Tempest Golf Club
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Formerly known as Southern Hills Golf Club and Shallow Creek RV Park.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 7229 yards | 73.7 | 120 |
Blue | 72 | 6748 yards | 72.0 | 125 |
White | 72 | 6051 yards | 70.2 | 120 |
White (W) | 72 | 6051 yards | 73.0 | 127 |
Gold | 72 | 5239 yards | 66.4 | 115 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 5239 yards | 70.4 | 120 |
Red | 72 | 4512 yards | 64.0 | 110 |
Red (W) | 72 | 4512 yards | 67.6 | 114 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 73.7/130 | 377 | 399 | 470 | 157 | 420 | 566 | 196 | 443 | 564 | 3592 | 538 | 462 | 186 | 584 | 419 | 394 | 378 | 173 | 503 | 3637 | 7229 |
Blue M: 72.0/125 | 354 | 377 | 425 | 140 | 402 | 543 | 177 | 418 | 539 | 3375 | 490 | 443 | 173 | 559 | 390 | 378 | 326 | 153 | 461 | 3373 | 6748 |
White M: 70.2/120 W: 73.0/127 | 330 | 321 | 393 | 120 | 380 | 491 | 175 | 372 | 496 | 3078 | 459 | 357 | 160 | 511 | 360 | 345 | 252 | 137 | 392 | 2973 | 6051 |
Gold M: 66.4/115 W: 70.4/120 | 282 | 294 | 319 | 103 | 281 | 412 | 162 | 344 | 456 | 2653 | 359 | 262 | 144 | 419 | 330 | 325 | 232 | 136 | 379 | 2586 | 5239 |
Red M: 64.0/110 W: 67.6/114 | 224 | 266 | 272 | 86 | 259 | 384 | 147 | 311 | 425 | 2374 | 322 | 217 | 130 | 313 | 276 | 264 | 186 | 115 | 315 | 2138 | 4512 |
Handicap | 15 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 11 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 18 |
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Photo submitted by a4UhZIzoR3lFmsLU0po4 on 04/25/2023
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Photo submitted by a4UhZIzoR3lFmsLU0po4 on 04/25/2023
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Photo submitted by graberseth on 01/18/2022
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Photo submitted by graberseth on 01/18/2022
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Photo submitted by graberseth on 01/18/2022
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Photo submitted by graberseth on 01/18/2022
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 12/18/2021
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 12/18/2021
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Architect Jeff Brauer Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 12/18/2021
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Lil O on #9 Fairway Photo submitted by Ron1421376 on 05/12/2021
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#7 Green side view Photo submitted by Ron1421376 on 05/12/2021
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Par 5 6th. View down the hill to the green with Flag in the background Photo submitted by Thrill13 on 11/22/2020
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Photo submitted by RG36AD255A67B6CC0FA8 on 01/22/2020
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Photo submitted by null on 12/24/2019
Tempest - First Review
Made a day trip from the DFW. The course layout is great - very interesting! Coming out of winter, the course has some rough patches in many of the fairways. The greens were relatively slow, but was pleasantly surprised that there were very few ball marks. They have done a good job with the greens. Overall, very pleased with the value. Burgers in the restaurant are good! Will return.
The greens were in thin condition
They putted little slow but they held shots and putted true.
The tee boxes and fairways were firm considering the amount of rain recently in the area. Idk if the fairway has is still dormant but I expected the course to be a little greener and softer for this time in April. Over all I really do enjoy this course and the layout. Played on a Monday so it wasn't too busy but did get held up some in the back 9. Also the GPS on the 2 carts that I tried didn't work. The one I used said every hole I played was 999 yards.
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East Texas Gem
This course is a hidden gem in East Texas…With Tempest being NON PRIVATE, you can enjoy your game and settle in to Neptunes and see the hospitality side…The staff will bring your day to a pleasant close…Come prepared to return.
Great Course
Best course in East Texas. Tee boxes are great, Fairways are great and of course the Greens are fantastic!!!
