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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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No 10 tee box and fairway Photo submitted by SHockett on 05/23/2026
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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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Green Hole 1 05/14/16 Photo submitted by garbergr on 05/19/2016
The fairway has huge cracks!!
Unfortunately the fairways are in the worse condition I have seen this course be in. Desperately needs attention.
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Looking much better
About 4 greens have spots needing TLC, but around it, greens are great. Other none spot greens are GREAT.
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Where’s the hydration at 95 degrees Fahrenheit
Visiting from Michigan. Played on a hot Sunday afternoon. The grille closed at 4:00 and we had a 4:10 tee time. No prior notice that there would be nothing for sale to stay hydrated. No personal coolers allowed. The hot temperature forced us to call it after 9 holes. All 4 of us were drained beyond playing all 18. The saving grace is that they gave us a 9 hole rain check to come back another time. When it happens, it will be before 4:00
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there was multiple greens where there was sand traps essentially on the green and not worth a $50 round. I can understand the fairways being a little rough considering we are in a drought but the greens is where I had the issue for the price.
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A first timer
Love the layout but no bathrooms on either 9. Very rare and unexpected.
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Adaptability
Can’t ask for a better place to play when there’s a rain delay. Just order a beer and a burger from the great grill and head out as the course dried out. Cart path only but good exercise. The staff is flexible and will get you set up regardless. Good ambiance with the flat screens and seating area. Has the feel of a golf club with reasonable prices.
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July 2022
Course was a bit rough, especially fairways, but there has been a significant drought in the area. We had a strange run in with the starter who was visibly upset that we were on the practice green by the first tee instead of teeing off 20 minutes early right then at 9:40am instead of 10am. It was strange, and a bit of a put off. Hopefully he was just having a rough morning and this was a one time thing.
I love the course layout and the value for the money is great. I’ve had wonderful experiences there in the past, I really think this was a one off experience. I will be back, and expect the course to be in much better shape after we get some rain.
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We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Southwyck Golf Club!
REALLY NICE COURSE
Overall, this is a really nice course. I played during the week and there was maintenance activity going on. But I'm not saying that's a bad thing. They have to do that some time. I can see that a course like this requires much maintenance and considering the heat wave this area is going through, this course was well worth the money. I guess my biggest gripe may be the lack of yardage markers and signage directions to the next hole.
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Good bang for your buck
Overall the course is good except for some cracks in the fairways due to the excessive heat, I don’t like the fact that they did away with the bunkers but it helps with the speed of play. So overall I’m satisfied
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Former Great Course
This used to be a top notch public course, but things have gone down hill over time. You can tell that we are in a recession and heat wave right now too. It looks like fungus attacked some of the greens; dallisgrass and sedge weeds are abundant, and some fairways are bone dry. I lost one ball in a crevice in the middle of the fairway!
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Need water
Huge cracks in the fairways!!!!!need rain or water. Drive slow or you’ll loose your clubs.
Greens are ok with patches of sand.
Back nine much better then the front.
Love the layout but can’t recommend under current conditions.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting, and we hope to see you again in the future.
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at the course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. 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 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.
Course conditions need attention
I’m sure it’s because of the drought, but the Fairways were really dry. Cracks in the Fairways & they need a lot of attention. Always like to play this Beautiful Layout but will probably wait until the Fall.
Hopefully when rain arrives the course will be better.
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Terrible conditions.
Rocky and hard fairways with little green grass. Large gaps in the earth, could easily lose a ball into a crevice. Sand bunkers on poor greens. Terrible pace. Took 5 hours behind some idiots too.
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