Southern Oaks Golf & Tennis Club

There were some sand traps that were absolutely disgraceful; nothing but mud or hard packed sand and some with water standing. The layout is nice and greens are fair, but too many traps were a mess; glad I landed in only one (too bad it was the worst one, on 18).

I played this course on 3-11-13 and it got my attention. First off, you'll notice the well-placed bunkers on every hole. Bring your range-finder so you can beam the bunkers and strategize the hole. It looks a bit like a Scottish Links course without the ocean next to it, and not as wide-open, and there are trees on plenty of holes. But its not too tight either. Most holes do not have houses lining them, and no back-and forth parallel holes, and we all love that! Most green are slightly elevated and well-bunkered. Approach shots that don-t hit the green will usually bounce further away, and up-and-downs are no gimme. These are some of the most undulating greens in the Metroplex. Land it in the right spot and you could have an easy birdie. Land it in the wrong spot and a likely three-putt will ensue! So these greens are really challenging, interesting, and fun. And they roll pretty well too. Then there's the length of the course. It's more than 7,300 yards from the tips, which means long hitters still have a 4,5, or 6 iron to the green on many par 4's, and 200 - 260 yard par 3's are the norm, depending on pin-placement. But the tee boxes vary greatly to accommodate all skill levels, so don't let the distance scare you. But it is a real pleasure to play a course that challenges the bomber from the tips! Considering the fairway & greenside bunkering, the length, and the challenging yet fun greens, if you can score well here, you can score anywhere!
Good, interesting course, and a great value, usually in the $20 range. I will play here often, and my game will be better for it!

I was very impressed with this course last week. Can't wait to see it in the spring when all is green.

The course was in good condition especially since we have not hit spring yet. It is a harder course then most around due to the sand in areas that you would not expect in. For the money it is not a bad course and the range is always open. Peaceful woods and surroundings.
We usually play here at least a couple times a year. No hesitation in coming back, never had any issues.

Very slow... back nine came to a crawl.

On #10, we had a 2some, 3some, 2some, 3some, all on the 10th hole at the same time.

Very nice, challenging course. Would have given it a better rating but the fairways, and greens are hardpaned. Definetly get penalized when missing the raised greens. The bunkers are also void of real sand and hard to get under the ball since its clay. A little water would go a long way to hold the ball on the greens. Not a fun day when a lob wedge from 80 yards out bounces 10 feet past the pin!

The course was in good shape, the greens were a little firm but putted true. The fairways were maintained well and easy to play from. The rough is not penal but it does exact a toll for straying into it.

enjoy the layout of course. Has some very tuff par 3 from 2 back tees

Course in Good Shape for Winter Golf ,Great day, very challanging with the Bunker Placement and the # of bunkers
Will most Definetly Play again in the Summer when the Course is in Summer Shape

This place is just nasty. It COULD be great, but apparently the management knows nothing about golf, much less anything about managing a golf course. The course itself has seen almost no maintanance whatsoever. And the clubhouse is just gross. It looks more like a storage building; dust on the furniture, floors, light fixtures, and "decor"; sticky counter and tables. Supposedly you can buy food and drinks, but there's never anyone there at the end of the day to serve/cook any. Not that you would want to eat in the filth...
Sadly, it wouldn't take much to improve things, but whoever mangages it clearly has no vested interest in its success.
I will say that the pro shop is run well. But that's it's only positive.

Course is well maintained but typical of January in Texas -- hard fairways with dormant grass. Staff doing work on sand traps recently. Enjoyable course.

Went to Southern Oaks on January 20th to play 18. There was not much in the way of waiting on any hole so the pace of play was very nice. Other than that the course is in need of some attention. You were not rewarded for hitting fairways as there are ruts, bare spots and extremely uneven ground on every fairway. The greens were at least smooth unlike when I played here last (about 8 months prior) when there was sand and bare spots there as well. The course is very wide open and could be a fun play if the fairways at the very least got some much needed attention. For roughly the same price you could play 4 or 5 other courses within 10-15miles that are in better shape. No cart girls during the entire round was a bit shocking as well.

Bunkers are terrible throughout course. Greens roll good and fast. We saw the cartgirl on other holes but she never came by. Rough is thick and the ball is easily buried in it to the point you cant find your ball. The greens are the best thing about this course currently.

Challenging, but not worth the price or the drive.

I will be back to play it again very soon. Wish they would overseed the fairways . The greens were in great shape but people need to be reminded to fix divots on the greens.

Southern Oaks is a fun course to play. Most of the greens are in decent shape. The fairways however need attention to get them back to how they were when the course first opened. The staff is friendly and for under $30.00 on a weekend it is reasonable.

a long course that is mostly open. stay out of the greenside bunkers. very large greens that are in great condition.

Open course, easy to play. Tee boxes and greens are really nice. I'd play there again.

I haven't played here in over a year - I heard it's improved during the last 6 months.
I found the conditions just OK - still many spots on the fairways without grass.
Greens are OK - Mark Brooks put in some interesting undulations that make putting a challange. Grass OK and speed OK.
The par 3's all take a different club and go in a different direction - nice variety. I think the most interesting hole is #16 - water in play on the left and in front of the green - tough par on this dogleg left.

Once I saw early in the week that the weather would be in the mid 70's on Saturday I booked the tee time. I was surprised that I had over dressed it got up to the mid 80's. The course is in good shape considering that this is Texas in December. If you hit it long in the fairway you get a bonus "Texas Roll" of an extra 25-35 yards! The pin positions were medium as we played a benefit tournament there a month ago and the placement was about an 8 on a scale of 10..