Best of Austin®

Best Beginner's Golf Course

Hancock Golf Course

Good golfers call this the worst course in town, but for beginners, it's a slice of heaven (or is that a slicer's heaven?). The oldest golf course in Texas (1899) is right down the block from the Chronicle and it's lured lots of Chronicle and SXSW staffers to take up the ancient game. In fact, the Chronicle golf team won the third place trophy in this year's SXSW golf tournament, played at (you guessed it) Hancock.