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• Coore Crenshaw Cliffside – Co-designed by Ben Crenshaw and architect Bill Coore in 1991 , this 6,650- yard course is not long , but it features wide , tree-lined fairways and expansive , undulating greens . The back nine has consecutive par-5s on holes 15 and 16 , and final-hole approach shot requires accuracy to a low-lying green nestled into a hillside .
• Palmer Lakeside – Designed by Arnold Palmer in 1986 and renovated in 2024 , this 6,476-yard course is a hidden retreat located 45 minutes from the Barton Creek Resort . Built on a hilltop overlooking Lake Travis , the course features elevation changes and risk-reward options for long hitters . The
course ’ s signature par-3 11th hole is a scenic highlight that includes a waterfall . Seven teeing options offered .
LOST PINES GOLF CLUB – Formerly known as Wolfdancer Golf Club , this Arthur Hills 2006 design is now a property of the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa in Lost Pines , Texas . Located 20 miles east of Austin , this picturesque 7,200-yard , par-72 course is designed over rolling prairies , wooded ridgelines and winds through native pecan-tree groves along the lower Colorado River .
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THE GOLF CLUB AT STAR RANCH ( Hutto ) – Located 30 minutes north of Austin , this par-71 course designed by Carter and Jay Morrish , Roy Bechtol and Randolph Russell offers wide fairways on a forgiving 7,017-yard layout balanced by wind expovsga . org