Live Oak Course
Designer: Gary Player
The Live Oak golf course at Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club was designed by golf legend, Gary Player. This 18-hole championship golf cou…
The Live Oak golf course at Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club was designed by golf legend, Gary Player. This 18-hole championship golf course, located in the Texas Hill Country, was built in 1978. The golf course meanders through the community with various ravines and vistas encountered throughout the a round. Deer and other forms of wildlife are also prevalent throughout the course. Live Oak provides players of all skill levels a challenging test of golf.
# 1 /
Par: 5
Handicaps:
Men's 9
Women's 3
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 546
RANCH 496
BLUE 496
OAKS 496
WHITE 471
COPPER 420
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The opening hole is a par 5 that requires players to hit an accurate tee shot between three fairway bunkers. A decision awaits on the second shot; go for the well-guarded green in two or lay-up to a wedge distance. |
# 2 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 3
Women's 9
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 403
RANCH 403
BLUE 378
OAKS 345
WHITE 345
COPPER 305
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| A well-placed tee shot on this dogleg left par 4 will leave about 150 yads into a green that’s guarded by a pond on the left. The putting surface has a large slope on the right and is surrounded by collection areas. |
# 3 /
Par: 3
Handicaps:
Men's 17
Women's 17
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 200
RANCH 181
BLUE 181
OAKS 160
WHITE 160
COPPER 138
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The green on this first par 3 is fairly large and features two bunkers on the right side. The putting surface slopes gradually from left-to-right, feeding towards the bunkers. |
# 4 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 11
Women's 5
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 455
RANCH 421
BLUE 421
OAKS 421
WHITE 400
COPPER 329
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The fourth is a long, dogleg right par 4. Even a long, accurate tee shot will leave players over 170 yards in to a shallow, yet undulated, green that’s guarded by two bunkers. |
# 5 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 13
Women's 7
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 381
RANCH 381
BLUE 353
OAKS 353
WHITE 340
COPPER 277
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| A well-placed tee shot on this short par 4 will leave players around 100 yards in. The green is fairly flat and guarded by two bunkers and heavy rough. |
# 6 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 5
Women's 13
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 454
RANCH 436
BLUE 436
OAKS 382
WHITE 382
COPPER 309
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| Considered by many to be the toughest hole on the course, the par 4 sixth is long and straight. Even though the fairway is wide, trees can block out the second if the drive isn’t perfectly placed. Then, a 170+ yard approach shot over a creek to a green surrounded by bunkers awaits players. |
# 7 /
Par: 3
Handicaps:
Men's 15
Women's 15
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 177
RANCH 177
BLUE 155
OAKS 155
WHITE 133
COPPER 115
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| Three bunkers protect the shallow green on this par 3. Players must be careful to avoid the front right bunker, as it has a tendency to ruin good rounds. |
# 8 /
Par: 5
Handicaps:
Men's 1
Women's 1
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 502
RANCH 502
BLUE 474
OAKS 421
WHITE 421
COPPER 369
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The eighth is an incredibly unique par 5, as it crosses two ravines on its way to the green. The safe play off the tee is to take a fairway wood or long-iron to the fairway guarded by trees on the left. An aggressive play would be to hit the tee shot over the trees on the left with driver and leave about 170 yards in to the green that’s guarded by three bunkers and divided in half by a large slope. |
# 9 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 7
Women's 11
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 417
RANCH 399
BLUE 399
OAKS 375
WHITE 375
COPPER 316
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The final hole on the front nine is an uphill par 4 that requires an accurate tee shot down the left side of the fairway. The approach is an uphill shot to an elevated green surrounded by two bunkers and guarded by a large slope on the last third. |
# 10 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 14
Women's 16
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 384
RANCH 341
BLUE 341
OAKS 341
WHITE 320
COPPER 278
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The back nine opens with a relatively short par 4 with a narrow landing area off the tee. A bunker guards the right and a cluster of trees on the left. Approach shots are typically fairly short into a green that has gradual slope from back-to-front and is guarded by two bunkers. |
# 11 /
Par: 3
Handicaps:
Men's 18
Women's 18
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 172
RANCH 172
BLUE 146
OAKS 146
WHITE 126
COPPER 112
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The eleventh is the shortest par 3 on the golf course. A large, deep bunker on the left guards a green that slopes back-to-front. |
# 12 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 12
Women's 6
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 403
RANCH 379
BLUE 379
OAKS 379
WHITE 353
COPPER 323
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| This downhill dogleg right par 4 features a fairway bunker on the right side. A safe play off the tee is down the left, where it’ll leave players about 125 yards in to a green that slopes back-to-front. Two bunkers guard the green that can feature a variety of hole locations. |
# 13 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 4
Women's 2
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 361
RANCH 361
BLUE 329
OAKS 317
WHITE 317
COPPER 256
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The thirteenth is the most picturesque hole at Fair Oaks Ranch. It’s a par 4 that requires a lay-up off the tee to a wide fairway. Approach shots will be in the 100 yard range over a pond to a shallow green. |
# 14 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 10
Women's 10
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 414
RANCH 390
BLUE 390
OAKS 367
WHITE 367
COPPER 278
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| This medium-length par 4 doglegs 90 degrees to the right. A tee shot left of the fairway bunkers on the right will leave an approach of around 150 yards. From there, players will face a slightly uphill second to a green surrounded by bunkers and heavy rough. |
# 15 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 2
Women's 4
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 571
RANCH 571
BLUE 542
OAKS 542
WHITE 512
COPPER 421
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| Three accurate shots are required on this par 5 to have a chance at birdie. The tee shot should be placed left of the fairway bunker to leave the best angle into the green. On the second shot, the landing area slopes severely from left-to-right, so players must be sure to take it up the left. If successful, players will be left with an approach of around 100 yards to an undulated green with two bunkers protecting it. |
# 16 /
Par: 3
Handicaps:
Men's 16
Women's 12
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 189
RANCH 158
BLUE 158
OAKS 128
WHITE 128
COPPER 112
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The sixteenth is a beautiful mid-length par 3 over a tranquil pond. The green is guarded by a deep bunker in front and a collection area in back. This hole has some of the most challenging hole locations on the golf course. |
# 17 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 8
Women's 14
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 462
RANCH 432
BLUE 432
OAKS 407
WHITE 407
COPPER 348
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The final par 4 is a long downhill dogleg left. A well-placed tee shot will leave players a mid-iron into a large narrow green that’s protected by two bunkers and a large slope in the middle. |
# 18 /
Par: 5
Handicaps:
Men's 6
Women's 8
Yardage by Tee:
GOLD 517
RANCH 517
BLUE 498
OAKS 498
WHITE 471
COPPER 409
Slope:
Gold 74.6/139 Ranch 72.7/133 Blue 71.8/131 Oaks 70.7/129 White Men 69.3/126 White Ladies 75.1/138 Copper 70.8/126
Pro Tips
| The finishing hole is a reachable par 5 that requires accuracy. A well-placed tee shot will leave players a decision on the second. The green is surrounded by three bunkers and some of the heaviest rough on the property, so players who go for the green in two must by precise. The putting surface is fairly flat and receptive, but because of its size, three putts are common. |