Southwyck Golf Club
About
Southwyck is new and improved after re-opening in the summer of 2002 with new fairways, tees, and greens. This links-style track features prominent bunkering, water in play on 14 holes, and is known for its difficult back nine.
Southwyck first opened in 1988 on the prairie lands east of downtown Houston-at the time, it was the only true links-style track in the area. Like the Scottish courses, this track is susceptible to the wind, and Kavanaugh did a nice job of confusing golfers off the tee, as it's difficult to determine exactly where you want to hit the shot. Depth perception is difficult, and local knowledge is helpful.
The course once served as the home course for the famous University of Houston golf team, and it served them well with its difficulty. Large mounding prevents level lies, and water comes into play on 13 holes. Tall native grasses line the fairway and require desperate hacks into the fairway when errant shots become buried in the heather.
No. 5 is a monster par 3 at 250 yards, but the par 3 No. 11 might be more difficult because of the long carry of a ravine down to the green 212 yards away. No. 3 might be the toughest in Houston. It rolls 467 yards into the wind with fairway bunkers lining the right side.
Getting there : From Hwy. 288 south find the Hwy. 518/Pearland exit. Turn left and look for the Silver Lake Subdivision. Take that road to the course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 72 | 6914 yards | 73.2 | 127 |
| Gold | 72 | 6394 yards | 70.6 | 118 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6394 yards | 76.7 | 134 |
| Black | 72 | 5867 yards | 68.4 | 115 |
| Black (W) | 72 | 5867 yards | 75.1 | 125 |
| White | 72 | 5145 yards | 66.2 | 112 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5145 yards | 70.5 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green M: 73.2/127 | 411 | 538 | 470 | 405 | 249 | 306 | 157 | 509 | 465 | 3510 | 423 | 209 | 493 | 434 | 510 | 329 | 379 | 195 | 432 | 3404 | 6914 |
| Gold M: 70.6/118 W: 76.7/134 | 400 | 501 | 453 | 387 | 225 | 295 | 149 | 485 | 395 | 3290 | 372 | 181 | 474 | 401 | 474 | 288 | 350 | 165 | 399 | 3104 | 6394 |
| Black M: 68.4/115 W: 75.1/125 | 375 | 457 | 425 | 336 | 193 | 276 | 145 | 464 | 374 | 3045 | 339 | 162 | 425 | 347 | 457 | 254 | 329 | 135 | 374 | 2822 | 5867 |
| Grey M: 66.2/112 W: 70.5/120 | 333 | 422 | 369 | 284 | 171 | 225 | 119 | 444 | 311 | 2678 | 306 | 103 | 371 | 336 | 430 | 206 | 280 | 111 | 324 | 2467 | 5145 |
| Handicap | 11 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
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No 10 tee box and fairway Photo submitted by SHockett on 05/23/2026
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Photo submitted by u314164876570 on 05/02/2026
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Photo submitted by u279445838 on 02/17/2026
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Photo submitted by jacobdownum04 on 09/01/2025
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Photo submitted by u997141497 on 03/14/2025
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Photo submitted by u075223535 on 10/08/2024
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Photo submitted by u075223535 on 10/08/2024
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Photo submitted by knaufbl on 08/02/2024
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Photo submitted by knaufbl on 08/02/2024
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Photo submitted by ItsHayden on 06/15/2024
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Photo submitted by Jacob4998063 on 08/02/2023
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Photo submitted by u314164258079 on 07/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u314164258079 on 07/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u314164258079 on 07/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u5172873 on 08/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u5172873 on 08/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u000005591590 on 04/30/2022
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Photo submitted by u835220769 on 03/15/2022
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Photo submitted by u835220769 on 03/15/2022
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Photo submitted by Kevin1161247 on 07/27/2021
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Photo submitted by u000005767223 on 06/07/2020
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No 7 green Photo submitted by u000008047504 on 04/17/2019
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Photo submitted by u349916990 on 12/27/2016
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Green Hole 1 05/14/16 Photo submitted by garbergr on 05/19/2016
Worst greens in Houston area
A course with a lot of potential, if anyone running it actually cared.
