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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.
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Conditions3.7
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Value4.0
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Layout4.2
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Pace3.6
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Amenities4.0
Golfer Photos
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Brotherly battle Photo submitted by u000002130164 on 06/15/2026
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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 u000004891489 on 10/17/2021
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Photo submitted by henry2181971 on 05/06/2017
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Photo submitted by Jeff7249118 on 10/27/2014
Golfer Reviews
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. 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.
Greens are pretty much sand slow place
This used to be a good course. They have lost all their greens and they are covered with sand. No Marshall so there at 5 and 6 players in a group so pace was slow. It took us 50 minutes to get through the last 2 holes. Snack bar was also closed. Stay away from this place.
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 necessary 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 with the pace of play as well, 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.
5/3/2019
Course in need of some water. The greens are not in good condition at all. Like putting on temporary greens!!
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 necessary 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.
Waste of time and money
the Greens are absolutely pitiful. Very little grass. No way to put good on them. You might as well pick up and give yourself a two putt to avoid frustration.
This course should have notice on GolfNow that the greens are very poor and offer 1/2 price if anyone wants to give it a try. Right now, it’s not worth anymore.
Temperatures should not be excuse for poor quality greens. Courses all around don’t seem to have the same problem. New greens keepers who know what they are doing is the only answer for this problem. Complete replacement is the only way these greens will be good within the next 6 months.
I will call ahead the next time I consider giving them another chance.
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 necessary 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 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.
Greens need grass!
Play here at least 5/10 times a year. I have never seen the greens in such bad shape. Already very hard tee boxes, been a wet spring, not looking good for the year.
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.
Terrible
There’s no other way to say this they’ve lost their greens and who knows when they will get them back. Why the staff was not cognizant to tell us that beforehand is beyond my belief. They’ve lost all 18 greens. I took time off picked the course only to show up and find the course in this condition. Terrible and while We are discussing this it seems like Golf Now should be aware of this. I only wish I had taken a photo for this review.
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 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.
Thomas, 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. We appreciate your patience & understanding during this time as our staff works 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.
Greens are dead
Course is normally a good value, but greens are mostly dead. Not a very enjoyable round.
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, 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.
David, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We hope you enjoyed the day with us at The Battleground Golf course, and would appreciate any additional feedback on how we can improve your next experience with us. Please feel free to reach out to our pro shop staff if you have any concerns or feedback you would like to share!
Fix your greens; fix your pace of play
I’ve played here many times. This the greens were the worst I’ve ever seen on this course. Downright embarrassing. Until you guys fix your greens, I will not be back here. Also, your pace of play is a disaster. The starter told us when we tee’d off that it was cartpath only. However, the fairways were hard as rock. No marshal ever told us that driving on the fairways was ok, nor was any marshal on the back nine monitoring any pace. Fix your product, Battleground! This was the worst experience I’ve had here!
The greens are the worst I’ve ever seen; pace of play is a concern
I’ve played here several times over the last few years. This staff has gone through several revamps of their greens- but this is BY FAR the worst I’ve ever seen greens on any course I’ve ever played. This includes Pasadena municipal. I’ve never been so disappointed in the condition of greens on a course. In fact it’s so bad I came here to let management know they must do something about it soon. I like this course because its close, but I refuse to play here until these greens look better. Downright embarrassing. Get your act together! Also, one note: the starter told us it was cartpath only play... the fairways were bone dry during the round. Pace of play is usually slow here, but making play cart path only when the fairways are hard as a rock just adds pain in a place that this course can hardly afford to have it. Fix your greens. Fix your pace of play, and I’ll be back.
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 improvements. Unfortunately, we have not had the ideal temperatures to help get our greens back to where they need to be but can assure you our Superintendent is working extremely hard with the resources available. We completed aerification of our greens last week 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.
Rough shape
Greens are all sand, litter. Fairways are even rough on some holes. First time to golf here in about 5 years and it has gone down hill. Would recommend to go play somewhere else unless you get a good deal.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, however, we 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, but our Superintendent is working extremely hard with the resources available. We completed aerification last week 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.
Not worth it
Greens are in terrible shape, not even green. It seems that they over book as a friend and I were paired with another twosome and a single. We teed off ten minutes after our actual tee time. Ended up being a 5.5 hour round. There was no marshal making sure people keep pace of play. At one point we counted 12 carts spread across 3 holes Only saw the cart girl on hole 4. You are better off spending your money elsewhere. The fact that they charge full price while the greens are in that bad of shape is absurd.
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, but our Superintendent is working extremely hard with the resources available. We completed aerification of our greens last week 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.
We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us, however, we're very sorry to see your recent experience with us may not have met expectations. We encourage you to reach out to our staff so we may address any specific concerns with you directly, and hope we can welcome you back for a much-improved experience soon.
Greens are dead
Not sure why they are allowing people to pay to play battleground right now. The green are basically dirt and clumps of grass. It’s a total waste of time and money... I’ve played here dozens of times and feel we should of received a rain check or refund due to the poor conditions.. they should at least warn golfers before they play...
We appreciate your review, however, we're sorry to see that your recent experience with us may not have met expectations. If you would like to provide further feedback address any concerns specifically, we encourage you to reach out to Heather Smith at hsmith@battlegroundgolfcourse.com. We hope we have the chance to welcome you back for a much improved round soon.
Greens
Greens may be the worse I have ever seen at this course. Sand everywhere. Patches of grass everywhere. Very few 2 putts today. And if you did it was rare. Love the course and staff but the greens are horrible. Please help.
The greens were horrible and when i paid the staff did not me know about the greens also they were having a golf tournment i would not have book it if i knew that was going i think they should have refunded my money because the bad condition of the greens so sad i will never play there again
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us, however, we truly apologize for any poor customer experience on our behalf. We truly appreciate your patience & understanding regarding our greens, but can assure you our staff is aware and new superintendent is working diligently towards improvements. Conditions should continue improving further with the warmer temperatures and sunshine ahead. Nonetheless your comments have been shared with our staff, and we hope we have the chance to bring you back for a much better experience soon. If you would like to address these concerns further, we encourage you to reach out to Heather Smith at hsmith@battlegroundgolfcourse.com.
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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.