Austin, Texas is a great city for golf
lovers. This is due to its vast flat landscapes, allowing for spacious greens,
as well as year-round favorable weather conditions that make it possible to
golf during every season.
The city’s golf clubs are home to several
local golf tournaments that take place at its several golf courses. There are
two golf courses near Austin TX that are the most reputable,
namely the Avery Ranch Golf Club and the Teravista Golf Club.
Part of the Avery Ranch residential community
located 20 minutes northwest of Austin, the Avery Ranch Golf Club was designed
by former Jack Nicklaus designer Andy Raugust. The Club’s history is that the
region was once home to Native Americans and robbers that were attracted to it
due to its dense oaks, creeks as well as wildlife. The club was carved and
blasted out of the rocky ranchlands along Bushy Creek – Raugust had to use
dynamite to blast rock out of the landscape for five holes.
Avery Ranch Golf Club is known for two holes
on each nine, namely holes 7 and 13, each of which has its own charm. No. 7
requires a carry over a ravine and natural area from an elevated tee box and a
precise tee shot if one wants to avoid the bunkers and tress in order to
position oneself for the dog left to a green with another gully across the
front of it. The hole itself is rather short, offering players with a good
position to tackle the shot. From this position, players enjoy the Club’s the
spectacular multi-level green as well as the huge rock wall fronting it, the
large bunker to the right as well as native cacti to the back.
No. 13 at Avery Ranch has been known as the
city’s top par three hole. It is charming, featuring water on the right side,
beautiful oaks in to its back as well as a unique ridge of rocks to the right
of the hole. It is a reasonable distance and offers a bail out area (in case of
a miss), all of which makes it a fun challenge. However, despite all its
challenges, the course still manages to remain fair, offering an enjoyable,
satisfying as well as scenic game of golf. It is part of the Austin Golf Trail
that offers impressive stay & play packages.
The Teravista Golf Club has its own charm, with
a reputation for great golf course conditions as well as the best greens in the
Austin area.
The Championship 18-hole club is located in
the Texas Hill Country, and as such it has impressive views that span over 50
miles. Spreading across 7,200 yards, the yard offers 5 different sets of tees
suitable for golfers of all ages and abilities. In addition to the club’s beautiful
rolling hills, the Teravista has recently introduced a health-club style
membership, namely “The Players Club” that allows its members the convenience
of improving their game that suits their schedule.
Membership perks also
include free practice times as well as two rounds of golf per month and weekly
clinics on the Club’s state of the art practice area with several hitting,
pitching and chipping locations, all designed to enable its members to become
the players they have always wanted to be. Also not to miss is Caldwell Café,
the Club’s full service restaurant that is open for breakfast, lunch and happy
hour that offers a variety of golf inspired menu items.
