Falconhead Golf Club
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 |
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Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
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Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
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Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
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Photo submitted by Jason5788085 on 02/19/2025
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Photo submitted by Dico20 on 07/22/2024
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18th fairway Photo submitted by williamru on 09/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u000003844821 on 05/24/2022
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Photo submitted by PaddyMac3 on 01/15/2022
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Toptracer covered hitting bays Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/19/2021
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Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/19/2021
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Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/19/2021
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This needs attention Photo submitted by u000006296335 on 08/18/2021
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Photo submitted by GordonATX on 07/28/2020
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Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 11/28/2019
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Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 11/28/2019
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Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 11/28/2019
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Photo submitted by Cowboy14 on 06/17/2019
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Photo submitted by Cowboy14 on 06/17/2019
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Photo submitted by efair10 on 06/11/2019
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Photo submitted by Michael4918424 on 05/12/2019
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First tee with our large group! Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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The par-5 12th. Partner put his 3wood 2nd shot to 3 feet! Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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Par-5 3rd Photo submitted by zbuechner4 on 05/29/2017
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8th hole at Falconhead Photo submitted by cstedman3 on 12/31/2015
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8th hole from across the water Photo submitted by cstedman3 on 12/31/2015
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Unique bunkers. Photo submitted by Hawkin712 on 09/24/2013
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Signature hole, # 8. My ball barely held on. Photo submitted by Hawkin712 on 09/24/2013
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17th green Photo submitted by null on 01/28/2013
Great round
The course was beautiful and in great condition. The staff was helpful. My only surprise was the length of the par 4s.
AMAZING!
This course is incredible. The layout and elevation is awesome. Absolutely love this course.
Thank you u827273185 for the five star review! Come back and tee off with us again soon!
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.
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.
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 .
Thank you Texasjdog for the review and feedback. We hope you can tee off with us again this season!
Thank you for the five star review! Come back and tee off at Falconhead again this season!
Thank you for the feedback and review! Come back and tee off at Falconhead again soon.
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!!!!
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
Above and beyond
Could not have been better
Wothevery penny and I will be back
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Falconhead Golf Club
Nice course and layout. I would have like to see the greens in a little better condition though they rolled true.
Thank you for your feedback regarding your recent visit at Falconhead. We hope to see you hit the greens with us again soon!
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!
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.
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!
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.
Thank you for your five star review! We hope to see you hit the greens at Falconhead in the near future!
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.
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
Thank you so much for the five star review! We hope to see you at the course again very soon!
Just rained course was wet.
Cart path only, course was soggy, would like to play under drier conditions.
Thanks Burtonm for the review! We hope you can tee off at Falconhead this spring or summer!
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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!