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4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6842 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.8

Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Ridge

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee (with GPS)
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required. Collared shirts, no cut off shorts.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.5
167 Reviews (167)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 28
Water Hazards 25
Elevation Changes 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 31
Locals 23
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 19
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 29
Convenient to the City 18

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/15/2018

Thank you for the 5 star review!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always good

Per the norm, the course was in great shape. One of the prettiest and most challenging courses in the Lexington and surrounding areas

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/15/2018

Thank you for the kind words! We hope to see you back out in 2018!

Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Excellent Course!

The course is in great shape...bent grass fairways were perfect and the greens were smooth and fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/15/2018

Thank you for the 5 star review! Our fairways and greens are set to be in the best shape ever in 2018!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/15/2018

Thank you for the 4 star review!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/15/2018

Thank you for the 5 star review!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/15/2018

Thank you for the 4 star review!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course but..........

Houston Oaks is a very nice course but slow play could result in lost business. The last two times that I played, the rounds were over 5 hrs. We had to wait on every hole. Management needs to have someone on the course to speed up play on weekends.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/15/2018

Thank you for the 4 star review! We are happy to report that pace of play will be monitored closely in 2018 with our GPS in each golf cart. Please come see for yourself in 2018! Thank you for your business!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best in area

Course is challenging yet easy because of the level of detail and work the stag puts into maintaining it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/15/2018

Thank you for the 5 star review! We are proud of our course as well and continue putting in the work to make improvements everyday. We hope to see you in 2018!

c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/23/2017

Thank you for your recommendation and "excellent" ratings!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 02/15/2018

Thank you for the 5 star review!

Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice spot!

Great greens but spotty grass conditions elsewhere. All in all great course for the money and played in 4 hours on a Saturday.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 11/07/2016

Thank you for booking with Houston Oaks. See you next time!

Played On
Reviews 65
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Horse country

Beautiful weather and great layout; greens were recently areated and shaggy.
Keep your ball in or near the fairway or it's likely lost. Tee shot placement will make or break scoring opportunities on several holes.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 10/07/2016

Thank you for taking the time to review our course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing Beauty

Will definitely return For additional rounds. Even though course was airated it was still outstanding round of golf

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 10/05/2016

So happy we met your expectations on your first visit to our facility. See you next time!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

very good course

awesome place to play,would tell everyone .one of the top three courses to play in central ky

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 10/05/2016

Please do tell your fellow golfers! Appreciate your review.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Great course

Beautiful layout.
Perfect fairways. Divots come up like a piece of carpet.
Greens are fast.
Some forced carries. Some holes require that you be on the right of the fairway, and punish being out of position.
Absolutely nothing to complain about.
I will play this course as often as I can. One of the most beautiful courses I've played.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 10/05/2016

Great, through review. Thank you for playing!

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

Once of the best courses in central Kentucky for layout, features and beauty. Lots of challenges such as blind shots, water (if you hit to the left, the back nine will punish you), a few bunkers, slopes in all directions and a few tight fairways. Greens play very well, particularly for early September.
My only complaint was the pace of play. Too many golfers holding things up.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 10/05/2016

Thank you for playing and your patience on the course. Enjoy the rest of your golf season.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent Monday play

I picked up a Hot Deal for a great price on Monday. Wow, what a bargain. Course was in great shape. The bunkers were groomed and the mowers had just passed through. Weather was perfect( which means the parking lot was full). Nonetheless, a twosome could breeze though in just over 3 hours. Staff was friendly and gracious with my GolfNow reservation. Since I felt welcomed, I spent extra money on range balls and food.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 08/24/2016

Really happy you enjoyed your round! Looking forward to your next visit, and thank you for the review.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Worth the drive from Lexington!GREAT COURSE!

This was my first time playing this course and I was very impressed. Couse was in excellent condition! Beautifully designed and challenging. Cart GPS is also a bonus. Just wish I'd played better! First class!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 08/21/2016

Great to have you! Appreciate your review and see you next time.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Great Course in very good ahape. Very good test of golf

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 08/06/2016

Thank you for the 5-star rating and for the review!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

This course is well maintained

Played many of the courses in Lexington, which has many good courses, this is one of my favorites.

Front nine is good, back nine is great, more difficult and more beautiful than the front.

Sand traps could use a little work and more sand.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 07/19/2016

Happy to be one of your favorites! Thank you.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

The Greens of Houston Oaks

Located in Paris, KY, this is one of my favorite courses outside of Lexington. The greens are always in great shape. This day they were soft and rolled out very well. Always a challenging layout either from the blue or white tees. And the staff are friendly which makes for an enjoyable round anytime.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
c2987c37-ddbf-5820-b7d5-dad31ec9239b
Commented on 08/06/2016

Thank you for your review of our course, greens and staff. See you next time!

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