The best golf courses in Buda, Texas
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 9,544 rounds in Texas and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Buda, Texas, ranked by those community scores.

Spanish Oaks Golf Club
Austin, TX, USAPrivateBobby Weed
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Pristine
- Driving range
- Halfway house

Austin Golf Club
Spicewood, TX, USAPrivateBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.4Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
the conditions are about as good as they get. Ben calls the tee boxes the second best greens in Texas… after his own greens out there of course. the greens are the defense of the course and it is not too demanding tee to green. the par 3s stand out with good variety in distance…
Written by
@texasgolfjack
- Must play
- Pristine
- Walkable

Austin Country Club
Austin, TX, USAPrivatePete Dye & Alice Dye
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Views

The University of Texas Golf Club
Austin, TX, USAPrivateRandolph 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, USAPublicTom 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

Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club
Buda, TX, USAPublic

Flintrock Falls
The Hills of Lakeway
Austin, TX, USAPrivateJack 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

Fazio Foothills
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USAPublicTom 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

Omni Barton Creek Resort - Palmer Lakeside Course
Spicewood, TX, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
One of the “least nice” and easiest Barton creek courses. Still a fun round with good conditions.
Written by
@its_lux

Palmer Lakeside
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USAPublic
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Doesn’t feel resort-y (similar to Canyons). Love the water holes, but decently boring other than that. Fun downhill par 4 to start.
Written by
@woody5090s
- Pristine

Twin Creeks Country Club
Cedar Park, TX, USAPrivateBrian Curley & Fred Couples
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 4.7Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Views
- Driving range

Crenshaw Cliffside
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Austin, TX, USAPublicBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
- 3.7Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.6Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant

Kissing Tree Golf Club
San Marcos, TX, USA- 3.5Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.8Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Kissing Tree is one of Texas’ newer semi-private golf options; an extremely fun Gary Stephenson design in Hill country w/ an awesome back nine that might be my favorite of the courses I’ve played this week. Conditions were good for the price & expansive practice facility is nice.
Written by
@Btweed16

Falconhead Golf Club
Austin, TX, USAPublicChris Gray & Ron Garl
- 3.3Conditions
- 3.2Layout
- 2.4Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
Challenging, tree lined course, but fair. It was engaging, which is better than most public’s. Pace was slow slow. Good clubhouse. Range leaves a lot to be desired, facilities fine. Would play again, value may be in question depending on prices.
Written by
@SeanGolfs
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Strategic

Vaaler Creek Golf Club
Blanco, TX, USAPublic
- 2.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities

River Place Country Club
Austin, TX, USAPrivateTom Kite & Roy Bechtol
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Very great layout, however recently it’s been in poor condition for a while. So much potential.
Written by
@prdylando214
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Lakecliff Country Club
Spicewood, TX, USAPrivateArnold Palmer
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
The greens are bent grass which is very unique for this far south in Texas. Always a treat to play on the bent grass greens and escape the grainy Bermuda in this region.
Written by
@its_lux
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area

Grey Rock Golf Club
Austin, TX, USAPublicJay Morrish
- 2.8Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.3Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Grey Rock used to be a semi private course until it was bought by the city of Austin about 7 years ago Ever since the course has been a public facility it gets way too much traffic and is no longer in the condition it used to be
Written by
@its_lux
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant

Butler Park Pitch & Putt Golf Course
Austin, TX, USAPublicWinston Kinser
- 1.8Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Can walk right up and put your ball down to get in line. You should only need about 2 clubs as most holes are 60ish yards. Every city should build one of these in their public park system, truly a ton of fun. Pro tip: If you are looking to get out on the weekend, go early.
Written by
@dpowers
- Restaurant
- Great value
- Walkable

Lions Municipal Golf Course
Austin, TX, USAPublic
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
An Austin staple. First couple times around can be challenging as there’s several blind tee shots where you need less than driver. But gettable after you know where you’re going. Enjoyable with under 4 hour pace. Short course.
Written by
@KAbbassi
- Parkland
- Walkable
- Traditional

Plum Creek Golf Club
Kyle, TX, USAPublic
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.8Value
- 2.3Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Links

Jimmy Clay Course
Austin, TX, USAPublic

Roy Kizer
Clay Kizer Golf Club
Austin, TX, USAPublicRandolph P. Russell
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities

Morris Williams Golf Course
Austin, TX, USAPublicLeon Howard
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.8Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
Probably my favorite of Austin’s munis. Getable with really good green complexes and interesting green contours. The trees on the course are stupid but that’s the case with many public’s in central Texas. Enjoyable and has a good variety of holes
Written by
@KAbbassi
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area

Lions Municipal Golf Club
Austin, TX, USAPublic
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.2Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
The greens were very slow and bumpy, and it was 5+ hour round… still, great views, layout, and value.
Written by
@lock
- Driving range
- Great value
- Mat range
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Buda, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Buda, Texas.
The top golf courses in Buda, Texas on Course Vaults are led by Spanish Oaks Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.6. This page ranks 25 courses, including Spanish Oaks Golf Club, Austin Golf Club, Austin Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Buda, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Buda, Texas list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Buda, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Spanish Oaks Golf Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Buda, Texas on Course Vaults at 8.6 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 2:56 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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