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3.8
917 Reviews (917)
5 Stars
379
4 Stars
317
3 Stars
121
2 Stars
55
1 Stars
45
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
73.5%
Recommend this course
762 out of 917 reviews
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4.2
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.7%
Recommend this course
11 out of 12 reviews
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3.9
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
73.5%
Recommend this course
25 out of 34 reviews
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Course Highlights
Falconhead's clever, challenging layout consistently earns high marks from golfers who appreciate its thoughtful design. Fairways, greens, and top-notch practice facilities keep course conditions among the strongest in the Austin area.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7181 yards
Slope 137
Rating 75.7

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Golf Season Year round
Architect Chris Gray (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $35
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Hanlim Performance Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes, at restricted times
Dress code Traditional golf attire. Collared shirts required, cutoff shorts not allowed.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.8
917 Reviews (917)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Patio Dining 11
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 43
Bunkers 37
Undulating Greens 29
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 41
Locals 36
A Weekend Splurge 31
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 39
In the 'Burbs 23
Convenient to the City 21

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great round

The course was beautiful and in great condition. The staff was helpful. My only surprise was the length of the par 4s.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/22/2017

Thank you u8468191 for the five star review regarding your recent visit at Falconhead! We are pleased to hear you had a great time. Come back and tee off with us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

AMAZING!

This course is incredible. The layout and elevation is awesome. Absolutely love this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/20/2017

Thank you u827273185 for the five star review! Come back and tee off with us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Round played 3/16/2017

Overall I really like playing Falconhead. My only complaint was the greens seemed to be muddier than normal and there were a ton of marks on the greens where the ball would not run true. Missed a couple of easy puts because my ball hit a pot mark.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/17/2017

Thanks jdforeman for the four star review. We appreciate the feedback from your recent visit with us. Hope you can join us again soon. At Falconhead, we are always improving course conditions.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

weekday round

Overall good experience. Would have expected someone at bag drop and someone available to wipe clubs off after round for $ paid . Greens had good speed but some were not in great shape from grass perspective. Fairways and traps were in good shape . Nice layout with lots of good design features. Friendly just maybe a little shorthanded during the week. Pace of play was good , under 4 hours .

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/20/2017

Thank you Texasjdog for the review and feedback. We hope you can tee off with us again this season!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/20/2017

Thank you for the five star review! Come back and tee off at Falconhead again this season!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/21/2017

Thank you for the feedback and review! Come back and tee off at Falconhead again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Slow Play

A fivesome was in from of us on the front nine so it was slow. On the back nine, another player joined that group so they played 6 players in a group. No marshal out there on a friday afternoon.......

It took us 5 hrs and 20 min to play - ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 176
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course but FAST greens

We played with a couple locals and they had never seen the greens so fast, hard to stick and MANY three putts. Other than that, the course was in good shape and a lot of fun. Friendly staff and players

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Above and beyond

Could not have been better

Wothevery penny and I will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/16/2017

Thank you Ronald for the wonderful review. We are pleased to hear you had a great time with your recent visit at Falconhead. Come back and tee off with us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 93
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Austin Advisor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Picturesque & Challenging

Late summer and the course was in fantastic shape all around. We'd actually had lots of rain in the weeks prior, but it had drained really well and was definitely ready to play. There's just such nice scenery on some holes; very picturesque with the rolling hill country in the background.

I will say that some 4-par holes really could be 4-1/2. They just require a longer tee shot (in the fairway) followed by another long shot which is usually to an elevated green; this adds to the level of difficulty. The Bermuda rough (esp around the greens) was deep on this day. It was well maintained but made it especially challenging to locate balls. It was also (obviously) hard to hit out of and really raised the bar on the level of difficulty while also increasing the shots on our respective scorecards.

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/17/2017

Thank you Gordon for the wonderful review! We are pleased to hear you had a great time with us from your recent visit. Hope you can tee off with Falconhead again this spring.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging and fun layout

Nice course with a good layout. Pretty wide open with the exception of a few challenging holes. Super slick "winter" greens that we're not respected by a large number of players who refuse to fix their ballmarks. Typical for a course open to the public and no fault of the staff. The 15 - 20 mph winds brought a whole different degree of difficulty but for the most part a fun course. We look forward to playing here again. One stupid mistake I made was using my PW backwards as to address my ball lefthanded because of an unfortunate lie and as a result nicked the rear of the club due to some hidden rocks. And we were only playing for drinks, idiot. So be aware of rocks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 01/03/2017

Thanks for the great review. We are pleased to hear you and your group had a fun time from your recent visit with us. Hope you can join us again in 2017!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Falconhead Golf Club

Nice course and layout. I would have like to see the greens in a little better condition though they rolled true.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/03/2016

Thank you for your feedback regarding your recent visit at Falconhead. We hope to see you hit the greens with us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 102
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Wish it was worth the money

It's a nice course but not worth $89. If u hit out of fairway u get punished. Definitely do not play on Sunday. The pace of play was not fun. I do not like waiting on every whole especially for $89. They had great marshals managing the course but the pace was still awful for the money!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great Course, Fair challenge

I really enjoyed my round here. It was a nice layout and the right level of challenge. It was also a scenic course with a lot to look at. The hanging green on #8 is a one of a kind. There was a lot of elevation change so pick the right clubs particularly on the back 9 which I thought was more challenging than the front. Staff was great and the whole experience was well worth it. I would definitely come back and try to beat my score.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/25/2016

Thank you for your four star review! We are pleased to hear you had a great experience at Falconhead. Come back and visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good day

The course was in great shape for August. There are a few holes that have a great view.

The greens were a little slow compared to the practice green, but overall...there were no complaints. It is pretty challenging playing from the tips. You are required to hit the ball straight. I hope to be out again soon. Thx.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/25/2016

Thank you for your five star review! We hope to see you hit the greens at Falconhead in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather

Hit some balls

Great course! Make sure you are tuned in before starting, first 5 holes are pretty unforgiving. I would recommend calling course to verify tee time. I tried to book a few weeks back and was seeing 2 tee times at the same time. I called the course before booking and they had a tournament starting at that time. Pro shop guy was not a big fan of golfnow.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good condition, I like this course, greens are perfect

I play this Course one year a go and they make some changes, good manteinence, and great Course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/25/2016

Thank you so much for the five star review! We hope to see you at the course again very soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Just rained course was wet.

Cart path only, course was soggy, would like to play under drier conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 01/24/2017

Thanks Burtonm for the review! We hope you can tee off at Falconhead this spring or summer!

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