CENTRAL TEXAS Golf Guide Independence Title LEARN MORE IndependenceTitle.com PUBLIC COURSES Blackhawk Golf Club 18 | Par 72 2714 Kelly Ln, Pflugerville | blackhawkgolf.com Measuring more than 7,000 yards from the championship tees, the course and slope ratings are 74.5 and 125 respectively. Blackhawk features a links-style layout that has proven tough enough to host several professional mini-tour events. Bluebonnet Hill Golf Club 18 | Par 72 9100 Decker Lane, Austin | bluebonnethillgolf.com Bluebonnet Hill Golf Course offers players of all skill levels a challenging and enjoyable round of golf. The course is laid out over the rolling hills just 15 minutes east of downtown Austin on Decker Lane. The course is in excellent shape with impeccable 328 Bermuda greens. Butler Park Pitch & Putt 9 | Par 27 201 Lee Barton Dr, Austin | butlerparkpitchandputt.com Butler Park Pitch and Putt is a nine hole, par 3 course near downtown Austin, the Hike and Bike Trail, and Lady Bird Lake. This is a golf course for everyone, from beginner golfers to pro's like Ben Crenshaw. It features large, shady pecan trees, water and grass traps, challenging holes, a very diverse clientèle, and friendly and helpful employees. Falconhead Golf Club 18 | Par 72 15201 Falconhead Blvd, Austin | falconheadaustin.com Falconhead Golf Club opened in 2003, an incredible addition to Austin golf. Laid out by the experts from the PGA Tour Design Center, this public daily-fee course offers golfers a taste of quality golf. Grey Rock Golf Club 18 | Par 72 7401 Texas Hwy 45, Austin | greyrockgolfclub.com Towering oaks provide the perfect runway on every drive. Minutes from downtown Austin, yet worlds away in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Hancock Park 9 | Par 35 811 East 41st St, Austin | austintexas.gov/department/hancock-golf-course Hancock Golf Course is located in the heart of Austin; this par 35, 9-hole course carries up and down hills and over beautiful Waller Creek. The old course is relatively short by modern standards, featuring small, well-manicured greens typical of the era in which it was built. Harvey Penick Golf Campus 9 | Par 35 5501 Ed Bluestein Blvd, Austin | harveypenickgc.com Harvey Penick Golf Campus is a 9-hole, PGA Tour Designed public golf course, and home of The First Tee of Greater Austin (TFTGA) — the nation’s leading after school and golf instruction program for kids. Jimmy Clay Golf Course 18 | Par 72 5400 Jimmy Clay Dr, Austin | austintexas.gov/department/jimmy-clay-golf-course The Jimmy Clay Golf Course was constructed and opened in 1974; designed by noted golf course architect Joe Finger. Located in Southeast Austin and surrounded by Williamson Creek, the course plays 6,918 yards through traditional tree-lined fairways and elevated open greens. Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Lions Municipal Golf Course 18 | Par 72 2901 Enfield Rd, Austin | austintexas.gov/department/lions-municipal-golf-course Constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928, the Lions Club Municipal Golf Course has hosted many notable golfers, including Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and, of course, Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw. Morris Williams Golf Course 18 | Par 72 3851 Manor Rd, Austin | austintexas.gov/department/morris-williams-golf-course The Morris Williams Golf Course is located near downtown Austin on East Manor Road. Enjoy views of the Austin skyline as you play the recently renovated golf course. Riverside Golf Course 18 | Par 72 1020 Grove Blvd, Austin | riverside-gc.com Play on the same hallowed grounds where Austin golf legends Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite once honed their now-famous games under Harvey Penick's watchful guidance. Enjoy great course conditions on historic Austin fairways lined with stately oaks, pecans and maples. Take in the Texas history and pat yourself on the back for discovering Austin's best golf value. Roy Kizer Golf Course 18 | Par 72 5400 Jimmy Clay Dr, Austin | austintexas.gov/department/roy-kizer-golf-course The Roy Kizer Golf Course is Austin's premier and most popular municipal course in the city; its links-style layout is spread over 200 acres in Southeast Austin. With 35 acres of lakes and 22 acres of wetlands, the golf course offers residency to migratory waterfowl in the area. Kizer is suitable for players of all levels. Ample fairways and the choice of five sets of tees provides each golfer the opportunity to play a course that fits their skill level and a variety of ways to negotiate the challenges set forth. Pine Forest Golf Club 18 | Par 72 636 Riverside Drive, Bastrop | pineforestgolfclub.com Pine Forest was carved out of the rolling hills of the Lost Pines Forest in 1979 by a group led by PGA Professionals Billy Martindale and Don January (winner of the 1967 PGA Championship) and has delighted Texas golf enthusiasts for years. Delaware Springs Golf Course 18 | Par 72 600 Delaware Springs Blvd, Burnet | delawaresprings.com Delaware Springs Golf Course is a pleasure for golfers of any skill level. The course will challenge you while providing a relaxing, picturesque backdrop. Test your accuracy with our fairways, water hazards and sand traps; they have everything you need to challenge you and improve your game. Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course 18 | Par 71 341 Golfers Loop, Fredericksburg | golffredericksburg.com Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course is a par-71, 6,686-yard championship 18 hole golf course with practice facilities featuring 20 hitting stations, 2 practice greens and a practice bunker.The Hill Country golf course has tree lined fairways with some of the most beautiful live oak trees you have ever laid eyes on. Four of the holes on the front nine cross over the meandering Live Oak Creek and the back nine features 3 lakes that five of the holes come into play with. Blue Lake Golf Club 9 | Par 32 214 W. Bluebonnet Rd, Horseshoe Bay | bluelakegolf.com Located in the center of the peninsula that is Blue Lake Estates is the acclaimed Blue Lake Golf Club and Course owned by the Blue Lake Property Owners Association (BLPOA) and managed by the Blue Lake Golf Club, Inc. A beautifully mature course with breathtaking lake and hill country views, it was designed by famous golf course designer Joe Finger of Houston in 1962. Golf Club at Star Ranch 18 | Par 72 2500 FM 685, Hutto | starranchgolf.com Located on a scenic hilltop in Central Texas, where cattle once grazed on the Timmerman Ranch, a hill country golfing experience is taking shape. The Golf Club at Star Ranch promises to both test and reward golfers of all skill levels. Plum Creek Golf Course 18 | Par 72 4301 Benner Dr, Kyle | plumcreekgolf.com Just south of Austin, Plum Creek Golf Course is located on more than 200 acres of beautiful Texas Hill Country terrain. This fun, championship golf course features 18 holes that take advantage of the acreage. Not the usual back-and-forth layout, Plum Creek was designed where no two fairways touch – a feature that exudes the wonderful peace some golf courses lack. Lago Vista Golf Course 18 | Par 72 4616 Rimrock Dr, Lago Vista | lagovistagc.com Located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, Lago Vista Golf Course provides breathtaking scenery with thirty-six holes of incredible golf. Golf Club at Crystal Falls 18 | Par 72 3400 Crystal Falls Pkwy, Leander | crystalfallsgolf.com Crystal Falls Golf Club is in the picturesque Texas Hill Country with a peaceful atmosphere and abundant wildlife. Lockhart State Park Golf 9 | Par 35 4179 State Park Rd, Lockhart | tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/lockhart The 9-hole course at the Lockhart State Park Golf Course facility in Lockhart, Texas features 2,989 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 35. The course rating is 74.0 and it has a slope rating of 120. Designed by Civilian Conservation Corps, the Lockhart golf course opened in 1934. Wolfdancer Golf Club 18 | Par 72 575 Hyatt Lost Pines Rd, Lost Pines | wolfdancergolfclub.com Wolfdancer offers players three distinct terrains on which to test their game: rolling prairie land, a heavily wooded ridgeline and a river valley dotted with native pecan trees. The course rambles over a dramatic stretch of terrain with oak, cedar elm and pecan trees and cut by the Colorado River. ShadowGlen Golf 18 | Par 72 U.S. 290 & Gregg Manor Rd, Manor | shadowglengolf.com ShadowGlen is just north east of Austin in Manor. The course opened in 2004 and is well deserving of it's rating as Golf Digest's "Top 10 Best New Golf Courses." The terrain is picturesque rolling hills and the course is a links style course as it meanders through the countryside. It was built and designed by renowned architects Roy Bechtol and Randy Russell. Point Venture Golf Course 9 | Par 36 422 Venture Blvd. S, Point Venture | pointventuregolf.com Point Venture Golf Club features a 9-hole course, which at the same time challenges experienced golfers and relaxes novices as they learn this classic game. Point Venture was designed in 1972 by 3-time Masters Champion Jimmy Demaret. The Dallas Morning News has described it as one of the best 9-hole courses in Texas. Forest Creek Golf Club 18 | Par 72 99 Twin Ridge Pkwy, Round Rock | forestcreek.com The 7,147 yard Forest Creek Golf Club course has been nationally recognized as one of the finest public golf courses in Central Texas. Teravista Golf Club 18 | Par 72 4333 Teravista Club Dr, Round Rock | teravistagolf.com This 18 hole Clifton-Ezell-Clifton design has captured the hill country beauty with views that reach 30 miles to the west.