Course time issues
This is one of my favorite courses to play but there is no course monitor monitoring pace of play and the times are way too close together because Randy Wade just wants to make as much money as he can regardless of how it might affect the players.
Unbelievable views & fantastic greens
Hard to beat tempest - hats off to the grounds crew for keeping this place in superb condition.
Toooo sloooow
Nice courses, nice people, but….When i made the tee time they didnt tell me there was a tournament going off in front of us. When i got there they told me they had to move my tee time back 1/2 hour because of the tournament, but “they were playing at a good pace”. First Red flag, but i had my grandsons with me and they wanted to play. Finally teed off and played the first two holes at a “reasonable” if not quick pace (30 minutes for 2 par 4s). Then we waited 50 (not a typo) minutes on the 3rd tee while 5 groups that were backed up teed off. After that we only waited for one group on every tee, until we finished 9, when we quit. If i hadn’t bee playing with my grandsons it would have been the worst golfing experience of my life. So, good course, but check to see if there is a tournament going on when you arrange for a tee time.
Photo if of the backup on the 3rd tee.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
Challenging course
In general I enjoyed this golf course. All staff were nice and professional. Other patrons appeared to be locals, and not too engaging. Apparently this course holds moisture. It has been almost a week since raining, and I had significant mud on my ball after almost evey shot; fairway, rough, or other. Greens were nice, but could have been quicker, but they have significant breaks and contours that would make greens extremely difficult if faster. A couple of greens are overly contoured and would have been better designed if more subtle. My only complaint is my on fault; I am not a fast player and when a group gains on me, I assume its me being slow, so I speed up. My son and I felt pressed by a twosome behind us and so I picked up our pace. We played poorly and felt like we were probably slow because of our play. Aftet 18 holes, I looked to see how long it had taken us to play... 3:15! We weren't playing slow... they were playing fast. Maybe its me, but under 4:00 seems fair for players that only play once a week at best and want to enjoy golf. I will return and try to enjoy it more.
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Plenty of opportunity to test your shot making
A little course knowledge helps the score but it’s always a pleasure to play Tempest.
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Good to be back
Got to play Tempest again. Always enjoy the course. A little slower greens than usual.
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Green
It’s was very slow green
Looks like sponge green
Every ting good
But green problem
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
USGA Under rated difficulty
I play 150 times a year. All different difficulty slope ratings and terrains. This is an obstacle course. If you have never played Tempest think about playing with somebody who knows what's around every corner and over every hump. I played it on a cart path only day with zero roll and plugged shots and mud everywhere.
Fairways slope toward the trouble and are kind of skinny in the right spots. Almost no flat lies anywhere. With severe slopping greens many with multiple steep tiers.
This is the biggest challenge I have had in a long time. I played many courses with slope ratings in the 140s to the high 150s that were nowhere near as challenging as Tempest.
We left there tired and beaten badly. Walking most of the steep terrain. Long second shots due to no roll just miserable. In dry conditions and a second try might bring much better results but for now this magnificent course owned me.
The 130 slope rating is nonsense. Maybe it's temporary awaiting a logical assessment.
Anyway, play on.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
Where’s the Water
The course was in good shape for. early February. Fairways brown but greens we in very good condition.
One complaint. Understanding that it’s February, It is 70* (not the 100* and high humidity of August) and I did expect water jugs in the boxes on the course. I let the guy in the shop know after the 6th hole, but he acted as if I was making it up. Got a cup of water in the bar and went to the 7th tee.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Tempest Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.
Pricey
Well designed Course. Greens are Super Slow however it’s Winter play. Fairways have multiple bare spots in need of grass replacement. It’s a nice course but a little too pricey to support a $90 price tag. It’s a $55 course.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
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Thank you for taking the time to review our course. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. We will share your insights with the appropriate staff to correct any issues or make any improvements. We look forward to welcoming you back at Tempest Golf Club soon.