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3.7
588 Reviews (588)
5 Stars
137
4 Stars
238
3 Stars
126
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
35
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.6
74.4%
Recommend this course
458 out of 588 reviews
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3.5
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.7
65.2%
Recommend this course
15 out of 23 reviews
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3.7
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.0
71.1%
Recommend this course
32 out of 45 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff and outstanding value make this course a reliable choice for golfers across all skill levels. The challenging layout features sneaky water hazards and greens that consistently rank among the best in the area.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6562 yards
Slope 137
Rating 72.5

Formerly known as Sammons Park Golf Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1922
Greens Emerald Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Sammons

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

3.7
588 Reviews (588)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I like it

Fun course to play. The fairways and greens were in good shape with some repairs to the greens, but nothing to interfere with your putting. Staff was very friendly and helpful. As it was my first time playing this course, I was a little confused with the layout, bridges, tunnel, dam and 14 holes with water. What more could you ask for. Beautiful and fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Convenient and affordable

I play here weekly and although the course is not the best it offers a great value, a variety of holes and a relaxing time.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice layout horrible greens

My wife and I are visiting Texas and played here today. We play many, many courses during the year and I can easily say these were the worst greens we have seen all year. Layout is nice and lots of water but too bad the greens are shot.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens need work

Overall course conditions are good but the greens are not very good. The grass is dead on about 20 percent of every green except one.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs some work....

I realize it is a muni with limited resources but the greens are in horrible shape...dryer out crabgrass.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

But the greens...

Once upon a time this was a very nice and challenging course, out of bounds or water hazards on 16 of the holes. Unfortunately a few of the greens died...the staff has done a great job to rectify the situation, a couple of greens are slowly coming back, a wonderful new green on hole 5. Remember always repair your ball marks on the green! Still fun to play though!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways like pillows

Love this semi- tight course with water everywhere. Play the blues for best experience. Working on greens so half burnt areas. Great for straight shots down the pipe and good looks at approachable greens. A Par 5 with 225 to treed creek cross and a long ways to go still is tough. Play faster people come on. Nice course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

simple but fun course

Good fairways, had a bad year on the greens at this time, and they are trying to regrow. Had one temp hole. All in all good, simple, fun, water or creeks on 10 holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Features, bad greens

Home course is going through a rough year, lost nearly all grass on greens. Fairways are good, water is good, sand traps not so good.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Poor everything by anyone's standards

90% of the greens are missing 90% of the grass. This course has had poor fairways and poor everything for several years. Management is easily intimidated by a guy on a motorcycle. Very rude on top of taking extremely bad care of the course for several years.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

I played 6/28/19 and the greens are in really bad shape right now. Worst I've seen up there. Its a fun course with an interesting layout and its inexpensive but be prepared to putt on dirt.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are in terrible condition!

Greens have almost no grass on them! The course layout is not great hard to find the number 8 hole. Challenging course with plenty of water.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sorry course

Greens were in very poor shape. Course layout was really screwed up when they redid the course many years ago. The original course was easlity walkable and well laid out. The new design is wacky and harder to walk. The 9th and 18th holes are ridiculous. Most holes have water in play. I usually play this course once every year or two just to remind myself how bad a course it is. Hard to believe how much the course is played. The area just does not have many good courses. This is not one of them.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very cheap place to play

The lay out was unique. The course condition was not great however after speaking to some others they said that it's i in the best condition in years and that it has improved vastly. I will continue to play it cause it's very cheap and I need more practice.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

So much potential

This course has such a great layout and beautiful views but the course conditions are horrific, the fairways were decent but the greens are in desperate need of attention with even large patches of grass missing.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Greens and Fairways: Poor Condition

I've played this course a number of times over the past 10 years. Judging from the currently poor condition of both the fairways and especially the greens, I'd say that there are serious budget problems and/or personnel issues. I won't be back to this course any time soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Sammons

The course was OK, Due to the heavy rains the week prior there was still water in many areas of the course and also the greens were not the best but overall the day on the course was nice!

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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