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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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Better than last time
Played with 3 other friends, like the layout and the greens were ok, but the tee boxes are horrendous.
Greens were better than expected and rolled around 10 which is ok.
A clubhouse with no coffee is not a real clubhouse.
Hidden gem
Played here a few times. Greens are usually good and have gotten better since i went last summer. The price is always good and love you get to hit on grass on the range
Beautiful course, great round, good times!
Enjoyed this course - will be back again and again!
How slow can you go?
Bay Forest really has to do something about slow play. Like maybe have a marshal???
When a threesome plays slower -much slower- than a foursome behind them and two walkers behind the foursome, especially with two complete holes clear ahead of the threesome, SOMENTHING HAS TO BE DONE.
Waiting on EVERY SHOT dilutes the enjoyment of the game.
Great course!! Especially for the hot rate!
Course was awesome, staff and pace of play was great. Course doesn't drain well but was still playable after lots of rain just lots of standing water areas.
Greens were the only bummer, they weren't fast or slow and putted well except the spots of poana or whatever it is that were popping up in many places. Green #9 was covered in it.
Oleest of course was in fabulous condition.
Bay Forest round
Wet wet wet
Not the courses fault about the rain they got the day before but I am just stating the conditions when I was there
Well kept course
My husband and I played here on GolfNow for a very reasonable price. We had played a different course the week before that can’t even compare to how nice this one was there’s a lot of water. It’s beautiful. Everything is very well. Kept up. The greens were awesome! The staff Were super friendly and helpful!. I would definitely play this course again!
Terrible course
Muddy and greens had been punched. No one told us this. No marshall and 2 groups of. 5 somes holding up players. Go elsewhere as this is a cow pasture
Muddy and wet. Greens had sand and they sucked. Fairways are terrible. Don’t waste your money here. 2- groups of 5 somes in front of us and the useless Marshals didn’t care
The entire course was overall in good shape. Great course for the money. Will definitely be coming back
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