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3.7
907 Reviews (907)
5 Stars
375
4 Stars
313
3 Stars
121
2 Stars
53
1 Stars
45
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.2
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.3
66.4%
Recommend this course
753 out of 907 reviews
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4.2
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
2
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1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
63.6%
Recommend this course
7 out of 11 reviews
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3.5
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.0
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.7
60.0%
Recommend this course
21 out of 35 reviews
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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

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3.7
907 Reviews (907)

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Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice layout

Falconhead has a good layout with some challenging holes, and yet very playable and fun. Course was in good shape , greens were a little grainy. Enjoyed our round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Wonderful, beautiful course

This was my first time at Falconhead, and it's a much more beautiful and well kept course than what I usually play (munis and Grey Rock). The fairways were phenomenal and the greens somewhat soft for Texas and moderately fast. I'll definitely be coming back when I can snag hot deals on Golf Now. Regular price is a bit steep, but you get what you pay for.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Falconhead

Fun course
Fantastic shape !
Challenging from the Black Tees

Will definitely return !

Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

Greens punched a week ago so a little slow and bumpy

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fair and Challenging

Falconhead is a good test of any golfer's skills no matter what level their game is at. The course always seems to be good shape as well as the greens. The driving range is a bit small, especially having to hit off of mats which is no favorite of mine. However, the practice putting green and chipping area are significantly larger.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun

The course is in good shape and very fun to play. The greens had recently been punched so they were understandably poor. The sand in the traps is beautiful to play out of. Good course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great course

This is a great course and the layout is challenging. The greens had just been aerated so I was a little disappointed that there wasn't notification regarding the greens, even with the greens being aerated they rolled nice they will be very challenging in a few weeks. The entire facility was terrific I will definitely make the hour drive on a regular basis.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Spectacular

It was another course I have played since consulting here in Austin. This was a great course and loved the layout. Very windy day but not the courses fault and really enjoyed the signature hole (#8) although I did not play it well. very pretty hole layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Windy and beautiful

First time out here. Wind was gusting which added to the challenge, but elevations changes and views of the hill country made it worth it. Was behind a very slow group which made for a longer round. The Marshall checked multiple times but never put them on the clock. I asked to play through them (we only had two on the back 9) and was declined by the group. No reflections on the course though - great golf course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Pace of Play Too Slow

We played late Monday afternoon. The front nine went well, but it seems like the marshals don't pay much attention to the pace of play. I recognize that sometimes golf is just slow, but the consistent presence of a Marshal could help identify and speed up slow groups.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Falconhead in the beautiful Austin hill country!

Falconhead was a super nice course to experience. The staff and service was excellent, very friendly! The course itself is in very nice shape. The greens were receptive and rolled smooth. The fairways were nicely manicured and kept clean. Avoid the bunkers... Some of them are quite challenging to attempt especially around the greens. Many of them are Guitar shaped... Since Austin is the Live music capital of the world! :)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Friendly Staff/Great Course

We played on Easter weekend so we expected it to be crowded. We were paired up with another gentleman and played as a threesome. We had very little wait and the marshal did a great job of trying to keep things moving on a challenging day. The staff was very friendly and we really felt welcome. This is a challenging, but fun course and we had a great time. The only thing that I can see concerning the condition of the course is that some of the greens had some rough spots on them, but I understand the challenges of keeping up greens. Thanks for the wonderful time and thanks to our golfing partner Tut for a great day!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent

Decent course however for the high cost of playing 18 holes I would of thought the greens and fairways would be in better condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Is currently under lots of needed repair

I was kind of disappointed to not be told that lots of their greens had huge chunks missing/under construction. Same with multiple bunkers. They were emptied out and had no sand. The ones that did have new sand were great. I would have not drove out there to play a course under so much work. I also remembered the greens being much faster and rolling true. It was definitely not the worse course in town but definitely not up to the standards that I am used to in the past from this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Long Round

I played the course on a Thursday in the afternoon. I did not finish because the pace was slow and would have been a 5 hour round. Marshalls came by but an attempt to speed this up was not on their agenda. The course condition was fair, grass was coming up, greens fast bit some of the bunkers were like gravel..

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice, challenging course

My first time at Falconhead and I enjoyed it very much. Lots of elevated tees, this course is an upper tier Hill Country gem.

Playing from the tips was a bit exhaustion for my, especially with the wind in your face. #13 can be a challenging carry with the wind.

Greens were soft and fast...almost felt like bent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Long Course

Good course layout and well designed. Originally a PGA Series course so it very challenging. The staff were also friendly. Cons: Too long of a wait and not worth the money. Range not included and than we were told we couldn't finish the round because the carts had to be in by 6:40 for insurance. Twilight fee is too high. Grass is brown and no winter rye plated. Driving range tee box only has ten hitting areas and 10 range buckets.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Eh

Course was ok. For the price I would choose other courses first.

Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging course.

This is not a course that has forgiveness in it. One errant shot can add many strokes on several holes. Bunker placement almost seems sadistic at times. Overall a very good course, there were a couple of holes under repair, but the repairs didn't come into play for us. I would play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Way too much $

Was told the course is in "great condition". The course was in terrible condition and it nearly cost 100 dollars. One of my favorite tracks in ATX.... Very disappointed!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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