Houston National GC
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3.7
1569 Reviews (1569)
5 Stars
410
4 Stars
638
3 Stars
264
2 Stars
154
1 Stars
103
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
73.1%
Recommend this course
1199 out of 1569 reviews
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3.3
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.8
50.0%
Recommend this course
26 out of 52 reviews
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3.6
119 Reviews (119)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
67.2%
Recommend this course
80 out of 119 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently challenges golfers with a design that demands strategic thinking and rewards smart play. Greens roll exceptionally well and receive strong praise across recent rounds.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7337 yards
Slope 139
Rating 75.3

Houston National Golf Club, located in the northwestern part of the city, definitely follows the old adage that "everything is bigger in Texas." This whopping course stretches to 7,337 yards from the back tees. It is a lengthy golf course no doubt, but it doesn't just favor those who can hit long. The layout has a unique links design, so long hitters will be pleased but they will have to be careful of the numerous pot bunkers and other strategically placed hazards waiting treacherously throughout. The golf course has an interesting character that sets it apart from others nearby thanks to a landscape of rolling hills and hardly any trees, a surprise since there is no shortage of trees in the area. Houston National Golf Club's wide-open links design also subjects golfers to the strong prevailing winds, making several of the holes especially tricky.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Baby Bermuda & 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Bermuda Grass
Architect von Hagge, Smelek and Baril (2001) Gus Grantham (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant
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Reviews

3.7
1569 Reviews (1569)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 55
Patio Dining 45
Watching the Game 30
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 71
Water Hazards 59
Undulating Greens 47
This course/club is great for:
Locals 60
Advanced Golfers 41
Beginners 24
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 52
Worth the Drive 35
Convenient to the City 34

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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the money

Played here a few times and will continue playing here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/10/2022

Thank you for your review, u8259109. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Houston National Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

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

Marshall’s

I just wish someone rolled around to make sure pace of play stayed manageable… You have hacks standing over a putt for 2 minutes to not even come close. Just wish people would suck faster! Someone needs to roll around and tell the slow pokes to pick it up. It’s always the case at Houston National, never fails. They figure this out, I’d go back more. Just ever time we go it’s the longest round ever.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/10/2022

Hello, RawB. Thank you for visiting us at Houston National Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review and want to improve. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/10/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u8531165! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/10/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u8531165! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 71
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 01/10/2022

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

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Stop sending requests for reviews, I rec. one everyday, FIX This

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/03/2022

Hi, u385821837! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/24/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, AnaniasJr. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/27/2021

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not worth the money

Too many moguls on the course and grass missing everywhere. Very disappointing experience for this course. Wished we would not spent so much to play here for Christmas eve.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Solid track

Nice course. For December, place looks good. Challenging course. I’ll take my 87 and be back womb.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/27/2021

Thank you for your review, u000006318060. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Houston National Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Good Hot Deals Value

Really enjoyed the course. Fairly flat and only had 3 or 4 holes that were pretty difficult. I’ll be back for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 12/27/2021

Thank you for your review, Igotabirdie1time. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Houston National Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/17/2021

Hello, u385821837. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Houston National Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 157
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Bad Choice on Golf Now

Sunday evening, the day before my golfing day, having found that nearby golf course availability was becoming a problem, I thought it would be wise to use my golf now app to arrange my golf on that Monday. I found hot deals at both Blackhorse north and south. Selecting each deal resulted in a “cannot complete transaction “ notice. So I find another hot deal at Houston National. The price was a bit too high but I was able to redeem a coupon bringing it to a barely affordable $51. So I show up at the golf course, and the pro shop guy asks why I didn’t get a senior rate. I told him it wasn’t offered on the app (often it is). He said I should have called. Yeah right, and you’d be open at 9pm the night before. The course was empty, the guy looked like he hadn’t seen many customers. The economy of raising prices on green fees appeared to be a failure. How ca. they make money when golfers refuse to pay? So now I’m hearing that the golf now app is obsolete at good golf courses. That we should call and arrange tee times. Not good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/17/2021

Hi u8860059,

Let us first say that we are so glad you gave us a 4 star rating. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.

We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.

Thank you for visiting and playing at Houston National Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/27/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000007896729! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 12/10/2021

Hello, PatMontalbano. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Houston National Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is very challenging.

Would love to play it again. Maintenance needs to repair fairway divots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 12/03/2021

Hello, Madmabe. Thank you for visiting us at Houston National Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 12/07/2021

Hi, Arne2804247. 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 Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good be an amazing course but…

Not many but a few greens new a little love. And the designation of entering and exiting the fairways should be marked just to assist with some of the ruts. And dredge the water hazards to make them cleaner. I get there is a members course which is priority but with a little extra this course could rival black horse.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 12/03/2021

Hi, Ooman1775. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Houston National Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 157
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor

Fun golf course

This course, despite a 45 minute drive on a good day, is in my rotation because the layout is fun, the staff more than friendly, and those I join up both diverse and excellent golfers. The 14th is my favorite on the course and plays perfectly for my skill set. My typical two drives leaves me within 150 yards of the small green over water and native grass. The ninth and 16th I have to play as par fives as they arc around water which at 71 I can’t carry but it’s fun to watch younger golfers try. This is a challenging course that rewards good shots. I sand traps…they’ve been sodded over. This helps keep green fees reasonable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/07/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us, u8860059. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Houston National Golf Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Enjoyed a lot more than BlackHorse

For a public course, this was spread out and pristine. The greens ran a 12 or 14, and the course was in fantastic condition. I've played BlackHorse several times, and none of the holes are right on top of each other. More hazards, definitely more difficult, even a 615+ yard par 5.

For $75, with range balls and lunch included, this was well worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/07/2021

matthiasak, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Houston National Golf Club.

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