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River Grove DGC

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220feetandimproving
Experience: 4 years 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Love this course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 14, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Took up this sport during Covid -- introduced to it by my step son in Austin.

Hard to believe THIS course has been in my back yard for nearly 20 years!

It's only now after I've played over 2 dozen "other" courses that I can appreciate just how great this course is...

Gorgeous, wooded layout.

Loads of unique holes -- several are cookie cutter but for the most part, a great variety of challenges. You will need both your forehand and backhand!!!

I've evolved from barely being able to toss 100' with accuracy to now over 250' and even so -- hole 4 is still a beast! Good luck parring it! (I've parred twice in about 150 rounds -- and I've lost on net about 10 discs, a figure lowered by the unsigned discs found while searching).

Just about every hole here has a secret... Like hole 15 can be a birdie every time if you fire a Sheriff down the tunnel on the right; hole 3 can be birdied with a Saint thrown with a slight hyzer.

(I won't share what I've learned about hole 11 -- that's my secret.)

Cons:

You cannot park at the course entrance due to HOA restrictions/passes. But it's an easy walk in either from the spots by the bridge (bring your 4x4) or there's a parking lot on the right well before reaching the bridge.

Other Thoughts:

Warm days bring bug spray!

Nature lovers -- like my botanist wife -- expect to see all sorts of birds (especially woodpeckers), flowers, fungus, mushrooms and SPIDERS!!!

Shout out to the volunteers who take care of this place! Know this, I always leave with more trash than I brought in. (We pick up all litter we can.)
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crowscountingspades
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great home base 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 13, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Challenging! Lots of tricky situations and risks.

Cons:

Lots of sticker bushes...I carry my machete.

I've lost 2 discs...inexplicably... I mean...I know where they landed it's just the brush is so thick!

(But on the plus side I've found at least a dozen discs without names; have returned a handful with numbers.
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c_a_miller
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.9 years 299 played 207 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Short but Tough 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 18, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Recognizing that this course was completely underwater and unplayable for a few months after Hurricane Harvey, this course really seemed to be in good condition. The baskets were all present, the tee signs were mostly all present and only a few tee pads were missing.

Looking at the pictures of the course from 2008, the course seems to be a bit easier as the fairways seem to be wider and a little bit more fair. Every hole out here needs a technical shot, nothing is over 400', and the average hole length clocks in at about 275'. Though the holes are short, and the fairways are a bit wider, this is still a very tough course to shoot well on if you are not used to wooded holes, and being in Houston you might not be used to it. This is one of the courses that you an shoot really well one day, and really poorly the next. It keeps bringing you back.

Being a private course, I do not believe it gets too much play. Though being private, it is still very easy to go in and play, just follow the instructions on this course's page.

Cons:

Nothing really stands out to me that make this course awesome. All of the holes kind of blended together because they were all the same type of shot: a shorter hole with trees litering the fairway and both sides of it.

I felt some of the lines were a bit unfair. A lot of the holes had 90 degree turns in the fairways, which are lines that most golf discs can't make. A couple of the holes also had questionable random trees in the middle of the fairway that made the drive more luck than skill.

This is definitely a course that is better the second time playing through. A lot of the holes had baskets that were hidden, so you might need to take a couple extra seconds to walk up the fairway to see where you are shooting at.

Other Thoughts:

I enjoyed the course, all in all. It is not my favorite in the Houston area; it doesn't really suit my game too well, but it still gave a challenge that is missing in the Houston area, a course that is wooded and technical on every hole. I feel that it is the step child of Texas Army Trail.

Heed the warnings of the towing if you are parked in the lot as a non resident. It is still a very easy course to go play, just park by the bridge and take the short walk to hole 12 and start there.
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Pizza God
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Premium Member
Experience: 36 years 1678 played 553 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A nice walk in the woods 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 28, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Baskets were in good shape
All Cement tee boxes in good shape
Signs on several holes pointing to next hole
Nice variety of shots

Cons:

Not very good parking if your not a resident

Other Thoughts:

1st course in a 12 course day.

