of play was really slow. Would suggest marshalls do a better job of keeping groups within a hole of the group ahead. Those two things would have given it a 5 star review.
Hi, aaronb13. 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 Falconhead Golf Club.
Austin Gem
Beautiful, not an easy course. Staff was very friendly, water jugs were full and were available throughout course. Will def head back out here before year is over
Hi, Tonyhedz. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club.
Hi, u547358672. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Falconhead Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Benpath! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club!
Great Hill Country style golf course!
Course was challenging enough for more experienced golfers and easy enough for average golfers. The greens were in great shape, but tricky due to the hill side shape of some of them. Still, the greens were fun to navigate once you got a good feel for the speed. I will definitely return. The staff is super friendly and very accomodating.
Hi, Radial. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Benpath! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u365048294! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club!
Best of the 3
Other than the course being super dry on the front 9, love this course.
Thank you for your review, MarkDig. We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at Falconhead Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Great Round
had a great time playing at Falconhead ... challenging course, perfect weather, and we always get paired up with other great folks to play golf with
Hi, u314159406094. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club.
Beautiful!
Although summer is here and temps are up, this course was in great condition! Greens fast but fair. Layout is beautiful and hole 8 is a gem!
Enjoyed playing here and would definitely return!
Hi, Slickeroni. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, jwalters7! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club!
Austin semi private gem
Pleasantly surprised after playing many of the municipal courses around town because Falconhead has a great course layout with some very interesting holes and even a little water. A decent chipping area with bunker and a full driving range is always a plus.
Hi, u000003844821. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Falconhead Golf Club.
Sloooooow Sunday
We showed up for our twilight tee time at 5 pm and there were no less than 3 other groups on the tee in front of us. It took just about 3 hours to play our 9 holes just before sunset. The tee boxes were mostly dirt but the course was nice otherwise, strange that the tees wernt in better condition. I would love to come back on a less busy day. Staff was very friendly.
Hello u000008107814, thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Falconhead Golf Club.
Nice but slow green
The greens are well maintained but slow to me.I played the course for the first time during my trip to Austin. Played with a few locals and they don’t seem to think those are slow. My feeling is it’s ~9.
Some good looking drives were penalized due to the terrain. When it happened more than once, I got annoyed a little. I appreciate fairness of courses.
Overall, the course is relatively well maintained.
After checking in 40 minutes were left. I purchased small bucket of balls but ended up not being able to use it. It took so long to deliver carts to the customers before me that there wasn’t enough time left for me to go to driving range which is far away and requires a cart riding.
Starter was very busy delivering carts to customers and sending out players to the 1st tee. Sprinkler heads popped up and wetting people waiting for their carts. Overall, the starting of a round looked hectic and unorganized.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, baemh. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Falconhead Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa Stay & Play Package
Horseshoe Bay Resort Stay & Play Package
Hi, ssangm. 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 Falconhead Golf Club.