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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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Battle Ground 9/5/19
Overall course in above average condition for hot time of year.
Staff was a little short and not real friendly..
Other than that, even after a ton of rain the coarse was still very playable and well conditioned..
Hi u412328716, thank you for your 5-star rating. We do apologize for any poor experience with our staff, but your feedback has been shared appropriately as this is not the customer experience we strive to provide. We're glad to see you still enjoyed the day with us and hope you join us at The Battleground Golf Course again soon!
Hi u2171666, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
BG 8/15/19
Course in fair condition with several greens under repair so temporary greens in use. Also, greens recently had been aerated.
Hi u623241967, thanks for your 4-star rating and patience & understanding regarding our greens improvements. Please book another round with us soon at The Battleground Golf Course!
Need improvements
I have been a kind of regular to this course but i feel it is time to stop. Between the temporary greens, the bad greens, the bridge construction and the slow pace it is hard to find satisfaction. Slow pace is the worst actually. Marshall simply does not control the slow players and some group of players just dont care to slow down all others.
Hi michellae1, thank you for reviewing the course. However, we do apologize for the delay of play during your round as this is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guests the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time, but we will continue to look for ways to improve. Regarding our greens & construction, we truly appreciate your patience & understanding as we work to bring the course back up to par. Thank you for playing The Battleground Golf Course, and we hope we have the chance to welcome you back for a much better experience soon.
Thank you for your 4-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at The Battleground Golf Course.
Getting better
Battleground is the closest course to my house and I use to play it at least once a month. About 6 months ago I said I wouldn't go back until they fixed the greens. At that point all 18 greens were garbage. Mostly sand with patches of weeds and grass. About a week ago, I read that the greens were looking better, so I gave it a chance. I was surprised to see they the course was looking better. The back 9 were in decent shape. If there were patchy spots, they were in the fringe and didn't effect play. The front 9 however, are still in rough shape. Most had patches of dirt in the middle of the greens which absolutely effected play. 3 greens on the front 9 are so bad that they have temporary greens cut into the fairway.
Overall, the course is making progress but they still have a lot of work to do on the front 9.
Hi edwardc73, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We're glad to hear you are noticing our greens' improvements, and we truly appreciate your patience & understanding as they continue over the coming weeks. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and hope to see you back soon!
Great Day
Still our go to course even with issues they have had with greens, which are definitely on the rebound. 3 hour round on a great Wednesday afternoon.
Hi dschumacher1, we truly appreciate your review and dedication to playing our course. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience so we always welcome feedback for improvements, but we appreciate your patience & understanding regarding our greens. Thank you for playing Battleground at Deer Park, The and come back soon!
Hi u314159326294. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1-star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very serious at our course and encourage you to reach out to our team in the golf shop if you would like to discuss any concerns further. We hope to welcome you back to Battleground at Deer Park, The for a much-improved experience soon.
Greens Redo
The course is very enjoyable to play. Must use every club in the bag, I like that. Unfortunately, several greens are under repair, temporary greens are set up. Some greens are sanded, and others have not been mowed in awhile. Hospitality shack was closed, not good on a hot day, temperature was in low 90's. Staff was friendly. When in shape , great value for the money. Excellent practice facility. Will play again in the fall.
Hello cml9953. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We truly appreciate your patience & understanding as we work on our greens recovery, but we are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. If you would like to discuss any concerns further, please feel free to reach out to us directly and we hope to welcome you back for a much-improved golf experience soon.
Greens under repair but coming along nicely
Greens haven’t been the best but as of today they were a lot better and they are trying to repair them quickly.
Hi ChrisD2015. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement but we appreciate your patience during this time as we work on our greens. Thank you for playing Battleground at Deer Park, The. #BGgolfcourse
Needs some work
We played during the twilight hours and were supposedly the only people out there but instead we ended up being sandwiched on the back 9 from groups that seemed to pop up out of no where.
We also had a group of teenagers standing in the middle of the fairway on hole 18 fishing in the water hazard and talking while we were trying to finish up. I get it was the twilight hours but dealing with people making a second round - causing pace of play issues and pedestrians standing in the middle of the fairway did not make this course worth the price.
Thank you for reviewing the course, but we do apologize for the delay of play during your recent round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve, and your feedback has been shared with our team. Thank you for playing Battleground at Deer Park, The. We hope to have you back for a better golf experience soon.
Battle Ground
Quite a nice course, though the are on a few temp greens which they notify people of. It is a bit over crowded which ruins a nice casual pace as you always have someone breathing down your neck. About the average for a popular course though I guess. It was a Sunday and the snack bar was closed. They also let the cook go early inside at the Bar/Grill which was annoying as we were famished and could only get candy peanutbutter Crackers and Chips.