I got here at 6am and tried to find the course and managed to see one of the baskets from the road. So I went and parked by the bridge thinking it was near hole 12. No, that was hole 11 I saw from the road, it was a much longer walk than I expected. But at least my car was not towed :)

This course is something you don't see enough in Texas. Defined fairways though the woods. More distance than you would expect on a heavy wooded course too.

the rough that I got into was not as bad as other courses I have played. This course is quite tropical with lots of fan plants making it exotic to me.

There is no elevation, but I didn't notice because the holes were designed rather well.

A good mix of left, right, straight, short and longer holes.

Would I play here again?

Yes, it is my favorite 18 hole course in the Houston area so far.
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williamlbird
Experience: 12.1 years 22 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Trees, Marsh, and Mosquitos 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 26, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

- The course has an above average design and, for the most part, is marked fairly well.
- Although the course is designated as a Kingwood members only course, rarely is anyone challenged about membership. The non-members are very good at keeping the course clean. Make sure you park in the llittle parking area on the left about 300 feet prior to the curve to the park entryway and start on #12. You can even use #11 basket to practice putting before your round.
- This course does not favor one type of thrower, i.e., it has an equal balance of holes for the left-to-right, straight, and right-to-left shots.
- What this course lacks in distance is made up for by technicality.
- The baskets are all green and easy to see.

Cons:

- A few holes require you to walk down the fairway (short distances) before your first shot to minimize mistakes off the tee.
- The route to a few tee boxes are not obvious. Keep an eye on the paths and make an educated guess.
- It is absolutely imperative to have a good amount of mosquito spray before you step onto the course. There is standing water on many of the holes.
- Blind shots are punishing due to the thickness of the brush/weeds off the narrow fairways.
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HoustonHyzer
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

My love/hate relationship with trees 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 12, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Excellent, shady, practice basket area with nice picnic table, overlooking first tee pad.
-Concrete tees (although backwards), descriptive hole signage and high visibility painted top and bottom rims on Mach 5 baskets throughout.
-Pathways between holes are lined with native stones, or logs, and add a nice touch.
-Thick forest canopy offers plenty of shade from the summer sun, and even brief amounts of rain.
-Clean cut, aesthetic tunnel shots throughout some of the most beautiful forest scenery Houston has to offer.
-Array of challenging midrange, and fairway driver shots, with a few high hyzer bomb shots to avoid the heavily wooded fairway routes.
-Heavy sand content in the soil leads to extremely fast saturation and water runoff so the course is playable within 24hrs of even the biggest downpour.
-Abundant amount of deer, rabbits and other forest wildlife are evident throughout the course.
-Very low course volume. Maybe played by 5-10 people at most on any given weekday.
-Although non-beginner


Cons:

-Kingwood KSA owned/operated park so a "K Sticker" is required to park within the course.
-First timers may have a hard time with the numerous semi blind tee shots, but..... the holes are fairly short so if you take the extra 15 seconds of effort to pre-walk the fairway before your throw, you should be fine.
-Shortage of garbage cans (Only two garbage cans on the course, holes 1, 8), no permanent benches, or rustic style signage to fit the forest theme..
-Grass and weeds can get pretty out of control by mid summer.

Other Thoughts:

-The course has great potential for alternate pins which would add desirable length, but also still be appealing to the general recreation players.
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srm_520
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 20 years 156 played 142 reviews
2.50 star(s)

"Here in Kingwood, we've never met a tree we didn't like." 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 16, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

River Grove DGC is the land of many trees. By far the most wooded course in the greater Houston area even with the recent drought and hurricane Ike before it doing their part to thin things out a bit. It's gone from insanely wooded, to just mostly wooded with even a few open looks at the basket. Also, if you're a fan of blind dog-leg holes, well then you're in luck - at least half the course plays this shot off the tee.

There is a practice basket located near #1, and there are nice big concrete tees - albeit they have been installed backwards from any other course I've ever played. They start narrow and finish wide, which isn't a pro or con - but just another weird little quirk of the course. The course is short at just over 4800', but the dense woods make up length by keeping everything tight. The pins also have a painted spoke pointing to the next tee box, which is always a nice little touch.

