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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.
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Conditions2.1
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Value2.9
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Layout3.8
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Friendliness4.2
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Pace3.7
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Amenities2.7
Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by Galial46 on 08/20/2026
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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 ItsHayden on 06/15/2024
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Photo submitted by u5172873 on 08/07/2022
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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
Golfer Reviews
Good layout, poor conditions
If only they took care of this course, it could be good. Practically bounced out of the cart going down the fairways with all the heaving ground and cracks from how dried out it is. Barely any grass on the fairways. Hardpan everywhere including tee boxes where it was difficulty to get a tee in the ground.
Rocky Top
Both the fairway and greens are in horrendous conditions from lack of upkeep and care. The ground looks like prehistoric times with craters and splitting. Very bumpy riding the fairway.
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Terrible fairways
The fairways were as hard as rock and greens weren’t smooth at all. Not worth the money.
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Great course to enjoy playing with family and friends
Great course to enjoy playing with family and friends. Southwyck is my all time favorite golf course to play due to the course layout and the outstanding staff members who are so friendly and supportive.
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Great for the price!
Overall, fun course. Super friendly to someone that has a natural draw to the right. Greens are in pretty good shape but fairways are beyond terrible. Never knew which crack or large dip the ball was going to bounce off of.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club!
Overall good course
1sr time to play here, we enjoyed playing, staffs were friendly, overall it is a good course, but interestingly no bunkers appeared throughout the course.
In addition, some aspects can be improved, like no signs to indicate holes in the cart path for the second half holes (easy to get lost), no water fountain available in the course (it was a hot day!).
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We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Southwyck Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
We would love to hear more about your experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Southwyck Golf Club!
Used to be good value now it’s just run down
This course has to be one of the worst in Houston. You’re much better off playing at Gus wortham or another municipal course. The starting tee times are not honored. No marshalls pace of play is horrendous. You have gas powered golf carts that can barely run and the fairway is full of overgrown grass and holes. Not to mention the people that golf here drive their carts on the green. It used to be a great course but will not play here again.
We are sorry to hear about your experience at our course. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with starting tee times and pace of play. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us.
One of the worst courses in houston
The course fails at everything that you would want out of a golf course not only is it in bad condition there is no staff supervision to ensure patient felt play The fairways are in terrible shape. The greens are awful.
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Needs Maintenance
The fairways need a lot of maintenance. The greens were bumpy yet fast.
Thank you for taking the time to review our business and for sharing your feedback regarding the golf course conditions. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and will make sure to address the maintenance issues on the fairways to improve your future experience.
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Southwyck Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Fun Saturday
It was hot, but lots of fun! Pace was great, finished 18 in 3.5 hours. Course was on the dry side which led to lots of roll off the tee.
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We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Thanks for golfing at Southwyck Golf Club!
Decent
Fairways are very bumpy.
Greens were good
Pace was decent
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for the bumpy fairways, but we are glad to hear that the greens were good and that the pace was decent.
Fair course
Very friendly staff. There was a 5-some playing in front of us which slowed down our pace significantly. Conditions of the course were ok, a few of patches and dead grass spread out throughout the fairways.
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Course is in awful condition. Bumpy and dry which makes you have to drive slow and therefore pace of play is bad. Not worth the money at all.
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