Bayou Golf Course
About
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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Photo submitted by aahawkinssr on 12/27/2025
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Photo submitted by Zeuswon on 07/28/2023
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Photo submitted by ShibTx on 10/18/2021
The course was in pretty good shape minus a few fairways. TC is always a fun and challenging course
Bayou Golf Course
Decent day with higher than expected winds, the greens are really coming in nice now. Teed off around 10:30 am and play began as expected. A few groups in front playing a little slow but with the wind helping to shape shots for you what can you do right : )
Overall the course is getting much better and kudos to the bayou golf team for diligently working to get these greens back to where they belong. Always enjoy playing here, great staff, nice layout and always seem to meet someone willing to pair up, most of the time.
Greens are Back!
Previously the greens were bumpy, but not this time. The greens have recovered, they’re not as fast as they have been, but the ball rolled true. The course is a little low and on some holes, after a big rain, some of the fairways can hold water. The area recently had rain, so a couple of the fairways were soft, but no water standing. Pace of play was good but it did slow down on the back nine. Overall a fun course.
Good pace.
Always enjoy playing my hometown course. Many improvements over the last 15years of playing here. Very friendly staff.
Great course
I have played this course and tons around the southeast area of Houston. The greens are a little animated/difficult but the last 2 times I played before this round the greens were horrible. Weather mostly... obviously they are professionals and want the greens to be as nice as we as players do. It drives me crazy for people to just bash a course for conditions outside of their control but at the same time I appreciate honest reviews on current conditions. Well they did what they needed to and I’m pleased to leave this review stating they are playable again and rolling well. The value is always here. Wind on the bayou and semi narrow fairways make it a fun course for all levels. If you haven’t played here then book a tee time and enjoy.
Some holes have water on both sides of the fairway and protected greens by bunkers. Challenging
My home course. Many improvements over the last 12 yrs or so. Friendly and helpful staff. Course also has a chip and pitch course to play for fun or practice.
Bayou Golf Course
The course was in terrible condition. It was very dry and had very hard surfaces on the fairways and tee boxes. The greens were spotted with random clumps of grass and completely inconsistent. There are often hot deals at this course but under these conditions it isn’t even worth playing for a cheap deal.
Greens in poor condition
I’ve always like the layout of this course, but the greens are infected with Poona grass (or something like that). There’s not a smooth roll anywhere on any of the greens.
The staff is friendly and pace of play was fine, but that may have been because of the lack of players on a beautiful Saturday morning. I’m going to give the course a few weeks to see if they get the greens back.
Good but not great
This course isn't a bad deal. Any round over $25 for this course isn't worth. It. I am giving this course the benefit of the doubt due to Harvey. A nice spring and summer should help this course! Some of the greens are in rough shape in addition to some of the fairways. I hit a 130 y 8I on the second hole that should've kicked near the hole but instead bounced 1 foot from where it landed on the green due to a mud creating a very soft spot on the green. The pace of play was great. We finished an afternoon round on a Saturday in 4 hours.
Don't play here
The greens have been destroyed. Good grass dead. Humps of grass on green make it impossible to putt.
Ok course
Course was ok but in poor condition. Some challenges but greens were terrible. Ball hopping around made putt tuff
Horrendous Greens
if I wanted to play on the beach I would of stayed in Galveston.. Greens were atrocious.. Water and mud all up and down fairways, well I wouldn't call them fair.. What happened to the maintenance of this course? Even with hot deal prices, this round was still not worth the money..
Greens are awful.
It had rained so the course was wet which no one can control. But one thing they do have control over is the greens. The greens were absolutely horrible. Looked like they tried to aerate them, but it didnt work out. Was like putting on concrete and sand with hundreds of small green patches all over the greens. Definitely dont recommend playing this course anytime soon.
Unplayable Greens
Course should be closed.
If it were free, it would have been overpriced.
Greens unputtable.
What made this course relevent at all were the greens,now that they are lost, youve lost everything.
Lots to not like today
We found out when we go there the greens had been plugged and sanded. The course was not on good shape for this part of the year, no grass anywhere hardly. They had sprigs of something growing in the greens which made putting even worse than the sand.
Not worth it
This is the worst course 2nd only to Beacon Lakes. The greens were so bad with sand and poana clumps. Hard to find a flat spot on the fairways that even had grass. To top it off “ there is not any range balls in the machine because the people that fill up the machine are eating breakfast”. Don’t waste your time at any price.
Bayou
Course was good as usual, love the lay out and not overall the hardest course which is great when I want to get away and relax. Fairways are solid, greens played moderate (which is good) and bunkers were overall better than usual. Great course and great for such a low price
Wet rainy day
Nice course but cold and misty rain. Otherwise nice course.