Golf Club of Houston
The Golf Club of Houston is a private golf club in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near Humble and northeast of Houston.[3] The club contains two 18-hole courses; the Member Course is private, while the Tournament Course is open to the public. The Tournament Course was designed by Rees Jones and tour pro David Toms.
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| Coordinates | 29.924°N 95.261°W |
| Location | near Humble, Texas, U.S. |
| Elevation | 65 feet (20 m) |
| Established | 2003 |
| Type | Public (Tournament Course) Private (Member Course) |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Houston Open (2003–2019) ; Balcones Cup (2019) |
| Greens | Poa trivialis / Bentgrass |
| Fairways | Perennial Ryegrass[1] |
| Website | Golf Club of Houston |
| Designed by | Rees Jones |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,422 yards (6,787 m) |
| Course rating | 76.0 |
| Slope rating | 144 [2] |
The club hosted the Houston Open from 2003–2019.
History
The original 18-hole golf course on the location was El Dorado Country Club. It was designed by George Fazio in 1964, and included a log cabin style clubhouse, which had been a private home, and a small swimming pool surrounded by tall pine trees. El Dorado Country Club was closed in the early 1990s, a victim of a suffering Houston economy following the oil bust. The original clubhouse was demolished.[4][5]
The Redstone Golf Club was then established in 2002. The first phase of Redstone Golf Club opened in July 2002 with a new 18-hole course designed by Jacobsen-Hardy Golf Design. It also included clubhouse facilities, maintenance facilities, and restaurant.
The club was purchased by Escalante Golf of Fort Worth in April 2013 and renamed that December to the Golf Club of Houston.[6][7]
Scorecard
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | 75.8 / 138 | 395 | 429 | 392 | 565 | 467 | 460 | 173 | 764 | 238 | 3883 | 382 | 440 | 335 | 588 | 215 | 609 | 199 | 487 | 484 | 3739 | 7622 |
| Championship | 73.5 / 132 | 381 | 412 | 373 | 528 | 433 | 392 | 157 | 745 | 217 | 3638 | 372 | 420 | 313 | 572 | 199 | 575 | 177 | 443 | 458 | 3529 | 7167 |
| Club | 71.4 / 125 | 366 | 393 | 350 | 517 | 391 | 362 | 145 | 722 | 196 | 3442 | 342 | 389 | 295 | 556 | 165 | 563 | 158 | 417 | 442 | 3327 | 6669 |
| Regular | 68.0 / 117 | 350 | 303 | 328 | 459 | 327 | 326 | 124 | 702 | 169 | 3088 | 275 | 369 | 258 | 542 | 144 | 510 | 139 | 391 | 410 | 3038 | 6126 |
| SI | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 | |
| Forward | 70.1 / 115 | 327 | 271 | 311 | 429 | 291 | 289 | 106 | 653 | 145 | 2822 | 259 | 349 | 238 | 478 | 105 | 483 | 119 | 372 | 356 | 2759 | 5581 |
References
- "Houston Open" (PDF). GCSAA. Tournament fact sheets. March 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Golf Club of Houston - Tournament". USGA. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- Robertson, Dale (2018-04-26). "Houston Open now homeless as well as sponsorless". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- "Best Golf Courses North America | Discount Tee-Time | Golf Course Ranking".
- "El Dorado Golf Club".
- "Around sports: Redstone Golf Club undergoes name change". Houston Chronicle. staff and wire reports. December 6, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- Bailey, Mike (December 9, 2013). "Houston PGA Tour host Redstone Golf Club receives name change by new ownership". Retrieved March 29, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Coverage of the Shell Houston Open on the PGA Tour's official site Archived 2017-08-10 at the Wayback Machine