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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 72 | 7337 yards | 75.3 | 139 |
| Blue | 72 | 6793 yards | 72.8 | 134 |
| White | 72 | 6265 yards | 70.3 | 126 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5563 yards | 73.0 | 126 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National M: 75.4/141 W: 83.6/151 | 411 | 612 | 185 | 453 | 435 | 555 | 208 | 414 | 401 | 3674 | 389 | 411 | 633 | 426 | 194 | 419 | 200 | 440 | 551 | 3663 | 7337 |
| Blue M: 73.0/138 W: 80.6/144 | 381 | 560 | 162 | 420 | 410 | 540 | 189 | 384 | 365 | 3411 | 368 | 383 | 596 | 382 | 169 | 378 | 184 | 401 | 521 | 3382 | 6793 |
| White M: 70.4/130 W: 77.6/136 | 362 | 528 | 140 | 392 | 388 | 508 | 164 | 349 | 356 | 3187 | 339 | 364 | 542 | 351 | 146 | 349 | 160 | 359 | 468 | 3078 | 6265 |
| Red M: 67.1/120 W: 73.1/128 | 325 | 490 | 120 | 352 | 316 | 471 | 139 | 314 | 315 | 2842 | 293 | 309 | 505 | 316 | 120 | 307 | 135 | 310 | 426 | 2721 | 5563 |
| Handicap | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by daodvu7 on 02/21/2026
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Photo submitted by daodvu7 on 02/21/2026
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Photo submitted by Makarihenry on 07/11/2025
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plenty of dogs to see when you slice Photo submitted by 03NfLzNpLm46MeTX18h0 on 08/23/2024
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Hole in none Photo submitted by u000003613018 on 12/11/2023
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Birdie Putt on 18 Photo submitted by MilkyBeatz on 11/20/2023
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Photo submitted by jtriplett on 07/24/2023
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Punched greens, no alert Photo submitted by Jshelton14 on 05/09/2017
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Punched greens, no alert Photo submitted by Jshelton14 on 05/09/2017
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#1 fairway Photo submitted by u125423956 on 07/28/2015
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Photo submitted by TxSolis on 11/02/2013
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Photo submitted by TxSolis on 11/02/2013
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Photo submitted by Patrick2111331 on 10/24/2013
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Nice view Photo submitted by u000006818584 on 06/25/2013
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Course management Photo submitted by u000006818584 on 06/25/2013
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Photo submitted by Giangi on 02/24/2013
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.
Difficult bu fun
First time at Houston National. Fun and challenging.
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!
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.
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.
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
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!
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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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
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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.
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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)).
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!
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.
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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
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When to play
Now I remember why I don't play this course after June. If you play before July, this course is usually in great shape. But after that, it's terrible! Now the greens were excellent, but the overall rest was dead or minimum grass in the fairways from lack of watering. It is thin in the fairways, so if hit down on the ball, you're hitting hardpan. Now this is a very challenging, so choose your tee boxes wisely, the wind will effect your play. But the course is fun to play, at the right time of the year.
Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the teams in charge so they can make note and work to make changes. We're glad to see you enjoyed the rest of your round and we hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for visiting Houston National Golf Club.
Golf 4Fun
It was a decent course. This course seems to play slow because of the pace of some of the individuals that play the course They seem to think they’re the only ones that are out there, so a little golf etiquette would be nice. I’ve also noticed that a lot of these guys are playing on the wrong Tee box, I mean let’s face it guys were not pros so move up one Tee box and that would speed up the game immensely. I watch some guys playing off the wrong Teebox today and they didn’t hit it but maybe 170 yards. Start playing off the regular men’s tee and you might start enjoying the game and improve your score.
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great greens
first time played fairways were in bad shape. course is wide open ball rolled on hard ground. Greens were in GREAT shape.overall good course.
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Not worth the time
Staffs are not friendly or they don’t want to be there on Sunday morning including the food and beverage serving staffs
Several times they act like they are better than the customers .we have played here many times.
We have noticed. But we all agreed this is the last round we played here
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience 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 know you consider the course one of your regulars and 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.
Great place to play golf
Good layout, great burger but we still need to do more about customer service at the front desk and marshal .
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Great value , course played long from the blues , very hard ground on the sides of the fairways which caused some problems , greens in very condition , I scrambled a lot but enjoyed the course . Keep it on the fairway
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Decent track
Ground was hard and gave shots extra yardage from a good bounce and rollout. Lots of hardpan and brown spots throughout the course. Greens rolled fast & true.
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