BEST HOLE/S: #11; #13

Cons:

Take deep breath - here we go... Wooded? More like adventures into lucky shotville. Who designed this place - Bigfoot? Did I mention that every hole looks like this, where's the layout diversity? And what about the huge freaking predator spawned banana spiders that enjoy making their webs at head level - those are fun! And don't get me started on the fact that this place decided to install Mach 5 baskets to camouflage themselves from view from any given tee box. (Face gets redder) Well that's okay - I don't need to see where I'm throwing anyway - I'll just refer to the half broken stone and wood teebox signs lying on the ground or propped up against the beer laden over-flowing buckets posing as a makeshift trashcan. McDade copycat! And seriously, backwards boxes - that's worth another mention. And wait for it - did I forget to tell you that this place is "private?" That's right - I dare you to park your car in the parking lot for more than a millisecond without a giant K slapped to your bumper, and that tow truck will make your round experience a lot more expensive! I guess you'll just have to park yourself on the side of non-existent shoulder near #13 basket and you should be just hunky dory.... Ahh, okay, breathe again.
(Silly I know, but I hope it makes my point)

WORST HOLE/S: #7

Other Thoughts:

I wanted to love this course, and since I haven't played it in years - I will admit I enjoyed it a great deal more than my first experience out here - hence why it took me so long to play it again. Ironically, a tight technical course is more my flavor as I experience more courses, but this is simply too much of an average thing. There's no daring or creatively to this place like my beloved Dalaiwood in Washington that puts these woods to shame, and there's just nothing memorable enough to bring me back again.

Plus, I have to ding it for the pompous ass bag Star-bellied Sneech acting Kingwood community members that devotedly protect their parking lot. I don't know why it bugs me so much more than Oak Meadows, the only other "private" public park in the greater Houston area - maybe it's the giant K stickers. However, given everything about the course itself, ultimately it's simply an average wooded course that no one really needs to go out of their way to play - but it's that's your thing, don't worry you'll get plenty of it here.
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MRudo92
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great setup. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 26, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

After you find the first tee this course is VERY easy to navigate. Nice cement tee boxes with plenty of room. Hole# and distance written on rocks next to tee box. Great short range and technical shots. Intermediate course. Very hard to lose a disc. Water did not come into play.

Cons:

If you have a cooler make sure you got some big wheels or you'll be dragging pine needles the whole time. Not much need for drivers. Few scattered trash cans which are very small and overflow at times.

Other Thoughts:

If you do not have a kingwood resident sticker you WILL be towed if you park inside parking lot. You can still play here, but you must park on the side of the road before gate entrance to park. I spoke with the tow dude and he said parking there is absolutely OK. He has no remorse for people who park in parking lot though. You've been warned!
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ROCthrower
Experience: 25.5 years 26 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Average Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 6, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Almost all of the holes are under 300' so it makes a good course for beginners or intermediates. Unfortunately most of the holes have way too many trees in the way to be fun. Its ok to have some narrow fairways but on most of the holes there is no direct path to the hole if you can even see the basket.

The course is well marked and has great tee boxes. The baskets are really high, one standing almost 5.5' tall.

It is fun to play with the nature all around you, saw a few deer and a coral snake while playing.

Cons:

Unless you live near or in Kingwood, this course isn't worth the drive out to.

Other Thoughts:

You don't need to take your whole bag for this course. All you need is a good mid-range and a putter and you're all set to go. If you have a good hyzer and fore-hand in your arsenal, you could par every hole. However not many holes would you birdie unless you got incredibly lucky.
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rbsold
Experience: 14.1 years 55 played 10 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Great, technical, short course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 22, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

great little 18 holes in the woods. Going to suit the conservative type player, as its high risk rewards. There are trees scattered all over the fairways, great for you mid-range lovers. used every mid and putter I had, very little use for my drivers on this one. but you will have to pull out every shot you got. I like the feeling of the course as there are no signs of city life anywhere.

