Tempest Golf Club

the course had to much maintenance going on.tee boxes were move around,didn't know which one to play..to wet around the greens..some of the players were skipping around to different holes.coming up behind us while we were teeing off (not happy)

Have been wanting to play Tempest Golf Club for a few years now, but just never fit into my schedule. I had heard and seen so many great things about this course, and was so excited to finally get to play it.

Upon arrival I was impressed with the club house, so good start! Easy check in and staff was friendly. Driving Range was closed for some reason, so no warm up, but no problem. Chipped and Putted a bit and then tee'd it up!

Course layout is outstanding! Lots of elevation changes, and a couple of blind tee shots. Greens were in awesome shape, but the fairways were a bit soggy in spots, and there were quite a few bare spots throughout the course once you got out of the fairway. I had heard that this summer was tough on the course, but they are working on getting it back to pristine conditions.

Aside from some wet fairways, and the bare hardpan areas just off the fairways I was very impressed with the course, and do plan on returning at some point, but will probably wait until course repairs are finished.

Great course but be careful getting stuck in between slow players. Could have been a one time thing but it went from a 3 hour round to a 5 hour round.

I wouldn’t pay rack rates for this course. The fairways and tee boxes are bare in some areas. Pace of play was very slow when we played. We were behind a 2-some that morphed into a 6-some by the end. Never saw a marshal.

The course itself is in phenomenal shape and you’ll have more than enough time to see it because you’ll have to wait 10-15 minutes before playing each hole. The Marshall does not do a single thing and Randy Wade overbooks the course because all he cares about is money. But if you have 5 hours or more to spend playing golf, then my all means, this is the course for you.

Honestly, I drove over to play this course because of the reviews. Was I playing the same course as everyone else? Rocks all over the fairways, a lot of them are mostly dirt and clay. The staff here was EXTREMELY rude especially the bar staff. Probably because we weren’t their “regulars”. For the same price go to Mount Pleasant and play or to Longview somewhere. This is NOT worth the price. The only thing I can think is that people who claim this course is nice just haven’t played anywhere except a goat ranch.

The course is fine, but unless you’ve got 2 or 3 playing with you, be prepared for a 5 hour round.

Course was a lot of fun and challenging for any type of golfer. The hilly terrain made for an eventful day of golf. My only thing was not being able to play the 11th hole due to maintenance…but the whole experience was very good either way. Hopefully the next time, my playing partner and I can play that 11th hole which looked like fun.

Heat is taking its toll on all of ETX. Courses are struggling and this one is no different. good and bad areas, but wish they would let you know when they have a hole that is not even in use due to maintenance.

Good trip for first time. Course was decent shape. Only issue would say is we were not advised that hole 11 was closed which would have been explained before amd allowed to play a other hole as we paid for entire 18.

Course lay out very good. Staff very helpful. Other than it being 103 degrees outside it was a great day!

Tempest is one of the finer course offerings in the area. The track is hard. My only concern is the houses that are being built around the course soon will be in danger of errant tee shots. I hate that. But the course is impossible to walk, a great challenge, and in good shape even with the harsh hot weather. A joy to play...when it is cooler.

Played Tempest with a large group 7 times this past weekend as part of an annual golf tournament. There was a lot to love about Tempest, but there were some issues that we ran into that prospective players may want to be aware of.

The course layout and design is fantastic. Unfortunately, Texas is going through a terribly hot summer that has limited the possibility of maintaining a plush golf course. However, I think there are some bigger issues than the heat affecting Tempest. A majority of the fairways are bare and the underlying rock/top soil base is showing. This combined with sandy fairways makes for some difficult strikes with the golf club and brutal lies.

They were laying sod on #11 on Sunday the 6th, so hopefully they choose to do this for all of the rough patches because it is brutal to find the fairway and be rewarded with having to hit off rocks essentially. I would recommend to the golf course to not undertake such a big course improvement project on a Sunday which involved closing a golf hole, that is what a Monday/Tuesday are for.

The greens are in excellent condition except for #5. There is a large grey area that needs to be re-sodded. The greens roll very true and are extremely receptive to iron shots. While slow, I was very happy with the greens.

However, we were disappointed in the fact that all of the pins did not change from Saturday to Sunday. These greens are awesome with multiple slopes and undulations that have the ability to test one's golf game, yet we ended up playing to the same pin location on half the holes between Saturday and Sunday. That was unfortunate and hopefully this isn't a normal occurrence.

Speaking of #5, I don't think anyone could grow grass on the upslope leading to the fairway. Maybe save the effort and ditch the grass and put in dirt/red rocks and make it a forced carry to get onto the fairway where you can grow grass rather than leaving half the hole looking like a West Texas dirt field where grass is supposed to be, just commit to not trying to grow grass maybe. That fairway is the worst out of the 14.

It is a shame there aren't water jugs on the course. They keep a water jug in the clubhouse and give you ice for it but the whole back 9 doesn't pass the clubhouse to fill up. This is dangerous in the summer and very unfortunate. Hopefully this will be remedied as water jugs are typically a staple of every golf course, especially one of the quality of Tempest.

I like to think a lot of the aesthetic issues with the golf course can be blamed on the tragic summer heat, so hopefully this course will be back to being pristine very soon. With that said, right now, I do not believe it is worth the $89 they're asking to play it on a weekend, maybe more like $59-69, but the same can be said for the majority of courses in Texas this summer, as the heat has wrecked havoc on the grass.

The amenities and staff were top class. Such great people and very down to Earth and fun to talk to. From the cart guys to the restaurant staff to the pro shop, we were taken very good care of and hopefully we made them aware of that. We loved the experience.

We stayed in the 2 houses owned by Tempest behind the range and they were in excellent condition. Highly recommend staying there when you play.

I'm looking forward to getting back out there and seeing it back in tip-top shape.

A great course, but after 4 hours for 13 holes and nobody allowing a single to play through I left out of frustration.

The layout is really challenging. There are a lot of bad spots in the fairways and it’s really tough to get a tee in the ground on the tee boxes. I am a member, but when I have a guest, they are not impressed with the experience they get for the money they spend. The pace of play problem is mostly because of there being 4 holes on the front nine that are cart path only.

Loved the course, it was hard & long but fun. The course was being repaired on several holes, so not knowing the course it was very difficult

My three sons in law and I drove over for a gun getaway from Dallas. When we arrived for our tee time we learned the driving range was closed. Not great. Once we began play we were almost immediately slowed behind other groups. We quickly found that four of the front nine holes were cart path only - and on this course that is a problem. But it was cart path only for good reason since the grass on the fairways needs to grow. Or even exist in spots. It wax a miserably hot day and water on tge course was non existent. All in all not a good experience and we’re sorry we made the drive from Dallas.

On the positive side of the scale - the clubhouse staff was outstanding as were the cart girls. Hats off to the entire team. We had a great breakfast since the driving range was closed and also great snacks following the round. Loved the fried pickles.

There is no drinking water on the course. Heat index was 107 with no water.