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3.8
1525 Reviews (1525)
5 Stars
400
4 Stars
628
3 Stars
253
2 Stars
146
1 Stars
98
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
79.2%
Recommend this course
1178 out of 1525 reviews
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3.2
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.7
62.9%
Recommend this course
22 out of 35 reviews
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3.9
102 Reviews (102)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.4%
Recommend this course
84 out of 102 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
1525 Reviews (1525)
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Reviews 5
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/25/2018:
We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. It is great to see you had an enjoyable time on the course and we hope you join us for another round soon here at Houston National Golf Club in Texas,
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/16/2018:
Thank you TimIrvin as we appreciate your 4-star rating and review. It is great to see you had an enjoyable time on the course and we hope you join us for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout and greens in good shape

Challenging layout and the greens are in pretty good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/11/2018:
We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. It is great to see you had an enjoyable time on the course and we hope you join us for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Houston visiting

Played two days in a row. Excellent layout and challenging water and sand trap locations. I was very happy with this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 07/05/2018:
Thank you autigerjc20 as we appreciate your 4-star rating and review. It is great to see you had an enjoyable time on the course and we hope you join us for another round soon here at Houston National Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/05/2018:
Thank you wvending so much for the 5-star review as we appreciate you taking the time. We love to see you had a great time on the course and we hope you will book another round with us soon here at Houston National Golf Club for more of the best golf in the area.
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens rolling nice

Course was in good shape, greens are 80% back after aerating them a few weeks a go fairways are in good shape, overall a nice experience & round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/05/2018:
Thank you dvera111 as we appreciate your 4-star rating and review. It is great to see you had an enjoyable time on the course and we hope you join us for another round soon here at Houston National Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Outstanding golf course

This is a must play course. Very Challenging, with wide fairways, but you have to hit the ball far. You may be in the fairway, but it takes a really good second shot to hit the greens. Water and bunkers are placed effectively throughout the course. The one ding on the course is the bunkers. Sand was thin and hard. Probably due to the recent heavy rains. With that many bunkers difficult to maintain them. This was a well designed course. You better be thinking before you hit the ball or your going to be stinking.. I went back and played the course again the next day..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/02/2018:
Thank you donandsteve for 5-star review as we appreciate you taking the time. We love to see you had a great time on the course and we hope you will book another round with us soon here at Houston National Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/26/2018:
We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon here at Houston National Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun round of golf

Have played here before but not recently. Course was in very good shape other than water in bunkers from recent heavy rain. Fairways were good, greens were slow but fair, driving range was in great shape. We played in about 4 hours. Good round of golf ... will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 06/25/2018:
Thank you Jim as we appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon here at Houston National Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 06/13/2018:
Thank you mjmnu88 as we appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon here at Houston National Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Houston National

Enjoy playing a links style course and Houston National is a nice one. The staff from the pro shop. Bar and cart ladies are all friendly and attentive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/30/2018:
Thank you so much for taking the time and for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon.
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

Soft, bumpy, and slow going.

I knew going in, Friday would be slow. Felt kind of bad for the guy playing ahead of us in a foursome. A couple of ladies were playing expertly from the white tees, while he and another guy were playing the blues. It was clear he was a beginner. He Must have put a half dozen into the ravine on 18. Greens were aerated, sanded and bumpy. Fairaways soft from recent rain. Still managed to play in 4 hours with a guy who showed up at my tee time. We had a good round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/29/2018:
We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They just punched the greens and they were very bumpy.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/29/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/22/2018:
Thank you for the 4 star review. We value your feedback and hope to see you back soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Houston National

Love the course. They had just sanded the greens so approach shots and puts were nearly impossible but everything else was in great condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/22/2018:
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with a review, and for the 5 stars. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your round because we always strive for a positive customer experience.
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/22/2018:
Thank you for the 5 stars, we are happy you enjoyed your round. We hope to see you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Flawless round

No complaint at all, excellent course, layout and peace of play. 5 stars

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/24/2018:
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, and for the 5 stars! We are happy to see that you enjoyed your round, and we hope to see you back soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average Course

The course was average and didn’t offer anything special. The pace of play on a Thursday afternoon was terrible. Staff was very friendly and amenities were amazing, but that’s it. Course is a solid 3.4 out of 5.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/24/2018:
We appreciate you taking the time to address your concerns. We are sorry that the pace of play did not meet your expectations. We value our customer experience and we will forward this along to our staff. We hope to see you back soon.
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Fun course to play. Challenging but not impossible. Greens are in good condition rolling fast & true. Definitely will be back to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/24/2018:
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review, and thank you for the 5 stars. We are happy to see that you enjoyed the course conditions and we cant wait to see you come back soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Cool Course-decent shape

Greens were recently punched, but are rolling pretty good now. My main complaint is the invasive grass on the collar that makes for unfair bounces when putting from off the green. If mowed more regularly it would not be an issue.

Staff Friendliness-guy behind the counter was not very talkative, no big deal, but mentioned in passing to my playing partner, and he had the same issue.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/09/2018:
Thank you FredNHouston as we appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon here at Houston National Golf Club.
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