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Wildcat Golf Club - The Lakes
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7016 yards | 73.2 | 135 |
| Gold | 72 | 6535 yards | 71.2 | 131 |
| Blue | 72 | 6045 yards | 68.9 | 114 |
| White | 72 | 5482 yards | 66.3 | 103 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5482 yards | 71.3 | 129 |
| Green | 72 | 4906 yards | 63.2 | 98 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 4906 yards | 68.7 | 111 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.4/140 | 394 | 416 | 588 | 171 | 429 | 347 | 381 | 165 | 552 | 3443 | 398 | 573 | 399 | 182 | 443 | 440 | 539 | 218 | 381 | 3573 | 7016 |
| Gold M: 72.2/136 | 374 | 390 | 495 | 150 | 408 | 323 | 362 | 158 | 532 | 3192 | 379 | 547 | 387 | 160 | 422 | 416 | 520 | 182 | 330 | 3343 | 6535 |
| Blue M: 70.6/128 | 325 | 376 | 466 | 130 | 379 | 295 | 334 | 148 | 499 | 2952 | 353 | 514 | 377 | 137 | 398 | 381 | 483 | 146 | 304 | 3093 | 6045 |
| White M: 67.9/116 W: 72.1/124 | 294 | 352 | 436 | 114 | 342 | 270 | 295 | 127 | 458 | 2688 | 319 | 478 | 361 | 109 | 359 | 349 | 452 | 111 | 256 | 2794 | 5482 |
| Green M: 65.2/110 W: 68.8/112 | 286 | 304 | 409 | 104 | 283 | 251 | 260 | 100 | 417 | 2414 | 293 | 450 | 315 | 85 | 346 | 328 | 382 | 94 | 199 | 2492 | 4906 |
| Handicap | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Hello, thank you for the excellent 5-star review! We hope to see you at #WildcatGolfClub again soon!
Great Track
I would recommend the Lakes course over the Highland. Great course for the money!
Great Golf Course
Greens and fairways always in great shape. Will play again.
Rained Out
Only played 8 holes due to storm/heavy rain. Course said I needed to get with Golf Now for rain check but there’s nowhere I can find on the site to try and get a rain check. That is why I rated value for money low. For 18 it would have been high but for 8 holes it was very expensive.
Great golf course
The golf course is in excillent condition. Staffs are very friendly except for starter. He was pretty rude to us.
Summer morning round
Played the lakes on a friday morning in late June. Course is in good shape not great. Lakes course is challenging layout, with good tee selection. Went off at 7:25 and finished in 3.5 hours.
Course is in excellent condition. Best greens I have played in Houston May and June.
I would recommend the lakes course. Lots of blind shots but very fair.
Course was in outstanding shape!
Best this course has been in in awhile. Greens ran true, fairways were cut down and rough was fair. Played on a Monday morning and completed my round in less than 3 hours bc there was no one out. Great Morning!!
Right tee
Fun to play and challenging if you choose the correct tee.
Course always in great condition with excellent greens.
Yes always windy but that part of the challenge.
Challenging and fun
Play the tips, some blind drives, greens were very good, fairways nice.
Not your typical Houston golf course
Played the Lakes course on Memorial Day. Course was in great shape. The greens rolled well but could stand to be a bit quicker. I was shocked when I drove in and saw the elevation of the course. Definitely different than any other course I've played since moving to Houston last November. Pace was great - no issues whatsoever. My only real complaint would be the grass on a couple of the back tees - not the greatest. Anxious to see what the Highlands course offers being the "premier" course. All in all experience was great.
Painted Greens
The greens were smooth enough, but the green paint was excessive at several holes. It covered our shoes, balls & anything else contacting it. We noticed several large burned grass areas. No drink cart was seen all day. For the positive, we enjoyed the course overall & if the price was lower, we would come back soon.
Would rather play highlands
There's no other golf course like this in the greater Houston area. Built on top of a landfill, Wildcat Lakes provides some great elevation changes that you simply won't find at other courses. Compared to its sister course, Wildcat Highlands, it is just as well-maintained and challenging. That being said, I have no idea why Lakes' tee rates are a premium. Highlands offers spectacular views and has some similar elevation changes.
It's fun to change things up and play Lakes every now and then, but save some money have just as much fun playing Highlands.
Overpriced, underwhelmed
Aside from the greens there is nothing even average about this course.
The rough and fairways are a mixture of Bermuda grass, St Augustine and weeds. There are so many spots in the fairways and around the carpaths that have been worn away and are just dirt. There is zero value in playing this course. I had to ask my playing partner a couple of times if there were bunkers or if in front of the green. There weren’t. It was unmarked ground under repair that was just random sand in front and to the side of the green.
The locker room seems like it is from 1970’s. There was no starter working, nor was there a beverage service on the course. The bunkers this time were actually in decent shape as they are preparing for a tournament. Normally they are washed out and filled with rocks and the edges have no sand.
The other patrons do not know basic rules and/or courtesies of golf. Bunkers are not raked. Divots are not repaired. Carts are driven too close to tee boxes and greens.
Several tee boxes are uneven and chewed up with divots that look like no one tried to repair or replace their divot.
The cost is outrageous for what it is.
If you are looking to play in town walk on at Memorial.
Cloudy but nice
Great value through Golf Now! Nicely discounted rate... Greens were in excellent shape, cut low, smooth and fast.
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Hello, thank you for the excellent 4-star review! #WildcatGC