Austin, TX
Four courses in the Austin hills — Fazio drama, Crenshaw's hometown touch, and Austin nights.
Barton Creek folds four championship courses into the limestone canyons on Austin's west side. Fazio Foothills is the headliner — waterfalls, cliff-edge greens and cave-mouth par 4s — with Fazio Canyons rolling deeper into the hills as its equal partner. The Coore & Crenshaw course carries hometown weight in Ben Crenshaw's Austin, and Palmer Lakeside sits above Lake Travis for a change-of-scenery day. The Omni resort wraps it all in pools, a big spa and Hill Country views, with Austin's barbecue, tacos and live-music circuit close enough for a proper night out.
| Course | Designer | Notes | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fazio Foothills | Tom Fazio | The showpiece — waterfalls, caves and canyon-edge greens. The marquee round. | resort |
| Fazio Canyons | Tom Fazio | The wilder, roomier sibling rolling through the creek canyons — many regulars' favorite. | resort |
| Coore & Crenshaw | Coore & Crenshaw | Wide, walkable and strategic — hometown design royalty in Crenshaw's Austin. | resort |
| Palmer Lakeside | Arnold Palmer | The change-of-pace round above Lake Travis, half an hour west. | resort |
The resort
The rebuilt flagship in the hills — pools, a destination spa and Hill Country sunset views, with three of the four courses on property.
◆ The private house
A modern West Austin house with a pool and canyon views — fifteen minutes to the resort gates and twenty to the barbecue and live-music circuit downtown.
5-6 BR · sleeps 10-12 · ~$700–$2,800/nt
AM Fly into Austin — the resort is twenty-five minutes from the gate.
PM Check in, range session, then barbecue and live music downtown.
AM Open in the canyons — big fairways, bigger views.
PM Pool and spa; taco crawl or a South Congress wander.
AM The strategic hometown design — walkers welcome.
PM Diehards drive out to Palmer Lakeside; others float Lake Austin. Steak dinner.
AM The team match on the showpiece — the canyon holes will decide it.
PM Trophy dinner at the resort; cigars and bourbon on the terrace.
AM Migas and coffee, one last look at the hills, then the short hop to the airport.
The deepest course lineup in Texas resort golf — two Tom Fazio showpieces, a Coore & Crenshaw design in Ben Crenshaw's own hometown, and a Palmer course on Lake Travis — with Austin's food and music scene twenty minutes away.
Golf access is for resort guests and members — book stay-and-play and lock Fazio Foothills first. Lakeside is a half-hour drive; make it the relaxed mid-trip day. Austin dinner reservations go fast on weekends.