Golf Club of Houston
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| Coordinates | 29°55′26″N 95°15′40″W / 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–present) |
| 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 Golf Club of Houston [3] is a private golf club in the southern United States, located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near Humble and northeast of Houston.[4] With two 18-hole courses, it is primarily known for its Tournament Course and the PGA Tour event it has held since 2003, the Shell Houston Open. The course was designed by Rees Jones and tour pro David Toms.
Established in 2002 as Redstone Golf Club, it was purchased by Escalante Golf of Fort Worth in April 2013 and renamed that December.[5][6] The Member Course is private, but the Tournament Course is open to the public. The Member Course originally hosted the PGA Tour, which switched to the Tournament Course in 2006.
The previous club, Redstone Golf Club, was also home of the Shell Houston Open. The first phase of Redstone Golf Club with a course totally redesigned by the golf course architect Jacobsen-Hardy Golf Design opened in July 2002 and included an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse facilities, maintenance facilities, and restaurant.
The original 18-hole golf course on the location was El Dorado Country Club. It was designed by George Fazio in the 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 1990's, a victim of a suffering Houston economy following the oil bust. The original clubhouse was demolished. [7][8]
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.
- ^ http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/sho_viewarticle.cfm?task=story&aid=261
- ^ "Home." Golf Club of Houston. Retrieved on June 19, 2015. "5860 Wilson Road, Humble, Texas 77396"
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.golfcourseranking.com/courses/texas/humble/usa/el-dorado-golf-club,-closed-1990s/13859/
- ^ http://www.worldgolf.com/courses/usa/texas/humble/el-dorado-golf-club-semi-private.html
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