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
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.
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.
Now's the time to play Moody Gardens
About the course: it plays long due to the wind; the greens are in incredible shape. The Golf Now price and course conditions mean that I'll be playing here as often as possible this spring.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Moody Gardens Golf Course.
Perfect greens!
The course was great, as always. Especially the greens, which were fast-- very fast-- and true.
Breeze the front nine and almost a gale the back nine.
The only problem is that we could have used some help from a marshal or two. Several groups began to bunch up on #13 and eventually there were FOUR groups on the tee box at #18. No exaggeration. We had to wait nearly 30 minutes to play the last hole.
Thank you for your review, u00000996148. We will pass along your experience to our team at Moody Gardens Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Hello, rogstephens. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Moody Gardens Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Weekend Round
Course was great condition. However, driving was from the mats.
Hello, CodyDavis. 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!
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!
Hi, Bchappe. 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!
Course was not what I expected
The first thing out of the gate the starter was grumpy. If your not happy to work at golf course, don't.
The layout/routing was a little to be desired. Hole 6 and 8 would be great holes if they were able to run the ball in like a links style course, especially in the wind.
#9 wasn't a great finishing hole for front nine
Back 9 was a little more enjoyable 18 could be designed a little better.
Pace of play was not a good pace. The pace should have been better after play starting with empty course at 1 PM, I started at 2 PM and had to skip around slow groups and come back and play those holes later to finish before dark.
Hi, undgolf! 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 Moody Gardens Golf Course!
Excellent winter golf
It was chilly and windy so yes the conditions were very difficult, but the course was just great.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Moody Gardens Golf Course.
Mice course
Enjoyable course amongst some homes. Water comes into play on many holes. Not as windy as normal when we played.
Hi, GuyLeBlanc. 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.
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!
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!
No signs of freeze
Course looks green and awesome conditions. While fairways are brown everywhere else because of the recent freeze, you don’t see any signs of it here at Moody.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing 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!
Greens and fairways are in immaculate shape
Challenging course that is in great condition. Back 9 has a lot of difficult tee shots that reward a good drive.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing 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!
Great condition, seaside feel, challenging holes
Played with the usual 15mph SE wind making the first 4 holes on the back nine challenging, greens are perfect, fairways are very good and bunkers are very playable. Pace of play was excellent and the usual variety of birds was present. Plenty of water and brush to lose a ball in and some tough forced carries into greens make solid contact a must or the wind will make you come up short. Just an excellent experience, a great course to walk as it is a flat layout. Staff is excellent. Great practice facility with chipping green and bunker.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Moody Gardens Golf Course.
Hi, Jfowler09! 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 Moody Gardens Golf Course!