Vacations | Accommodation

Barton Creek:

5 nights / 4 rounds of golf

Barton Creek Resort & Spa:

An AAA Four-Diamond luxury hotel in Austin – spans 4,000 acres in the heart of the glorious Texas Hill Country, and boasts some of the region's most breathtaking views.

This Austin luxury hotel and resort offers 303 guest rooms and suites furnished in an elegant Texas style. It is home to a variety of recreational options, including the #1 and #2 ranked resort golf courses in Texas, one of Austin's most luxurious spas, a full-service fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, a miniature golf course, a fully-supervised children's program, as well as four exceptional restaurants.

Fazio Foothills :

7,125 yards, par 72 Slope 75.1/ rating

Barton Creek’s signature golf course is an astonishingly beautiful masterpiece by Tom Fazio. The layout features dramatic cliff-lined fairways, natural limestone caves, waterfalls, and superb Bermuda greens, which gives golfers 18 holes of pure pleasure with no lack of challenge. This unforgettable golfing experience provides plenty of elevation change and visual impact.

The Foothills course was upgraded in 2004. The result is a better-looking, better-playing grass that “greens-up” earlier in the season and stays green later into the fall, creating a more consistent and dense playing surface. The Fazio Foothills course, established in 1986, ranks at the top of all experts’ lists. Golfweek rates the Foothills #4 among America’s 50 Best Resort Courses. The course is also named the Best Resort Course in Texas and has the distinction of consistently having several holes listed among the State’s Best or Most Beautiful Holes (holes #12, 4, 9, 16, 10, 18) recognized by the Dallas Morning News. Slope 4 / rating 138

Fazio Canyons:

7,153-yard, par-72

Fazio’s second masterpiece 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 hold is tremendous and by all accounts rivals Barton Creek’s existing #18 hole on the Foothills course.

The Fazio Canyons course is among the first courses in the country with the Signature designation in the Certified Audubon Sanctuary System. Slope 75.1/ rating 141

Crenshaw Cliffside:

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. As an ardent student of golf history, Crenshaw offers a rare taste of a traditional layout in his design.

The course features broad, rolling fairways; widely-varied green sized and is a fitting tribute to the way the game was once played.

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 then imposing ourselves on the landscape. “Indeed, Crenshaw’s course plays across the land quite naturally and most magically, and was rated 38th among the “50 Best Courses in Texas” by Dallas Morning News. The 18th hole is an exciting climax which plays slightly uphill. Approach shots must cross a running creek to land on a low-lying green, which is seemingly etched into the hillside. The Crenshaw Cliffside course, rated among the Top 50 in Texas by the Dallas Morning News, is both forgiving for the novice and challenging for the seasoned golfer. Slope 70.8 / rating 121

Palmer Lakeside :

Lakeside’s extraordinary championship golf course, designed by Arnold Palmer, opened for play in 1986.  Perched on a secluded hilltop overlooking Lake Travis, just 25 miles west of Barton Creek, the Lakeside is a hidden gem with striking, panoramic lake views and twilight glimpses of white-tail deer.

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 the course among the “Top Ten Texas Courses” and consider Lakeside to have the best Champions Bermuda greens in the State.  A cascading waterfall and native flora highlight Lakeside’s signature 11th hole, a magnificent par-three.  Indeed, the Dallas Morning News ranks it among the “18 Most Beautiful in Texas”.  The par-five 12th and par-four 13th holes are both doglegs left with sloping fairways that reward any player who can “turn the ball over and take it deep.” Slope 72.7 / rating 133

Other facilities:

Three restaurants and the poll and grill. The resort also is home to the Chuck Cook Golf Academy, featuring an innovative instructional program. The Academy offers two and three-day schools.

The full-service spa features 24 treatment rooms consisting of massage and facial studios. The fitness center features an indoor running track and par course, an indoor sports court, an indoor pool with water aerobics classes and expansive exercise areas. The tennis center has 11 lighted courts. Barton.  Barton Creek’s outdoor pool features a spectacular natural rock setting with a kiddie pool and a Jacuzzi. The indoor pool is also available during normal hours of operation.  The Barton Creek Nature Trail is part of the resort’s commitment to environmental preservation. This half-mile, self-guided tour offers visitors the opportunity to explore the unique flora and fauna found in the Central Texas Hill Country.

Tours of the city of Austin, the scenic Hill Country, the LBJ Ranch, historic Fredericksburg, the National Wildflower Research Center, factory outlet shopping and the stunning new Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum can all be arranged through the concierge.

Location:

Austin Texas