The Golf Club at Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe
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4.0
668 Reviews (668)
5 Stars
203
4 Stars
279
3 Stars
104
2 Stars
49
1 Stars
33
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
81.7%
Recommend this course
530 out of 668 reviews
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4.4
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
14 out of 14 reviews
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4.2
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 43 reviews
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Course Highlights
Margaritaville's ongoing investment has transformed this Montgomery County layout, with noticeably improved greens and a course design that rewards strategic play. Exceptionally friendly staff and outstanding value make it one of the best deals in the northern Houston area.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6921 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.3

Formerly known as La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa and La Torretta del Lago.

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Course Details

Year Built 1981
Fairways Tifdwarf 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifdwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dave Marr Jeffery D. Blume (2007)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Denim Not Allowed, Collared shirts required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Fitness

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Texas (2016 #21)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2016 #25)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2016 #11)
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Reviews

4.0
668 Reviews (668)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Brunch 6
Watching the Game 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 27
Bunkers 26
Narrow Fairways 26
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 21
Advanced Golfers 19
Locals 18
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 33
Worth the Drive 20
Convenient to the City 6

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4.0
Previously Played

Getting Much Better

GCMLR is getting better as time goes by. Always has been a challenging design and course conditions are improving rapidly. Fairways have filled in nicely this season and ALL traps were recently filled with brand new sand. Greens need a bit of improvement; wish the superintendent would bring in the Texas Golf Association (TXGA) to consult on the greens. This course could be hosting key state amateur tournaments with some focused work on the greens. Keep up the good work on a solid course!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Greens

Greens and fringe around greens are sub par for a resort course.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

Greens are in pretty bad shape. No course should have "Resort" in their name with greens like these. Also, fringe around greens was too high. Needed to be mowed.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Enjoyable course.

Great course to play. Fairways are getting better over the years. Greens still need some work. Beautiful course overall, especially hole 15 which is the nicest.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Margaritaville

Was more impressed last time I played Margaritaville Resort Golf Course. The greens are the main issue. The poa grass has taken over some of the greens, making them very uneven. Some of the greens have spotty coverage. The fairways were, for the most part, in good shape. The layout is challenging with lots of big trees, water, and sand.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens and bunkers

The course is fun, but it is in very bad shape. Greens and bunkers were in terrible shape. I understand bunkers get washed out with all the rain we have had, but most were mud pits. That wasn’t done from a couple of storms. The greens had so many weeds/ grasses growing through them it was impossible to putt on. Where there weren’t weeds there was just nothing but sand. The tee boxes didn’t really seem like tees were moved often because there were a lot of divots in. Fairways seemed to be in decent condition but I didn’t spend much time on them!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
1.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course in Very Good Condition

This is a challenging course, but it is also rewarding for good shots. It has water and sand traps that influence your shot decisions. A couple of greens had some spots, but the majority were in great shape for this time of the season. If you hit in the rough, take some mosquito repellant, it will come in handy. We teed off early and finished shortly after 10AM. It was getting crowded when we left. There are a few areas of cart path that need to be redone.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good Layout, Horrendous Conditions

I played this course before it was bought out by the "Margaritaville" brand. Went back hoping that the course would be in better shape than in years past. Sadly, it was much much worse... Greens are beyond recovery, water filled most of the bunkers (water that had obviously been there for some time) and the fairways were not well maintained. This is another one of those courses that has such great potential. Tight fairways, great layout, and good green complexes. I really wish the resort would spend some time, effort, and money into fixing the course up. Would not recommend spending hard earned money here.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 65
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Attention Please

As in Tee box, fairways, bunkers, cart paths, and greens in need of some major attention. Is a fun layout and perfect for beginners but definitely is not resort quality golf. If you don’t care about scoring it is a bare minimum (as in bare or minimum grass) to play on.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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
Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

First Time Margaritaville Course

Played late afternoon and course was not that busy. They were getting prepared to host a Texas UIL High School Golf Regional tournament. I've been to this resort several times through different ownership but never played course. The course is tight just like most reviewers say. Water can come into play. The front 9 greens were slower than back 9. Greens could use some improvement but I have played around the Houston area and can say this for other courses as well. I didn't use my driver at all. 2-Driving Iron or 5-Hybrid on most tee shots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course, good value

Course is in great shape. Challenging but fair. Staff very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice little home course

We have been looking for a home course since moving from Cypress where there are a number of nice public courses. The layout is not to bad and the course is challenging for novices such as myself. I will be playing this course more often. Good value, especially during the twilight hours.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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