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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 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
Great layout. Terrible care
First time plying this course. Enjoyed the layout. Lots of water but ability to score well is there. They need to desperately spray for weeds. Some TLC on the course is definitely needed. Grounds crew mowed the greens to nothing. Wasn't a blade of grass on the greens. Like putting on a pool table. Still had a good time.
Always friendly staff
Course is in good shape. Hopefully August won't be too hard on it. Greens were good..little better on the back 9. Pave of play ok for a Saturday. 4.5 hrs. expected.
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.
Great Fun in the Summer Time at Southwyck
My golf buddy and I had a fantastic time playing at Southwyck golf course. It is by far one my favorite golf course to play at. The layout of the course is magnificent!!! I tend to play my best here. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest. I rank Southwyck as a 10!!!
Hi, Kevin. 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.
It was a hot Monday
I was just in time on my late afternoon tee time to play freshly mown fairways that were firm and fast after a couple of hot dry days. I was fortunate to score some additional ice from the friendly staff 10 minutes after five, so that I could get through the last nine. On a side note, the best part of playing Southwyck is the people there.
Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club.
The course is in a lot better shape than it was several months ago. The greens are a lot better. Fairways are growing in but still have a few hard pans throughout the course.
Hi, 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!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club!
Saturday slow mo
Course was in ok shape. Off the fairway was just weeds.
Greens were okay. Saw some left over aeration, but rolled pretty smooth. Played really slow, about 5 1/4 hours for 18.
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round, and we appreciate your feedback regarding the greens so may work on any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Pace of play is SLOWWW
There was no marshal to regulate play. Part of the blame has to go to the course as well. I think they schedule groups to close together. Profits trump players enjoyment
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Good for the money
I’ve seen Southwyck at its best and at its worst. First of all, there are no more bunkers. They have filled them all in. A little strange but there is still plenty water and OB on every hole due to the houses. Tee boxes decent, fairways ok, but the greens are no joke. They are exceptional for the price. Staff is great.
Hi, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Southwyck Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Hi,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Southwyck Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Great shape, but slow pace
I have played Southwyck numerous times over the years and the course is in great shape after all the rain in May/June 2021.
My issue has been that I have had some +5 hour rounds and this has been on a Friday morning tee usually. The pace of play is very slow typically and usually expect a 4.5 hour round, but over 5.5 is just way to long.
The lack of marshals on the course makes it difficult for the course to keep pace of play leading to longer rounds. Of course more Marshalls means more cost per round, but when your teeing off ~7 min a dollar more would fix this issue.
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.
Bad lies
Southwyck has some interesting golf shots due to the unique layout, but there are a lot of bad lies from the lumpy fairway turf. You will also find yourself in the rough after good tee shots if you don't know the course.
The staff is friendly enough. There is plenty of water in play, but none to drink on the course. Make sure you bring extra hydration or stock up before you tee off on a hot day.
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.
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 and what we can do earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Southwyck Golf Club!
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.
This course has not gotten better ..
All I heard was that Southwyck was back, so I gave it a try after a year ... was I wrong. First off we were told upon checking in for a 12:45 TT that we had to be thru by 5pm?? Then, there was no beverage/food service offered, both in Grill or by beverage cart .. really?? The condition of course is average ...
Tee Boxes need to be mowed
Greens are choppy
I realize that the area has had plenty of rain, but I play at other Pearland area courses close by and don’t see these course conditions. I live in Southwyck area and have played dozens of rounds over 20 yrs., so I’m very disappointed in playing today .... I’m just glad I brought a bottled water!!
Hello. 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, and thank you for choosing Southwyck Golf Club.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Southwicking the Shirt
Seems that everytime I want to play Southwyck it rains. First 4 holes it was raining steadily. Surprisingly, the course has no thunder warnings-it"s play at your own risk..Thunder was far enough away so I played. Southwyck has a very challenging layout. It is situated within a housing development so a number of the fairways are narrow. In addition, it has some hills, so at least for several holes, it plays like a Links course. Some of the fairways on the front nine were not cut so it was difficult to hit good iron shots-better for woods. Back nine was better. Overall, the fairways were in very good shape. So too were the greens, althoigh several had burned areas. Given the course conditions the green fee was a little high. It plays like a $30-$32 course rather than a $35 that I payed. If you like narrow fairways with a challenging layout this a good course for you.
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.
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 for playing 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!
Great Greens
Southwyck's greens are in great shape. Excellent value for the money. It does play pretty slow and they have filled in all the bunkers. This took a lot of shot planning out of the game and because of the pace of play you have a lot of time to not plan a shot. Just grip it and fire type course.
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.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Southwyck Golf Club!
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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!