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Southwyck Golf Club
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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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Goat pasture
It’s really sad to see just how far this course has declined over the years. It’s obvious they are putting no money into maintaining the greens. I wouldn’t be surprised if the course is not open within the year.
Nothing has changed
Same course different year. Greens are still in horrible shape think of bumpy hard pan. Fair ways are dry and cracked. Too bumpy to really ride down to look for your ball. Pace of play wasn’t great. Ended up in a traffic jam waiting 5-7 minutes each tee box to tee off.
I wouldn’t pay more than $20 to play there again. Not$63, not $44.
Course just needs to be renovated.
Still needs work
This course has been needing an upgrade for a while now. I believe they are working at it and keeping the faith. Fairways are bumpy.
Enjoyed the round of Golf.
Southwyck is a good value for the round of golf. The pace of play was quite acceptable, and the course conditions were not bad at all.
I will be back for another round.
Great value… love the course layout
Fairways need work. All clay that is cracked and extremely bumpy. I hit a drive down the center of a fairway, when it hit the fairway there were cracks and my ball kicked 90 degrees to the right. My ball went 30 yards to the right into the water. Kind of a poor result for a good r free I’ve. The greens were fast and very true to putt. Again, I love the course, it u st Ned’s some TLC on the fairways.
The staff treat you like family
I can honestly say the experience I get every time I play at Southwyck is memorable.
I made my first bird shot on a par 5 & ever since then I am addicted!
Southwyck made me love the game.
Come try the course ladies & gentleman. You will not be disappointed.
Southwyck
This course could be a great. There were no hole markers identifying what hole we were at. I could go on but if they would spend a little money they would be a great course.
Great layout and challenging
Great layout and very challenging course that makes you chose between going for it or playing it safe. The greens on the front were not in good shape. Very patchy and bumpy. The back 9 greens seemed better but still not good enough for the cost of the round.
Wish it were better
My honest opinion is it’s comparable to a cow pasture. To start the greens were thick and had weeds all across them. The fairways were patchy and hard. The layout is good but the course itself is poor. If you’re just looking to get a quick nine in it’s ok. Honestly I won’t be going back unless the course conditions improve.
Awful course
Avoid this course at all cost. Should be a $20 course. The greens were in terrible shape and you can tell the management doesn’t put any effort into maintaining this course. The bartender was unfriendly to make things worse. 1/10 - I give it a 1 bc pace of play was good
Great Track. Sweet employees. Awful to residents.
This course is mediocre for one thing: Golf. If you live in the neighborhood which surrounds the entire course, don’t expect anything more. There are no family activities, no bar or restaurant specials, not even personal cart usage. They get you in and get you out, like a bad municipal course.
One bright spot. The staff are the sweetest, kindest, most helpful folks around. While I haven’t had any conversations with them about my complaints, I’m sure they would love to do more for the local community if management allowed.
I’ve heard word that Southwyck GC is up for sale, I can only hope that upper management will change, as the potential for great success and community engagement seems nearly limitless, and offensively lacking as it stands today.
Better than a driving range.
The staff is friendly and carts are clean. I know it has been rainy, but other course have managed weed control and kept the grass acceptable. Second cuts off fairways were very thick and tall - crab grass is all over the course and even several greens are seeing weed growth. With the Golf Now discount - it is better than simply whacking balls at a driving range - but if you want a serious golf outing, best to keep looking until they get this course back under control.
The pace of play would have been better, and we mentioned to a course marshal, if large slow groups would let others play through. We were a group of two behind a foursome. Every hole we watched the same player in that group hack at his golf ball, then walk around looking for it - only to hack again. The rest of his group would be putting out while he was still hacking away. We tried to get their attention and asked the staff - nothing. We followed said group for 18 slow moving holes.
Great Value
One of the better courses for the money. There were some areas in the fairway that looked like a tractor drove through and the rough hadnt been mowed, so you would be 3 inches off the fairway but the grass was to your knees. Overall its an easy course, wide open fairways and a few par 3s with huge slopes add some difficulties. Water isnt a real issue on most of the course. for under $40, you cant beat it. I was sad the cart girl only came by once in a 4 hour round tho.
ROUGH SHAPE
Fairways covered in crabgrass, second cut is not managed at all. Not managed well. If it wasn’t for golfnow hot deal, i would not play here again at full price ever.
Fantastic Rates
What a wonderful inexpensive course to play at with friends. I’m looking forward to coming back soon!!!
Needs basics
Need directional signage!!
Tee box
Need 1000/150/200 yd markers or stakes
Basic course management 101
Improved
The greens are in way better shape. You still need to make sure you hit the ball in fairways.
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Are you sure you're talking about Southwyck Golf Club in west Pearland? To say this is "one of the better courses for the money" is the overstatement of the year. For starters the course has no sand traps, they were removed a few yrs ago under the guise of making the course "more playable". Translation, mgmt doesn't want to maintain them (they were always terrible and holding water). They removed ALL water coolers during Covid and never brought them back. SE TX summers and NO WATER! Many of the fairways are hardly playable. There are a few decent ones on the back 9 but most have major areas of no grass at all or mostly weeds. Not to mention the cracks that are still visible from a few yrs back. The greens are overrun with crab grass or whatever those little patches are that ruin putts. They rarely mow outside of the fairways so you often will have weeds that are 2 ft high. There are numerous tee boxes that have been completely let go with no grass. Several of the lakes are just pools of muck with overgrown borders (mainly near 12th tee box). I really don't understand what they're trying to accomplish and it's a miracle they haven't gone out of business. I live on the course and you only see a sporadic group or two even on the weekends. I wouldn't pay more than $20 to play this course under any circumstance. It's only worth $20 b/c it's still better than just hitting balls, but not by much. It's a total disgrace and a real shame since it's a great layout. It's been depressing to watch the lack of effort to keep this course up.