Can confirm that both Kissing tree and Falconhead are great options and are in awesome shape as of two weekends ago
As of 10 days ago, Plum Creek’s greens were absolute dog shit.
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If that’s the case I would do Kissing Tree. Shorter course with decently wide fairways. It’s an old man retirement course.
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I’m going to be in Austin for a concert during the PGA Championship. What rec’s do you guys have for spots to post up at and watch coverage?
What are you looking for and what area are you staying in?
Old west Austin. A bar or brewery that will have the PGA on.
@RMcCall moving to Austin next week and hoping to join the discord. Can you throw up an updated link here? The one above is stale.
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Gotchu! STROH's
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Coming to Austin for work in Feb. Weather permitting I’ll be looking to play on a Monday. What courses should I have on my radar.
Ignore anything that anyone else says and go play Hancock—the only course in America where you pay for your greens fee on a modified parking meter.
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do you know what part of town you’ll be staying in / if you’ll have a rental car?
happy to share some options and sherpa (schedule allowing)
Cross posting since this is more local:
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Most likely near the east side of Austin.
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Cool, so you’ve got a handful of options around the east side,
- The aforementioned Hancock, a wonky 9 holer whose greens roll about a 6 on a good day. pure but slow. Used to be the original ACC, certainly fun for a little loop around with some real funky (not said with praise) holes
- Morris Williams is a fun 18 hole muni, rolling hills, generous fairways, decent greens and a solid test
- Butler is a wonderful pitch and putt, always got cold beer and a blast to bring 1-2 wedges and a putter, right in the heart of downtown.
If you’re open to going south of the river (not a huge journey, its like 10 more minutes hahaha):
- Riverside, another former ACC, this one was where Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite played their college golf when at UT. It’s changed some, but is a very fun course. GENEROUS fairways and a back 9 that will make you feel very good about your score
- Clay-Kizer, 36 hole complex, Roy Kizer 18 is flat, wide, “links” experience, best played on a breezy day to really get it’s teeth, Clay a milder version of Morris Williams, rolling hills, tucked greens, both a blast
All of the Muni’s max out at like $50 with a cart on a Monday, so friendly on the pocket. Hancock is $18 i think? and Butler is $11
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Bring a 7 iron. Just a 7 iron, right @Jdonelson ?
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Im bringing one club and one club only.
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Anybody around Christmas week? My inlaws moved to Boerne and I’ll be in town with clubs and a car. He belongs to Tapatio so will probably play there one day, but interested in possible meet ups so that I am getting out but not monopolizing my FIL.
Hey folks,
I am going to be in San Antonio and Austin in early April and had plans to stay at the JW Marriott and play both TPC courses in San Antonio and then the Quarry. Turns out we are staying there the same fucking week as the Valero! So we are changing plans.
Here’s my current plan:
Still go to San Antonio and play Quarry and La Cantera. Then drive to Austin and play Kissing Tree on the way there (in San Marcos?)
We are staying at Barton Creek (we’ve previously played in Austin elsewhere and Barton Creek works best for this group). I have yet to book the tee times - is there are better or worse course to start/end with? I’m personally putting the Palmer course on Sunday beacuse some guys are taking off so early they’ll end up skipping it and it seems like the right one to miss if you have to miss something.
Thoughts welcome!
definitely this one if only from a pure logistical standpoint though I’m sure there’s a provided shuttle service. It’s 40 minutes from the hotel.
I’ve played Lakeside (the Palmer course 40 minutes away) and the C&C. Having seen the property, the NLU video with Poosh where they played Canyons, i’d think the rankings go
- Crenshaw 2. Canyons 3/4 - Foothills or Palmer. The Foothills course seems meh to me. The Palmer course is decent but it’s forever away.