Benbrook Park - Leander

After we finished at Wilco some of us decided to try out Benbrook Park in Leander since it was close by.  After a quick stop at HEB to replenish supplies we were good to go.  The players were Steve, Keith, Bob, Mike and Rob.

Benbrook Park is neighborhood course in Leander that runs along a creek behind a housing development.  There is a paved parking lot and clean restrooms.  The park itself was very clean, ample trash cans and no litter.  The brush was a very thick in some places, we had trouble finding a few discs.  Although the tee pads are dirt they were not too rutted out and are all marked by headstones.  The baskets were Mach 3 instead of the preferred Disc Catcher.

The holes range from the absurd to the sublime.  Hole #5 is the signature hole for the course.  It is a 656 par 4 with the basket placed behind a pond.  Very easy to lose a disc here.  Holes #7 and #8 are ridiculous.  Hole #7 is a 227 foot par 3 with no fairway, just aim for a gap in the trees, if you don't make it then good luck finding your disc.  Hole #8 was a 94 foot par 3 (yes, I said 94 foot).  Most of the other holes were tight tunnel shots or wide open fields.  Hole #17 had a challenging drive over the water.  The creek comes into play on #18 also.  It started to rain and the wind picked up on the last few holes.

A total of nine birdies were made:  Steve(2), Rob(2), Bob(2), Mike(2) and Keith(1).  No discs found, one disc lost (Keith) in the pond on #5.
 
Our overall opinion was that this was not a bad course, but not one we would go out of our way to play again.  At least I can take if off my list of courses in the Austin area that I have not played.

Benbrook Park - Leander Texas

Bob starts us off with a flick

Keith driving in the open fairway

Bob tries a long putt

Keith driving on #4

Bob with the Gumby pose

Mike and Steve checking out #5

Bob tries his setup shot on #5

Bob laying up to the basket

Keith trying to retrieve his disc.  The water clouded up and he lost it.

Keith with his approach

Steve putting with style points

Keith driving on #7

Steve driving the #7 "fairway"

Bob driving on #8.  Yes, it is 94 feet.

Steve putting and driving at the same time.

Keith out by the primroses.

Keith driving on #10

A foul wind knocked Steve over.

Steve with a long drive on #10

Me driving on #11

Burko on #12

Me driving on #17

Bob with a drive into the rain and the wind.  It pushed it back over.

Keith getting Bob's disc

Bob getting Keith's disc

Keith taking his drop shot

Burko on #18

Bob putting on #18

Official Scorecard by the Bob Accounting Firm