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The Battleground at Deer Park
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About
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 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
Very enjoyable round. Everything was great from start to finish. Staff warm and friendly. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were all in excellent shape. Holiday pace of play was good. First time playing this course, but will return again.
Finally
They are getting back to the old battle ground we use to love
Greens are coming along nicely
Back to normal
Maintenance bringing it back to more than acceptable and especially appreciate the bunker care. Wife really noticed the return of wildlife and clean restrooms.
Thank you so much for your great review! We just put a ton of new sand into the bunkers and are happy to see the course coming along nicely. Can't wait to see you all back out!
Battleground play
All in all, not the best golf course by any means, but a very good value for the money. I am no professional by any means necessary to be reading golf courses, but I enjoyed it. I actually shot my lowest round of golf. I shot a 90 which I was proud of, it was a fairly easy course and this gave me a lot of confidence for my next round
Most impressive the greens have really recovered. Theres still some rough areas that were apparently too wet to mow, but I think that’s understandable.
One frustration the last 6 holes backed up with about 10
Twosomes waiting. Seems like we could get some Marshall help to fix that.
Overall you’re not playing or paying for Pebble Beach so it was a great experience.
Saturday’s play
Played Saturday with some friends enjoyed the day kind of what you expect for the price nice course for the money dry especially on the Teebox but all in all I would recommend playing this course. I did shoot my best game when I played here today. I’m not a pro by any means but I did shoot a 88 which I was more than happy with best game I’ve ever ever played.
I wish they would water the tees
It was hard getting a tee in the ground the ground was very hard, the greens were good except for people not fixing their divots
Poorly maintained course
Every year I play Battleground at least once a year to see if they have improved the poorly maintained course conditions. It is the closest course to my house and used to be a great course with great value. This was one of the worst conditions ever. They have not mowed any grass outside of the fairway or green We were spending 10 min looking for balls 5’ off the fairway or green. Some of the grass was over a foot tall. Bunkers are unplayable. It makes pace of play terrible and the course much harder than it should be. They do have new carts but beyond that not sure I will be back.
Not worth the money
Was told on arrival the “rough is rough today”. No, the grass was UNRULY. Pace of play is awful, two separate foursomes waiting to tee off when there’s a group putting and another already on the green. They have tee times way too close together. The course was not worth the price. Staff is always friendly though.
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Thank you for your good review. We are very excited to see how the course is looking lately.