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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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Greens are terrible
Golf Now should be ashamed that they do not let players know that there are a number of temporary greens and that the rest are suffering from a bad winter.
Very poor course conditions
The greens are absolutely atrocious, charged 54 per person. Fairways aren’t any better. It was a complete waste of time. One bathroom stop for 18 holes because one is out of service. One water stop for 18 holes. Cannot bring outside coolers in. Do not waste your time or money. Greens are being reworked poorly at that. The existing greens are more like sand bunkers.
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review, however, we're very sorry to see your recent experience with us did not meet expectations. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop if you would like to address any concerns directly, as we are committed to providing our customers with a valuable golf experience. We hope we have the chance to welcome you back for a much-improved round soon.
Good course bad greens
Overall the course is very well taken care of except for a few weeds here and there but the greens are awful. Most of them have very little grass and are mostly dirt. There are a few good ones. But for $27 it’s not too bad
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we apologize that your recent experience with us may not have met 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 will be making further changes to the greens within the next few weeks and hope to see more improvements soon. We appreciate your patience & understanding during this time as we work to get the course back into excellent shape and hope to welcome you back again soon.
Greens are worst I've ever seen in greater Houston
I've played this course at least a dozen times over the course of the last 6 years. Paid to play a round here and was totally disappointed by the condition of the greens. Greens were terrible. They were the worst I'd ever seen in greater Houston. The guy in the pro shop (Mark) was nice but after our foursome got to the first green we immediately went in to ask for our money back. We were directed to go get a refund from GolfNow and after calling GolfNow they advised that Battleground should have refunded the money to us. Disappointing how the course is being handled right now. Honestly they shouldn't allow anyone to pay given the terrible green conditions.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are 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.
Greens are beat - but otherwise great
I'm really torn by this course because for the value, you can't beat it but they appear to have had some infection with their greens and they are almost all shot to heck and are unplayable. It's sad because otherwise the course is GREAT, but if you like good greens don't play here because you will leave frustrated. I'm a hack anyway so who cares... but caveat emptor!
Hi there - We appreciate the review. You rated us 3 stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Battleground at Deer Park, The. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
terrible greens
I've played this course before but today the greens were a mess. tee boxes were hard as a rock. fairways were decent.
mgmt knew the greens were poor so free drinks at least next time. don't know when i'll be back.
Hey there - Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!
The course was in pretty rough shape and the greens are in really bad shape!
Total disappointment!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Battleground at Deer Park, The. We hope to see you again in the future.
Course conditions
This course has the worse greens you will ever find. Unplayable and not worth the price they are charging, a total embarrassment to the golf world.....I wanted my money back and they refused, only offered a rain check. You can’t putt at all....unbelievable. Don’t pay for this course.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations and your comments have been shared appropriately. 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 will be making further changes to the greens within 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.
DONT PLAY
The greens are unplayable bring your sand wedge you will need it if you are more than 10 feet out
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations and your comments have been shared appropriately. 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 will be making further changes to the greens within 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 in good shape except for the greens. They need work, but they are working on them.
David, thanks for the 4-stars and taking the time to share your feedback with us! We can assure you our staff is working diligently towards improvements on our greens, but we truly appreciate your patience & understanding during this time. We hope to see these improvements over the next few weeks and that we can welcome you back for an even better golf experience at The Battleground Golf Course soon! #BGgolfcourse
Fix the greens
The greens are growing in finally. Give it a couple more weeks before you go.
Thanks for the 3-star review and taking the time to share your feedback with us. We've truly appreciated your patience & understanding as our staff works to bring the greens back into shape, but we're looking forward to the season ahead! We hope to welcome you back for an even better golf experience at The Battleground Golf Course soon. #BGgolfcourse
Drive, chip, and puke
The class of players deteriorated like the unputtable greens.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations and your comments have been shared with our staff for any additional improvements. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal weather 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 will be making further changes to the greens within the next few weeks and hope to see 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.
Just wow...
I’ve herd the greens where horrible,but cmon guys I walked in the pro shop asked how they where improving,employee said where getting better,super over statement 2 greens playable all of the rest in no shape or form playable.This course used to be awesome......sadly not anymore save your money and head to another course.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations and your comments have been shared with our staff. 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 will be making further changes to the greens within 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.
Disappointing
As I drove up to the course I was surprised at the lack of vehicles in the parking lot. After playing I understand why. The course was terribly lacking in grass on the greens. After all it is May and we have lad much rain, which makes grass grow. The people will not come back to a course with greens in this shape. It will be a long time before I return also
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations and your comments have been shared with our staff. 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 will be making further changes to the greens within the next few weeks and hope to see 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.
No grass on greens, just sand!!!
All greens are just sand, no grass and in terrible condition. They don’t tell you about the course condition when calling to book t-time nor at the counter. The marshall provided foolish comments like greens at all courses in the area are equally bad and “if you can putt on these greens you can putt on any greens”. What???? Thanks!
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize if your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations and your comments have been shared with our staff for improvements. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal temperatures to help get our greens back to where they need to be this year, but our Superintendent is working extremely hard with the resources available. We recently completed aerification of our greens and hope to see improvements within the next few weeks. 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.
The weather was good.
The greens are shot. It's a place to practice with the driver and irons.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize if your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal temperatures to help get our greens back to where they need to be this year, but our Superintendent is working extremely hard with the resources available. We recently completed aerification of our greens and hope to see improvements within the next few weeks. 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.
Anybody recommending this course is a shill
Anyone recommending this place is a shill for the golf course, trying to pump up their rating. Shame on you, that is akin to theft. My buddy and I played here 4/30/2019. The course is in terrible shape guys. When you drive up, and from the pro shop, it looks good. The fairways haven’t been mowed. The greens were even worse. The greens have no grass on them. They all have been sanded. The sand is green so it fools you from a distance. They are terrible and very, very bumpy. If you make a putt it’s luck of the bump. It should be a criminal offense to take people’s money and not tell them that the course is in such a state. And they have the hubris to have a large sign in the parking lot extolling the benefits of booking your next tournament there. Laughable. You and your friends will have more fun playing Golden Tee at a bar. At least the beer would be cold. Which, by the way, they couldn’t even do that right. GolfNow should have an avoid flagging system. GolfNow rating system artificially inflates ratings, since you give high marks for non play items which bouys the poor course rating. Stay away.
Horrible Greens
The greens were horrible. They are being seeded and it was like putting inside the bunker.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize if your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations and your comments have been shared with our staff. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal temperatures to help get our greens back to where they need to be this year, but our Superintendent is working extremely hard with the resources available. We recently completed aerification of our greens and hope to see improvements within the next few weeks. 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. Minimum of 6 months to repair. I won’t go back before then.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize if your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations and your comments have been shared with our staff. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal weather to help get our greens back to where they need to be this year, but our Superintendent is working extremely hard with the resources available. We recently completed aerification of our greens and hope to see improvements within the next few weeks. 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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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we truly apologize that your recent experience with us did not meet our usual expectations and all of your comments have been shared appropriately. 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 are 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.