I decided to drop in and play Windwood on a whim. I had heard from other players that it was closed. There were some players milling about around hole 8 so I asked them about navigating the course? Any problems? No, it's pretty easy to follow said they. They didn't think to mention the bridge over the creek being washed out. Thanks a bunch, guys. I wasted a lot of time and energy here before finally figuring where holes 5-6-7 were.

Windwood is long. It's grueling both mentally and physically. If you're a player who craves a challenge, then this is the course for you. Of the 15 Houston area courses I've played so far, Windwood has proved to be the toughest. The length wears you down. The heat wears you down. There are no holes here to relax and catch your breath on. The only short holes all play along the creek which has had it's banks greatly affected by the recent floods. A previous reviewer described the course as intimidating and I think that's pretty accurate. Not a course for everyone.

It' was a little unnerving to me to see a snake warning sign on every hole and then walk 550' through deep grass on many holes.

The amenities are good with nice concrete tee pads, excellent signs with map and sponsors and nice baskets. There were benches, bag holders and garbage cans on most holes.

I think the flooding has left the course looking dingy. Everything here has probably looked better in the pre-flood days. The walk through the rentention pond had standing water. The course was badly in need of mowing from 13-19.

Good idea building the ladders over the outfield fence on # 19. You know players are going to throw their discs over that fence and it's a smart play providing a way for them to retrieve them.

Others have dismissed the various cons as being nit-picky or minor, however, I see them as some serious flaws. The general poor conditions of the course can be blamed on he flooding. Much of Houston has this same after-flood look.

The soggy retention pond seems to always be an issue.

The overgrown fairways on the back 9? Back 10? Back 10 1/2? Always seem to be an issue.

IMO there were a lot of "meh" holes here that I didn't care for. # 12 with it's long grass. # 13 playing 550' along a dried up canal or is this a dried up bayou? 20 and 21 both being open, windy and boring.

I don't know how the holes along the creek played before and how much the flooding had impacted them but reviewers have commented that you are going to have to go into the creek to rescue discs. I wasn't going into that Creek today. Don't want to be another victim.

I think this course might benefit by having 18 good holes and eliminating 3 of the "meh" holes. I'm not sure if this is a possibility given the enermous size of the church and school buildings that you are navigating around.

After playing here, I was able to play Zube Park up in Hockley and found it to be an all together different and most pleasant experience. If I lived around here, Zube and Texas Army Trail would be getting my play.

Quality Baskets

Bridges to walk over the creek

Limited hours of play (since it is on private church property)

Some holes are poorly designed

Not kept up very well. There were a few times when i landed in good spots in the fairways, but the grass was so long i had to search for my disc for a while.

About 1/3 of the holes seems to be "filler". It works but it's not great.