Greatwood Golf Club
About
Greatwood is known for its white sand bunkers and impressive par 3s, three of which play right at or over 200 yards. The 1989 Carlton Gipson design features elevated tees and greens that sandwich plush fairways and are contoured with mounds.
The 434-yard par 4 hole 5 is one difficult par, featuring a fairways loaded with bunkers and involves water on the approach. No. 18 goes 576, yards. While the tee shot is fairly standard, the second shot must land short of a plateau and might involve a blind approach shot if placed too far to the left. The intimidating approach plays into a green surrounded by water on three sides.
Getting there : From Hwy. 59 south, turn left on Crab River Rd., then make a left onto the other side of Hwy. 59. Look for Greatwood Pkwy. and make another left when you get there.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6836 yards | 72.3 | 1308 |
| Blue | 72 | 6388 yards | 70.4 | 136 |
| White | 72 | 6009 yards | 68.8 | 132 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5220 yards | 70.0 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.1/142 W: 81.6/148 | 360 | 362 | 401 | 197 | 434 | 533 | 214 | 396 | 564 | 3461 | 418 | 362 | 206 | 389 | 487 | 153 | 390 | 387 | 576 | 3368 | 6829 |
| Blue M: 72.0/140 W: 78.7/147 | 329 | 340 | 375 | 178 | 415 | 501 | 195 | 376 | 540 | 3249 | 374 | 341 | 178 | 369 | 476 | 132 | 370 | 342 | 556 | 3138 | 6387 |
| White M: 70.3/136 W: 76.3/142 | 312 | 317 | 356 | 160 | 393 | 482 | 180 | 352 | 512 | 3064 | 356 | 318 | 160 | 351 | 454 | 120 | 355 | 301 | 524 | 2939 | 6003 |
| Red M: 67.2/118 W: 71.9/128 | 277 | 296 | 327 | 133 | 340 | 430 | 148 | 295 | 459 | 2705 | 327 | 255 | 140 | 319 | 428 | 107 | 296 | 257 | 456 | 2585 | 5290 |
| Handicap | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by gn23572470 on 05/02/2026
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Gator swimming in middle of pond Photo submitted by u314163524178 on 11/18/2023
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Green on 18 Photo submitted by rrrod81 on 04/11/2021
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Photo submitted by rrrod81 on 04/11/2021
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Photo submitted by MKent54997 on 10/25/2020
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Photo submitted by MKent54997 on 10/25/2020
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Photo submitted by MKent54997 on 10/25/2020
Tbonow640
Course was in good condition. Staff was friendly. Pace was slow , but to be expected on a holiday Saturday. Lots of bunkers and water carries make this a challenging course. Will definitely play again and recommend others to play. Good value for the price.
Great Condition
The course is in great condition. There's good grass on the fairways and the greens are much better than last time I played there.
Same Ol Crap w/this Family Owned Course
The owners continue to let this place go to crap. They sit in the pro shop playing on their phones while the one bartender is running around like a chicken with her head cut off. The pace of play was horrendous! There was a group of six playing with only three golf bags. Then the mom with her three kids spraying balls all over the course and not fixing divots as well as dragging their feet on the course. I get the facilites are old but take pride and pick up trash and spruce up the landscaping. Gotta do better people. SMH
Course is in decent shape and the staff were friendly.
Worth the money
Not sure why there’s so many negative reviews of this place. Sure, the range was closed but it’s been pouring rain lately. The club house could use a modernization too but, again, so what. $5 hot dog isn’t cool though lol.
The course played great, had minimal standing water, and has really greened up with all the rain. Will absolutely be back!
Great layout
Courses improving definitely greens are improving and some of the fairway ruts are doing better, especially the under trees. They put more grass down and in other areas could use even more just like any course could not in mint condition, but enjoyable to play.
Dated clubhouse dirty restrooms!
Staff was super nice!
No car girl.
Clubhouse is old and dated with dirty restrooms.Area around the clubhouse is all overgrown. Needs to be landscaped and cleaned up. Same with driving range!
Great-Fun-Wood
Holiday so I expected it to be slow but not as bad as I expected. Course is in great condition. A few greens still are a little rough, but getting better. Challenging course that makes you think.
Very enjoyable.
Nice Course
Bunkers are strategically located and the water has claimed lots of my golf balls.
Good course!
Good course and the price is very good compare to their courses! The staff are friendly!
Don't waste your money or time
I used to play this course regularly with my young son about 20 years ago. It was one of the best public courses in Houston. Conditions were almost always very good, even in hot, dry weather. The staff was very friendly, especially toward my then 9 year old son. We played slow of course, but the marshals were understanding of a new, young player and never gave us a hard time as long as we were letting the faster groups through. Over the years this course has gone to pot. The course care is near nonexistent. From tee box to green, the ground is rock hard, the grass is very poorly maintained, the greens shouldn't even be called "greens" as there is far more dirt patches and weeds than grass. We had drenching rains the week before I played on May 4th. I thought I'd give the course a chance since I hadn't been in years and thought it might have improved or at least been in decent shape after all the rain. It made virtually no difference. Boxes hard w/ little decent grass, fairways also hard, lots of dirt patches and weeds, greens with lots of dead areas, weeds, and grass that was obviously not tended to. "Sand traps" are a joke as they are nothing more than dirt holes, little to no actual sand in any of them. They do have good carts with GPS. They also have the warning system that won't let you drive too close to greens or out of bounds. This was also a problem as you can't drive too far off the cart path to search for a ball. I'm 66 and my knees are poor, being able to drive out in the rough, which is cut deep in the area beneath power lines and used to be possible, really helped. Not any more. I just forgot the ball and took a stroke. It also wouldn't let me drive up to the forward tee box, again forcing me to walk an extended distance to tee off. Overall it was a poor experience. I'm glad I only paid $40 for the round as a senior but felt that was overcharging me for the condition of the course. Also, I stopped at the turn and got a few cold drinks. The girl was stocking the fridge and I felt like I was disturbing her when I asked for them, going by her reaction, tone, and facial expression. There are also no marshals on the course and delays are rampant. I play slow and have no problem letting groups thru, which I did 3 times. But, I still caught up to those faster groups because the ones in front of them were so slow but wouldn't let anyone play thru them. No marshals anywhere on the course to help with speed of play. Needless to say, I won't ever be back. As the old saying goes "a bad day of golf is still better than a good day at work", well, not at Greatwood. Don't waste your money or your time.
Nice Course - Challenging at Times
Nice course. Layout on a number of holes makes you think and plan. Smart golf will better your score. Most greens were decent - a couple could use some help.
Fun day.