Also, this course has some of the biggest and nicest teepads as anywhere else I've played. signs were decent with the distance to the hole displayed on a rock. Nice practice basket in the front and a huge map of the entrie course. Also the baskets are in great shape. Traffic is pretty good, seems like more kids than anything play here.


Cons:

I kind of wish the holes we're longer, I don't think there is a hole longer than 325. Dont ever get to pull my drivers out except for hole 6, and even then, it's really not needed. baskets can be hard to find, if its your first time here, there will be a few times you have to leave the teepad and go scope out where the basket is. Worst thing I've noticed about this course are the mosquitoes. They are unreal, especially after it rains. BRING OFF!!! Also after normal rain, standing water will remain for atleast a week.

Other Thoughts:

Nice course, There are deffinitely better courses on the north side of houston, but if your in the area stop by a check this one out, its a quick 18. Will deffinitely improve your approaches and up shots. Beginners might want to bring a chainsaw =)
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Martin Dewgarita
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.4 years 1587 played 93 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Beautiful 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 2, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautifully laid out course with high technical challenge and low power challenge, I'm rating this course for what it is, not what it's missing - I have a big arm and I love to rip it off the tee once in a while, I didn't get that here, but I still loved every minute of my time spent playing this beautiful wooded setting.


Technical Variety. Each hole was a new challenge that required me to use most of the discs in the bag (I could have left some of the big guns in the car), one throwing type wasn't favored over another, for myself, RHBH, I could work most of them with a straight accurate shot, a low sweeping/skipping hyzer, an occasional spike hyzer, and my anny was tested a few times, I'm sure I would have done better if I a decent overhead or forehand shot.

Location. Again, it was a beautiful course - still some signs of Ike, but for the most part it is cleaned up nicely, I loved the setting - I am a big fan of trees and can spend months in the woods, this was a perfect place to get into the woods and have a nice peaceful round of disc golf.

Tees. The tee pads were all nicely paved and level (though I think somebody put them in backwards, shouldn't they get narrower towards the front?) But they had ample room to tee off from.

Distance signs. Each hole had a cool looking stone sign to indicate hole number and distance to pin, a rough map of the hole would have been nice.

Low Traffic. There was a good flow of people playing this course, and we had a large group, so we had to let several people play through, but in all, it was flowing well and it wasn't really crowded.

Facilities. As it's in a city park, there are bathrooms at the beginning, a picnic shelter and I'm sure the park has other things to offer, but I didn't explore it very in depth.

Map and practice basket. The beginning of the course had a map, and there was a practice basket near hole one, these are always a bonus.

Cons:

Not for beginners. Somebody just learning to throw would struggle through the trees, most of the holes take a very accurate shot to do very well on.

Trash. Some of the tee boxes had trash boxes that were full or over flowing, and if there wasn't a place to put the trash, several holes just had piles of garbage near the tee box, a touch more maintenance could help here.

Not much length. I'm not holding this against the course, because I really enjoyed the technical layout, but if you really like to grip and rip on wide open holes, you may not be very happy here.

Other Thoughts:

Very enjoyable technical course in the deep woods, I'd love to have this one as my local course, I quite enjoyed my time there.
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TWO CROWS
Experience: 14.2 years 16 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 28, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a nice wooded course with lots of accuracy required to score well. There are concrete tee's troughout and all baskets are in good shape. The course layout is easy to follow and starts and ends next to the parking lot.

Cons:

There are still quite a few trees laying around from storm damage. The lines here are tough to hit and take some time to figure out. This is also a good thing as it keeps you comming back to hit that perfect shot. This course is not very noob friendly. Every fairway is lined with thick brush and trees and a bad hit will see you throwing from some thick stuff.

Other Thoughts:

Come check this place out soon the parks department are changing the rules on 1/1/11 and you will be required to have a parking sticker to park in the lot.
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sloppydisc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.3 years 201 played 147 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Wooded Beauty 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 14, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice wooded course with clean fairways and huge tee pads. Good signs and easy to navigate. Good variety of shots needed to score well. Accuracy over power here, but there is a couple longer holes that allow for some power IF you are good enough to keep it in the fairway. Tough course in places, but not so tough as to be unreasonable. Not much of a chance to lose your discs.

