Moody Gardens
About Moody Gardens
Moody Gardens is a large resort and attraction area with a hotel, conference center and 18 holes of golf in the coastal town of Galveston, Texas. It is well known for its three pyramids home to an aquarium and rain forest attractions. It has not only an onsite waterpark but is next to Schlitterbahn as well. There are six dining concepts, as well as a spa and fitness center. It's within easy access to historic downtown Galveston, Pleasure Pier and the beaches. The golf course originally opened in 1989 but was totally redesigned by Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy in 2008. This watery layout features scenic views of the gulf, bridges and bayous, and the back nine plays alongside the small Galveston airport. The course is links-inspired with gulf breezes and wall-to-wall paspalum turf. Historic Galveston is less than an hour's drive from downtown Houston, making Moody Gardens a popular day trip destination as well as for weekend vacation getaways.Facts
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Photo submitted by TDOYEL11 on 07/17/2023
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Photo submitted by TDOYEL11 on 07/17/2023
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Photo submitted by TDOYEL11 on 07/17/2023
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Photo submitted by GKing77098 on 05/07/2023
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Photo submitted by GKing77098 on 05/07/2023
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Photo submitted by pdcurran on 01/09/2023
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Photo submitted by u8529739 on 01/07/2023
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Photo submitted by u8529739 on 01/07/2023
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Photo submitted by u8529739 on 01/07/2023
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Photo submitted by SMOKEY2020 on 06/24/2022
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Photo submitted by SMOKEY2020 on 06/24/2022
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17th green Photo submitted by u8529739 on 03/13/2022
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Photo submitted by ShibTx on 11/17/2021
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Background: Moody Gardens Discover, Rainforest, Aquarium, & Hotel. Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/07/2021
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Photo submitted by Zeuswon on 05/29/2021
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Photo submitted by Zeuswon on 04/12/2021
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Pelican watching me on #8 bridge. Photo submitted by u8529739 on 02/10/2021
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Photo submitted by u169948982 on 01/22/2021
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My son and I Photo submitted by garthedc on 09/07/2020
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Photo submitted by lv370540 on 09/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Joshfast on 06/15/2020
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14th Hole Approach Photo submitted by GolferJake78 on 06/15/2019
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18th Hole Approach Photo submitted by GolferJake78 on 06/15/2019
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Photo submitted by Robert1518933 on 04/25/2019
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Photo submitted by barry9114506 on 05/17/2017
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Photo submitted by sanwaldjf on 06/28/2016
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Photo submitted by itismej83 on 08/16/2014
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18th Fairway looking across the pond to the 18th green Photo submitted by bobby6830772 on 06/21/2013
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Photo submitted by u000001596690 on 10/15/2012
Hi, u314162008243. 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 Moody Gardens Golf Course!
Great value for the money
Got out second tee time of the day and finished fast. Course was nice, lots of interesting water holes.
Just make sure to bring bug spray!
Hi, stin2289. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Moody Gardens Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Mal13B, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Moody Gardens Golf Course.
Hello, u314160041610. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Moody Gardens Golf Course.
Carrie3049380, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Moody Gardens Golf Course.
Very nice golf outing.
Everyone was friendly and the course was very nice. The greens had been worked, but that is just the luck of the draw. Spraying for mosquitos would not hurt as well. I would recommend this to everyone.
Hi, u314162971543. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Moody Gardens Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Aerated greens
They aerated last week. Putting was poor as expected. My problem with this is no notice of this until we got to the course. And I have always felt the green fees should be discounted when the greens are freshly aerated.
Hi, mbsmith77573. 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 Moody Gardens Golf Course.
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Great course
The only reason my value and course condition ratings are a little low is the greens had just been aggressively aerated and the rate was still full pop. I think a slight discount would have been fair. That aside, this is a great course in great shape. All course staff I came in contact with were great from pro shop attendant to bev cart person and all Marshalls. I played 2 rounds right after a big rain and the course drained well and was back to 90 degree cart path rule after 1 day. I look forward to playing here many more times.
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Player
The golf experience was not good on this day. The front nine was closed and we were instructed to play the back nine twice. The greens were punched and sanded and not worthy of play.
No alert was given when I made the reservation on GolfNow of the course conditions.
Hi, rgilder4797. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Your feedback helps us do better. Thank you for visiting Moody Gardens Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Moody Gardens Golf Course!
Water and more water
Great course and friendly staff!!
Was not planning to play golf on this vacation, so had to rent clubs. staff was excellent in assisting, good Titleist clubs. Having never played there before did not want to try the back tees with rental clubs. With all the water and back tees would be a very challenging great course to play. Great layout,! Would recommend for any golfer. The variety of tee choices was great, they just need the hybrid tees on their scorecard.
If your in the area it’s a must play. As some reviews say if you need to travel over an hour not worth the trip..
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Hi, Kstan13. 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 Moody Gardens Golf Course!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Moody Gardens Golf Course!
Don’t Plan on a Drink After Golf
Course conditions were good, greens were great, but tee boxes were terrible. Range balls are horrendous & bar is always closed by the time we finish.
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C’Mon Moody
We play this course probably once a month. Greens were fantastic, course conditions were good. Tee boxes were very rough with little grass.
More irritating, the range balls there are terrible! 4 different people mentioned it on the range. Come on Moody, if you want to be a 1st class facility you shouldn’t have range balls that look like you stole them from Bayou in Texas City!
Hello, u9718767. Thank you for visiting us at Moody Gardens Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Moody Gardens Golf Course!
Got robbed..
My tee time was 9:20am, 3/12. I drove an hour and 20 minutes to come play this course for the first time and was pretty excited just thinking about the experience.
As soon as I arrived, just from the looks of the place. I immediately felt like I over played by at least $50 bucks lol. The check in staff and starter were super cool and nice people. The driving range and 1st Tee run parallel with each other so if you are not driving the ball 300+ yards you are in for one heck of an Easter egg hunt when looking for your ball.
To be fair the greens were in ok shape, they needed a cut, but all in all they were good.
The fact that they charged $100+ for this course was ridiculous. I’ve played much nicer courses for half the price. I believe if they cut that price in half they would see a lot more people visiting and returning to the course.
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Great track, especially for the money! Relatively challenging, too.
Hello, Linkster1. Thank you for visiting us at Moody Gardens Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hi, u314162008243. 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 Moody Gardens Golf Course!