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4.4
361 Reviews (361)
5 Stars
195
4 Stars
118
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
88.9%
Recommend this course
329 out of 361 reviews
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4.6
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.0%
Recommend this course
19 out of 20 reviews
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4.6
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.6%
Recommend this course
43 out of 45 reviews
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Course Highlights
Tempest stands out as the best-conditioned course in East Texas, with a challenging yet fair layout that keeps golfers coming back weekly. Friendly staff, quality practice areas, and strong overall value make every visit worthwhile.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7229 yards
Slope 120
Rating 73.7

Formerly known as Southern Hills Golf Club and Shallow Creek RV Park.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Webb Jeff Brauer (2018)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Showers

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

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4.4
361 Reviews (361)
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always a great play!

I play this course 4-8 times a year and it is always in awesome condition. Staff is awesome and cart girls are there when you need them! Can’t wait to play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

BigD

Great views and hilly, but they have so much slant that is difficult to grow grass in those areas.

Worth the experience, but not pristine condition due to reason above and drought conditions. Greens were good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course

The course looks much better than I’ve seen and played in the past!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course, but it’s not for me. Only 5 holes I could hit driver. Lots of holes where you could hit driver if not for fairways narrowing or bending to much at driver distance. If length is your strength, this is not the course you’re looking for..

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/03/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Tempest Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Must play

One of the best tracks in East Texas. A must play. Don’t expect to get out an earlier than 7am when the pro shop opens though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Definitely worth the trip!!

Go play it! You won't be disappointed. Great layout. Greens were in excellent condition. Friendly staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for the price.

Got a great deal on golf now for $55. Worth every penny. Staff was friendly minus the guy running the pro shop.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather

Fair at best

Course design was very nice, but overall conditions were moderate at best. Many fairways were basically hardpan, and the greens were AWFUL. They rolled at Maybe a 7, which is just not acceptable for any decent course. I slammed one going downhill, and it still came up short.... Worst part about the day was that it was 95 degrees (yes, I remember we are in Texas) and about 80% humidity, and they allowed the cart girl to bail after the morning session. POOR management. I may go back in the fall, but only if it's just me. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/07/2022

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Tempest Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course; customer service would benefit from some training

Played here before. Made a recent reservation two months in advance for four foursomes all coming in from out of town. Was notified 10 days prior to our mini tournament that there was a conflict and they would need to cancel on us. Pretty unapologetic. Pretty poor customer service.

Cautious about ever playing there again because I can’t trust the reservation would be honored. Yes, I’m a little bitter by being stung on this one.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fantastic Course

I was recommended this place twice in one week at my place of work. Everyone told me it was a hidden gem. They were absolutely correct. Course was well managed. Excellent fairways with even better greens. Would recommend this to anybody who is looking for a fun but challenging course to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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