The 18-hole Barton Creek course at the Palmer Lakeside At Barton Creek facility in Spicewood, Texas features 6,657 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 71 and it has a slope rating of 124. Designed by Arnold Palmer, the Barton Creek golf course opened in 1986. KSL Recreation Corporation manages this facility, with James Walsh as the General Manager.