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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 jacobdownum04 on 09/01/2025
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Photo submitted by u075223535 on 10/08/2024
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Photo submitted by u075223535 on 10/08/2024
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Photo submitted by knaufbl on 08/02/2024
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Photo submitted by knaufbl on 08/02/2024
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Photo submitted by ItsHayden on 06/15/2024
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Photo submitted by Jacob4998063 on 08/02/2023
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Photo submitted by u314164258079 on 07/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u314164258079 on 07/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u5172873 on 08/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u5172873 on 08/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u000005591590 on 04/30/2022
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Photo submitted by u835220769 on 03/15/2022
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Photo submitted by u835220769 on 03/15/2022
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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
Winter conditions
Greens disappointing, the little weed blooms are a real issue, ball bounces like a pin ball on a putt. It looked like they had recently sprayed, hope that does the trick…. Fairways very very dry and dormant. Need some rain and weed control…. A little rough!
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Course is not well kept. Greens full of weeds, difficult to putt. Seems they just let all the bunkers fill in with grass/weeds.
Hi, edchapa112. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration and will pass along your experience to the right team here. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Southwyck Golf Club!
Best kept secret near Houston
Ordered one of their delicious cheeseburgers from the grill at the turn. They took my cart number and brought it out to me fresh on number 11. When I walked in they welcomed me by name. Whoever sets the tone for customer service has it down…to a tee. Even the starter was so well organized, she had groups organized despite singles (me) and late cancellations, called out those groups plus the next one to go, over the PA. The course itself is a challenging links style. The only blemish is some spots of invading grass near the edge of some greens.
Thank you for visiting us at Southwyck Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We're glad to hear that you had a good experience with our staff. We pride ourselves on making everyone who steps on the course feel like family! We hope you join us for another round soon.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!
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.
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 positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Southwyck Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club!
Not a 5 star but not bad
It was my first time there, Fairways were hard and dry, greens were fast and many were being repaired, few signage giving directions, staff was friendly but restaurant only had hot dogs, course could be fantastic if investment was made to bring it up a bit. I will play again, it’s a challenging course with lots of water, overall it wasn’t a total disappointment.
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 Southwyck Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, MG201500! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club!
Rallied at turn
A cheeseburger and a beer, plus moving up to the gray tees after number 10 enabled a strong finish. It was cart path only with good reason. Moving up was a good idea as I was losing 30 yards to the wet grounds…getting maybe two yards of roll. The greens were still very good. It was good to get some more golf in ahead of the weather.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!
Down over last few weeks
Course was little better last time I played here. Not worry about the bumpy fairways but grass very inconsistent.
Don’t mind sand traps bring removed and replaced with grassy areas. However if you save money by removing sand, how about putting some care on the greens. They look green but not sure what’s under the green color.
Played this course from day one and love to continue playing in the future!!
Hi, Fishhead21! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Southwyck Golf Club!
Greens need some work
Overall the course was in decent shape for the middle of January. Only issue we had was with the weed growth on the greens.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, tdpence. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Southwyck Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Best cheeseburgers at the turn
First day after a rain and the staff was on top of course conditions. When I first showed it was cart path only on the back nine. By the time I was about to head out to my cart, they passed word that it was 90 degrees from the cart path for the whole course. I was careful not to run over any wet spots, otherwise I got normal roll on the fairways and the greens were excellent. Pace was so good, I had time for a great cheeseburger at the grill. The 12 minute wait was worth it…fresh and hot with fixings on the side. I was able to maintain my usual quick pace and played well. Tees were well placed for the northerly winds. Can’t wait to play Southwyck again soon.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club.
Very slow pace of play. Rarely saw the Marshall trying to accelerate the pace
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, George. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Southwyck Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Southwyck Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.
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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!