Tenn- Let me join the cacophony saying come down do it now. It's awesome here, and I was prejudiced against it when I moved here. Great food, great activities, do it do it. From your posts, you seem like an awesome person who would fit in well here. Feel free and PM if you have questions, or are coming in and would like to meet some Austinites, I'm sure a group meeting could be arranged.
Ron Burgundy- Well, I was gonna ask what price range, but coming from Chicago, it's all probably pretty cheap here. I recommend the range on A.W. Grimes, just south of TX 45 (Louis Henna). Nice balls, good grass, and cheaper than GS.
For the actual golf, check out Avery Ranch (
www.averyranchgolf.com); Teravista (
www.teravistagolf.com); Star Ranch (
www.starranchgolf.com); Falconhead (
www.falconheadaustin.com); and ColoVista down in Bastrop (
www.colovista.com). I also love love love ShadowGlen but it is very difficult and so some do not like it.
For deals, check out golfq.com and golf512.com.
PM if you have any ?s.