Blackhawk Golf Club

Good golf course. I enjoyed it.
Third time I’ve played it.

If there is not a tee time available within 100 miles from this course choose not to play golf that day. This place produces food revenue, but from course conditions to simple things like no water in the course or bev cart, this place at every turn is a mess. People actually play here, so it is unclear why the course cannot be maintained as a golf course.

Played this course five years ago. Still had a couple bunkers left and greens were being kept well. Fairways were not kept up with. But for the price you couldn’t complain.
This is no longer the case. No bunkers left on the course, fairways nonexistent, and greens have seen crabgrass taken over. $50 weekend morning rate is unacceptable for the conditions this course is in.
That being said, layout is still fantastic, good amount of elevation change and unique slopes on the greens. Mow the greens tight, put a couple bunkers back on the course, and this course returns to its potential.

I played an afternoon round of golf on a Sunday with a couple buddies (3 of us total). We've played here a few times recently. For $28/18 holes its not a bad deal. Of course the greens could use some work and the fairways are crispy but I'm also aware its been 100 degrees here since May. We are all also still learning and practicing so its a good course for beginners.

My only true issue here was the pace of play. The front 9 took almost 3 hours to complete. This was due to a few groups ahead of us being ridiculously slow. There was no marshall out and about to keep groups moving or requiring them to let others play through. It was an absolutely miserable front 9. Luckily when we got to the turn one group left and we were able to get ahead of another one. The back 9 was completed in about 90 minutes, a little faster than normal as we were trying to beat sunset.

We will be back but if the pace of play continues to be this bad we may have to reconsider.

Good challenging course, wonderful staff, great location. Super unsatisfactory and unkempt course to the point where it should be closed down until it is fixed. Yes Texas is in a drought but even with the drought I’d have seen some courses make it manageable. Crab grass and dead patches all over the greens. Some pins looked like they were just thrown in the middle of the fairway. A lot of our puts would waiver off line after hitting a patch of crab grass on the green. Even in the fairway most of the grass was dead. Some great shots I had in the middle of the fairway had to be moved because the lie was on a dirt patch in the middle of the fairway or on rock solid grass with no give. Once again very well laid out course could be great, but my wife and I paid 72$ for both of us and had to move our balls in the fairway more often than not to find a good spot on the fairway after our tee shot. Defiantly should close for a few weeks to a month until they can re sod the course or close indefinitely until they can water the course more. Could be a 3.5 star course maybe 4 but since the course is so poorly kept I wouldn’t even give it a star

Greens are in really really rough shape. Sand, different types of grass, cut really high, dead areas. Had an eagle putt through sand, bermuda grass, and weeds and made a three putt. Bout quit the round.

This place should be abolished and charged for criminal activities for charging anything over 10$. Layout is mediocre, the fairways look like they went through a war, the greens are atrocious, i dont know if it’s fair to even call them greens considering 90% are filled with weeds and dry patches. The course didn’t have water anywhere so bring your own if you want to pay to be miserable. If you’re gonna play such a morbid course you might as well make the drive to lago vista and get some good views while you try to putt over the sahara desert. You can hit a ball square and right on the green and it will hit a uneven patch resembling a meteor strike and kick 20 yards the opposite direction. The only way I would come back is if they paid me to play it. 1/10

Staff was very friendly but the course is next to unplayable. Greens are half dirt and fairways full of weeds and dirt piles.

Look, the course needs work, greens aren’t great around the edges, weeds in fairways, we’ve all seen the reviews. But the course is actually really cleverly laid out, spacious fairways, greens are good where it matters & it’s not as pricey as everywhere else in Austin. Finished a round with my wife who had a lot of fun, didn’t have too many obstacles to worry about & didn’t know the difference between good and great. Understand, the course ain’t perfect, drop your ball in a nice patch of fairway and play on. Could do with a starter to maintain pace of play as well, but look. If you want to play golf, this is a golf course that is challenging and clever in spots. Life is too short to not have fun on a golf course, enjoy the round, but understand it’s a work in progress.

I feel terrible for the staff out here. The course is horrendous. The fairways if you want to call them that are the exact same as the rough. It’s like hitting down a concrete road. The fairways are so hard your drive will run 20 to 30 yards further than normal. The greens… I’ve never seen so many different patches of grass. It’s just sad. The grounds crews all but gave up on the bunkers. There all grass now. There is no bunkers. It’s just sad. 50.00 bucks is overpriced for this. It’s just bad

This course was in terrible condition. Greens had St Agustine patches running through the turf. Greens had multiple dead spots and were shaggy. Cups looked like they had not been recut in several days. The restrooms were disgusting beyond explanation. Looks like they haven't been cleaned in months. Urinals were leaking water from the fittings. I will not return or recommend this place to anyone. I can't even call this a golf course. It's aweful!

Greens were terrible, crab grass and dirt patches on most greens throughout the course. Fairways were terrible, dried out and honestly looks like they have no course maintenance crew. I have played on courses this bad before but they only cost $35 -$40 to play.

This course was charging $55 a player.

I paid for the entire 4-some and one of the guys should up right b4 tee time and the staff charged him. I had to go inside and tell the same guy that we were all pd up. He did refund but c’mon. You show everyone pd on your computer for that tee time. Just a bad experience overall. The cart girl and concessions people were friendly. But do not play here unless you check it out in person first. It is a goat ranch.