Legendary Oaks GC
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3.2
1086 Reviews (1086)
5 Stars
133
4 Stars
392
3 Stars
307
2 Stars
128
1 Stars
126
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.5
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.7
69.0%
Recommend this course
785 out of 1086 reviews
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3.6
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.4%
Recommend this course
41 out of 51 reviews
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3.4
102 Reviews (102)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
74.5%
Recommend this course
76 out of 102 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff create a welcoming atmosphere that keeps golfers coming back to Legendary Oaks. The course layout impresses with uniquely Bible-themed holes and a back nine that consistently delivers solid conditions.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7061 yards
Slope 126
Rating 72.8

Legendary Oaks Golf Club is part of the Lawrence Marshall Family Recreation Center in Hempstead, about an hour northwest of Houston. Stretching to a lengthy 7,061 yards for the back tees, the course boasts several holes that long hitters will enjoy. The layout's par 3s are known to be particularly challenging. The golf course will put your distance to the test but you'll find that accuracy is also needed when negotiating the tighter spots on the course. Water hazards come into play frequently throughout the golf course and there are also many strategically placed bunkers and mature trees to watch out for. Legendary Oaks Golf Club's final hole is a par 4 that demands a tee shot over water while a large willow tree guards the left side and a bunker protects the right. The challenges continue on the uphill second shot.

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Course Details

Year Built 1969
Golf Season Year round
Architect Leon Howard (1969) Jay Riviere (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire. Please wear collared shirt. No cut offs or swim suits

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Basketball
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Reviews

3.2
1086 Reviews (1086)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 20
Bunkers 16
Forced Carries 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 22
Beginners 17
Seniors 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 25
Convenient to the City 10

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Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Little to no upkeep

Over the last 20+ years this course has gone thru so many changes, some good, most bad. The “fairways” had 3” tall weeds and grassy weeds. Tee boxes were unkempt, bunkers had grass growing in them and the greens were slow, bumpy and had grassy weeds growing on most. I’m sure when Jay Riviere did the redesign and expansion of this course he never envisioned how poor the conditions of this course would become.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Steadily Improving!

Played 2 months or so ago and course conditions were brutal. Gave it another shot last week and noticed improvement. Went again today and thoroughly enjoyed it. You can tell they’ve been putting some work into the course recently. Greens have improved a lot in the past couple months. Can’t really beat it for the $ when you get a hot deal.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rather Drink Dirty Bath Water

I don’t know how this course is open. We were losing balls on the fairway due to conditions. Putting was similar to putting on a cow pasture. I don’t even play golf that often so I’m not picky, but this place is terrible.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

The course was a disaster. The fairways were either not properly cut or had grass clippings pilled up all over the place. These clippings where so thick I lost several balls in the fair way grass clippings. If you make it through the fairway and onto a green you were treated with a minefield. The greens were potmarked with patches of no grass at all, marks filled in with sand, grooves cut across the greens. It was a literal crap shoot as to whether or not you would actually have any control over where the ball went. I am very disappointed with this course and do not plan on coming back.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Great golf. Horrible fairway and greens.

I love golfing here. But, the course conditions have deteriorated so bad. It’s really too bad. Overgrown, over watered. Greens keepers need some serious help.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Overhaul needed

Disaster conditions, has been this way for 2 years. Really needs to be place under TLC! Don’t waste your money until at least summer 2025

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Poor Conditions

Didn't know the course was going to be in such disarray. Rough was just tall grass where u lose your ball instantly and greens are missing patches of grass completely.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Couldn’t have been any worse

To start with, we got there early to hit a few range balls in the covered area. All of the hitting mats were missing the rubber tee so you couldn’t drive from them. We got our cart, and before hole 2 we had to exchange it because of lack of maintenance. The entire course was over grown so bad that we were losing balls on the fairway. We haven’t had rain in over a week, and they have neglected to mow the course. The last time the course was mowed, it was mowed wet, and there was huge clumps of dead grass everywhere. Every single green that was open was so rough, that a slight putt would send the ball jumping left, right, and airborne. The temporary greens they have are even worse! They have holes that is literally just the fairway! In my opinion, this is the worst course I’ve ever played. I’ve been to legendary oaks a few times, and it’s definitely getting worse. This is definitely my last time booking a tee time at this course, it’s not worth what they are charging. When I went to the clubhouse to make a complaint, the worker looked at me, said sorry, and that was the end of the conversation.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs work, but fun layout

Course layout is interesting. Upkeep leaves a lot to be desired. 2/18 greens are in good shape. The rest are pretty rough. Greens feel like you are putting on the fairway. Good course to work on distances and irons. Some greens weren’t even worth putting on. With all that said, we will go back because it is cheap, people are friendly and course is challenging.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Gotten Worse

I’ve been playing this course for years. Only for convenience and price. But it has gotten awful. The greens are awful and they’re not keeping up with the mowing .

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Golf Now needs to re-think their cancellation policy due to weather

Course was closed while we waited to play because of weather. Golf Now will not refund the money because we had started our round even though we were on the first hole.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Should be free

Area around the clubhouse could be used in a horror movie. Fairways are awful if you can hit it in the fairway. Rough is more like a jungle. Grass/ weeds were at least knee high. Maybe their mower broke??? 3 greens were ok. The rest were either full of weeds and bare spots or they used false greens. Yes… I was playing golf but $50 is way overpriced.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Bad

This place used to be decent for the price years ago. For some reason they think it’s worth 50dollars to play in terrible conditions. If you’re asking for that price then put in some work into the course instead of your pocket. It could be a good place but priorities are lost.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Horrible course conditions

I’ve played here a few times and it seems like the course conditions get worse and worse. Messed up greens, multiple temporary greens, fairways seemed like haven’t been mowed in a while. For the price paid and how the course is maintained save your money and play somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I wish they'd sync something into this course

This course could be such a charming gem. Great layout, spacious practice facilities, so much potential. It doesn't live up to any of it right now. The condition is terrible, everything is run down. I'm not sure if they're trying harder with several temp greens but it seems like they have a random lawn guy taking of the course and facilities by himself.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Can’t see ball

Even in the fairways you couldn’t see your ball…

1/2 the fairways were the same cut as the 1st & 2nd rough, had to spend time locating your ball in the middle of the fairway because it was buried 2” down…

Also the Hay that was scattered everywhere made it next to impossible to see your ball a few times…

As for the scabbed up greens, that is what it is because it’s normally that way at legendary…

Definitely hasn’t been country club status in a while, but at minimum the fairways should have a definitive cut to them allowing you to see your ball …

I still love the course but y’all can do better

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Local resident

Play there often. Course has so much potential but continues to go downhill!! The owners are not putting money back into upkeep!! Have played there for about 10 years as I live nearby. Every single amenity on the course has diminished. Greens, ball washers, signs, gazebos, borders! Everything out there looks more like ****, every time I go! The best green out there would maybe get a 5 out of 10, and 15 out of 18 holes I would give it a 1!!! Played this past Sunday and if you weren’t in the fairway, couldn’t find your ball because of high grass! The roughs that were mowed, looked like the mower was missing a blade! Had a 4:20 tee time and got to tee box at 4:18. There were two groups teeing off at the same time and one was a foursome of kids who were sharing clubs that we waited on for 18 holes!!!!! Going somewhere else!!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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