Golf Club of Houston

Address:	5860 Wilson Rd, Humble, TX 77396, USA
Phone:	+1 281-459-7820
Site:	golfclubofhouston.com
Rating:	4.1

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Jonathan R

Played in JULY 2015: WARNING: Right now the course is in terrible condition! I recently played in a foursome with 2 people that have played here in the past and they could not believe how bad it was. All of us got a tee time special on golf now for $125 per person, this was supposed to be a good deal but it did not feel like it when we were playing. We park and a employee shows up to pick up our clubs, we go inside and after signing in (with golf now you pay online) and we start walking out to our carts and the pro shop employee walks us out and says the course is going through a grass transition in the fairways. Ok? We go to the practice green and find out all the greens have recently been aerated. So you can imagine how frustrating it was when your putting and your ball is bouncing on the green in different directions when you are going for a birdie. Now for the fairways I am honestly speechless on what to say. For up to 30 yards on some fairways there is nothing but dirt. We all stopped and asked the caddie what was up with the course and he said they were recovering from a flood. (Thats not what they told us at the proshop?) After playing, we all go to the bar and I guess the bartender already knew we were disappointed because he just started talking about the poor condition of the course, apologized and said it was because they allowed to many tournaments to play this season and it tore up the course and they should close it down because in his opinion it is unplayable at this point, but the management doesnt care because its a business that needs to make money and they throw out some cheaper tee times that require a fore caddie and we unfortunately found them. We wanted to turn around and get a refund, but with Golf Now you cant get a refund unless its bad weather, it felt like we were robbed and trapped somewhere we didnt want to be. And the forecaddie was required, he didnt know the correct distance half the time. Why is this a requirement when the course is in this poor condition right now? I especially felt bad knowing that this was my dads 60th birthday. So we all heard three different reasons from the staff why the course is in this condition; transition of different grass, flood, and to many tournaments. This is supposed to be one of the best golf courses in Houston and after playing many of them, I would honestly rate this one as the worst for its CURRENT condition and for the extremely poor management who needs to inform everyone of the condition before they set a tee time. The green fee should be $40 for the condition of this dog track right now. Having a returning customer is better than hiding the poor condition from someones first time playing who will never return now. ANY course in Houston right now is better than this one.

Philip Midgley-Carver

Be careful what you expect.... Played after significant rain and called the pro shop to see if it was playable. They were honest and said it was very wet so carts to paths only, and the greens had just been punched. That said they had a decent online rate so I played. What can I say? Practice facilities are awesome and as good as anything you might expect. The course is big and long, wide open with huge, sloping greens, deep bunkers and plenty of water. You can see that they could make the course as easy or as hard as they wanted. However, even if the course had been dry, the fairways would have been patchy at best. The tee boxes were almost on the fairways in places so you frankly you could have been anywhere. Added to that, it took 3 hours to play 9 holes (to be fair they were apologetic in the pro shop and refunded half my green fee as a rain check no problem). The moral? The course clearly fluctuates in condition - the condition around the SHO is apparently amazing - but when the course is in its downtime, dont expect tournament conditions. Always call ahead and the guys in the pro shop will probably give you an honest assessment. Second, drainage isnt great so if its been raining, expect it to be wet. Thirdly, they really need more proactive marshalls. 3 hours for 9 holes is not acceptable, no matter how apologetic you are. Lastly, if you are playing a PGA tour course, you should have an option to play a middle set of tees that are at least in the general vicinity of the tips. I hope to be back when conditions are better - there is potential for it to be great - and hope to be able to give a better review next time.

Ashan

Highly disappointed with this establishment and its management practices! My husbands iPhone was stolen by one of the caddies, as confessed by a fellow caddy and the culprit who is also a caddy, and it has taken over a month to get response from management or a follow up to my inquiry, even after providing specific details. After patiently waiting for a call back from the managers with some explanation, any explanation, I am left to conclude that they encourage such ill behaviors, such as property theft, from their staff. This is not your average public course, so I expected a quick response, an apology, and the highest level of customer service. Nothing!!! Unbeknownst to them, I have well established relationships with some members and intend to share my experience with them. This is outright piss poor management and unexpected! Furthermore, Id hate to think that the lack of response, by upper management regarding my investigation and the behavior exhibited by the caddies towards my husband, has anything to do with our "dark complexion". I wouldnt recommend this place to anyone, and I have every intentions of sharing my experiences with any and everyone!

Jim Kocinski

Value - 2 stars Course - 4 stars Customer service - 1 star. We had a foursome play the afternoon of Friday 10/7. I had called ahead the previous week twice to inquire about afternoon rates and whether there was a Military rate or not. Both times the gentleman I spoke with said yea theres a military discount. The second time I spoke with him he quoted about $70 for a 230p round after military discount. Upon arriving with my out of town military guests, we had to seek someone out to check us in. When we indicated we were active military the first individual said they dont actually have a discount. With a little bit of confusion and exhausting conversation they charged us $125 per person for a 230p round where we had to play the last two holes in the dark. No one was there to direct or help at the bag drop. No one was available to point us in any direction to the first tee, as there is little to no signage. The layout was nice and conditions this one of year were mostly good. I would not recommend this course as there are 5-6 better courses in surrounding area that also include customer service for a reasonable pric

Ray Reynolds

I flew to Houston to visit a friend in the Memorial Hermann trauma center. On my way home I needed some time to clearn my head. I called the course and spoke to Rich. I told him Im not a member. He said, "I will get you in." From the moment I arrived, I was treated like a special guest. The Marshal Bob B. Led me to the 10th hole. He stopped a couple of times just chatting with me. Golf is a spiritual journey, not about money, but about nature and developing the soul. This place was an incredible experience. I stood on the 18th green just taking it in. Well done staff.