Wildcat GC - Lakes: #12
A view of the 12th green surrounded by water at Lakes Course from Wildcat Golf Club
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4.5
506 Reviews (506)
5 Stars
287
4 Stars
178
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
91.0%
Recommend this course
475 out of 506 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.1
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
93.3%
Recommend this course
14 out of 15 reviews
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4.5
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.2%
Recommend this course
47 out of 51 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 7016 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.2

Architect Roy Case created both courses on this new 36-hole, daily-fee facility that is located only 10 minutes from downtown Houston. In addition to the views of the skyline, Case had at his disposal a touch of Hill Country terrain with dramatic elevation changes, as well as the typical Houston- area prairie lands. From this he was able to carve the links-style Highlands Course and the more traditional Lakes Course.

As its name implies, the Lakes Course, which tips out at a par 72 7,016 yards, is loaded with water. The best hole is the 539-yard No. 7, which is listed as the number one handicap. Interestingly, the four easiest holes are the par 3s, which range from 165 to 218 yards.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roy Case (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Texas (2014 #17)
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4.5
506 Reviews (506)
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/02/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/28/2021

Thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Arizona? Wildcats!

Son and I have enjoyed the challenge of this course a couple of times. We’ll be coming back and eventually beat this beast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/28/2021

Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent Shape

Course was tougher than I remember. Not bad though. Cart service was great but didn’t have a lot of items. Food was solid in the clubhouse but the server definitely didn’t want to be at work that day. Miserable

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/25/2021

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. Thank you for playing Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/22/2021

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/22/2021

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/14/2021

Hello, thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth playing

Tees and fairways and great shape. Greens roll true but slow. Don't know why they slowed the greens down, but they aren't my favorite. Once they cut them back down and speed them up...it will be a top ten in the Houston area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/11/2021

Good Morning Steve! Thank you for visiting us at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value and pace of play

With so many courses either closing or in terrible condition I was very pleased with the Lakes course. Despite the recent monsoon the fairways were generally solid and greens good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/09/2021

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenge as always

Lakes/Highlands has never let me down. Always up for the challenge of Lakes, and if I need to feel better about myself, still love to play Highlands.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/09/2021

Your feedback is important to us, Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes.

Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/09/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, tough layout but still recovering

I played the Lakes course several times for scramble tournaments in the past but it’s been over 5 years, and never kept a personal score. Let’s just say its a really tough course if your not familiar with it. The course was in “generally “ decent shape but many of the green are damaged or portions under repair due to winter storms.

I got a golf now hot deal of 43- bucks. Which I thought was a fair price, but the course has definitely seen better days. Staff and clubhouse amenities are great.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/02/2021

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. Thank you for playing Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

What does a marshal do?

I like Wildcat. On this day we had a group in front of us playing super slow. Seems like they had a group meeting over every shot? There were no groups in front of them and the course was backed up and waiting on every shot behind them? Saw marshals, driving around, talking on their phone, talking to each other. But not speeding this group; up, made NO SENSE.

So while all this waiting is going on the group behind my group hits into us on three occasions, the last time as we are walking off the green. I not so nicely let them know they needed to pull their head out of...their cart.

Wildcat, get your act together! I will need to let you patient types play here, I'm out!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/02/2021

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/02/2021

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. Thank you for playing Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging layout; slow greens

The greens are recovering nicely from the freeze, but they are super slow.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/01/2021

Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/01/2021

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/26/2021

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Recommandebl

We arrived with a Golfnow reservation and could play immediately.

The golf cart is really top.

The layout is nice and quite difficult for beginners but challenging and excellent for others.

We enjoyed it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/26/2021

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round}! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best Layout and fun course

Great golf course, amazing layout, great deal, one week point: slow greens but overall top 5 public courses in Houston!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/26/2021

Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice

Enjoyed this course. Some blind shots so course knowledge will help.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/26/2021

Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

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