Sonesta Bee Cave

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.

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.

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.

I’ve played this course a few dozen times and this time was one of the worst. This is based on the quality of the tee boxes, pace of play, and access to water.

For $100 round on a Sunday, I found it frustrating that the tee boxes were sand traps and there where others that looked much more playable. We did tee off on time, but the round took five hours and ten minutes. Lastly, for $100 round and playing in 100 degree weather, the club did not do enough to keep golfers hydrated. There were 3 water coolers on the course and one was empty in the middle of the day. There was one cart girl that we saw twice. Both times I asked her for ice in the cooler and was told to get it at the clubhouse.

Some of this is picky, but if I’m paying $100 a round, I feel these pieces are table stakes. At lease put bottle water in the coolers of your on course water supply is low.

Greens were a little slow due to recent sanding. Also, there were a significant number of areas on tee boxes and fairway with little to no grass. Sand traps needed refilling but I appeared that they were in the process of adding sand to some of the traps. Finally, the price of $90 for a weekday mid-morning tee time was a little high for the course conditions. A fair weekday mid-morning price would have been in the $70 range.

Course is in good condition

Pace of play was 5 hours

I’ve played this course several times, but none within past few years. Course was in excellent shape, getting a little bare in spots most likely due to lack of rain in area. Greens were in good shape, but were running a little slow from what I remembered. The range was closed on the day I played - so had to figure things out on course that usually get done in warmup. Value was excellent as I booked tee time at last minute when I found a GN hot deal.

Had a great time playing …. Course is well designed and requires hitting both the tee and approach shots well. Greens in good shape and can be quite challenging to putt on. The net result is scoring a or is well earned !!!

We were in Austin for vacation and wanted to get a round in. Internet pics of this course looked great. Can’t say so much for the actual conditions. Rentals over priced and a mix s bag of models. Staff was nice in pro shop. Marshals and starters were idiots. Marshals finally come around on the 9th as we had experienced 10 min waits per hole. Not a $200 experience for sure.

I swear I’ve played every public course in town in the last 3 months and Falconheads greens are far and above the best. They could be a little softer, but otherwise flawless.

My son and I played this course based in part on the reviews here and elsewhere. What a disappointment. The course conditions were the worst we’ve played in a while at the price point ($75/round). Honestly, I would have been upset if we paid $50. Lots of mud where there should have been grass. Tee boxes were chewed up and some were off limits shortening some of the par 3’s to 110 yards or less. Some greens were sanded while others were not, so speeds were inconsistent.

To add insult to injury, the course was packed and they were allowing groups of five. They were probably members and we were told they played fast but of course they didn’t. We ended up skipping the last four holes and calling it a day.

I’d caution anyone to not play this course if you’re looking for an enjoyable round.

Two of my buddies had a legitimate excuse for not being able to make the round, but the guy in the proshop threw a fit about it and charged the card in full for their green fees through golf now for $225 and then tried to pair 2 with us after charging us for 4. Lol not a friendly a guy. Stuff happens, charging 2 extra green fees at $112.5 a pop was excessive. Overall it was a nice course.

I have played this course a few times, it's ok but overpriced. Tried to cancel the morning of 30 mph winds, they would not give a voucher and said I would be charged regardless. Rude, unappreciative of repeat clients, and overall a sucky ambiance, which I noticed prior to their egregious behavior the morning of my afternoon tee time (we had tornadoes moving through the area). It's a shame, I might have gone out a couple more times, but not after the treatment I received.