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2.7
1596 Reviews (1596)
5 Stars
254
4 Stars
566
3 Stars
395
2 Stars
209
1 Stars
172
Conditions
2.3
Value
3.0
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.8
45.3%
Recommend this course
1062 out of 1596 reviews
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2.5
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
20
Conditions
2.0
Value
2.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
41.1%
Recommend this course
30 out of 73 reviews
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2.8
116 Reviews (116)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
26
Conditions
2.3
Value
3.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
47.4%
Recommend this course
55 out of 116 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns consistent praise for its wide-open fairways and interesting par 3s with dramatic elevation changes. Exceptionally friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make for an enjoyable round at an affordable price point.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6914 yards
Slope 127
Rating 73.2

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ken Kavanaugh (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Fitness
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Reviews

2.7
1596 Reviews (1596)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 55
Water Hazards 54
Forced Carries 29
This course/club is great for:
Locals 50
Advanced Golfers 25
Seniors 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 46
Worth the Drive 31
In the 'Burbs 30

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Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Why is it that after all the bad reviews that nothing is being done about this course? The City should intervene at some point…

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

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

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Horrible greens

Worst greens I've played in years , to charge what they do without letting people how bad their greens are is unreal

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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