Hi Mythandrio, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome this kind of feedback for potential improvements. Thank you for playing Battleground at Deer Park, The and we hope to welcome you back for an even better round soon. #BGgolfcourse
Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We appreciate any feedback on your experience with us and encourage you to update your review to fit a more constructive form so we can use your experience to make changes. Thanks for playing Battleground at Deer Park, The and we hope to welcome you back for a much-improved round soon.
Lots of potential
The course has everything you would want in a course. Excellent club house, practice greens, practice range, 3 hole practice course even, but the greens are a disaster. Some are completely unplayable and a second green has been cut into the fairway, throwing yardage completely off. Beautiful course otherwise, but I wont play again until the greens are fixed.
What happened?
I usually love playing here especially when it’s around 20$. Unfortunately I’m going to have to give them a month or so before I go back. The course was in bad shape and the greens are horrible. Not sure what happen but about 7 of the greens are so bad they had to put makeshift greens 40 yards in front the real ones which aren’t any better. Don’t play here until they have it back together.
We truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal conditions to help get our greens back to where they need to be this year, but our Superintendent has been working extremely hard with the resources available. We're making further changes to the greens over the next few weeks and hope to see more improvements soon. Again, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience but appreciate your patience & understanding during this time. We are working diligently to get the course back into excellent shape, but if you would like to address any concerns further, please feel free to contact Heather Smith at 281.478.2080x103 or hsmith@battlegroundgolfcourse.com.
Really bad greens
The greens on the entire course are really bad. There are 3 temporary greens, that are basically putting on the fairway.
We truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal conditions to help get our greens back to where they need to be this year, but our Superintendent has been working extremely hard with the resources available. We're making further changes to the greens over the next few weeks and hope to see more improvements soon. Again, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience but appreciate your patience & understanding during this time. We are working diligently to get the course back into excellent shape, but if you would like to address any concerns further, please feel free to contact Heather Smith at 281.478.2080x103 or hsmith@battlegroundgolfcourse.com.
Worst course I’ve played in Houston
The price was fair but no warning that they have essentially let the entire golf course be reclaimed by Mother Nature!! The greens were so bad that I find it hard to believe they actually let people try to play. No way to play a serious round of golf under those conditions. These are a few of the many reasons this is the worst golf course I’ve played in Houston in my 12+ years here. Save your money and play elsewhere!!
We truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal conditions to help get our greens back to where they need to be this year, but our Superintendent has been working extremely hard with the resources available. We're making further changes to the greens over the next few weeks and hope to see more improvements soon. Again, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience but appreciate your patience & understanding during this time. We are working diligently to get the course back into excellent shape, but if you would like to address any concerns further, please feel free to contact Heather Smith at 281.478.2080x103 or hsmith@battlegroundgolfcourse.com.
Course is deteriorating
This is the closest course to my home so it is a frequent for me. The course seems to be falling apart recently. The greens were mostly sand and were pitted beyond belief. 3 of the holes have a temporary green in the fairway while the regular green tries to heal. The fairways were inconsistent in thickness. This was the first time I have played there and I wished I had a full refund. Please do not schedule until the course had been repaired. If you are going to go out with some buddies and don’t care what your score is ten this course would be fun. If you are trying to improve your game in any way, this course will probably hurt more than kelp.
We truly apologize that your first experience with us did not meet our usual expectations. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal conditions to help get our greens back to where they need to be this year, but our Superintendent has been working extremely hard with the resources available. We're making further changes to the greens over the next few weeks and hope to see more improvements soon. Again, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience but appreciate your patience & understanding during this time. We are working diligently to get the course back into excellent shape, but if you would like to address any concerns further, please feel free to contact Heather Smith at 281.478.2080x103 or hsmith@battlegroundgolfcourse.com.
Horrible greens
These are the worse greens I have ever seen. A few holes have alternate greens because they are ao bad. The actual greens have sand, dirt, and weeds groing out of them. Ive never hit a green before and landed in a sand pile. If you want to practice your driver and irons its fine but if you want to keep score or play an actual round of golf, go elsewhere.
We truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal conditions to help get our greens back to where they need to be this year, but our Superintendent has been working extremely hard with the resources available. We're making further changes to the greens over the next few weeks and hope to see more improvements soon. Again, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience but appreciate your patience & understanding during this time. We are working diligently to get the course back into excellent shape, but if you would like to address any concerns further, please feel free to contact Heather Smith at 281.478.2080x103 or hsmith@battlegroundgolfcourse.com.
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Hi u623241967, thank you so much for the 4-star review. We're glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing The Battleground Golf Course.