Cons:

Not pretty in the rain. I played in the rain after weeks of rain. It was a swamp. Not the course's fault, but there are some areas that lie low, and collect water. Not sure if the listed distances on the signs are really accurate. They seem wrong to me, but then again I have no arm so maybe it was mental. The hurricane blew through some fairways so there is some old debris clogging it up a little.

Other Thoughts:

I play a lot of tight, wooded courses in NC so I think I have a good feel for this kind of course. With a little bit of work I think this could be a great course. Fill in the low spots and clean up some of the old hurricane damage and it will be a great little course. Really nice coastal woods and shule. Looked cool in the rain so I would think it would be real scenic on a hot summer day. If you're in the area be sure to play this course.
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robcoolj
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Love this course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 6, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a fun course that is very technically challenging. For those people who enjoy trying to shape their shots and don't mind the frustration of hitting trees this is a must play course. This was actually my very first course to play (as some has suggested - not a good idea) and although I was initially pretty frustrated - it kept drawing me back. They've now made a number of improvements to the course - especially on Number 5 which is now very playable.

Cons:

This is certainly not a course for beginners as many have mentioned. I still consider myself to be a novice and it can be very frustrating at times. There are also lots of bugs - mosquitos and spiders (and contrary to other reviews - they are Golden Silk spiders (harmless) - not Banana spiders. They are huge though so you will eat a lot of webs. Just remember to swing your disc up and down when going between the trees and you'll be fine. Lots of standing water after rains as well.

Other Thoughts:

I've played this course close to 25 times now and it just keeps getting better and better. I've also played McGregor and Tom Bass (the championship course) and I'll take this one over those anyday. Way more fun trying to truly plan your approach to the baskets. Give it a try really and just try and stay patient. You will hit trees but there are rewards to those who can control their shots. Par feels so good!!!
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Sambo
Experience: 23.1 years 3 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Kinbgwood Tightness 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 9, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course will Humble you quickly....A great challenge for any player. There is a lot of shade with nice big conrete tee pads, even if they are in backwords. If you are looking for a tight course, this is it. This course makes Spring Valley look wide open.

Cons:

The maintance on the course is pretty poor. There are still trees down in a lot of places from IKE.

Other Thoughts:

I would have like to see more choices for shot selection with risk/reward shots. Every one I have played with out there always thows the same shots at the same holes.

Again, this course will Humble you quickly, you aren't going to go out and shoot 6 down like you can on other courses.
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kpc2004
Experience: 16.1 years 54 played 5 reviews
2.00 star(s)

not for begginners 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 13, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course called for a combo of technical + distance throws, making it a success to earn par on most of the holes. There are a few that if you get your drive through the trees you should have no problem making a birdie, while there are a few that it seems like a miracle when you earn par. all of the baskets are present, and the tee boxes are HUGE with plenty of room to run up for a power shot.

Cons:

the shule here has sharp stick piles and mud because of damage from the hurricane so i reccomend taking a little power off your drive and focusing on straight shots because if you hit a tree you are 10-20 feet off the fairway in many places that you have to take a stroke just to toss it back where you have an open shot. If you have never played before, be sure to look closely at the map at the entrance, because after the first 10 holes it may get a little tricky to figure out where the next tee box is.

Other Thoughts:

i would not take a begginner to this course in fear that they may be frustrated with hitting trees and think this sport is as much fun as it really is
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Forbes
Experience: 8 played 7 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Ehh, Ok 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 13, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course is the closest one to me when I am home from college. I play it quite often. It is a fun, challenging course because of the tight fairways and tons of trees to hit.

Cons:

It gets really muddy after it rains. And after the hurricanes, there are trees knocked down that get in the fairway and make it hard to get to discs.

