The golf resort at Barton Creek Resort & Spa sets a standard of excellence and beauty for all golf courses in Texas. Experience the #1 and #2 rated Texas golf courses at Barton Creek Resort & Spa, a luxury golf resort boasting challenging courses, quality service and unparallel scenery. The championship golf courses, designed by Tom Fazio, Arnold Palmer and Ben Crenshaw, are a tribute to the game of golf and the unique terrain of the Hill Country in Austin, Texas. In addition, at Barton Creek Resort & Spa, guests can enjoy one of the top golf vacation schools at The Chuck Cook Golf Academy. Golf Digest named Chuck Cook to the top ten of "America's 50 Greatest Teachers". This experienced Texas golf school boasts various classes & private instruction opportunities.

All golf courses offer 18 holes of play, but until playing a round at Barton Creek Resort & Spa, it is hard to understand what is special about playing the game of golf in Texas. The golf courses at Barton Creek offer a luxury golf experience unique to Texas and this luxury resort. At Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, where one golf course ends, another begins. Find challenging yet spectacularly beautiful Texas golf courses that are sure to leave you wanting more.

In March 2005, Barton Creek Resort & Spa introduced an elite caddie program.  Resort guests can reserve a caddie or forecaddie seven days a week with a 24 hour reservation through the Pro Shops. Caddies and Forecaddies are carefully trained on every hole of each course to assist golfers with reading putts, calculating accurate yardage, spotting and locating balls and guidance around the course.  Golfers will no longer need to be bothered with keeping clubs and balls clean, raking the bunkers, locating lost shots or tending the pin.  The caddie and forecaddie will take care of everything as well as help maintain the pace of play around the course.

Fazio Foothills The Fazio Foothills course, established in 1986, ranks at the top of all experts' lists.  Golfweek Magazine 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 most Best or Most Beautiful holes (holes #12, 4, 9, 16, 10, 18) recognized by The Dallas Morning News. Distance from Tees:  BLACK - 7085 / GOLD - 6684 / BLUE - 6290 / WHITE - 5900 / RED - 5185 PAR: 72

Fazio Canyons Barton Creek Resort & Spa's newest course, Fazio Canyons was recently named #1 Course in Texas according to Golfweek Magazine (2003). Dallas Morning News also rates the Canyons among the best Resort Courses in Texas. The 7,161-yard, par-72 layout boasts the signature of Tom Fazio, the legendary golf designer of Barton Creek's existing 18-hole Fazio Foothills course. Fazio's second masterpiece is located just two miles from the resort's main clubhouse and has its own pro shop and extensive practice areas. Distance from Tees:  BLACK - 7161 / GOLD - 6872 / BLUE - 6504 / WHITE - 6100 / RED - 5149 PAR: 72

Crenshaw Cliffside When playing the Crenshaw Cliffside course, 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 to delight members and visitors alike.  Austin's well-known native son and Barton Creek Resort & Spa's touring professional, 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 than 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 The Dallas Morning News. Distance from Tees:  GOLD - 6553 / BLUE - 6046 / RED - 4850 PAR: 71

Palmer Lakeside Ideally perched on a secluded hilltop overlooking Lake Travis, just 25 miles west of Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Barton Creek Lakeside is a hidden retreat that rewards guests with striking, panoramic lake views and twilight glimpses of white-tail deer.  Lakeside's extraordinary championship golf course, designed by the King of Golf, Arnold Palmer, opened for play in 1986. Palmer's course is fun for proficient players and quite manageable for novices - offering exceptional enjoyment for every class of golfer.  Distance from Tees:  GOLD - 6645 / BLUE - 6080 / WHITE - 5634 / RED - 5107 PAR: 71

AWARDS
Four Diamond Status (2001-2004) American Automobile Association (AAA)  #29 in Top 100 Golf Resorts (2004) and World's Best Places to Stay - Gold List Reserve (2002) Conde Nast Traveler  Silver Medal (2002, 2003 & 2005) GOLF MAGAZINE  Top 75 Golf Resorts (2002) Golf Digest