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2.7
1577 Reviews (1577)
5 Stars
254
4 Stars
560
3 Stars
390
2 Stars
207
1 Stars
166
Conditions
2.3
Value
3.0
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.8
45.1%
Recommend this course
1052 out of 1577 reviews
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2.6
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
15
Conditions
2.1
Value
3.0
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
42.6%
Recommend this course
26 out of 61 reviews
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2.8
126 Reviews (126)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
37
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
28
Conditions
2.3
Value
3.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
45.2%
Recommend this course
57 out of 126 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns consistent praise for its wide-open fairways and interesting par 3s with dramatic elevation changes. Exceptionally friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make for an enjoyable round at an affordable price point.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6914 yards
Slope 127
Rating 73.2

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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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ken Kavanaugh (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Fitness
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Reviews

2.7
1577 Reviews (1577)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 55
Water Hazards 54
Forced Carries 29
This course/club is great for:
Locals 50
Advanced Golfers 25
Seniors 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 46
Worth the Drive 31
In the 'Burbs 30

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Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best greens in Houston right now

The greens have got so nice. Rolling fast and smooth. Probably some of the best greens in the Houston area. Great job Southwyck!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/26/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Soild for the money

Friday pace was slow, 5 hour round... The course was in great shape (especially compared to others in Houston). Greens were true and quick. Really enjoyed it, always do.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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Commented on 05/26/2021

Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Southwyck Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/11/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Looking good

Greens are finally looking good again...kudos to the greens keeper.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/26/2021

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/10/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hurry and get a tee time!

This course is in surprisingly great shape shape! The greens are rolling like a championship course. I’ve played this course for a awhile and I don’t ever remember it being in this kind of shape! The fairways are in good shape, and the tee boxes look great! Hurry up and get a tee time and don’t miss out on a great green fee with great greens!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/10/2021

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Southwyck Golf Club!

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/06/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Greens keep improving

Been playing this course for a few months now and most important to me is the greens keep improving. I’m getting smoother and smoother putts and nothing makes me want to come back to a course more.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 05/06/2021

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Southwyck Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Better shape than expected

The greens were actually in pretty good shape considering the past few years. Were smooth and rolled good considering the rain we got last week. I was pleasantly surprised, definitely good value for the money

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/26/2021

Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Southwyck Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs some work.

Overall worth the price, fairways need

Major Improvement. Some interesting holes

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 05/04/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Needs a Marshal

I like this course but took some friends and we ended up behind a five some that would not let us play through even though we would get to the tee box before they were off with no one in front of them for several holes. We finally decided to just jump them. We were disappointed of getting back to the clubhouse around 4:45 and the grill was closed as we wanted to sit and talk a while before leaving.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/03/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Super Golf course, Supet Staff

Course is in good shape and challlenges players of every level. The staff are super nice and friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/30/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice course to play

Nice course to play with lots of water with tricky greens. The front nine is a little harder than the back. The front nine is very bumpy and good shots may go awry.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/30/2021

Hello, Richard. Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Southwyck Golf Club. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 216
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

April 28

Course needs some investment in the fairways and tee boxes but the greens were pretty good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/30/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great links course

Like the layout. Course offers everything for low and high handicap players. Needs work maintenance improvement. Showing it’s years of heavy playing. Greens were decent. Nice carts.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/30/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the money

I really appreciate and enjoyed playing at Southwyck golf course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/30/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This place was ok for an average player. For someone looking for challenge and beauty. Not the place.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/30/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback of your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced at the course with us. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/20/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, BrianAxtell. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play terrible

There was a tournament on the course and my tee time was mixed with the tournament. The pace was extremely slow and it took me 5 hours to complete the 18 holes. There was no marshal to manage the pace.

The club should not sell the times in the middle of tournament.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/14/2021

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. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve, and we are glad to see you rated the course conditions to be great during your game. Thank you for playing Southwyck Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/12/2021

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us at (713) 436-9999 to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Southwyck Golf Club!

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