 Falconhead Golf Club
Texas Outside Rating: 7.3
18 Holes - Golf - Public
Austin
512-402-1549
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Date Played: May 11, 2006
Front Nine Rating: 7.3 Stars
Back Nine Rating: 7.3 Stars
Approximate Weekend Price Range: $43.00 to
$72.00
Brief Description:
Falconhead is the newest addition to the PGA Tour family of golf facilities, which means it is a PGA Tour Signature Series Course designed and operated to meet the exacting standards of the PGA Tour. Located on the southwest side of Austin, Falconhead takes advantage of the Austin hill county by providing some rolling terrain, hills, slopes, and trees to make this an enjoyable 18 holes of golf. The signature hole, number 17 is strikingly different with the green on a rock overhand above a lilly pond and waterfall. The course winds its way through the Falconhead Golf community (click here to read more about this and other communities) and some nice houses line the fairways. Unlike most golf communities, the houses are set back quite a ways from the course, so you don’t have to worry about breaking any windows -- unless you really have a terrible hook! Falconhead offers a fair amount of variety, a few bind shots, and 7 minor dog legs. There aren’t a lot of hazards to contend with except for the 26 unusual and big traps, which are filled with very soft white sand just waiting for your ball. The fairways are in very good condition and relatively easy to hit. The toughest part of this course is the greens (large, with gentle slope), which are fast and very hard to read. Spend some time on the putting green before you set off to play and you should score well and have a good round of golf.
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Other Good Information:
Beware of water on 3 holes
and the 26 sand traps.
Condition of the greens is 8.0 and the green difficulty is 8.0 out of 10.
The 19th hole is limited and the clubhouse food is ok.
The pro shop is ok
Walkable: yes
GPS: No
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The Texas Outside rating scale ranges from 1 to 10 – a perfect 10 course would be something like this: links along a cliff overlooking the Pacific ocean and bordered by tall trees; lush fairways on rolling hills with lots of natural hazards; water (which is crystal clear) on most of the holes; immaculate greens (but they are undulating and tough); lots of variety and character (each hole is completely different and includes blind shots, elevation changes, doglegs, and significant challenges); perfectly manicured traps with the whitest and prettiest sand you’ve ever seen; a nice club house with great food and a 19th hole; a GPS; plenty of beverage carts or your own cooler and ice; and it only costs $40 bucks! What this means is that you probably won’t find any 10s in Texas – try Cabo San Lucas, Pebble Beach, or some of the Hawaii courses!
Texas Outside rates courses on the following:
- Beauty – tall trees, rolling hills, beautiful houses, waterfalls, and similar stuff would score high; a 1 would be flat, bushes or cactus instead of trees, and some grass but mostly weeds
- Difficulty – a straight, 300 yard par 4 with no traps or hazards, no out of bounds or water would probably get a 1; if it is a 460 yard par 4 over two ravines, with water along one side, natural hazards on the other, strategically placed traps or that dreaded tree right in the middle of the fairway, we are talking a 10.
- Variety – what would you give a course where all the holes looked and played exactly the same (“I thought we just played that hole!”); were side-by-side, which is good for finding or dodging other people’s balls, but not much fun; and you can see the flag from every tee box? That’s right, it gets a 1.
- Fun Scale – a 10 is where you walk off the course and say “now that was fun” and you can’t wait to get back, or you immediately turn around and play another 18 holes
- Value – a 5 is $50 to $60, a 10 is $20 to $30, and 1 is $200 or so – of course all of this is dependent upon how you liked the course. For example, if a run down, boring municipal course, with six players on each hole was only $10; it would still get a value rating of 1.
- Condition – this one’s pretty easy – what condition are the fairways. A 10 commands very lush perfectly manicured fairways, compared to a 1, which has fire ants, weeds, and more dirt than grass!
- Condition of Greens and Difficulty – very hard to read greens with lots of undulation and tough pin placement, rate very high on the difficulty scale. Condition is self-explanatory.
All of the above determines the overall score for the golf course. In other words, we like courses that are pretty, fun, very challenging with a lot of variety, and fairways and greens in excellent condition – all for $40. We also tend to play the courses that are affordable for the masses, which means in the $30 to $80 range. We rate hard and we haven’t found a 10 in Texas yet – don’t worry we haven’t given up and we’re still looking.
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