The hardest golf courses in Austin, Texas
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Austin, Texas, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 29 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Round Rock, Spicewood, Hutto, Manor, Leander and 6 more nearby towns.
Austin Country Club
Austin, TX, USASlope rating 152, 75.2 course rating, Harvey tees, 7,062 yds
PrivatePete Dye & Alice Dye
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Views
Flintrock Falls
The Hills of Lakeway
Austin, TX, USASlope rating 145, 74.8 course rating, Black tees, 7,051 yds
PrivateJack Nicklaus & Jack Nicklaus II
- 4.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Flintrock falls can be challenging and has some really cool green complexes. A unique aspect of this course is on the back 9. The back nine feature three par 3’s , three par 4’s , and three par 5’s.
Written by
@its_lux
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine
The University of Texas Golf Club
Austin, TX, USASlope rating 144, 76.7 course rating, Texas tees, 7,412 yds
PrivateRandolph P. Russell & Roy Bechtol
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
In one sentence, you could spend a great day at UTGC and not even play the course. The club house is filled with photos and memorabilia of Texas greats, excellent restaurant and bar, and friendly and welcoming staff.
Written by
@KAbbassi
- Must play
- Challenging
- Driving range
Fazio Canyons
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USASlope rating 144, 74.4 course rating, Black tees, 7,153 yds
PublicTom Fazio
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.7Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Thought the conditions were awesome, beautiful range and clubhouse. Felt like you never saw two holes at the same time, and felt like we were out there by ourselves.
Written by
@snub
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range
Fazio Foothills
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USASlope rating 143, 75.4 course rating, Black tees, 7,125 yds
PublicTom Fazio
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
The Fazio Foothills course at the Omni Barton Creek Resort is a fun, sporty track just outside of Austin, TX, providing more elevation changes & rolling hills than I expected. The Par-3s are particularly good & nice mixture of risk/reward Par-5s.
Written by
@Btweed16
- Views
Twin Creeks Country Club
Cedar Park, TX, USA
Slope rating 142, 75.7 course rating, Black tees, 7,033 yds
Austin Golf Club
Spicewood, TX, USA
Slope rating 142, 74.5 course rating, Back tees, 6,892 yds
Teravista Golf Club
Round Rock, TX, USA
Slope rating 141, 74.7 course rating, Black tees, 7,039 yds
Shadow Glen Golf Club
Manor, TX, USA
Slope rating 139, 74.2 course rating, Black tees, 7,174 yds
Wolfdancer Golf Club
Lost Pines, TX, USA
Slope rating 137, 76.1 course rating, Black tees, 7,205 yds
Forest Creek Golf Club
Round Rock, TX, USA
Slope rating 136, 73.8 course rating, Champions tees, 7,147 yds
Plum Creek Golf Club
Kyle, TX, USA
Slope rating 136, 73.0 course rating, Gold tees, 6,913 yds
Lakecliff Country Club
Spicewood, TX, USA
Slope rating 136, 72.5 course rating, Gold tees, 6,724 yds
(Palmer Lakeside) Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 136, 72.3 course rating, Black tees, 6,407 yds
River Place Country Club
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 136, 72.3 course rating, Black tees, 6,381 yds
Falconhead Golf Club
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 134, 75.0 course rating, Black tees, 7,181 yds
Avery Ranch Golf Club
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 133, 74.3 course rating, Black tees, 7,121 yds
Omni Barton Creek Resort - Palmer Lakeside Course
Spicewood, TX, USA
Slope rating 133, 72.2 course rating, Gold tees, 6,645 yds
Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club
Georgetown, TX, USA
Slope rating 132, 73.8 course rating, Outlaw tees, 6,803 yds
Grey Rock Golf Club
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 131, 73.6 course rating, Gold tees, 6,909 yds
Crystal Falls Golf Course
Leander, TX, USA
Slope rating 131, 73.4 course rating, Blue tees, 6,654 yds
The Golf Club at Star Ranch
Hutto, TX, USA
Slope rating 130, 73.5 course rating, Tour tees, 7,017 yds
(Crenshaw Cliffside) Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 130, 72.2 course rating, Gold tees, 6,630 yds
(Jimmy Clay) Clay Kizer Golf Club
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 126, 73.8 course rating, Black tees, 6,931 yds
Morris Williams Golf Course
Austin, TX, USA
Slope rating 124, 73.0 course rating, Black tees, 7,023 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Austin, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Austin Country Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Austin, Texas at Slope 152 (75.2 course rating · Harvey tees · 7,062 yds). 29 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Austin, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Austin, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 2:59 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
