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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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Great time
We really like this course. Michael, the head pro, is an extremely nice person, very helpful and is a very good example of a professional. The snack bar has unbelievable sandwiches and most importantly the corse is in very good condition and is fun to play.
Good course under Covid-19 restrictions
Course in excellent conditions. Do not pick Wednesdays to play, as their seniors tournament is on Wednesday and due to Social distancing they don’t have enough carts. Otherwise good course.
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TC is the Best
Starting with the staff to the course very friendly and professional greens are in great shape love playing here
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314159841950! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bayou Golf Course!
Greens in Great Shape
Glad to be outside, Played round in 3 1/2 hours and there was 3 players .
Course is in Great Shape and Great Price .
Great Staff
Hi u454507081. 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.
Hello, mulldog. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Hi msingram. 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 Bayou Golf Course.
Hi jondwells. 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.
Great Greens
Great Day On Golf Course , 3 of us played round in 3 hours !!!!
Going Back Tomorrow
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u454507081. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed from your round with us. Thanks for choosing us!
Hi, u000007744108. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bayou Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Thank you for your review, Nehice. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Bayou Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Greens in Great Shape For This Time Of Year
Good Over Course , Greens In Great Shape and Good Pace Of Play . Friendly Staff .
Thank you for visiting us at Bayou Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314159653469! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bayou Golf Course!
Greens in Great Shape for this time of year
Great value , course in Great Shape , Friendly Staff !!!!
Thank you for visiting us at Bayou Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, u314159653469. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!
Not their fault course was mucky
Had to stay on cart path because the course was pretty mucky from previous day's rain, so we did do a lot of walking.
We will attempt to play this course again after it has a chance to dry out, as we believe it could make quite the difference in how the game plays.We were told it could be a week or so to dry.
Looking forward to playing the Texas greens again as they are so different from other parts of the country.
Hi u215570397. 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.
The conditions
The course was way to muddle every fairway I got ball was totally covered in mail
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Bayou Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Don't go
This course is terrible. The conditions were awful they couldn't have even allowed play. Even without the poor conditions the overall course is in poor shape. I would never book again.
Hi cassidy14063. 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 serious at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Bayou Golf Course.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Rob145. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed from your round with us. Thanks for choosing us!
Thank you for visiting us at Bayou Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hi mfarrias. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (409) 739-9622 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Bayou Golf Course!
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Hi, terrylucas2156. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bayou Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!