Henry Marx Lane,
Barton Creek, Austin, Texas 78735
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+1 (866) 572 7369 (toll free)Pro shop
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Brech Spradley (PGA, Director of Instruction)Academy
Barton Creek Golf AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Tom Fazio
The four 18-hole golf courses at Barton Creek are: Coore Crenshaw (par-71, 6630 yds from back tees, located at the main resort centre); Fazio Foothills (par-72, 7125 yds, located at main resort centre); Fazio Canyons (par-72, 7153 yds, 2.5 mi SW of resort centre); Palmer Lakeside (par-71, 6645 yds, 26 mi NW of main resort centre).
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12 mi W of downtown Austin.
Barton Creek (Canyons)
Barton Creek Resort & Spa is home to four 18-hole championship courses. The Fazio Foothills and Coore Crenshaw courses are located at the main resort centre, while the Fazio Canyons (generally the highest-rated of the four) is two miles from the resort centre, and Palmer Lakeside is 26 miles away.
The Fazio Canyons course at Barton Creek Resort & Spa is one of the top-rated and finest championship layouts in Texas. The excellent tree-lined parkland course contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes. Definitely a course that will challenge your all-round game, and well worth going out of your way to play.
Stay&Play at Barton Creek: nearby luxury accommodation is available (2.5 mi), see Where2Stay section below.
Outside visitor play on all Barton Creek's courses is restricted to guests staying at Barton Creek, who can book to play on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Non-metal spike facility. Forecaddies available (if pre-booked).
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Originally the vision of Ben Barnes and former Texas Governor John Connally, Barton Creek has changed hands a couple of times since ground was first broken in 1985.
Barton Creek, a legendary Texas Hill Country resort, is a member of Omni Hotels & Resorts, which operates several prestigious Stay&Play golf resorts across the United States. These facilities include many well-known resorts, some of them regularly hosting PGA and LPGA Tour events.
Included in the Omni golf collection are: Tucson National (Arizona), La Costa and Rancho Las Palmas (Calif), Grove Park Inn and Hilton Head Oceanfront (Carolinas), Interlocken (Colorado), Amelia Island Plantation and ChampionsGate (Florida), Mount Washington (New Hampshire), Bedford Springs (Pennsylvania), Barton Creek (Texas), and The Homestead (Virginia).
Fazio Canyons course:
Texas's 24th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
8212 Barton Club Drive, Austin, Texas 78735.
+1 (512) 329 4000
Visit websiteFramed within 4,000 secluded acres of rolling Texas Hill Country, the Omni Barton Creek Resort offers a full-service Three Springs Spa, four spectacular championship golf courses, award-winning conference facilities, four dining options, numerous recreational activities and much more. 309 excellently appointed guestrooms, suites or villas are all bestowed with modern features and a tasteful selection of stylish furnishings.
Barton Creek (Coore Crenshaw and Fazio Foothills)
Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)
Barton Creek (Palmer Lakeside course, 26 mi).
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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.
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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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