Lakecliff Country Club
About
Located west of Austin near Lake Travis and the Pedernales River, LakeCiff Country Club features an 18-hole golf course designed by Arnold Palmer. The course opened in 2003 and is located near another Palmer-designed club, Lakeside at Barton Creek. LakeCliff winds up and down rocky Hill Country terrain and plays over 6,700 yards from the championship tees. One of the most notable aspects of the course is that it is features bent grass greens, a rarity in the Hill Country.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 71 | 6724 yards | 73.1 | 136 |
Green | 71 | 6258 yards | 70.9 | 132 |
Blue | 71 | 5856 yards | 69.1 | 125 |
White | 71 | 5370 yards | 66.6 | 115 |
White (W) | 71 | 5370 yards | 70.7 | 121 |
Red (W) | 71 | 4732 yards | 67.8 | 116 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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I M: 73.3/140 W: 79.5/147 | 421 | 416 | 172 | 500 | 431 | 187 | 369 | 333 | 532 | 3361 | 406 | 439 | 222 | 551 | 182 | 532 | 389 | 180 | 462 | 3363 | 6724 |
II M: 71.2/134 W: 76.9/141 | 394 | 389 | 150 | 470 | 403 | 163 | 348 | 317 | 508 | 3142 | 379 | 411 | 202 | 522 | 154 | 487 | 365 | 159 | 437 | 3116 | 6258 |
III M: 69.6/129 W: 74.7/136 | 377 | 363 | 132 | 453 | 382 | 145 | 319 | 307 | 476 | 2954 | 358 | 386 | 179 | 491 | 133 | 451 | 340 | 149 | 415 | 2902 | 5856 |
IV M: 66.7/124 W: 71.9/131 | 354 | 324 | 121 | 442 | 345 | 127 | 290 | 276 | 432 | 2711 | 327 | 369 | 159 | 444 | 104 | 416 | 313 | 135 | 372 | 2639 | 5350 |
V M: 64.0/118 W: 68.5/123 | 315 | 288 | 104 | 381 | 301 | 112 | 269 | 250 | 394 | 2414 | 292 | 302 | 113 | 404 | 91 | 391 | 285 | 115 | 325 | 2318 | 4732 |
Handicap | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 4 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
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Great Greens
The course is in great shape, with the greens qualifying as excellent.
great track!
Great layout and fun course, especially when the wind is up 20mph. My complaint isn't with the course but with the jerks who are either too stupid or too lazy, etc to fix their ball marks. The greens are a true gift to us in central texas but leave it to the general public to not fix their pitch marks. They are ruining the bentgrass greens and will ultimately cause Lakecliff to put in lame bermuda. PLEASE FIX YOUR BALL MARKS.
Hi u000006098733. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. And we absolutely agree about the duty of a golfer to fix their ball marks! We look forward to having you back at Lakecliff Country Club!
Fun Layout
A very nice Palmer design. The bent greens are fantastic.
Gary3221058, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Lakecliff Country Club.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Chad5772066! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Lakecliff Country Club!
Pure!
Have played most courses in and around Austin but this was our first time out at Lakecliff. Great facilities and staff. Bentgrass greens were so pure and super soft (granted it rained the night before). There were some bunkers that needed some serious work but other than that course was excellent! Will definitely be back
Thank you for your review, Erik4637188. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Lakecliff Country Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Great course, worth the drive
The course is in great shape right now. The bent grass greens are excellent, definitely among the best in Central Texas. Fairly forgiving layout with several great risk/reward par 5's and a couple of short par 4's. Nestled in the hill country with a few holes with views out over Lake Travis. Probably will get more play now that ACC did not continue their lease agreement, which is good news for public golfers. If you see a hot deal for this course jump on it, you won't regret it! Give yourself enough time to get out there so you aren't rushed to start.
Hi mizell99. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Lakecliff Country Club!
Fantastic
Wow I waited too long to play this course! Greens were the best I've seen in years kudos to their maintenance staff!! Very friendly staff. Brandi an employee there answered my questions about the greens and she's not too hard on the eyes either! Great experience don't hesitate to play this course!!
Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, u000006317637! We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Hi u314160427847. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Lakecliff Country Club.
Hi u314159695998. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Lakecliff Country Club.
Amazing course
Challenging but rewarding. It’s not a course that hurts you on terrible shots off the Tee. Amazing greens. Staff was nicest I have experienced in all of Austin. A true hidden gem!
