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Matt Welch
Kingsland
2012-06-25
$26 (cart included), played on Sunday, June 2012 at 4pm
This course is now called LIGHTHOUSE COUNTRY CLUB. It was formerly known as Packsaddle, and may have carried with it throughout the years a kind of hardscrabble reputation (i.e., dry, not well-maintained, not worth the trip from the Austin area). Believe that now, and you'll be losing out on a real Hill Country gem. Interesting layout, will make you think (and think 3-wood while you're at it). Smooth greens--most of them pretty big. Subtle elevation changes. Affordable. Separate but on-premise restaurant which stays open late most of the week. Taken out of its Texas Hill Country context, it is a nice, accessible public course in really good shape. Put back into context, and given what the drought has done to even some of the better-known courses around here, it is in remarkable shape. If you're not getting out of the metro areas much, Lighthouse Country Club will feel like a vacation a world away. Come to think of it, given its proximity to Lake LBJ, weekend resorts, and water sports, that's not such a bad idea after all...
Would travel: 30-60 Miles
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area, Ranks with the best in this price level, Bargain priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
$26 (cart included), played on Sunday, June 2012 at 4pm
This course is now called LIGHTHOUSE COUNTRY CLUB. It was formerly known as Packsaddle, and may have carried with it throughout the years a kind of hardscrabble reputation (i.e., dry, not well-maintained, not worth the trip from the Austin area). Believe that now, and you'll be losing out on a real Hill Country gem. Interesting layout, will make you think (and think 3-wood while you're at it). Smooth greens--most of them pretty big. Subtle elevation changes. Affordable. Separate but on-premise restaurant which stays open late most of the week. Taken out of its Texas Hill Country context, it is a nice, accessible public course in really good shape. Put back into context, and given what the drought has done to even some of the better-known courses around here, it is in remarkable shape. If you're not getting out of the metro areas much, Lighthouse Country Club will feel like a vacation a world away. Come to think of it, given its proximity to Lake LBJ, weekend resorts, and water sports, that's not such a bad idea after all...