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Joe Finger laid the Bayou out in the 1970s. The links-style course he carved out of the 200 acres along Moses Bayou has plenty of water and elevated tees and greens. The Galveston Bay winds affect this open course, so the 6,665-yard, par 72 plays significantly longer. Every par 5 is over 500 yards, and four of the par 4s are over 400 yards.
On the front, the long par 4 No. 6 is tough because the approach must carry the bayou to a tiny green. And No. 10 involves a lake off the tee and on the approach.
The back is what really tears into the soul of a golfer, though, presenting a 580-yard double dogleg on No. 15 followed just a short while later by the ridiculous 475-yard par 4 17th. This hole is lined on the left by old Moses, and water hazards creep into the fairway. The inevitably long approach goes into an elevated green guarded by water.
Getting there : From Hwy. 146 south, turn right on Loop 197, and head over to Ted Dudley Dr. Turn right, and the course is on the right side of the street.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6665 yards | 71.0 | 114 |
| White | 72 | 6251 yards | 69.4 | 111 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5448 yards | 70.0 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.5/123 | 511 | 366 | 414 | 335 | 180 | 414 | 134 | 502 | 412 | 3268 | 481 | 361 | 368 | 164 | 349 | 562 | 191 | 459 | 393 | 3328 | 6596 |
| White M: 70.7/120 W: 75.5/130 | 490 | 352 | 395 | 318 | 167 | 385 | 117 | 487 | 393 | 3104 | 419 | 349 | 355 | 149 | 332 | 506 | 161 | 444 | 333 | 3048 | 6152 |
| Gold M: 68.8/118 W: 73.6/126 | 462 | 310 | 370 | 295 | 150 | 360 | 100 | 460 | 377 | 2884 | 409 | 339 | 345 | 139 | 322 | 477 | 144 | 428 | 313 | 2916 | 5800 |
| Red M: 66.0/113 W: 71.3/121 | 421 | 300 | 282 | 281 | 140 | 296 | 94 | 418 | 323 | 2555 | 326 | 331 | 330 | 135 | 313 | 438 | 134 | 411 | 278 | 2696 | 5251 |
| Handicap | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 10 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
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Coastal breeze and no houses
Nice decent public course. Good shape for the money. Greens in very good condition. No houses on the course makes play enjoyable. Nice driving range. Near Galveston .
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, LP2011. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Bayou Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.
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curttims, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Bayou Golf Course.
Course
While the fairway was beat up in front 9 the back 9 was amazing, overall great course and great price!
Hello, Rube2421. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Bayou Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Bayou Golf Course!
Thank you for reviewing us, Tommy5771612. 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 Bayou Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
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Challenging
Aside from the 1st and 3rd holes, dirt fairway about 200 to 250 out, definitely a drop area, its pretty clean tee to green. Greens are undulating but very puttable due to excellent course care. Hopefully they get some rain soon. Fun place to play but bring your A game
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They do not honor GolfNow reservations
I was reluctant, but after a couple bad experiences, I decided to try again and was disappointed once again.
I reserved a tee time and it took my reservation. Drove all the way up to pay and they said they don’t have a tee time available for me till over an hour from when I reserved it. Their GolfNow tee times show availability every ten minutes, but they supposedly aren’t accurate. No apology or anything. The guy was supremely Unprofessional and rude after he realized I was upset that they don’t update their reservations. There’s no excuse for that.
Don’t give them your business. They don’t even take care of their course or players, as it seems. Go play Bay Forest instead. Better management by far.
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Nice round with the locals
Good layout with great greens. Some rough fairways but playable. Super friendly staff and the friendly players.
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Great shape for a very dry July
Greens were in great shape….freshly mowed around the edges….pretty quick…rolled nicely…great value
Hi, flounderpounder. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Bayou Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Great & Snack Shack is Too
Course is looking great, especially the greens and tee boxes. The snack shack is back open under new management, and has great food and a friendly personality behind the register!
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7/21/22 round
Great day at Bayou. Course is getting better each time I play.
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7/21/22
Great day at the course. Plenty good golf and the course is never packed. Crazy since it’s the best price in town.
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Hi, BobD12. 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 Bayou Golf Course.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, 520896Jmj. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Bayou Golf Course!
Was ok
Was an ok golf course. Greens are not consistent and course has lots of mud. But people there are awesome and still had fun playing.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, coachfreeman73. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Bayou Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.
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