Played here on a Saturday with a group of four, $65 per person. I wouldn’t play this course again even if it were free. The fairways feel like driving over speed bumps the entire way down. The “greens” are basically low-cut fairway grass, and several of them have barely any grass at all.
Anyone who’s spent a summer in Houston knows how brutal the heat gets. With a 105 heat index and zero water stations on the course, conditions were rough. The cart girl came by exactly once the whole round — we felt like we’d been stranded in the desert and finally found water.
To top it off, the clubhouse doesn’t sell food. It’s not hard to throw some hot dogs on a griddle and hand out a bun. Save your money and play somewhere else.
Ugh
Course needs help. If you are trying to putt on any hole it's an absolute disaster. Either work on the course or close it down all together.
Why is it that after all the bad reviews that nothing is being done about this course? The City should intervene at some point…
Not worth the money
Customer service and club house is cool. There course is dog shi. Broken fairways, greens are not maintained (regular high grass is on the green), tee boxes are uneven and not maintained. They will schedule your tee time in the middle of a storm and still take your money to “maintain” this god forsaken course.
Nice Course Needs Help
Great Links layout, can hit Driver all day. Not enough money being put into the course especially the greens. Horrible. Fix the greens and this is one of the best tracks in Houston.
BARGAIN FOR THE PRICE
The first few holes the fairway is bumpy. thereafter nice course. we have had rain the last week fairway was in great shape
Worst Course Ever
First and last time playing this course. It's so bumpy and not well maintained. The tee boxes were terrible, and there's no water stations on the course but they don't allow coolers. Something needs to change here. There was a lady walking up and down the cart path. We asked the cart attendant why she was walking back and forth and she didn't know who the lady was or why she was there. The path was very close to the fairway and direction of the hole. It was concerning.
Worst Green OAT
Course is in okay shape except for the green which are absolutely horrendous. Craters and hard dirt patches on pretty much every single green.
Bottom of the barrel
Look this is a no bs review. They leave you alone. So if you want peace of mind it’s a good place. But the fairways look like a bombing range. Can’t drive off the cart path without spilling every drink and potentially dumping your clubs. Greens are more like weed patches with spots of good grass. Not many hazards though. Pretty easy course. I’m going to emphasize this again. FAIRWAYS ARE EXTREMELY BUMPY. Your tee ball will do some weird stuff once it hits the ground. Keep your eye on it til it stops moving.
It’s way over priced for what it is. I think 35 for prime tee times is fair. Anything more than that is too much.
Getting Better
No coolers on course or beverage cart, so bring your own water!! Snack bar has what you need too so just stock up before and at the turn.
Course is getting there. I mean there are problems with every green, but not the entire green. And the greenskeeper is putting the cup in spots that are better grass. Even after all the rain this week, course was only mildly damp and we were 90 degrees. Shows how much it needed some water though. There are no sand bunkers on course, so you don’t have to worry about those.
Tee boxes were nice. Fairways were nice, even though some are really bumpy and just needs to be graded down. Course layout is what had me come back. Haven’t played here in three years because of the course conditions.
Overall our group said we’d go back, but I’d make sure it was a hot deal and you play a little looser on the greens (I moved my ball around slightly to avoid putting through ruts). Just level your expectations.
I really like this course and pray they can continue getting it together and back to better shape.
It’s playable
Course isn’t in the best shape it’s ever been. Greens are not the best, they’ve been better. You can find some impossible putts because of the sand/holes on the green. Tee boxes are passable. Some were bad others were fine. Fairways were mostly pretty good, dry, but good.
I find Southwyck to be an enjoyable layout. I played on a Saturday afternoon and pace was elite. I was able to play in under 3 hours. Value for the price isn’t awful.
Horrible greens
Worst greens I've played in years , to charge what they do without letting people how bad their greens are is unreal
Vast improvement
Wych has come a long way. The lay out is excellent and the maintenance much improved. They are working on the greens and once they’re better this course will play great! Looking forward to a solid summer
Love everything but..
The putting greens are in absolutely brutal condition. Love Southwyck for everything but those putting greens. I certainly would not mind paying an extra $10 for tee times if it meant the greens were actually decent. Not even asking them to be pristine or great, but better than the weed-filled surface of the moon conditions you will find more often-than-not out there