![]() ![]() Just try and get it back onto the fairway. If you do happen to find the trees with any shot on the Woodcreek Course, don't get greedy. On the back side, doglegs aren't as frequent, but the trees are. The overall layout of this hole makes it a hole to remember and consequently, it is recognized as the signature hole. If you choose to cut the corner by clearing the trees, don't be too long as the slope will funnel your ball down toward the small pond with a small waterfall that sits in front of the Tifdwarf Bermuda green. A solidly struck low iron or a lofted wood will get you to the corner. Unlike the other holes on the front side, there is a considerable change in elevation off the tee, which makes the 408-yard, par 4 quite picturesque. Off the tee you must avoid the trees that border the right side of the fairway that form the dogleg. The eighth hole is the prototypical dogleg at Woodcreek as far as hole layout is concerned. The only reason all nine aren't doglegs, I assume, is because of the two par threes. Seven out of the first nine holes are doglegs created through resourceful removal of trees. Woodcreek, which was formerly known as Brookhollow and Eagle Rock under its previous owners, is laced with trees and houses on almost every fairway. And the former definitely results in the latter. That layout can be summed up in two words - trees and doglegs. ![]() "Quicksand has some great plans and with what they built in San Angelo, I know this course will only get better." Lester, who has been on board since June, said in just five months there has been considerable improvement to an already solid layout. Woodcreek is the 18-hole layout open today and according to head pro Terry Lester, it wasn't in the best condition when new ownership took over. It not only focuses the important requisites of course maintenance and general improvement on one course, it also provides those who play it with a more enjoyable all-around experience as opposed to playing two lackluster courses that wouldn't be given the appropriate resources and care. The decision to close Cypress Creek was twofold. Quicksand, which built what is recognized as one of the top 15 courses in the state in Quicksand Golf Course in San Angelo, took over the course and unlike many new owners who opt to make improvements immediately, Quicksand decided it was wiser to shut down the target Cypress Creek Course than to make improvements. Add in the fact that the drive from downtown Austin to the course in the Texas Hill Country can take almost 45 minutes, and you have a lot of reasons not to make the drive to the resort golf course.Įverything changed in May 2001 when Quicksand Golf Corporation purchased the properties. One of the courses, Cypress Creek, was in such bad shape it was closed earlier this year.Īll these factors combined have not been conducive to a large clientele on a regular basis. From Brookhollow to Eagle Rock on one course to Dancing Indian and Cypress Creek on the other, each course never achieved a true identity. The two 18-hole courses went through numerous name changes. The shuffling of ownership through the years has also resulted in a lack of consistency in course management. Since the first ball was struck back in 1977, Quicksand has gone through multiple owners including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, when it was repossessed from one of its owners as the result of a faulty loan. The golf course has experienced some turbulent times since it first opened in the mid 1970s. WIMBERLEY, TX - "Good things come to those who wait." "Patience is a virtue." Those two oft-used sayings are very appropriate when describing Quicksand at Woodcreek and its patrons. ![]()
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