BlackHorse Golf Club - North Course

The course is in good shape considering the drought

Played the North Course, it is an excellent layout and is in excellent condition given the extreme heat of the past 2 months. The Desk Lady, Alex, is very professional and cordial to course guests. I recommend BlackHorse Golf courses as a fantastic venue for a day of golf.

Course is in immaculate shape. Staff was friendly as can be. I got a hot deal which made it an even better value. I paid full price last time I played and it was worth it at full price so any discount is a must.

Course was in great shape. Had no one in front of us. Greens were tricky fast with the grain and medium against the grain. Had a few spots in the fairway that you better know where to hit it or it's off into the water or rough. Fun day.

Played this course during the super dry spell, starter said they hadn’t had rain in 50 days, and it was still in great shape. The greens were amazing, they were true and had no blemishes.

Greens were in great shape. Fast and very true. Fairways could use a bit more water, but they were slick and fast too. HOT but overall a good day at Blackhorse Golf Club.

This course has one of the nicest clubhouses out of any course in the Houston. We played the north and the course isn’t that challenging. With exception of few dog legs, it plays pretty straight. The greens were in good shape, and played fast. The fairways and tee boxes were in okay condition. Overall I think it needs some more upkeep to be on par for the price that it usual is. One of my complaints was that the yard crew was trimming bunkers during play. They never stopped even though I was chipping 5 feet away. The office staff and Marshalls were great though. Overall I’d say this a 3.7 overall. A 4 for Houston public courses. If you can get a deal, I’d play. I don’t think, in its current condition, that it’s worth the full amount.

I’ve played this course just a couple of times over the course of the last few years (due to Covid-19) and this particular visit, the staff (with the exception of one person at the restaurant bar counter) was extremely polite, professional and welcoming!! They were thrilled that I was there and that made me feel special! That doesn’t happen much these days since the pandemic!

Played the North course. Tee boxes, fairways, and greens all in excellent shape. Bunkers were also excellent with white powder and ranked. Unfortunately I got to test these bunkers. :). Good variety of dog legs right, left, elevation changes, and open fairways. Really enjoyed our time.

If you like playing a course with hard fairways, and tight lies this is the course for you. It is generally better to be in the rough because you can at least get your club under the ball. The course has made it cart paths only on 4 holes on the south and one hole on the north for several months with little effect on the amount of grass in the fairways. They have also put cart restrictions on almost every hole located 100 yards from the green. While this is attempt to grow grass it is extremely inconvenient and doesn't seem to help.

The North and South courses are poorly maintained. Both courses are in dire need of water - hardpan on nearly every fairway (lies are usually better in the rough where there is at least a little greenery) and numerous unfilled divots on all the fairways. Sandtraps are poorly maintained - seldom raked and the amount of sand is inconsistent from one trap to another - sand depth in one trap will be a foot or more and the next one will have less than an inch before you hit the carpet. Most of the greens are like concrete - you will be hard-pressed to leave a ball mark with a shot into most of the greens. Old pin positions are not contoured to be level with the green surface (some are raised while others are sunken). Most of the tee boxes are not level and many have little if any grass on them.

Sadly what used to be two good golf courses are now turning into low quality muni type courses.

On the plus side, the staff are friendly and very accommodating and Roper's Grill has good food even though it is very loud. If the courses were as good as the staff and the Grill, the cost to play Blackhorse might be easier to take..