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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 ItsHayden on 06/15/2024
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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 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
Lightning fast greens lead to slow play
Someone got overly aggressive on shaving the greens. They were impossible to putt when faced with downhill putts. The resulting slow play produced a round taking four and a half hours, forcing our foursome to finish the last hole in dark…and causing me a couple of lost golf balls. I do enjoy the layout and I’m a big fan of how you get people organized before teeing off. Great cheese burgers.
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!
Hi, Tony. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Southwyck Golf Club.
Dry Run
Course needs water badly. Greens were like glass with no way to stop them. It was like hitting shots off mates at Top Golf your club would bounce off the turf.
Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
We hope to hear from you soon.
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.
Hi, Gary. 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!
course is in great shape
Southwyck is in great shape right now. Had a nice round. Only negatives are no water on the course and the snack bar had closed when I made the turn (before 3pm).
Thank you for your review!. We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at Southwyck Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Slowest Round
There was too many single a twosomes sent out after us. It would have been rude not to let them play through. Round lasted six hours.
Thanks for taking the time to review us! We appreciate your business and will pass this along to the correct staff! We hope to see you back again soon!
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!
Hello, u314160943706. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Southwyck Golf Club.
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Southwyck Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Hi! 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!
Christmas Eve Outing
I had passed this course several times with my in laws living in the neighborhood. Decided to give it a go the day before Christmas and ended up in a 5 some. Decent pace of play for a holiday round. Course was in good condition for December. The only draw backs I could mention where the lack of bathrooms on the course and the distance between holes as the course weaves through the neighborhood. I will be playing it again the next time I'm in the area.
Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at Southwyck Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Great value for the money
I am disappointed that they took away all the bunkers but overall the course looks good it’s a great value for the money
Hello! Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Southwyck Golf Club. We'll pass along your feedback to our staff! We hope to see you again soon!
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 with us!
Greens are really good
This is my go to course on most fridays when courses near me are either booked up or a bit expensive. Hole number eight drives me nuts. It’s a short par 3 that I find awkward. My favorite is the par 5 14th which has a creek about 110 yards from the green.which is small. The staff is welcoming and the grill makes a great cheeseburger.
Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at Southwyck Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Slow pace of play
I’ve played here before and had no issues. But we went out yesterday afternoon and we’re stuck in a long line behind some groups of 5 or 6. Having someone out there to regulate the pace of play would have been nice. We got through 4 holes in an hour and decided to go back a couple of holes and play them again since it was the end of the day.
Other staff were great. Good course. Still planning on coming back.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward.
Great layout; back nine has 3 short but challenging holes
Great layout:
(1) Number 9 par 4 dog leg right around water; playable and challenging
(2) Back nine 14, 15 & 16 are short but challenging holes
Try it; you will like it
Hi, 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.
Hi, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Southwyck Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another great experience!
The standard markings for distance n hole identifications where missing. That should b there regardless time of the year.
Hello, thank you for visiting us at Southwyck Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
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We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.
Thank you for visiting and playing at Southwyck Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!