Barton Creek · Cliffside/Crenshaw
8212 Barton Club Dr, Austin, TX 78735, USA
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Barton Creek · Cliffside/Crenshaw is an 18-hole golf course in Austin, TX, playing 4,726–6,650 yards from 5 sets of tees (slope 115–133, course rating up to 72.6).
Expect 35 bunkers; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
Golfers treat the Crenshaw and Coore design as the thinking player’s course at Barton Creek, a low-profile routing across an old rock quarry with wide fairways, native areas, and greens that reward angles over power. Reviews consistently single it out as the most architecturally interesting of the four, even if it lacks the postcard drama of Canyons.
Consistently praised
- The ground game and short-grass run-offs around the greens that let creative players use the contours instead of flying everything in.
- A routing through old quarry land that feels intimate and walkable, with very little water and almost no forced carries.
Worth knowing
- Visitors expecting Canyons-style scenery sometimes call it plain on first look, and the subtlety of the greens can be lost on a single play.
Golfers recommend
- Miss on the fat side of the greens, the run-offs on the wrong side leave the hardest up-and-downs on property.
- Pay attention to where the bunkers sit relative to the fairway, the design rewards a tee shot played to a specific side rather than just long.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the Blue tees, 6167 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #2, #14, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #4, #6, #9, #10, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 3 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.
- 1 driveable par 4, a chance to steal a shot.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 358 | 17 | Birdie |
| 2• | 5 | 470 | 13 | Reachable |
| 3• | 4 | 370 | 7 | |
| 4•• | 4 | 436 | 1 | Tough |
| 5• | 3 | 210 | 9 | Long 3 |
| 6• | 4 | 464 | 5 | Long 4 |
| 7• | 4 | 370 | 11 | |
| 8• | 3 | 173 | 15 | |
| 9• | 4 | 444 | 3 | Long 4Tough |
| Out | 35 | 3295 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 455 | 4 | Long 4 |
| 11• | 3 | 185 | 8 | |
| 12• | 5 | 535 | 10 | |
| 13• | 3 | 163 | 12 | |
| 14• | 4 | 317 | 16 | DriveableBirdie |
| 15• | 5 | 590 | 6 | |
| 16• | 5 | 575 | 14 | |
| 17• | 3 | 142 | 18 | |
| 18• | 4 | 393 | 2 | Tough |
| In | 36 | 3355 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 6650 | 72.6 | 133 | 71 |
| Green | 6333 | 71 | 130 | 71 |
| Blue | 6167 | 70.1 | 128 | 71 |
| White | 5634 | 67.7 | 125 | 71 |
| Red | 4726 | 63.5 | 115 | 71 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Mon 09-28 · 86/100
Frequently asked.
- How long is Barton Creek · Cliffside/Crenshaw?
- Barton Creek · Cliffside/Crenshaw plays 4,726–6,650 yards across 5 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Barton Creek · Cliffside/Crenshaw?
- Its slope rating ranges 115–133, with a course rating up to 72.6. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Barton Creek · Cliffside/Crenshaw?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Blue tees at 6,167 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- How many bunkers does Barton Creek · Cliffside/Crenshaw have?
- Barton Creek · Cliffside/Crenshaw has 35 bunkers, and water comes into play on 11 holes.
Nearby & similar.
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