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Food Drive – Support those in need with a non-perishable food donation to Hill Country Community Ministries. A donation bin is in the Golf Shop.
Toy Drive – The Leander Police Blue Santa program is accepting toy donations in the Golf Shop.
December 14: Drive-In Movie in our parking lot. Family friendly, holiday movie. $10 per vehicle. Information & Reservations
December 16: Crystal Falls Golf Club’s Holiday Classic, 9:00 a.m. Shotgun. Information & Registration Bring a toy donation for Leander Police Department’s Blue Santa program and receive $5 off your entry fee.
December 24: Christmas Eve, all golf will be a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start. Standard holiday/weekend rates. Click Here to make your reservations now. Practice area hours 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
December 25: Christmas Day, Course and Practice Area Will be Closed
December 30: 15th Annual New Year’s Eve golf tournament. Email Joe Angerame at joeanger@outlook.com for information and registration
December 31: New Year’s Eve, normal hours
January 1: New Year’s Day, normal hours

Swing Tempo

Every golfer swings their club differently, therefore every golfer needs their own swing tempo to maximize their consistency when hitting golf shots. There are several ways you can work on your swing tempo to find what works best for you.

Pause at the top: A slight pause at the top of your swing helps create a smooth transition between your backswing and downswing.
Use a metronome: Set a metronome app to match your ideal swing tempo and practice swinging in time with the beat.
Take the club back slower: Try to take the club back more slowly so that you remain in control of the clubface throughout the golf swing.
Relax: Relax before you take the club back. When you are at address, take a deep breath, then exhale before drawing the club back.
Have a practice routine: Develop a routine for practicing your swing. You should always use a routine when hitting a golf shot whether you are on the driving range or on the golf course. Having a consistent practice routine will assist a more consistent performance.
Lastly, Ball position: For long clubs, play the ball further forward in your stance, and for shorter clubs, play it more towards the middle. The swing timing is slightly different depending on which club you are using.

Try to find your swing tempo next time you are on the driving range by working on some of these drills. Nothing in golf happens overnight, so practice these drills and stick to the ones that work best for you!

“Off-Season” at the Golf Course

By: Wayne Slaton, Golf Course Superintendent

Is there such a time as the golf off-season? Well, in central Texas it might be a few days or a week at most. Hopefully no 2-week ice/snow happens again. That type of an event was devastating to the trees and turf grass and a major burden to all golf courses to clean it up and safely reopen…

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I play in the low 80s. If it’s any hotter than that, I won’t play.

Lauren Haines, Assistant Golf Professional

We welcome Assistant Golf Professional, Lauren Haines, to the team at Crystal Falls Golf Club. Lauren grew up in Brownwood, Texas and started playing competitive golf in high school. She competed in summer tournaments, and then played in college. Lauren is available for private lessons and is looking into PGA programs in order to become a more advanced golf professional.

Facility renovations are currently underway for the Cork & Barrell and we are looking forward to their opening in early 2025.

Turkey Shoot Tournament

A wet morning turned into a beautiful afternoon for our Turkey Shoot golf tournament, sponsored by Cavalry at Liberty Hill and Club Cowork, with the team of Sebastian Ferrer, Bardy Estevanott and Tommy Navarette emerging in first place. Payouts were made to the top 5 teams and the $340 Skins Pool was divided between 7 teams, 3 of which won 2 skins! In total, participants took home $1,090 in merchandise gift cards. Click Here to see the full leaderboard.

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GHIN Handicap

January 13 – Polar Bear Open, first event in our 2025 Crystal Cup series of tournaments. Information & Registration
January 18 – US Am Tour Information & Registration
Check the Event Calendar on our website for the most up to date schedule and registration links.

Frost Season is here! To avoid long delays from putting play on hold for the course to thaw, we are taking precautions and not booking tee times earlier than 9:30 am. until we are confident that weather will be favorable. Our course sits in a low valley amongst Central Texas’ Hills with temperature at the course being much lower than reflected for Leander on The Weather Channel and other apps. If you desire to play before 9:30 a.m., please continue to check our website for tee time availability as we will open early tee times when weather conditions allow us to do so.

In Difficult Conditions, Listen to Your Brain, Not Your Ego

Golf course conditions can get difficult this time of year. Maybe the course has experienced heavy rain and is incredibly slow and wet. Maybe it’s windy or cold temperatures, and it’s two or three-club wind each time you step over a golf ball.

The key is to make the game easier on yourself when the course conditions become difficult.

Let’s take, for instance, a day when it is incredibly windy.

If you normally hit 9 iron 120 yards, and you just hit a shot that only went 100. This is good information to have. The next time you have a 120-yard shot, chances are you will need your 7 iron.

Make this adjustment for the day, don’t worry about your total distances and averages; make the game easier on yourself and accept these quick adjustments. The golf course is different every single day and you should play it that way.

A Golf Course Referee??

By: Wayne Slaton, Golf Course Superintendent

Football playoff season is here! In golf, we do not have a flag on the play, but maybe we need to! In golf, we have golf shop personnel and player assistants to help us along with slow play or questions as we play our golf course. The game of golf is the only game where you are expected call a penalty on yourself. Some players on our golf course may need to be reminded of that from time to time. Honor and dignity are some of the core principles of the game of golf…

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If your opponent can’t remember if he shot a six or a seven on a hole, chances are he had an eight.

Bradley Wolfram, Tournament and Event Coordinator

Originally from Rockford, IL, a relocation brought Brad to the Austin area in 2006, and he & his wife Debb have called Leander home since 2009. After being a regular customer, Brad joined the team at Crystal Falls Golf Club almost 3 years ago upon retiring from corporate work. Brad is the person to call on for your group outings and charitable fundraising tournaments. He also produces our monthly club golf tournaments in addition to the annual Hill Country Amateur Championship and Junior Amateur tournament.

Facility renovations are wrapping for the Cork & Barrel and we are looking forward to them opening within the next month.

There was a great turnout for our annual Holiday Classic golf tournament. This 2-person scramble was won by Dennis Sokol and Rithy Khem with an 8 under 64. Payouts were made to the top 5 teams and the $465 Skins Pool was divided between 4 teams. In total, participants took home $965 in merchandise gift cards. Click Here to see the full leaderboard.