Houston National GC
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3.8
1524 Reviews (1524)
5 Stars
400
4 Stars
628
3 Stars
253
2 Stars
146
1 Stars
97
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
79.2%
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1178 out of 1524 reviews
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3.3
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.7
64.7%
Recommend this course
22 out of 34 reviews
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3.9
101 Reviews (101)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
83.2%
Recommend this course
84 out of 101 reviews
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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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3.8
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3.0
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Perfect weather
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Houston National- fast greens

Greens were very fast, surprising with recent rain. Bunkers were solid, not playable. Overall course in good shape for late December

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/02/2020

Hello, Steve! Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us at Houston National Golf Club! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
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5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great layout

Course in great shape. Fairways running hard and fast. Last 3 holes are excellent finishing holes. So many good golf holes. Good golf fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/30/2019

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 Houston National Golf Club!

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Could be good!

Man, I played Houston National 3 years ago and it was so much nicer back then. Trash everywhere, cigarette butts everywhere, carts were filthy and the course was in horrible shape for the price. Seriously I have played poorly managed municipal course better that this. Greens were fine but for the money there are MANY other courses in the area. Not sure I will play there again.

If a manager is reading this here are a couple suggestions:

1. Have your staff pick up trash as they are in the course of their jobs.

2. Multiple pros and asst pros (too many) and not enough cart girls or people maintaining the course.

This course could be amazing.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 12/17/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us at Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Plenty of fairways

This course offers plenty of open fairways to hit, if you get off to the side though there’s lots of moguls. The greens are in good shape the fairways could use some maintenance and over seeding but overall it’s in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 12/11/2019

Thank you for your review! 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
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
Incentivized Review
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Just because National is in the name . . . .

The price point for this corse should be more in the $25 range based on the overall conditions. The fact "National" is in the name does not add value to the experience.

The layout was challenging but a links style course should have grass in the fairways. The fairways had more sand than some of the bunkers. I don't think the irrigation system was broken because the greens were nicest part of the course!

We spent over $100 for our group to play here - we could have played much better conditioned courses for the same price elsewhere!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/27/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Houston National Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Give this course a chance

My daughter and I like playing golf together maybe once a month sometimes more if we get the chance. We went yesterday and really enjoyed ourselves. The people that work there are super friendly and went out of there way to make our day enjoyable. The green fees were about $75 for us to play it included a hotdog and a beer/soft drink. The guy working in the restaurant was very nice and went out of his way to make sure everything was good. The only negative I would say is around hole 10 is there is a split between the course and the private course which are both hole 10. Maybe a sign or have someone there to make sure golfers don’t venture onto the wrong course. This was not a total big deal. We would definitely go again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/27/2019

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!

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Very impressed - refund

Played on Nov 1. When I went in to pay I used my debit card and their system said “denied”. I then looked on my bank app and it showed the charge going through. The system at H National said no. I said no big deal and gave them cash. I saved the receipt and was going to follow up. As usual, I forgot. Today I got a call from the course saying I had been double charged and they would refund to my debit card. In today’s world this simply doesn’t happen enough.

Well played HOUSTON NATIONAL, well played...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great place to play golf with friends!

We invited a guess from Oklahoma to play with us and it was great! The greens are in great shape! Some bunkers has water but I am glad we did not have to play there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/04/2019

Hi, Ramon! 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 hope to have you back again soon at Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Difficult bu fun

First time at Houston National. Fun and challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/29/2019

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 if you wish to tell us how we can earn that extra star next time! Thank you for playing Houston National Golf Club! We hope to see you again soon for another round!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Pace of play

They load the course and NEVER have marshals on course keeping pace of play going. There were 4, count them 4, groups on the par 5 6th. Beautiful day but my brother and I left after a 2 and half hour front 9. Mentioned it to staff in pro shop. They couldn’t have cared less. Awful experience. And the shape of the course is getting worse and worse.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/29/2019

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your visit was anything less than 5-stars and we will pass your feedback to the teams in charge so that they can work to make changes. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Thanks for playing Houston National Golf Club. We hope you give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It took 2.5 hours to play 9 holes. We quit after 9. Their effort to pack the course made a beautiful day a real bad experience.

It took 2.5 hours to play 9 holes. We quit after 9. Their effort to pack the course made a beautiful day a real bad experience

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/28/2019

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Houston National Golf Club. We hope you give us another chance in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Never again!

Absolute atrocious! Course is in worst shape I've ever seen. Fairways are almost void of any kind of grass. Its a dirt farm.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/21/2019

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

Love this place

3rd time playing here, and again shot a great round, 84, 79, 82

Course is in fantastic shape, probably will make this my home course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/17/2019

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon for another 5-star experience! Houston National Golf Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of my favorites

I don’t play often but this course is awesome. It’s beginner friendly and well kept. I’m already looking into another tee time next week.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/21/2019

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round! Thank you for your kind words! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great links style course that will reward your good shots and eat you alive if yourgame are is off that day

Would it be possible to put blue markers on 15? Have not been there for over two months!! If you need me to make them please let me know. Thank you.

Below is the rule for golfers that do not know the rules.

6.1/1 – What to Do When One or Both Tee-Markers Are Missing

If a player finds one or both tee-markers missing, the player should seek help from the Committee.

However, if that help is not available in a reasonable time, the player should use his or her reasonable judgment (Rule 1.3b(2)) to estimate the location of the teeing area.

Recognizing that such an estimation must be made promptly and cannot be precise, the player’s reasonable judgment of the location of the teeing area will be accepted even if later shown to be wrong (Rule 1.3b(2)).

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

5 hours

Slowest round in a long time, no marshals . No cart service on a Sunday. Fairway grass was a little thin. The cost was advertised as all you can play, well that was barely 18 due to slow pace of play!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/01/2019

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the delay of play during your round. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We are glad to see you rated the course conditions and value to be great during your game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Houston National Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 111
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/25/2019

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 40
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in great shape

The course was in as good of shape that I have ever seen it The past 6 years with the exception of the bunkers, which we just had a tropical storm last week mind you thats why I believe the bunkers were in need of attention, kudos to the greens and grounds keeper, Pace of play was very good

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/25/2019

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round! Thanks for leaving us an amazing review! We look forward to seeing you again soon! Houston National Golf Club thanks you!

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