4408 Long Champ Drive,
Austin Texas 78746
The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain.
Surroundings:
Woodland, high-end residential and Lake Austin on the Colorado River.
Designer:
Layout at current location by husband/wife team of Pete & Alice Dye (1984).
30.344610
-97.798328
10 mi NW of downtown Austin.
From Capital of Texas Highway (Hwy 360) turn East on to Westlake Drive. Take the first left, which is Long Champ Drive. Austin Country Club is at the end of Long Champ Drive.
Austin CC
Austin Country Club: nestled in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, the private Austin Country Club is home to a championship course that ranks with some of the best in Texas.
The challenging 18-hole layout, designed by Pete & Alice Dye, includes a stretch of holes sidling up alongside Lake Austin on the Colorado River, and overlooked by the famous Pennybacker Bridge. The course plays host to a prestigious World Golf Championships (WGC) event.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Non-metal spike facility.
Excellent
Austin Country Club is one of the oldest existing golf clubs in Texas and home to one of the greatest golf instructors who ever lived, Harvey Penick. Parts of the course are overlooked by the famous Pennybacker Bridge, also known as Austin's 360 Bridge.
Austin is host to the WGC-Dell Technologies Championship Match Play since 2016; see details on Top Golf Tournaments played at Austin CC.
Texas's 12th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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