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4.4
351 Reviews (351)
5 Stars
188
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
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88.0%
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319 out of 351 reviews
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4.5
11 Reviews (11)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.9%
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4.6
45 Reviews (45)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
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4.5
93.3%
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42 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.

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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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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 72 7229 yards 73.7 120
Blue 72 6748 yards 72.0 125
White 72 6051 yards 70.2 120
White (W) 72 6051 yards 73.0 127
Gold 72 5239 yards 66.4 115
Gold (W) 72 5239 yards 70.4 120
Red 72 4512 yards 64.0 110
Red (W) 72 4512 yards 67.6 114
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Scorecard for Tempest Golf Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 75.2/139 377 399 470 157 420 566 196 443 564 3592 538 462 186 584 419 394 378 173 503 3637 7229
Blue M: 73.4/137 W: 79.4/142 354 377 425 140 402 543 177 418 539 3375 490 443 173 559 390 378 326 153 461 3373 6748
Tempest M: 71.6/135 W: 77.7/138 330 377 393 140 380 543 177 372 539 3251 459 357 160 559 390 378 326 153 392 3174 6425
White M: 70.0/127 W: 75.4/134 330 321 393 120 380 491 175 372 496 3078 459 357 160 511 360 345 252 137 392 2973 6051
Gold M: 65.9/112 W: 71.0/129 282 294 319 103 281 412 162 344 456 2653 359 262 144 419 330 325 232 136 379 2586 5239
Red M: 63.0/105 W: 66.6/116 224 266 272 86 259 384 147 311 425 2374 322 217 130 313 276 264 186 115 315 2138 4512
Handicap 15 1 13 9 3 11 5 17 7 10 4 16 6 8 12 18 14 2
Par 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 36 5 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 36 72
Handicap (W) 11 5 17 3 15 9 13 7 1 10 6 4 14 2 12 16 8 18
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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
351 Reviews (351)

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u000005441073
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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WaIr9UQ1TL9B1CCIYcPu
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fantastic course, staff, and amenities

Our organization hosted a golf tournament at Tempest Golf Club and our experience was remarkable. Randy and his staff were absolutely wonderful to work with and had the course in amazing condition as well as all the amenities that go with such an event. We had 35 teams play in a 4-person scramble and everything was seamless. The meal following the tournament was outstanding as well. I cannot compliment the staff and the course enough! Fantastic experience!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u645753980
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was incredible

Truly impressed with every aspect of this place

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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D54lyf
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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u314159916295
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Glenda3034456
Played On
Reviews 98
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Beautiful Layout

We had a great time and loved the course. The grass was still not completely grown in, but in good shape. We ate afterwards and the food was good and good service.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Glenda3034456
Played On
Reviews 98
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Great couse

You don’t feel you are in East Texas. Lots of different elevations. A must play and great wraps in the grill.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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rtsharber
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Country Club Attitude gets old

Arrived one hour prior to tee time. No available carts. Told to check back in approx. 30 minutes Groups backed up due to a college team event. Communicating we might be delayed teeing off. Poor planning on the courses part. The sad part is management sat in his office and seemed to not care.

We were shuttled to the range and then someone came to the range within approx. ten minutes communicating we would have to go off the back nine immediately or be delayed. Had to find a ride to get a cart, basically just take a cart because we were being rushed, No warmup. Just go play. Played the back nine without issue. Once we got to the front nine there was two groups waiting on most tee boxes. Turned into a five plus hour round. Unfortunately, this has happened in the past but not like this though.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/02/2022

H! 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!

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rouse86
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good conditions. Just slow pace

Course was in good shape. Had a tournament going and the pace was really slow. A couple greens had some wash out spots. But overall not bad

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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uK331bcNMp2TCp9phNL4
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions could be better.

This being labeled as the nicest golf course in east Texas was disappointing. Design is awesome and challenging. Condition of the fairways and greens don’t justify. Staff was awesome. Course amenities were great. Tee boxes were well taken care of.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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henrietta3
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u000005441073
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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jdelauder
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
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
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u314162337798
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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bthomas17
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is one of the nicest courses in East Texas

This course is just as nice and any public or private course in the ETX area. One of my favorites.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u314159794209
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u78810268
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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s3sXgFCtrtEpa9t4qv6l
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful Layout

Loved the giant flag and beautiful layout, and the course played very challenging, especially with high winds,. First time to play and i definitely want to return and play again when the course greens up. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Only negative that I forgot to mention to them when we finished is that parking break on the cart I had didn't hold very well. Good practice area. Will return!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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captrichgolf
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

winter round

greens are suffering from cold? not in as good of shape as months past

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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ggcastle
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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