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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 |
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| 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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Beware of fault lines
The fair way is full of fault lines the size of the San Andres in California! I swear there are balls lost in those faults that belong to the underworld now!
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Needs Major Repairs
In all fairness we are in a drought here in East Texas. However the fairways were so bad that i literally lost golf balls in the fairway. There are huge cracks in the fairways that literally swallow up balls. It was hard to drive the golf cart on the front nine fairways. If you do play here you’ll want to play the back nine twice as they are in much better shape. However they are in need of repair as well. The back nine had less cracks in the fairways but they were far from being good. Staff was nice and helpful.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our golf course. We apologize for the condition of the fairways and the difficulty it caused during your game. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to improve the overall quality of our course.
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Course Conditions Awful
Serious rework of the fairways needs to happen. Major cracking in all fairways where you can lose your ball. Random long crazy in middle of fairway. All around major irrigation updates needs to happen. They are destroying a great layout course.
We appreciate your feedback regarding the condition of the fairways and irrigation at our course. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for taking the time to leave your review.
Needs work
Back nine in better condition than the front. They need to invest in rhe course
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and apologize if you were disappointed with the condition of the front nine. We will take your comments into consideration as we continue to invest in improving our course.
Nice layout, terrible condition
Southwyck golf course has a nice layout. I enjoy the course design and the shots it requires me to hit. It’s so unfortunate that the fairways are in such terrible condition. In general the tee boxes and greens mostly are in decent condition, but the fairways are awful. It would be wonderful if somehow the course condition would be addressed…..:personally I would pay more for a round there if that was done.
The staff are always friendly and courteous.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Southwyck golf course. We appreciate your positive feedback on the layout and design of the course, as well as your kind words about our staff. We apologize for the condition of the fairways and understand your frustration. We are actively working to improve the course conditions and hope to provide a better experience in the future. Thank you again for your feedback.
Too many cracks in Fairway and clover grass on the greens.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the cracks in the Fairway and clover grass on the greens. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our services.
HOT HOT HOT
Course was so dry that ground had huge cracks in it. Found three balls in fairway cracks. Made driving cart on fairway difficult and bone jarring. Some greens were very iffy.
We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced during your round at our course. We appreciate your feedback and will address the issues you mentioned to ensure a better experience for all our players. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for playing Southwyck Golf Club. We hope to see you back again soon!
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club.
Terrible Condition
It’s like playing on a different planet. They don’t water the fairways and with the drought, it has caused massive cracks in the fairways that are as big as 6-8 inches wide and some down to 3 deep. They removed all the sand bunkers but did not remove the drains from them so the ball just rolls down next to it. They force you to buy a hotdog if you want to buy alcohol. Greens were decent atleast. Tee boxes were in terrible condition as well. I would not recommend this course to anyone until the conditions improve which I’ll never know unless it’s free to play there. I lost 3 balls in the middle of the fairway somewhere in one of the cracks.
We apologize for the negative experience you had at our golf course. We acknowledge the issues with the fairways, sand bunkers, and tee boxes that you mentioned, and we understand how frustrating it must have been to lose balls in the cracks. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve the conditions of our course. Thank you for leaving your review.
Stay away from this trash course!
I've played this course when it was at it's best, many years ago and probaby again just after they did away with all their sand traps on the course. Recently, I had a last minute urge to check it out again and the $30 rate was about all I was willing to pay since I haven't been playing a lot lately and wanted to simply work on my game. Even though recent reviews weren't that great, I certainly wasn't prepared for the treacherous conditions I was about to edure . The immediate red flag was when I pulled into the parking lot for a 3:30 tee-time during a holiday weekend and there couldn't have been more than a dozen cars. To start off, the tee boxes are bare and it was almost impossible to get a full sized tee in the ground. Fairways have cracks so wide, I actually lost a couple of balls in them, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAIRWAY. I found almost NO yardage markers throughout the course. There weren't the usual 150 yard poles and maybe only a couple of "200" yard markers in the middle of some fairways. I will say, the greens were decent but a few of them did have crab grass growing throughout. It's a crime that they are taking money and allowed to let anyone play this course with these horrible conditions. They have clearly decided to NOT put anything back into the course and I fully expect it will be closed some time in the near future. I certainly don't expect to play it ever again and will do everything possible to get the word out that this course is trash. The only way to save it would be to get new ownership who won't "steal" from their customers and try to preserve what used to be a challenging, great conditioned course. So sad and a total embarrassment, knowing how nice this course was in the early 2000's and now one of the worse courses I have ever played!
We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear about your negative experience at our course. We apologize for the current conditions and any inconvenience they may have caused. We value your comments and will take them into consideration as we strive to improve. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and for taking the time to leave a review.
Great layout, not well maintained
Southwyck used to be a great course, not sure what happened. The course fairways are so dry that there are crack that you can lose your ball in. The greens are so slow and full of rough spots and crab grass. So sad to see such a great course not kept up.
We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any disappointment you experienced during your recent visit. We strive to maintain our course at its best and will address the issues you mentioned to improve the overall experience for our golfers. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
First time playing the course
For my first time playing the course I truly enjoyed it. Really enjoyed the bunkers and hills this course has to offer. Seemed a bit confusing at first but once you start seeing the layout it’s a great course. I definitely recommend this course to anyone looking to get a good variety of different holes and elevation in.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our course. We apologize if the layout was a bit confusing at first, but we are glad to hear that you ultimately enjoyed the variety of holes and elevation. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to see you again soon.
Unplayable fairways
Fairways have not been watered in months. Hard and cracked. With little grass
We apologize for the condition of the fairways and the lack of water. We appreciate your feedback and will work to address these issues. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for playing Southwyck Golf Club. We hope to see you back again soon!
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.
We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club!
Needs water, badly
Fairways had large cracks, deep, large cracks. I even lost a ball in one, in the fairway.
That being said the greens were in great shape.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the large cracks on our fairways. We appreciate your feedback and thank you for acknowledging the great condition of our greens.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback.