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The Battleground at Deer Park
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Created as a tribute to Texas' battle for independence, The Battleground is more of a links-style course that is burdened by the wind and tricky because of the abundance of water (14 holes). Despite its links flavor, the fairways are narrow, and they're lined by thick rough.
Providing sort of a golf experience/history lesson combined into one day, each hole is named after some significant person, item, or event in the Texas fight for independence. For example, one hole is named Sam Houston, while another is named after a pair of twin cannons: Twin Sisters.
No. 8 is one of the signature holes, a 175-yard poke over the water to a green that is shared with the par 5 No. 1. A waterfall accents the edge of the lake, providing a unique aesthetic.
On the back, the finishing hole is fun because you can play aggressively off the tee, free of major hazards in the landing area that is framed by mounding. The approach must carry water, and you'll need to take an extra club because the green is elevated.
Getting there : From Houston, take Hwy. 610 and loop around the city to Hwy. 225 east. Take the first Deer Park exit and turn right onto Georgia St. Next, drive 1 mile to the course, and look for the entrance on the right side of the street.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6942 yards | 73.5 | 136 |
| Gold | 72 | 6303 yards | 70.5 | 125 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 5526 yards | 73.1 | 134 |
| Blue | 72 | 5526 yards | 67.1 | 119 |
| White | 72 | 4779 yards | 63.6 | 103 |
| White (W) | 72 | 4779 yards | 69.4 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.0/136 W: 80.7/149 | 426 | 388 | 179 | 455 | 507 | 186 | 415 | 514 | 410 | 3480 | 505 | 416 | 417 | 187 | 446 | 408 | 491 | 175 | 417 | 3462 | 6942 |
| Gold M: 71.1/130 W: 77.2/144 | 372 | 349 | 164 | 409 | 477 | 171 | 394 | 454 | 378 | 3168 | 461 | 387 | 386 | 156 | 378 | 375 | 445 | 149 | 398 | 3135 | 6303 |
| Blue M: 67.2/119 W: 72.8/136 | 348 | 317 | 106 | 375 | 414 | 152 | 339 | 417 | 338 | 2806 | 413 | 341 | 344 | 95 | 355 | 334 | 401 | 91 | 346 | 2720 | 5526 |
| White M: 63.6/113 W: 68.7/121 | 314 | 242 | 106 | 305 | 414 | 115 | 277 | 417 | 237 | 2427 | 413 | 308 | 237 | 95 | 283 | 257 | 401 | 91 | 267 | 2352 | 4779 |
| Handicap | 18 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by slojek on 08/04/2025
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Photo submitted by slojek on 08/04/2025
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Photo submitted by LarryGrande on 04/09/2024
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Photo submitted by LarryGrande on 04/09/2024
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Signature hole Photo submitted by Tim3918615 on 09/01/2022
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Photo submitted by Jeff7249118 on 10/27/2014
Greens are horrendous
Battleground GC officially has the worst greens I have ever played. There were burn marks through the middle of the greens, holes that made it look like a battleground. I saw a police chase with a man hanging onto the front windshield of a Jeep happen while on 4 green. Fairways are way too firm, and water is placed in awful spots. Range had no balls and when I asked staff if they could go pick the range they didn't. Food is only thing there not below average. Food is average. I played in a high school tournament here. Course is fairly easy and short. The terrible green condition makes it very hard to make putts outside of 5 feet and which makes it hard to make birdies, even with the short layout. I shot 74-74. I am a scratch and played fairly average.
Good value
Today me and a buddy wanted to play on a Saturday early afternoon and not break the bank. This course was fun and a good value.
Course has a good layout.
This course has a good layout. Last time I played the greens were in better shape. Pace of play was slow and would benefit from having a Marshall on the course to speed things up.
The course itself is poorly maintained. All they do is mow. Grass grown up around cart paths, bunkers, etc. This course used to be maintained better. I think it started with new management. This course will continue to be a last choice option for me until things change.
Nice day
Overall the course is good shape, bunkers need some work but all in all a great place for a round
More of a fishing, bike ridding place than a golf course
There are so many people fishing the ponds and so many non-golfers bike ridding and walking on the paths- not safe to play there- very high risk of a ball hitting someone. No marshal or any staff seeing out there. Won’t play again, too risky, especially in pm.
Overpriced and Horrible pace of play.
Fairways were ok. Some were in decent shape others were not. Greens were the same story. We had a twosome in front of us that took at least two second shots per player, per hole. I haven’t played a 4.5 hour round in a long time. That was definitely the case at battle ground. Feel like they could have done a lot with the course. It could be a $50 course if they kept it in good condition. It’s a cool facility. I probably wouldn’t go back.
Not good
Pictures on here are deceiving. Fairways are burnt, the way they are mowed is brutal. Some greens were good, some were bad, some were really bad. First time playing this course, hard to navigate if you don't know where you're going. This is not a $50 course.
Battle Ground 9/5/20
Greens in best shape that I have seen in a couple years. Fairways firm due to lack of rain lately. Overall 8 out of 10 for course today.
Easy Course
Staff and Marshals were all extremely friendly people. Greens played well and the fairways were in decent shape. This is a very easy course. Very simple layout and all the holes were shorter distance wise than I have ever played.
Course was in great shape really enjoyed my round today whoever is the superintedent he is doing a great job he really turned this course around since the ladt time I played there
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