| _ | | _ | | | NOTE: Must be a guest at Barton Creek to play this course. The natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country is the focus of course architects, Ben Crenshaw and partner, Bill Coore. Rolling hills, natural plateaus, soft contours and native vegetation are harmoniously woven into a playable championship layout that provides a variety of interesting holes to delight members and visitors alike. Austin's well-known native son, Ben Crenshaw, admits his is an old-style philosophy. "We believe the best architect is nature and the best players' courses make good use of the natural terrain. We let the land dictate the routing rather than imposing ourselves on the landscape." Indeed, Crenshaw's Cliffside course plays across the land quite naturally and most magically. Slope = 124 / **** | | | _ | | _ | | | NOTE: Must be a guest at Barton Creek to play this course. The 7,153-yard, par-72 Fazio Canyons is the second masterpiece and is located just two miles from the resort and has its own pro shop and extensive practice areas. This is also the location of the Chuck Cook Golf Academy. The course offers numerous scenic holes lined with stately red oaks and sycamore trees and features spectacular Hill Country views of Short Springs Branch, a beautiful limestone bed creek which meanders throughout the course. The 561-yard, par-5 finishing hole is tremendous and by all accounts rivals Barton Creek's existing No. 18 on the Foothills course. Additionally, the design and construction of the new course embody a Fazio trademark of protecting and preserving the environment. Slope = 135 / ****1/2 | | | _ | | _ | | | NOTE: Must be a guest at Barton Creek to play this course. Barton Creek Resort & Spa's signature golf course is an astonishingly beautiful design masterpiece by Tom Fazio. The architectural layout features dramatic cliff-lined fairways, natural limestone caves, waterfalls, and superb TiffEagle Bermuda greens, which give golfers 18 holes of pure pleasure with no lack of challenge. This unforgettable golfing experience provides plenty of elevation change and visual impact. Tom Fazio puts a premium on long, accurate drives down the Hybrid TIFSport Bermuda fairways. The small greens with undulating aprons and grass bunkers make the Fazio Foothills course a shot-maker's paradise. The five different sets of tee boxes appeal to a wide variety of skill levels. Slope = 135 / ****1/2 | | | _ | | _ | | | NOTE: Must be a guest at Barton Creek to play this course. Ideally perched on a secluded hilltop overlooking Lake Travis, just 25 miles west of Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Barton Creek Lakeside is a hidden retreat that rewards guests with striking panoramic lake views and twilight glimpses of white-tail deer. Lakeside's extraordinary championship golf course, designed by the King of Golf, Arnold Palmer, opened for play in 1986. Palmer's course is fun for proficient players and quite manageable for novices - offering exceptional enjoyment for every class of golfer. Prowess with the driver is a plus for a good round of golf, as Palmer's course is a big-hitter's delight. Professional golfers rate Palmer's design among the "Top Ten Texas Courses" and consider Lakeside to have the best Champions Bermuda greens in the State. Slope = 124 / **** | | | | | | | | Custom Trip Quote to Barton Creek | | | | | | | | | | |