Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa

1900 Clubhouse Hill Drive,

Barton Creek Lakeside, Spicewood, Texas 78735

  • Office

    +1 (866) 572 7369 (toll free)
  • Pro shop

    +1 (512) 329 4000
  • Fax

    +1 (512) 329 4597
  • Golf pro

    Brech Spradley (PGA, Director of Instruction)
  • Academy

    Barton Creek Golf Academy

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland, open countryside and residential. The course is located close to and in view of Lake Travis, but without direct lakeside holes.

  • Designer:

    Arnold Palmer

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
6645
5643
5047
Par
71
71
71
SSS or slope
72.2
68.1
70.0

At the same location:

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).

Location

Latitude:

30.459809

Longitude:

-98.098812

How to get there:

26 mi NW of Barton Creek Resort centre / 33 mi NW of Austin.

Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Palmer Lakeside course)

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 1986

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 Palmer Lakeside course is a well-rated and pleasantly testing layout. This tree-lined and open parkland course should not disappoint, with many attractive features and several excellent holes to enjoy. Plenty of golfing challenge, a well-crafted design and usually good upkeep all contribute to the appeal of this course.

List of courses: Around Austin & San Antonio

Visitors

Who can play and when?

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.

Green fees

Contact club/resort for information on Stay&Play packages and golf rates.

Other information

Non-metal spike facility. Forecaddies available (if pre-booked).

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

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).

Where2Stay

  • Omni Barton Creek Resort & SpaAAA 4-Diamond

    8212 Barton Club Drive, Austin, Texas 78735.

    +1 (512) 329 4000

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    Framed 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.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Barton Creek (Coore Crenshaw and Fazio Foothills)

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Barton Creek (Palmer Lakeside course, 26 mi).

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