Other Thoughts:

Be careful! I saw a snake that looked like a 10 foot cobra swimming in the water right next to the course.
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pineappaloupe
Experience: 11 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Surprisingly good 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 22, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is the tightest course I have ever played, every drive is more of an approach. It makes you work on tricky approach shots on every hole. In the winter finding a disc is not too difficult, despite some thick understory vegetation

Cons:

Tee boxes are backwards and slippery when covered in leaves. Must have a Kingwood sticker or risk being towed... but I highly doubt that is enforced much.

Other Thoughts:

With some effort this course could be great. Only 2 holes are ridiculously impossible and make you just want to walk up a bit to throw. If someone got the right OK's and some help, some trees could be taken down to open the course up a bit
I still had fun playing it, and have only had 1 birdie. This course requires some side arm stunt shots, which is really fun.
If I lived in the area I would love to mobilize some people to give this course some love and make it a 4 star course (which it could be)
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Reyrey01
Experience: 16.9 years 5 played 2 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Confusing 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 20, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is out of the way of pedistrians so you don't have to worry about hitting someone or having any cross play

Cons:

Since the Hurrican ( IKE) the park has not been cleaned up of debree's and the pads are un accessable. Debree is in the way of every hole so it made it extremly difficult to play the entire course. When finishing with hole number 1 you are cut off to go to hole number 2 inless you walk around the piles of down tree's

BEWARE OF TOW TRUCKS.. inless you live or have friends in kingwood I would not suggest this course.. I went on 6/20/13 and almost got towed away because I was not a resident of the kingwood community. B/S

Other Thoughts:

Im going to wait again intill this course is cleaned up. It'll make the experience more enjoyable and challanging. When at Oct 20 2008 @ 11 AM
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ERicJ
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.3 years 286 played 154 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Trees, spiders, and bees 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 9, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

First of all this review applies to the course as it stands after the Aug 2008 clean-up and trimming that was done by some players and the Kingwood Parks department.

This is a prime example of a technical course. There are zero holes on which you can grip-and-rip. Every hole has you thinking of how you're going to carefully avoid the trees on your way to the basket. The sharp dog-leg holes are balanced with two to the right and two to the left.

The course map posted at the start is adequate for navigating the course when combined with the fact that each basket has one spoke painted yellow to point towards the next tee. The course is essentially two loops, one for first 9 and one for the last 9. Each loop starts and ends near the parking lot.

Large concrete tee pads. Ample parking. No chance of pedestrian interference on the course. For the most part, the course was very clean and there were a couple trash cans available.

Shade! The abundance of trees provide a nice break from the hot Texas sun and a change from most of the other Houston courses.

Cons:

After the course trimming and clearing that was done there are still a couple holes that could be cleared out further. #5 and #18 come to mind. #18 is a short 201' hole, but has the player teeing off almost directly into a maze of trees. Making it through is more luck than skill.

The course is literally covered with Banana Spiders... big 6-8cm Banana Spiders. While you're walking with your head down to avoid tripping over tree stumps and looking for discs it's very easy to walk right into one of the frequent eye-level webs. There's also a bee hive in the ground off to the right of fairway #17; be careful.

The tee pads were installed backwards (on the map too!). The pads are wider in the front than the back, but overall they're large enough that it shouldn't matter on this short course.

No maps on tee signs, just hole number and distance. Several blind holes require you to scout the fairway the first few times you play.

To balance the course it would benefit from a few longer and more open holes.

Other Thoughts:

Kingwood Parks department has now budgeted for course maintenance and as of Aug 2008 did some major cleaning of the course fairways and tree cutting. I hadn't played the course before it was cleared, but from everything I read from people who had it was a nightmare of a course before with no reasonable fairways. I'd imagine the course now plays <span class="italic">muuuuch</span> better. I encourage previous nay-sayers to give this course another chance now.

This is not the best course for first timers as the frustration level will be high after hitting tree after tree.

16 of the 18 holes are between 200-300 feet. At those short distances a well controlled drive by most any player can lead to a birdie opportunity. But with a lot of trees you really need to control your throws.

I would definitely play this course again if I'm on the North side of town.
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