Falconhead Golf Club

My buddy and I play a course in the area every couple of weeks, and this, BY FAR, was the worst experience either of us have had on any course.

We booked the tee time Friday, to tee off Saturday morning at 10:15. Apparently, Falconhead scheduled a tourney that afternoon and needed the course cleared through hole 14 by 1230. For those of you keeping score at home, that's about 10 minutes a hole, for a foursome, on a Saturday! Unbelievable. This was not brought to our attention prior to booking, at check in, nor at the first tee.

The course marshal badgered us from holes 3 through 11, and encouraged us to completely skip the twelfth hole in order to accommodate the Lake Travis High School Football Team. We had to begin holes 13 and 14 from the 150 yard marker. When we asked for a rain check and offered to come back and play another day, the marshal got testy and demanded we abide by their request. Not a great way to treat your paying customers out to ENJOY their Saturday on the course.

You had the chance to make this right Falconhead. You booked the tee time, you should HONOR it. It is not the responsibility of your customers to accommodate your tournament. You got greedy, plain and simple, and lost four customers. Not to mention, I will share this with ANYONE AND EVERYONE that considers playing your course in the future.

Challenging course, greens have great speed. Overall a good course A+

Greens are on the edge of poor. They were froggy and slow and several had large areas that were unplayable. Fairways and tee boxes, for the most part, are fine. The second hole might be the toughest 4 par in town. Eight is the signature hole and is certainly unique and picturesque. However, they have stuggled with this green for a couple of years now. The entire left side and back of the green are burnt out.
Eighteen is a tough finishing hole. All in all, above average for a daily fee course. Avoid it on weekends, unless you enjoy spending over five hours to complete an eighteen hole round.

If Falconhead made their putting greens their top priority, this would be one of the best courses in Central Texas. The fairways, bunkers and rough are in terrific shape. Alas, the greens were poorly maintained years ago, and not much has changed. A great layout.

Even though they had just aerated the greens the course was in good shape and very enjoyable. It can be challenging if you pick the longer tees, so I would recommend moving up one to better enjoy your round and keep the pace of play.

This is an all around solid course with a mix of holes. If you get in under $60, it's likely worth it. While the course clearly needs some fixes (clearly having trouble figuring out how to get grass to grow on the more heavily trafficed parts of the course, it is overall very well manicured. The first couple times I've out there, I've though the greens rolled pure and were nice and quick. The last time I played, it was clear the greens were suffering in the Austin heat and didn't have much grass on them. Also, it's worth noting that the #1 and #2 handicap holes are such because they are likely way too long. Both are over 450 yards, uphill into the predominant wind. Overall a solid course - likely more fun played a set of tees ahead of where you'd normally play.

This course is always one of the more expensive public courses in Austin, but after playing it this past weekend, it seems as if they are putting the money to good use. Staff was very friendly, great food and drinks, and the course was very good. For being the middle of August in Texas, the course was in very good shape. Greens were brown in color, but were actually rolling very fast.

It is no country club course, but I'd say Falcon Head is definitely one of the best public courses in Austin.

The fairways are in great shape... The greens are running super fast and most have severe burn spots that really made it tough to enjoy. The "signature" hole, looked awful! Nothing like hitting a perfect iron onto the green, only to find you have to putt thru a bunker for a birdie. This wasnt the only hole like this. I would say this is the worst I've seen the course in a long time. Also, this is not really their fault but having the no.9 fairway so close to the driving range, really is disappointing when you drive up and there are 15 range balls some yellow some white scattered around the fairway, just does not give a good vibe to players.

Excellent ! I would love to play again maybe with a discount

It's been several years since I last played Falconhead. Due to the great deal on GolfNow, I went out and played this last Sunday. First, the staff there was all very friendly and helpful. There were marshals throughout the course, and all of them were very kind and upbeat. Second, the course itself was in fantastic condition. It can be a challenge to keep a course very well maintained in the Central Texas heat, but the staff did a great job. Sure there were some spots on greens that were getting brown, but all the greens rolled pure and true. The fairways and the rough were excellent, and all in all, everything was top notch.

The course itself is challenging and long, depending on what tees you play. However, I found that it was also quite forgiving if you missed in the right spots.

I will definitely be back to play this course as often as possible. It was a superb golf experience through and through.

They are going to lose some teeboxes and greens if they are not careful.

Greens are great and run true. Staff is quite able and ready to
answer questions. Very friendly patrons as well. I play in a nine hole league that is quite a lot of fun and is great for meeting other players. Will continue to play here as much as I can

Falconhead is suitable for all level of players, it has up to 6 sets of tees, with course length from 5170 to 7181 yards. It is a PGA Signature course suitable for a PGA tournament. It has several high risk/high rewards holes and challenges not only your mind but your physical skills.

Played 06/09 in 3.5 hours. Course was in great shape especially
the fairways. Greens were rolling very well. Really enjoy
playing here. Excellent value and always challenging.

My buddy and i had a great afternoon at FH. We found the fairways and general landscaping feautures to be immaculate. We were especially surprised at how healthy and lush the fairways were. Next, the greens were probably rolling around 13 which blew our minds. Putts were reacting just as they would on a tournament course. If you missed the correct side of the green, your ball would roll and roll and roll down to the fringe. I personally like these sorts of greens. To cap off the day my friend knocked in a hole in one on the signature par three. The nines have been reverse now as well which we felt was a nice touch. I would highly recommend this course in its current condition to anyone.

Love this course and the layout! Greens are still a little long but in a week or so this course will be in pristine shape.

I've been able to play at Falconhead a few times now and it has always been in tip top shape. It truly gives you the feel of playing on a tour course. It's a super fun course that has some challenging holes to keep you on your toes. I would highly recommend this course to anybody who enjoys golf and is looking for a great course to play.

Simply put, the customer service at Falconhead does not match what you would expect at this price point. Not even close. If you can get on for less than $50 then I would say go ahead and give it a shot because there are some interesting holes. Anything over $50 just isn't worth it in my opinion. Our group paid $90 and we were treated poorly pretty much from the time that we stepped onto the property. The starter chewed us out on the first tee before we had even started the round and was completely unprofessional. Honestly, it was one of those "wait, is this guy actually being serious?" types of moments. Just unacceptable. I was never once given the impression that their employees understood and/or appreciated that their guests are who drive their business. After several incidents in as many rounds, I'm done with this course until there is a change in management.

The course is well designed and maintained. I always enjoy my round there and look forward to playing there again.

The course has a great layout. Really enjoyed the elevation changes. The greens were in great shape.