Tour 18 Houston

It was a perfect day for golf, which is fortunate because the experience wasn't as great. While the course was mostly in near perfect conditions, on hole 2, the greenside sprinklers turned on just as we were teeing off. Fortunately, they had turned off by the time we got to the green. On hole 3, we didn't have such luck. The sprinklers turned on and remained on throughout our play on the hole. One of the golfers in the group had to putt through a giant puddle on the green. After that hole, though, we had no issues with sprinklers.

The marshall is another reason I dock a star from this review. We finished the front 9 in about 2 hours and 10 minutes. We stopped to use the facilities and grab a hot dog to-go, and made our way to the 10th. Apparently, the group behind us did not stop at the turn and made their way to the 10th as well and waited for us to tee off. The marshall was coming by and saw this and assumed that we were not playing quickly enough and told us to speed it up. So we got through the hole quicker than we would've liked. A couple holes later, he comes back around and tells us that people are calling into the pro shop complaining about the pace of play. At this point, the group behind us is no longer right on our tail. We ended up finishing our round in 4 hours and 10 minutes, which is much quicker than the 4 hours and 35 minutes suggested on the scorecard. My advice - if this guy tries to speed up your game, take the time to consult the scorecard to figure out if you are right on track or if you're running behind.

From when it came into existence to now, overall course maintenance has gone down. Bunkers are half filled with sand, sometimes you're hitting the bunker liner....some fairways have patches of sand.. The decent bits, they're able to maintain fairways and greens. Feels like management all about the ROI over quality now, like most courses in the Houston area. Recently punched ~3-4 weeks ago, greens starting to roll true.

My second time playing Tour 18 in past 4 months. Course is in fine shape and layout is so much fun.

I havent played Tour 18 in almost a year. The course was in great shape. Everyone was friendly and helpful. The only issue was pace of play.

5 hour round is unacceptable. There was no marshall to help speed things up. The group in front of us was not keeping up with group ahead of them.

By far the best course for the money in the Houston area. Rain a couple of days before forced cart path only conditions, and still were able to finish in just a bit less than 4 hours, excellent as this course can play slow at times. Traps were still wet but overall the course was in great shape

Very cool layout, but the pace of play was a five hour round!

This course is amazing and worth the price. 18 of Jack’s favorites holes from around the US definitely doesn’t disappoint BUT remember, Jack is perhaps the greatest of all time. For the mid to high handicapper, this plays like a collection of top handicap holes for the entire round. All are amazing but require consistent ball striking. Not a lot of margin for error on most holes. A large number of protected greens, water carries and angled fairways that require precision. The greens and fairways were in excellent shape. Some of the traps (and we found several) were washed out or very compacted sand that made recovery very challenging. Pro shop is very nice with some great logo’s gear from top brands. Bar area is well stocked and menu looked good. No ball washers or drinking water on the course. Stock up at clubhouse because cart girls only come through about 1x a round.

One of my favorite courses around Houston and right now it’s in great condition! Greens were in great shape as of 4/12/24. I always look forward to playing here.
Pace of play can get a little slow but not bad compared to some places.

Tour 18 is always an exciting round of golf the front nine is a great blend of exciting holes … the back nine isn’t as exciting as the front but still a very solid test of your golf ability … I have to say that the fairways could use a little more grass on them as that are very thin in spots … the greens could use alittle more attention and perhaps rolled a little more often there are alot of ball marks that people don’t repair … the bunkers could use a little more sand and attention .. but I like the course I always have … but they get enough money for the green fees (. $100 ) they should spend alittle more on the course conditions ESPECIALLY. The hitting mats in the practice area … they have been there since the place was built and it shows … your will break your wrist hitting off them … they are horrible … Horrible…. They really need to put some work into the place to get it back to a premier destination course … they are getting stingy on the up keep …

The course is awesome mixing together everything from Augusta to Pebble Beach. If you’re military make sure you let them know, they have a great discount

No sand in bunkers plus numerous bare patches around greens and in fairways. Course seems to really be going down hill but prices have gone up.