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Bunkers look bad
It's been a while since I've played here but this time, was shocked to see the course condition not as great as before. Bunkers were mostly unplayable and clearly no maintenance being done on them. Greens looked nice but they were slow compared to before but they looked nice. The rough was kind of bad too. This was such a great course but not worth $90 a round. Hopefully it changes around but not worth the drive from Austin anymore.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Lakecliff Country Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Another Splendid Round on a Gem
Great course. Greens are just so much fun to putt on as most of the Hill Country is bermuda. Wonderful layout with some good challenges mixed in with scoreable holes.
Always enjoy rounds out here!
If coming in from out of town out this on your Hill Country list.
gespos01, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Lakecliff Country Club.
Worth the travel from Austin
50 minutes drive from downtown Austin. Green is in good shape and runs true. Course layout is interesting and awards / punishes risk takers. Played from back tee with another player early afternoon and finished Within 3hrs and 20 minutes.. could be faster if not waited front 9.
yugolf98, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Lakecliff Country Club.
Looooong Day
Tee time scheduled through Golf Now, golf cart included. But no golf carts available., no rebate/refund offered. NEVER saw a course marshall to monitor pace of play. Numerous golfers who were extremely slow, drove their golf carts within a couple of yards of the green, were practicing, hitting additional shots while golfers waited behind them. Thirty minute wait at the #10 tee! For $110, poor oversight on the course, did not provide what was paid for, cannot recommend, first and last round at Lakecliff.
We are very sorry to hear about your experience with us. That is certainly not the first impression we ever hope to leave. We will pass along your feedback to the management staff to address to make sure this doesn't happen again in the future.
It’s ok.
I thought that the course would be in better shape for the price. The greens were pretty good, rolled real true and were medium pace. I thought the tee boxes grass was way to tall, the fairway was in ok shape. The bunkers on this source were pretty bad, real rough and not kept up with. The rough had a lot of bad grass as well, probably won’t play here again unless I found a deal ($70 or less). Food and staff were excellent tho.
Hi u497885059. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Lakecliff Country Club.
Total Rip Off
Don't be fooled by the "Arnold Palmer designed" title of this course. What was once a well maintained quality landscape, is now deteriorated into a very average and underwhelming golf course. The only aspect of the course that make it above average are the greens which roll faster than the average muni. Almost every other feature has not been kept up to standard specifically the bunkers which are covered with weeds and look like they haven't been raked in years. A friend and I have never been out there so we assumed a $140 green fee equated to pristine course condition and we were very upset to figure out this was not the case. Biggest rip off I've ever seen in a golf course and would highly recommend anyone to not consider it.
Hi, hpenn5. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Lakecliff Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Above average
The people are really friendly. The food is good. The greens are very smooth, but pretty slow. The pace of play is better than courses close to Austin. It's perfect if you want to take your time and relax. The facilities are nice, but the course layout isn't particularly spectacular. The course is pretty short at 6,700 yards from the backs. Some interesting holes, but pretty straightforward. I can see this being a fantastic short course if the greens and tee boxes were much tighter, faster, and the conditions were a little more polished. I wouldn't play here at full price; it's pretty steep and I expected a little more. I would definitely come back though if I found a decent deal.
Hi djl392. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Lakecliff Country Club!
Perfect Day to Play Golf
Great day to play golf. Upon check in I was given the option to grab a cart and tee off or hit the range and start my round as soon as I was ready. I thought that was awesome given it was Memorial Day and it was 12:00PM. That doesn't happen everyday, thanks Lakecliff. The greens were in great shape, but some of my approach shots were a little wet. I believe this was due in part because it poured the night before. On a scale of 1-10 for drainage, I would give the course a 9. But I'm not complaining, I enjoyed my round of golf and the friendly staff. I will definitely be playing Lakecliff in the near future.
Thank you for taking the time to review us jamestalbert45. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Lakecliff Country Club thanks you!
Beautiful in the Spring
Second time out and last time was in the winter. Could not wait to play here again in the spring. Even after a heavy rain storm the day before, course was wonderful! Greens are just superb. Arnie oozes all of this course simple holes with protected pins, just wonderful to the eye.
gespos01, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Lakecliff Country Club.
Awesome Texas Hill Country Golf
Beautiful course, layout is challenging but fair. Bent grass greens are amazing, even though most of them were aerated, they still rolled true as the aerating marks were just some small lines in the greens, more cosmetic than anything. Some areas around the greens were hard packed dirt so made getting up/down difficult.
Caramirez113, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Lakecliff Country Club.
markakeene, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Lakecliff Country Club.