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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 | 140 | 360 | 100 | 460 | 377 | 2874 | 409 | 339 | 345 | 139 | 322 | 477 | 144 | 428 | 313 | 2916 | 5790 |
| Red M: 66.0/113 W: 71.3/121 | 421 | 300 | 282 | 281 | 150 | 296 | 94 | 418 | 323 | 2565 | 326 | 331 | 330 | 135 | 313 | 438 | 134 | 411 | 278 | 2696 | 5261 |
| 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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Hi, u000003026082. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Bayou Golf Course!
Hello, u314162372012. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Bayou Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Worst conditions I’ve ever played .
If this was free I wouldn’t return . No grass , dirt and hard pan everywhere . Design would be ok with actual turf
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. We hope to see you again soon!
Best course around
This has been my home course for years and it’s better than ever right now
Thank you for taking the time to review us, bcashat. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Bayou Golf Course thanks you!
Great hamburgers, but that's all!
Course was in terrible shape. Bare spots everywhere in fairways and on greens.
Can’t beat this course for the money. Great practice facilities, friendly staff. There are a couple fairways that need some love due to the bayou flooding, greens in great shape. Just a fun course to play with friends.
Thank you for taking the time to review us, chanceimhoff. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Bayou Golf Course thanks you!
Hi, u314161107468. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Bayou Golf Course!
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!
Greens in great condition
Overall a great value, course is in best shape I've ever seen it, fast, challenging greens. I like it
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We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, DZ1969. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Bayou Golf Course!
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, u314162345479. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Bayou Golf Course!
u751148166, 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.
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Course was nice but ver confusing. No signs to where each hole was or even how to get to the first hole and took me and my girlfriend to figure it out
Hi, u314162281534! 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 Bayou Golf Course!
Nice Course
Play there a lot ....friendly staff and well groomed greens.
Thanks so much for the great review, u2683439. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Bayou Golf Course.
Hello, uBWCO1363BW. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Bayou Golf Course.
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!
Great course
First time playing, challenging layout and friendly staff.
harhicks2, 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 Bayou Golf Course.
Hi, u314161064821. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Bayou Golf Course.
Home Course
Greens are always excellent and fast. Course is taken care of well, bot high time tends to wash over about 4 fairways at times.
Best bang for the buck, by far!
Thanks so much for the great review, Nehice. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Bayou Golf Course.
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Hello, dman2u. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Bayou Golf Course.