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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
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The course is in great condition the greens are good the best in the Pearland area good course for the price the staff is great the kitchen is open every day of the week and even though there wasn’t a cart personal I called the main clubhouse and they brought out some drinks to us.
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Not bad for the money, fairways a little spotty and greens are ok
Tthank you for your kind words! The team has worked very hard to get where we are, and we appreciate golfers like you taking notice. We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Southwyck Golf Club
Have not seen it this good in a long time.
Played here a lot in 5 years or so. Conditions are about as good as it can get for this golf course. Greens are beautiful. Rolls true. Fairways in great shape. Will play again.
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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!!!!
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.
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.
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!
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!
Looking good
Greens are finally looking good again...kudos to the greens keeper.
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.
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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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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
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Needs some work.
Overall worth the price, fairways need
Major Improvement. Some interesting holes
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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.
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Super Golf course, Supet Staff
Course is in good shape and challlenges players of every level. The staff are super nice and friendly.
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.
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.
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!
April 28
Course needs some investment in the fairways and tee boxes but the greens were pretty good.
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.
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.
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Great course for the money
I really appreciate and enjoyed playing at Southwyck golf course!
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