Recent content by jimjohnmarks

1.00 star(s) Tournament Only, but not hard enough for that You probably won’t get mugged here, given it’s a church. Beyond this, I have nothing good to say. A head’s up, the jpg map for this course on this site is out of date or simply wrong. It has hole 1 where hole 11 actually is. Don’t use it. This...

4.00 star(s) For once, a public course which is a challenge So many public courses in public parks are 18 links between 200-250 feet with AN tree as an "obstacle". This is a real golf course. I mean, if you're a casual player, you should not be expecting to throw par at every course you go to. In fact, you...

1.00 star(s) Once probably truly pleasant, now unplayable You are so far away from all the other park amenities you have no concerns about ever needing to worry about hitting a biker or jogger or kid playing or anything else from the civilized world. The signage is excellent, which it needs to be, as the...

3.00 star(s) Increasingly Disappointing The only course I know of in/near Harris County that gives you the slightest sense of what it is like to play this game outside of the state of Texas. It isn't all 500'+ RHBH flip hyzer bombs. Unlike quite a few years ago, the fairways are no longer lined with walls...

3.00 star(s) Does not have 21 baskets The re-arrangement of 17 and 18 was a huge improvement. Taking the pool out of play (since even a dry disc was lost if it went over the fence on a course otherwise risk free for lost discs) and removing the awkward break in flow from 16 to 17 which used to exist...

4.00 star(s) Casual Course Could Go Pro The tee pads aren't as wrong as some people insist they are. A few are flipped backwards with the wide end at the front, but who cares? Most are at a strange angle if you stare at the basket, but if you look at the signs you can tell there's an intended mando around a...

2.50 star(s) A good start, long way to go The closest thing to a downtown course in Houston. One of the only courses inside Beltway 8. A more varied selection of lengths, lines, hazards, technical difficulty and elevation than any other course in Houston. Unpoured tee boxes aren't mud bowls. Yet. DISC...

3.50 star(s) Well On It's Way Long and short tees almost all the way around. Great mix of technical woods and big open distance. Excellent use of elevation and terrain changes. Great signage and well maintained Several pins only have one tee pad that really need a second one. Given how much harder some of...

2.00 star(s) Destroyed by Construction This is easy to get to, and will be even easier to get to when the new train line goes live any day now. The triple tees make it great for all levels of play from "first time" to very skilled. Everything from 200 feet to 600 feet provides variety with both left and...

3.50 star(s) What Do You Want, Its Houston Yes, this course is mostly about huge distance, but it isn't nearly as boring as Powell (the other course located in this same park) and you don't have to compete with the play ground and picnic users over here. And unlike many other mostly straight hyzer shot...

0.00 star(s) Ought to be Removed from DGCR This USED TO BE a great "chip and putt" set of 9 links where one could forget about driving, and focus on long up shots and putts. In many ways, these links were tighter and more demanding than many courses around Houston because anything above two strokes meant...