If you find yourself watching Tiger Woods waltz to his 13th major tournament championship this afternoon, then take a moment to check out this Mark Button/Avid Golfer article on the best private golf clubs and courses in the Houston metropolitan area. Avid Golfer rates the following as the best private courses in the Houston area:
1. Walden on Lake Conroe
2. Bentwater Golf Club, Grand Pines
T3. The Club at Carlton Woods, Fazio Course
T3. The Club at Carlton Woods, Nicklaus Course
5. Deerwood Golf Club
6. Shadow Hawk Golf Club
7. River Oaks Country Club
8. Champions Golf Club, Cypress Creek Course
9. The Clubs of Kingwood, Island Course
T10. The Woodlands Country Club, East Course
T10. Royal Oaks Country Club
T12. Lakeside Country Club
T12. Lochinvar Golf Club
14. The Woodlands Country Club, Player Course
15. Bentwater Country Club, Weiskopf Course
Here are my previous posts (with pictures) of the Fazio Course at Carlton Woods, Lochinvar Golf Club and the Tournament Course at Redstone Golf Club. For what it’s worth (i.e., very little), the following is my top 15 of Houston’s best private golf courses:
1. Grand Pines at Bentwater Country Club
2. Walden on Lake Conroe
3. The Fazio Course at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands
4. Whispering Pines Golf Club (Trinity, Tx)
5. Deerwood Golf Club
6. Champions Golf Club (Cypress Creek)
7. The Nicklaus Course at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands
8. Lochinvar Golf Club
9. River Oaks Country Club
10. Shadow Hawk Golf Club
11. The Woodlands Country Club, East Course (formerly the TPC at The Woodlands)
12. Kingwood Country Club, Island Course
13. The Woodlands Country Club, Gary Player Course
14. Kingwood Country Club, Forest Course
15. Houston Country Club