Teravista Golf Club Review

Teravista Golf Club Review

Review of Teravista Golf Course Round Rock, Texas

Teravista Golf Club in Round Rock is one of those courses that you walk into the club house, order a beer, and say "that's a great course and a fun round." Teravista Golf Club opened in 2002 and over the years since opening it has been consistently recognized as one of the best courses in Austin as well as Texas.   In 2014 Avid Golfer rated it #4 in Austin and the course also made Texas Outside's list of the Best Courses in Austin. 

Teravista has 5 sets of tee boxes with yardages ranging from 3744 to 7039 making it golfer friendly for all levels of play.  It's a links style course with lots of bunkers, plenty of water, and gently rolling terrain that meanders through the Teravista community.  Most of the fairways are wide and forgiving but the course will throw a lot at you during your round, some of which includes:

• minor uphill and downhill shots
• forced carries over creeks, ponds, and natural areas
• 59 strategically placed fairway and greenside bunkers
• water that can come into play on 10 holes
• challenging approach shots to the greens

Pick the right set of tee boxes, play strategically, and don't let some of the risk reward shots tempt you and you'll find the course very friendly and you'll most likely walk into the club house and not have to buy drinks!

Some of the Teravista Golf Course holes that we really liked included:

• #2 is a 455 yard par 4 (#2 handicap) that is a sharp dog leg right and offers and excellent risk reward shot if you think you can fly the trees and bunkers to significantly shorten the hole
• #5 puts a premium on the approach shot - the green has 3 hidden bunkers and water surrounding 3 quarters of it
• #12 is fun - a 414 yard par 4 that horseshoes left around a lake and requires a good tee shot to stay out of the lake and avoid the bunker and an accurate approach shot to miss the lake and stuff it on an oblong green - from the tee box you've got a great risk reward shot to fly more of the lake and make the approach shot shorter and you might also have another risky shot to fly the lake on the approach shot
• #16 is a fun 545 yard par 5 that requires some shot making to avoid the natural area crossing the fairway and waiting for your drive, then an accurate layup over the creek to another landing zone, followed by an accurate shot over the creek/natural area to a raised green guarded by two bunkers

When we played in mid September, the Terravista fairways and rough were in excellent condition.  The majority of the fairways are forgiving off the tee but there are lots huge fairway bunkers and creeks/natural areas to carry.  Trees and homes and natural areas line most of the fairways.  The rough is wide and cut somewhat thick but very playable. 

The greens at Teravista Golf Club were also near perfect, very soft, ran true, and at a good speed of 10 to 11.  They range in size (mostly very large) and shape from oblong to light bulb and lots of other interesting shapes.  Some are raised and all are well guarded, putting a premium on your approach shots.  The putting surfaces vary from relatively flat to some significant slope and tiers.  We didn't have any problem reading the breaks.

The bunkers ranged in shape and size from steep pot bunkers to some huge multi-fingered monsters - and there are around 59 of them that you need to avoid!  The bunkers were wet from a recent rain so it was hard to judge the sand - it was firm, a very gritty, and thin and some of the bunkers needed some work around the edges.  We were told that there is a major effort underway to upgraded and iimprove the bunkers and in fact there were several bunkers that had been redone with soft, light, and thick sand!  A thick fringe around the bunkers may stop a ball from rolling into the bunker, but you'll still have a challenging shot.

Teravista Golf Club is focused on pace of play and stresses "ready golf."  They will pair singles and doubles up and marshals make sure that the golfers don't dilly dally!  The end result is an enjoyable and fast round of golf - we were done in a little over 3 hours. 

Head Pro's Corner

The Kids Play Free program is an affordable way to introduce kids to the game. With every paid adult, one child 15 years old and under plays for free. And we even throw in the cart.   We also offer ladies "2 of 1" green fees and there are senior and resident discounts.

We focus on "ready golf" to provide a shorter and more enjoyable round of golf.  Singles and doubles are traditionally paired together.