$41 (cart included), played on Sunday, November 2012 at noon
Teravista sits on arguably the highest stretch of land in the Austin area, so the word "windswept" comes to mind. The course's playability--lengthwise AND layout-wise--goes up in calm conditions, and you'll feel like you're playing one of the best courses in the region [spoiler alert: you are]. Even so, you will need to be particularly sharp on three things here--1) Wind play, and knowing your club distances. In calmish conditions, you'll rarely have to go up more than a club or two. Oddly enough, I don't recall ever going down a club or two. 2) Know your pin placements. Again, this is distance related, which is helped greatly by GPS in the cart--count on it giving you a pretty good number. You may find yourself with some approach distances where the smart play is to bail short rather than challenge a guarded pin. Getting pin high, or past, can be a roll of the dice if you're off the green, which leads to: 3) Watch the rough. It's frustrating to lose a ball less than 10 feet off the fairway or just off the green when you KNOW where your ball was going, but it's that kind of rough. Again, this course is no walk in the park, nor is it a bargain hunter's paradise--even with some of the discounts you're likely to find. They also apparently have a heavy watering schedule; some surprisingly soggy lies [I know, first world problems]. All in all, an enjoyable challenge.
$46 (cart included), played on Friday, February 2008 at 8am
It was a great value, but was also in dead of winter. I'd like to see what the green fees are in a couple of months. Also would like to try it in less windy conditions, but that may be a crapshoot; wind is pretty much always going to be at least a little bit of a factor there.