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Huntsville, AL
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Advanced
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A few times a week

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3.0
3.0
Total 2 Reviews

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Recommended Courses
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First Review
07/04/2016
Last Review
07/04/2016

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Tour 18 Houston

Played On 07/03/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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1st time playing Tour 18. Have played a few of the holes featured here on the original courses. Interesting and challenging holes even if you don't "recognize" any of them. Course in great shape even early July. Beautiful fairways. Greens rolled great. Very helpful and friendly staff. This is a must play if you are in he Houston area. Will definitely play again if I return to Houston.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/07/2016

Hi "paulisrael" thank you so much for the excellent review. We are so glad you enjoyed the course layout today. Don't forget to book your next round with us on your next trip from Alabama.

1.0
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First Time Playing

At least the greens fees we reduced.

The round started with no one at bag drop. No big deal. We carried our clubs around to the carts. Mentioned this to the pro in the pro shop and were told " that's not my area of responsibility". Really? Course conditions were horrible. I understand no grass where stands were set up but a lot of the fairways were dirt (not dead grass....dirt). Many of the other fairways look like they hadn't been mowed since the Shell Open. Not good to be in the middle of the fairway in rough length grass. Guess I should have been pleased there was any grass. Glad the greens fees were discounted but at $60 it was still overpriced. Have never played a muni course with fairways this bare. If they are not going to maintain the course while they transition to their cool weather grass, just close it like they do at TPC Sawgrass.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/07/2016

Dear Mr. Israel,

We are sorry about your disappointing experience. You may not be aware, but the Tournament Course is over-seeded with Winter Rye grass every year in November in preparation for the Shell Houston Open PGA Tour event each spring. The Rye grass grows in and is manicured to perfection leading up to the tournament, just one week before The Masters, which is also played on Winter Rye. Unfortunately, the Winter Rye burns off completely every summer, typically in June, leaving the Summer Bermuda grass to grow in. This happens every single year and those who play every year at this time are usually aware of the conditions they will be playing. By the second half of July, the course is back in pretty good shape and excellent by late summer. It is important to note, however, that the nearly perfect conditions you see on television in April are impossible to achieve during the annual transition to Bermuda, which is why we discount the fees more than 50% from our peak season rates. It is still the same track, but the rough and fairways are not the same grass. Please understand that the same superintendent and team who produce the flawless conditions for the Shell Houston Open are working even harder during the summer to get the course transitioned as quickly as possible. It is a thankless job.

Having said all this, we want you to feel you received your money’s worth so I would personally like to invite you back out in the fall on a complimentary basis to experience the course when back in good shape. Please make your reservation for a foursome with me personally via email at hLipsman@golfclubofhouston.com

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