canyon golf below the resort at Barton Creek
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Destinations / Texas · Austin Hill Country

Omni Barton Creek

Four courses in the Austin Hill Country—two Fazios, a Coore & Crenshaw, and a Palmer—off one resort a half-hour from downtown.
Courses
Fazio Foothills · Fazio Canyons · Coore Crenshaw · Palmer Lakeside
4 courses, 72 holes
Best season
March–May & October–November
Getting there
Austin-Bergstrom Intl. (AUS)—about 30 min
In the Hill Country just west of downtown Austin
From the airport
Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS)
Price
$$$

Barton Creek is the golf heart of Austin: an Omni resort in the limestone Hill Country with four championship courses on the property and its satellite. The headliner is Tom Fazio's Foothills, all cascading waterfalls and cliffside greens; a few miles on sits his wilder, higher-rated Canyons, the first Texas resort course certified an Audubon sanctuary.

Rounding it out are the connoisseur's picks: Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore's minimalist home-state design, and Arnold Palmer's dramatic Lakeside course above Lake Travis, 25 minutes northwest. Four architects, four distinct rounds, one base—and all of Austin's food and music a half-hour down the hill.

The courses
Coore Crenshaw
Coore Crenshaw
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw · par 71 · Crenshaw & Coore's minimalist home course—short yardage, deep strategy.
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Fazio Canyons
Fazio Canyons
Tom Fazio · par 72 · The wilder, higher-rated Fazio—7,400 yards through an Audubon sanctuary.
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Fazio Foothills
Fazio Foothills
Tom Fazio · par 72 · Fazio's Hill Country showpiece—waterfalls, cliffs, and a top-3 public course in Texas.
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Palmer Lakeside
Palmer Lakeside
Arnold Palmer · par 71 · Arnold Palmer's satellite above Lake Travis, 25 minutes northwest.
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Where to stay
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
The on-site Hill Country resort—rooms, spa, and all four courses at your door · from $279/nt
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Where to eat
Bob's Steak & Chop House
$90 pp
Steakhouse · dinner
On resort
Texas Spice
$40 pp
Texan · breakfast & dinner
On resort
Napoles
$35 pp
Mexican · dinner
On resort
Canyons Grill
$30 pp
American grill · lunch
On resort
Crenshaw's Bar & Eatery
$30 pp
Grill & bar · lunch & dinner
On resort
Jim Bob's Lobby Lounge
$25 pp
Lobby bar · small plates & live music
On resort
Travis Pool Bar & Grill
$25 pp
Poolside · lunch
On resort
Velvet Joe's Coffee House
$10 pp
Café · coffee & pastries
On resort
Off the course
The resort's full-service spa and Hill Country pools
Downtown Austin—live music, barbecue and Barton Springs, 30 minutes east
Texas Hill Country wineries and Lake Travis
Bat-watching at the Congress Avenue Bridge at dusk
Best time to go
JanAprJulOctDec
Austin golf is best in spring and fall; summers are long and hot, so book early tee times June through September. Winters are mild and playable.
Sample itineraries
The two-Fazio weekend
Foothills and Canyons, with a night out in Austin
Play all four
Both Fazios, the Coore & Crenshaw, and the Palmer at Lakeside
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