Courses that are on old or current ball golf courses can be pretty bad. At times they may be too open, too long etc. White Oak North is a fine course that is not too long and not too open.

White Oak North actually has two layouts. One more permanent and shorter 18 hole course, and a longer 21 hole course that is used for tournaments like Texas States. The two layouts play backwards from one another, so when the layout is changed, it is a widely different play experience. For the sake of this review, I am going to touch more on the 18 hole layout since that is the layout one is most likely to play when visiting.

The course has a good mixture of semi long holes and short holes. The longest topping out just over 500 feet and the shortest being just over 200 feet. There are no gimmie birdies out here each hole has obstacles whether that be the trees places in the fairways, the ponds that will eat any disc or the slight undulation that is found throughout the course.

Though the tees are only marked with 2 small white posts, the navigation is very easy to follow. The map on here is also handy just in case.

I especially liked holes 11 and 13. Hole 11 was a bit of a risk/reward shot with water all along the left side and hole 13 is hole 1 on the longer layout, and it is just a classic hole, one of my favorites in Houston. It is a long bomber hole but water is on one side and trees are on the other.

The mowing situation is irregular at best. During the summer months, you have a small window after mowing that the course is decent to play and then you have to wait for it to be mowed again. If there is no update here on DGCR that says its been mowed recently, I would invite you to check the more current status on Houston Flying Disc Society Facebook page where it might be posted.

Being an old ball golf course, the course can feel a bit monotonous with no holes really jumping out as being unique.

When this course is mowed, it is a decent course that has a fun factor to it. Though if the grass is high, then the fun factor absolutely plummets. No one wants to be searching for their frisbee in the wide open long grass.

With two courses being on site here, White Oak is one of the better destinations in the city, and they are both worth checking out.

- Long open fairways allow for a booming tee shot on every hole without too much regard for accuracy.
- Most holes tighten on the approach forcing players to add a little more touch to navigate between trees or over water.
- Several baskets are placed on a slight slope, causing missed putts to role downhill and forcing players to choose between laying up under the basket or going for it and risking it.
- Neighbors are generally very friendly and receptive. More than once I've had to go ring a door bell to ask to retrieve an errant disc in a backyard and neighbors have always been nice and helpful.
- Though there is a fair amount of water, some small trees and bushes has been allowed to grow around most water hazards which can help stop a water-bound disc. Sometimes it can be difficult to find a disc in the growth, but it's better than sending one into the water.
- There is good variety of holes, forcing a player to use backhand and forehand shots frequently.
- Though some areas stay wet longer, most of the course dries pretty well after a rain.

- Because of rains, the course doesn't get mowed as frequently as one would like. This causes fairways to get overgrown making it difficult to find discs even after a good tee shot.
- All of the water hazards are swampy and stinky. Definitely not worth going in after a lost disc.
- The approach on hole 15 forces you to cross water and navigate an overgrown tree which likes to swat discs out of the air and into the water. Hole 2 has similar difficulties.
- The biggest negative mark for this course is the lack of signage and properly marked tees/holes. Everything is marked with blue or white stakes in the ground which can be easily moved. Occasionally these stakes are moved or taken, making it difficult to know exactly where to tee from for your first time. Refer to the map in the links tab for accurate tee boxes.
- While several holes force a player to navigate some trees, there are only two true corridor holes (14 and 17), which force a player to focus more on accuracy.
- Measurements on this site are off on holes 11 and 12 from the white tees. I've personally measured hole 11 several times to be in the 440 foot range (which would probably make it a Par 4), and hole 12 to be about 900 feet from the white tees (probably making it a par 5).

When conditions are right and the grass is well mowed, I really love this course. But, when it gets overgrown you can lose a disc in the middle of the field.

Three suggestions:
- Keep the course map ready to go on your phone if this is your first time playing.
- Keep a disc or two in your bag you don't mind losing to play on holes 2 and 15.
- Plan to play with mostly brightly colored disc in case the grass hasn't been mowed.
- Bring plenty of water, this course requires a lot of walking.