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Austin, Texas Public Golf Courses

By Marc Jenkins

Austin, Texas Public Golf Courses
Austin, Texas is not only the fourth largest city in the state of Texas, but it is also the capital city and one of the state's major destinations. Austin is known for several attractions, which include the Texas State Capitol Building, the Texas Memorial Museum of Science and Technology and the George Washington Carver Museum, but it is also home to some terrific public golf courses. Some of Austin's public golf courses include the Lions Municipal course, the Riverside course and the Bluebonnet Hill course.

Lions Municipal Golf Course

The Lions Municipal golf course is a public golf course, which first opened in 1934, and is located in Austin, Texas. It is an 18-hole, par-71 course which has a course rating of 68.9 and a slope of 118. There are three separate tee locations on this course and the lengths are 4,931 yards from the shortest tee, 5, 642 yards from the middle tees and 6, 001 yards from the furthest tees (distances are total number of yards on each hole from tee to cup combined). There are five holes (10, 12, 13, 16 and 17) that have water hazards throughout them and five other holes (two, three, seven, eight and nine) which have either sand traps or bunkers in play. The Lions Municipal golf course offers private lessons and junior golf along with an on-site driving range and the ability to rent golf carts and clubs.

Lions Municipal Golf Course
2901 Enfield Road
Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-6963
lionsgolfcourse.com

Riverside Golf Course

The Riverside golf course is a public golf course which is in Austin, Texas located adjacent to the Riverside Campus of Austin Community College. It is an 18-hole, par-71 course which has a course rating of 69.0 and a slope of 123. There are two different tee locations on this course and the lengths are 5, 744 yards to each cup from the first set of tees and 6, 309 yards to each cup from the back tees. The course has an on-site pro shop, lounge, snack bar, putting greens and chipping greens as well to make the day a complete one filled with golf. The course also offers lessons, along with golf club and cart rentals. There are three holes (two, three and 13) that have water hazards in play and every hole with the exception of 13 has either a sand trap or bunker involved.

Riverside Golf Course
1020 Grove Blvd.
Austin, TX 78741
(512) 386-7077
riverside-gc.com

Bluebonnet Hill Golf Course

The Bluebonnet Hill golf course is a public golf course which is located just a few miles outside of the downtown area. This 18-hole, par-72 golf course has a rating of 70.0 and a slope of 113. There are three different tee locations with the shortest being 5, 241 yards, then there's 6, 033 yards from the middle tees and 6, 503 from the furthest tees. There are plenty of practice facilities on the premises which include a driving range, chipping green, sand trap and putting greens. There is also a pro shop, snack bar and lessons available along with cart and club rentals at the course.

Bluebonnet Hill Golf Course
9100 Decker Lane
Austin, TX 78724
(512) 272-4228
bluebonnethillgolf.com

About The Author

Marc Jenkins has been writing since 2008. His work has appeared in numerous online publications, and he is also co-host of the Double Play Sports Hour, a sports talk radio show on WBCR 1090AM in New York City. He studied English and mass communications at Virginia State University.
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