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3.4
1330 Reviews (1330)
5 Stars
342
4 Stars
547
3 Stars
229
2 Stars
126
1 Stars
86
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
63.1%
Recommend this course
1024 out of 1330 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.3
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
61.8%
Recommend this course
42 out of 68 reviews
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3.2
130 Reviews (130)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
21
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
60.0%
Recommend this course
78 out of 130 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7337 yards
Slope 139
Rating 75.3
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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Baby Bermuda & 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Bermuda Grass
Architect von Hagge, Smelek and Baril (2001) Gus Grantham (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Reviews

3.4
1330 Reviews (1330)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 55
Patio Dining 45
Watching the Game 30
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 71
Water Hazards 59
Undulating Greens 47
This course/club is great for:
Locals 60
Advanced Golfers 41
Beginners 24
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 52
Worth the Drive 35
Convenient to the City 34

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Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fairways aerated

The fairways were recently aerated leaving some bad lies, but otherwise in good conditon. Pace of play was excellent and weather perfecto.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/09/2023

Hi, u000001534634. 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 Houston National Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Another fun round at Hou Nat

My buddy and I had a great time but we are curious about something. These are the hardest fairways we've ever played... they are some kind of firm. Great for roll out, but why does the course mow them so low when the ground is so hard? It's almost like playing shots off of hard pan when your in the fairway! I guess there are blade types that can knife through this stuff but for the 95% of us with a little bounce on our irons it really makes it tough. It was actually easier hitting out of the rough most the time. Why not raise the mower a fraction of an inch and make it more fun. It would also make the fairways more drought resistant and stand up to cart traffic better. Anyway, still had fun and will be coming back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/08/2023

mwspeck, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Houston National Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Does anyone know...

Why would a course that has rock hard fairways mow them at bikini wax levels so that every shot is effectively played off hard pan? I realize perfect strikers with their knife blade irons can play these shots, but 95% of the players on this course do not fit that category. I guess it just makes too much sense to raise the mower blades a fraction of an inch and make this course more fun for everyone.

PS It also makes the course more maintainable, more resistant to drought, disease, weeds etc... funny how all the other courses we play seem to understand this.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/08/2023

Hello, mwspeck. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Houston National Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth the money

Course needs major overhaul for even $70.00 Greens on bad shape. Bumpers had no rakes and were hard. No coolers for carts given if you don’t play Sterling which is the private course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/06/2023

Hi drcate37, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/06/2023

Hello, u314163408600. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Houston National Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition negates many course positives

Many good things about this course (staff friendliness, off course amenities, pace of play, course layout) but course conditions are poor bringing the overall rating and value for the money down.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/08/2023

Hello, philhoge. 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 Houston National Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Links experience

Houston National offers a good links golf experience. We enjoyed the challenge with some holes more difficult than others. The course offers a good mix of challenge with the links layout, water hazards and off fairway rough areas. Had some nice sunshine but the wind can help you and hurt you in a few minutes...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/06/2023

Hi, Geoffrey2567540. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Houston National Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Greens - okay
Fairways - terrible lots of dry hard patches with no grass.
Bunkers - some were okay others were dried out and hard.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/06/2023

Hi shawnob85,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The fairways need Jesus!!

Greens are in great shape….fairways, not so much. I’ve never seen conditions of fairways this bad.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/06/2023

Hi, EdMartinez78! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Everything But the Course

This was my fifth time playing this course and I have to say, I was very disappointed with the shape of the course. The only part of the course I could honestly say was quality were the tee-boxes. The fairways were rock hard (which was weird because of all the rain we have been having) with all kinds of patches/parts with no grass at all. Hitting the fairway didn't even feel like a reward a lot of the time because what you were playing off of was not even grass. The greens were not as bad as the fairway, but still not the quality I have seen before when I have played here in the past. About 9 of the greens were very nice, rolled true, and receptive, the rest were questionable, with some patches of no grass about 5 yards wide. All-in-all, I will give the course the benefit of the doubt coming out of winter, but that being said I will probably give it a few months before I play again to see if they can right the ship. Everything besides the course was great, staff was great, carts are SUPER comfortable, layout is fun, and putting green and rang were great as well.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/06/2023

Hi, ChanceD3278! 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 Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/06/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
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Commented on 02/28/2023

Hello, BTrout. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Houston National Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 02/28/2023

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 Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/28/2023

Hello, pilotgolfer787. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Houston National Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/22/2023

Hi, u314159547708. 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 Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Course

Really like the layout of this course. Nice mix of easier and hard holes. Conditions are pretty good, they are working on the traps and some grass repair, but overall good. Weather was great, a little brisk for me, but sunny and just a little wind.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/25/2023

Hi, u000001534634. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Houston National Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/30/2023

Hi, u2569214. 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 Houston National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/20/2023

Hi, u000007605962. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Houston National Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 52
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Badly Flooded COurse

It's sad to see this course going downhill like this! Too many bare spots and too much flood damage. Hope it will recover soon. Not worth $45. at all.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/17/2023

Hi u0000014747002a,

Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.

We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.

Thank you for visiting and playing at Houston National Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 01/10/2023

Hi, u608291274. 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 Houston National Golf Club.

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