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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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Thank you for your rating, emgreen24!
Nice Course!
Greens, fairways & tee boxes were in great shape. Bunkers were sloppy, but we enjoyed skipping those anyway. Cart girl was visible. Carts were clean. Pace was very good. Cart path needed some attention. We had a good time on the course.
Thank you for your review, SmokeWagon. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Bay Forest Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Thanks so much for your great rating!
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.
Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (281) 471-4653 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Bay Forest Golf Course!
Best Value on East Side
Eagle Point in Barber's Hill is the only municipal course that is run better than Bay Forest. I play here regularly and sometimes the course setups leave you scratching your head wondering if the greens-keeper was fully awake and sober when he set up the course. The greens generally are in good condition with the occasional hiccup. The only real problem is a number of tee boxes need to be redone as you can't find even a relatively flat spot to tee of from.
Thanks for coming out to the course and for your honest feedback. We'll use this to make improvements for the future. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon!
Hello, gilgolf62. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Greens were excellent
One of the best courses around for the value, Greens were outstanding!!! Fairways were plush and rough was tough enough. Overall outstanding experience!
Thank you so much for your wonderful words! We are so glad you had such a great time. We look forward to having you back again soon!
We appreciate your wonderful rating! We hope to see you back again soon!
Great course!
As usual, course in great shape. Greens were somewhat fast and in great condition. Rolled true on every putt.
Thank you so much for the wonderful rating! We're so glad to see you had such a great time!
Consistent Course
The course is consistent every week. Greens are great and staff is friendly. The price to play is a great value.
We are so glad that you had such a wonderful time with us and our staff!
Thanks so much for taking the time to rate us 5 stars, we really appreciate it!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, 1HoppyGolfer! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bay Forest Golf Course!
Best bang for your buck
Great golf course at a fair price. Pace of play was ok today. On days where it is cart path only the course ranger has tried to rush my group.
Thanks for your feedback and review of our course. We appreciate your honest review, and will use this to make your experience even better for the future. We hope to welcome you back again soon!
Great course
The golf course was in excellent shape. Played here in high school and a few times over the years but really miss the trees that used to be on the course.
Thanks so much for your kind words about our course. We hope to welcome you back again soon!
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a rating. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Thanks so much for taking the time to give us a wonderful rating!
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