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Bay Forest Golf Course
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Amongst the chemical plants, refinery towers, and wood-lined waterways of La Porte lies the 18-hole Jay Riviere municipal known as Bay Forest. Riviere's design opened in 1988, featuring a tight front nine that opens up on the lake-dominated back side. Water is in play on 16 of 18 holes. Because of La Porte's proximity to the Gulf, the coastal winds make this a long course.
Despite its tight nature, the front nine offers a few nice birdie opportunities, including the short par 3 No. 6. This hole generally only requires a 9 iron to carry the bunker fronting the green.
On the back, the par 5 No. 10 is one of the most birdie-friendly holes on the course. It's followed by the signature No. 11-a great-looking dogleg right that bends around a pond to a well-bunkered green. The play with the approach on 11 is to leave it below the hole.
The par 5 No. 18 is a challenging finisher that requires good golf shots into the wind and the accuracy to avoid the water that sneaks into the fairway in the landing area from the right. The second shot must carry water and a bunker, and the recommended play on the approach is to keep it on the right side of the green.
Getting there : From Hwy. 45 south, take the 610 Loop north. When you come to Hwy. 225 head east and take the Pasadena exit. Turn right, find Hwy. 146 and go south (right). Next, get off at the Fairmont Pkwy. exit and turn left. When you get to South Broadway St., turn right and drive 1 mile to the course. The clubhouse is on the right side of the street.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6768 yards | 73.0 | 135 |
| White | 72 | 6249 yards | 70.4 | 125 |
| Gold | 72 | 5661 yards | 64.8 | 107 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5661 yards | 73.4 | 133 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5132 yards | 71.0 | 127 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.5/137 | 406 | 402 | 184 | 499 | 418 | 171 | 516 | 187 | 376 | 3159 | 521 | 510 | 436 | 180 | 542 | 451 | 383 | 180 | 452 | 3655 | 6814 |
| White M: 71.0/130 | 389 | 368 | 158 | 459 | 390 | 151 | 480 | 161 | 353 | 2909 | 486 | 482 | 396 | 148 | 503 | 420 | 360 | 155 | 415 | 3365 | 6274 |
| Gold M: 68.7/119 W: 73.2/131 | 364 | 354 | 135 | 428 | 311 | 135 | 424 | 140 | 341 | 2632 | 444 | 453 | 359 | 138 | 461 | 355 | 306 | 145 | 368 | 3029 | 5661 |
| Red M: 66.1/115 W: 70.8/124 | 336 | 339 | 120 | 402 | 270 | 130 | 396 | 127 | 321 | 2441 | 409 | 412 | 321 | 111 | 397 | 327 | 266 | 135 | 313 | 2691 | 5132 |
| Handicap | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 10 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 3 |
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Hi, outlawmahon091973. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bay Forest Golf Course.
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Awful pace of play and awful staff
The pace of play was atrocious. Had multiple groups waiting on one group the whole time. Was at the 4 hour mark getting to hole 16, we ended up leaving as did the group behind us.
I asked the guy at the club house if he had, had any complaints, he said no???? Like i was dumb to ask the question. He was condescending there after.
The course is great but the Marshall is useless. Doesn’t keep up w pace of place.
Besides that, great price for a great course.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
Can’t beat it!
I’ve been playing at Bay Forest golf course since it opened. It has gone through subtle changes over the years. What hasn’t changed is the course is always in great condition and the price can’t be beat. It is challenging with water in play on several holes. The city of La Porte takes care of this place as opposed to other municipal courses in the area.
Thank you for your review, T7T2HqEqIJiozH5236Bt. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Bay Forest Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Great Greens
Perfect course, the greens were perfect as was the facilities. No complaints from me about anything.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, Josh9368334! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Bay Forest Golf Course.
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Good layout and nice greens.
Several wide opened fairways for long drives, great greens. Challenging waters and bunkers. Like this course.
Hello, u328496546. Thank you for visiting us at Bay Forest Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hi, hotspothit. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bay Forest Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Hi, u314162818986. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Bay Forest Golf Course!
Working on the course
They are working on cart paths which was a bummer but also encouraging that they continue to improve this course. Overall a great experience. Best municipal greens in the area.
Thank you for taking the time to review us, Lkevward. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Bay Forest Golf Course thanks you!
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Played 2 times this week. Play was super slow one day but fine the other . greens and course in very good shape, but sidewalk repair is going on, so they had a few holes changed the par and moved up a bunch.. Staff was nice but snack bar host and cart girls not very outgoing.
I will go back though, i like the course and the maintenance is good!
Hello, u314162818986. Thank you for visiting us at Bay Forest Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, hbar93. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Bay Forest Golf Course!
Hi, u831994147. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Bay Forest Golf Course.
distractions
green were great distractions with course repare going on .Play was super fast
Hi, uZRBG9608ZR. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bay Forest Golf Course.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, pokey01. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Bay Forest Golf Course!
The place to play
I have been playing at Bay Forest for as long as I can remember. I’ve played the other courses on the south side of Houston but, nothing compares to the overall quality as well as the price! A nice mix of conventional and links style of play.
Pace of play is almost always great.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, T7T2HqEqIJiozH5236Bt! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Bay Forest Golf Course.
Well worth the money
Fantastic course and layout. It seems that everyone who plays here, plays “ready golf”, and that keeps the pace of play moving.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, MHsWslzRhFqcKTu17TVp! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Bay Forest Golf Course.
Worth the drive
My friend and I travel in and around Houston to play golf This coarse is by far one of the best we have played. I live in Pearland but I will jump at the chance to play here.. Friendly staff and very well stocked club house. And the cart girl was very pleasant as well.
Your feedback is important to us, donald98765. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Bay Forest Golf Course.
Really good Bang for the buck
Great value! Only issues are the back 9 can back up pretty badly. Could benefit from a Marshall helping to keep pace of play consistent
Yes always backs up on back 9. Great point
Thank you for your review, jcw2793. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Bay Forest Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
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Hi, u314160760796. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Bay Forest Golf Course.